Orange has chosen the following industrial partners for its 5G Stand Alone networks across Europe:
Ericsson’s 5G SA core network for Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg and Poland- Nokia’s 5G SA core network for France and Slovakia, and Nokia’s Subscriber Data Management for all countries
- Oracle Communications for 5G core signaling and routing in all countries
For other network functions, in particular the radio, a software update of the existing equipment will be carried out.
Orange also announced plans for a Network Integration Factory to test and validate technical chains, the performance of end-to-end services and to conduct tests with users. The carrier expects 5G SA tests and trials in 2022, with commercial launches from 2023.
