French operator Free Cellular, a part of Iliad, has introduced the launch of what it calls France’s first 5G 3.5 GHz Standalone Entry (SA) community on a nationwide scale. With over 20,000 5G websites in service, together with practically 7,000 on the three.5 GHz band, Free now covers roughly 95 % of the French inhabitants, the operator stated in a current assertion.
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Free Cellular Launches 5G SA Community
Free claims it at present operates the most important 5G cell community in France, out there in practically 10,500 municipalities. 5G SA is a 5G community that makes use of absolutely devoted standalone infrastructure and doesn’t depend on any 4G infrastructure, not like 5G NSA (Non-Standalone Entry), which is constructed on present 4G core community infrastructure with 5G added on high, the operator defined.
“Free is asserting that it has deployed 5G SA (Standalone Entry) on the three.5 GHz frequencies of its public community on a nationwide scale. By doing so, it has turn into the primary cell operator in France to supply this know-how to its subscribers,” Free stated in an announcement.
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Enhanced Cellular Communication with 5G SA
The operator stated 5G SA is the ultimate section of 5G community improvement. The brand new 5G SA community enhances cell communication by offering sooner speeds, decrease latency, and better reliability, impartial of 4G infrastructure. Its deployment will permit the complete potential of 5G know-how to be realised by means of new providers and functions in numerous domains.
VoNR for Superior Voice High quality
Moreover, Free has launched VoNR (Voice over New Radio), which improves voice communication over 5G, providing sooner connection occasions and higher voice high quality. Subscribers to the 5G Free Cellular Plan can entry 5G SA at no further price, supplied they’ve a suitable system.
“With 5G SA, Free can be the primary telco in France to launch VoNR (Voice over New Radio),” the corporate added.
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Free Cellular
Free, a subsidiary of the Iliad Group, additionally operates in Italy below the Iliad model and in Poland below the Play model. As of the top of June 2024, Free had 22.9 million retail subscribers, together with 15.3 million cell subscribers and seven.5 million fixed-line subscribers.
