“We believe that 5G will drive business competition and
regional development. This is why Orange is involved in a co-innovation
approach focused on 5G to create the uses of the future. Having a local
presence close to these players is a key part of the Orange 5G Labs initiative,
to support the digital transformation of economic players and to help everyone
take advantage of 5G’s potential,” said Michäel Trabbia, Chief Technology and
Innovation Officer at Orange.
Orange 5G Lab - sites close to local ecosystems
Orange is launching this initiative by opening a real
network of Orange 5G Lab sites in France and abroad in 2021. It will be
deployed in the regions to best meet the needs of local authorities and
companies - start-ups, SMEs, big companies - regardless of their sector.
In France, seven sites will host all the companies and local
authorities, regardless of their sector. The Orange 5G Lab site in Châtillon
(Paris region) is opening today. The others will gradually open in six other
French towns: Lille, Lyon-Charbonnières, Marseille, Paris-La Défense, Rennes
and Toulouse.
Certain sites will specialise in a specific field but will
not be devoted exclusively to this area. For example, the Lyon lab, located at
the Campus Région du Numérique at Charbonnières-les-Bains, will be focused on
Industry 4.0, and the Cœur Défense site in the Customer Innovation Centre will
be more focused on Orange Business Services’ major clients.
The initiative will also be rolled out in European countries
where the Group has a presence during the first half of 2021. An Orange 5G Lab
will open in Bucharest in Romania in partnership with the University
Politehnica of Bucharest to foster the development of commercial projects,
research and innovation. In Belgium, the lab will be located near the Orange
Industry 4.0 campus in the Port of Antwerp. In this Orange 5G Lab, different
use cases that have already been developed in collaboration with industrial
partners in the port will be demonstrated, such as the augmented worker or
critical communication systems. In addition, a 5G challenge for start-ups and
developers will start in Spain at the end of February to develop new
applications. The winners will be supported by the Orange 5G Lab initiative,
including access to experts and 5G equipment in France.
Services and support provided to economic players
The services provided are based on:
- a programme to learn about 5G and the uses made possible through demonstrations and activities. It is supplemented by a website - 5glab.orange.com and a series of thematic and educational webinars.
- the opportunity for the players involved to test their products and services in a 5G environment ahead of their deployment or on the commercial network, under real conditions. They will be able to rely on 5G equipment of the future (augmented reality glasses, virtual reality headsets, routers, 5G devices, 5G modules). In addition to the 5G environment, Edge computing functionalities will also be provided in some Orange 5G Labs to test services requiring a shorter response time for instance.
The companies will be supported by Orange technical, network
and product experts and the entire Orange 5G Lab ecosystem providing synergies
and additional resources. In addition to the ‘bricks-and-mortar’ sites, virtual
digital access will also be set up to enable all relevant players to
effectively collaborate remotely.
Companies that are interested, regardless of whether they
are Orange customers or not, can talk to their preferred contact or identify
themselves on the 5glab.orange.com site.
The Orange 5G Lab initiative is a concrete illustration of
the 5G communication campaign Orange has just launched: ‘The most innovative
thing about 5G is what we’ll do with it’.
Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications
carriers with a turnover of €42 billion in 2019 and 143,000 employees as at 30
September 2020, of which 83,000 are in France. The Group has a total customer
base of 256 million customers worldwide at 30 September 2020, including 212
million mobile customers and 21 million fixed broadband customers. The Group is
present in 26 countries. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and
telecommunication services to multinational companies, under the brand Orange
Business Services. In December 2019, the Group presented its new "Engage
2025" strategic plan, which, guided by social and environmental
accountability, aims to reinvent its operator model. While accelerating in
growth areas and placing data and AI at the heart of its innovation model, the
Group will be an attractive and responsible employer, adapted to emerging
professions.
Orange is listed on Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the
New York Stock Exchange (symbol ORAN).
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