3G / 4G / 5G orange coverage card, France

How the 5G orange antennas work ? They are said to be “intelligent” and have a large number of miniaturized antennas in order to reach higher speeds. These antennas integrate the Mimo technology : they are able to automatically put themselves on standby when no device around is connected in 5G, in order to have a Effective energy consumption.

5G Orange: network deployment, coverage card and 5G packages available

5G is gaining more and more land on French territory, and Orange participates in the expansion of this network. What is the operator’s mobile coverage in 5G and what is the state of deployment of its antennas in France ? We detail everything about 5G orange in this guide: the latest figures for its deployment, the conditions to take advantage of 5G orange and the detail of the available packages.

You want to discover 5G Orange offers ?

• The essential
• Of many advantages are brought with 5G, starting with flows reaching 1 Gbit/s.
• There 5g orange is currently deployed in large metropolitan cities.
• A Orange 5G card allows you to display all the covered areas and the next 5G deployments.
• To benefit from 5G orange in France, you must have a Package and a 5G compatible smartphone.
• The operator currently has Three 5G packages, offered from € 20.99/month.

What innovations brings 5G orange ?

5G arrived in France in 2020 and is now the spearhead of mobile operators. Orange is one of the main players in the development of 5G in France, and highlights its new mobile network through a new range of 5G compatible packages.

THE Passage from 4G to 5G facilitates the use of the Internet and many services by being on mobility. Many advantages are brought with 5G:

1. An improvement in flows, of the order of 3 to 10 times faster that 4G. 5G offers the possibility of navigating the Internet with optimal fluidity.
2. A highly improved latency Compared to 4G, improving the reaction time of an internet connection and optimizing data loads of a web page or a program.
3. An expansion of connectivity within the same area. Compared to 4G, the 5G network allows a largest number of devices to be connected simultaneously without loss of flow.
4. The future development ofconnected objects and applications, such as autonomous vehicles, virtual reality, home automation, telemedicine or distance education.

What are the maximum theoretical flows of 5G orange ? They depend on the antennas used. According to the operator, for 3.5 GHz antennas, they are 2.1 Gbit/s in reception and 126 Mbit/s in broadcast, while for antennas 2.1 GHz, they are 615 Mbit/s in reception and 99 Mbit/s in broadcast. The flows of a mobile network can greatly vary depending on the place (interior or exterior), weather conditions or any obstacles between the antenna and the user.

The state of 5G orange deployment in France

5G orange has arrived in France in November 2020, With an initial coverage of fifteen municipalities like Angers, Nice, Marseille or Clermont Ferrand. Just before, theArcep had allocated 5G frequency bands to each operator after auction.

THE Orange 5G deployment is done in the same way as what was done for 3G and 4G. Like all other operators, Orange focuses first on densest areas Already well covered in 4G: all the major cities in the country and many medium -sized cities. The objective targeted by the operator is indeed to provide the 5G network in areas which are already well saturated in 4G, in order tointerfere of this network.

Orange develops its 5G network via theAntennas implementation everywhere in the territory. In 2023, more than 900 municipalities were opened at the 5G of the operator. According to ARCEP on December 31, 2022 Orange has 5,597 5G sites in which 5,470 sites are equipped with 3.5 GHz band. Two very different frequency bands are used to deploy 5G at Orange:

• THE 3.5 GHz antennas : exclusively reserved for 5G, these are these that allow the best speeds and the best connectivity of the mobile network.
• THE 2.1 GHz antennas : Historically used for 3G and 4G networks, they disseminate a signal with a lesser flow but make it possible to reach areas which were until then poorly covered in 4G.

The operator’s strategy is to install 5G 3.5 GHz sites in urban areas and reuse 2100 MHz 4G antennas in more rural areas and less dense . By 2023, these less priority zones will see their 5G coverage completed and improved via the Commissioning of 3.5 GHz antennas.

For a 5g orange antenna to be put into service, a need authorisation Delivered by the ANFR (National Frequencies Agency) in order to properly control security measures, wave exposure, maximum power and compliance with procedures relating to the installation of a 5G site.

Orange 5G antennas deployed

Operator	3.5 GHz antennas	700 MHz antennas or 2100 MHz
Orange	2698	337
SFR	2828	2156
Free	2384	11086
Bouygues	2689	4041

The right 5G orange deployment is verified through these figures: this is the supplier holding the larger number of 3.5 GHz antennas on the territory, those that allow the best flows. According to the NPERF barometer on the year 2021, the average flow reached via an orange 5G connection is 321 Mbit/s, Against 308 Mbit/s for SFR, 149 Mbit/s for Bouygues and 128 Mbit/s for free.

How the 5G orange antennas work ? They are said to be “intelligent” and have a large number of miniaturized antennas in order to reach higher speeds. These antennas integrate the Mimo technology : they are able to automatically put themselves on standby when no device around is connected in 5G, in order to have a Effective energy consumption.

5G orange card: all about the operator’s coverage

The operator has his own network coverage card (3G, 4G and 5G) available directly on its site. You can zoom or enter any address to know the mobile orange coverage.

For any municipality of the territory, a Estimation of downwards down and up is specified on the card. A color code allows you to read the type of mobile network covering each area precisely:

• THE Blue areas, still in the minority, are those covered by 5G.
• THE Red areas are covered in 4G: 93% of the territory is covered by orange 4G.
• THE Orange areas correspond to a 3G coverage.
• THE Grayed areas do not have any mobile orange reception.

5G logos are visible on the card to quickly indicate the cities open to 5G orange. The black logos report the places already covered while the white logos specify the next 5G deployments of the operator.

Orange and 5G: what conditions to take advantage of it ?

To benefit from 5G by being at Orange, you must have a 5G package of the operator and a 5G compatible smartphone. Orange currently offers 4 packages operating on this network, and a multitude of 5G smartphones arrive every month on the mobile market.

But that’s not all: it is necessary to be in a Zone covered by the 5G Network of Orange. For the moment, it is above all the major cities that benefit from 5G, but the development of this mobile network continues to extend.

When you are in a zone covered by an orange 5G antenna, your device will capture its signal and display a Mention “5g” in the network status bar located at the top of your smartphone screen. If this is not the case, then it is the 4G network of Orange which will be used, or even 3G in the event that there is No 4G reception.

What 5G compatible packages are offered by the operator ?

A range of three 5g packages is available from Orange, ranging from 120 GB to 200 GB. Two engagement formulas exist for each of the orange packages:

1. A formula without engagement for a single package subscription.
2. A commitment of 24 months for any subscription of a plan with mobile.

There Orange store has many models of smartphones available for purchase, alone or with a package. The more high -end the subscribed package, the more the Smartphone discount will be important. In parallel, some smartphones benefit from immediate discounts or limited reimbursement offers over time.

It is quite possible to take out a 5G package without having a compatible phone: it will simply work on the 4G network and will still be able to benefit from all the other advantages linked to the 5G package in question. Find the details of the 5G orange packages below:

Updated on 07/27/2023

Passionate about the Technical Universe of Telecoms, Jean started working on Echos du Net in January 2021. His favorite subject ? Articles on themes related to the operator Free.

3G / 4G / 5G orange coverage card, France

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