Orange Group has selected Ericsson to automate the creation and orchestration of advanced 5G services across its European affiliates, with initial deployments starting in 2025. The solution will leverage Ericsson Service Orchestration and Assurance to enable rapid, flexible delivery of 5G Standalone (SA) network slices for enterprise and consumer markets.
The deal follows successful trials in Belgium in late 2024, where the platform demonstrated full automation of 5G network slices. The system’s intent-based orchestration will allow Orange to offer new services such as mobile private networks, geofencing, CellLock, and Fixed Wireless Access with differentiated performance and quality of service.
Ericsson’s orchestration platform will run on Orange’s Sylva-based telco cloud infrastructure as part of Orange’s broader shift toward a cloud-native, autonomous network model. The collaboration aims to help Orange streamline operations while opening new enterprise revenue streams through advanced network slicing.
- Orange will deploy Ericsson 5G orchestration across European affiliates starting 2025
- Ericsson Service Orchestration and Assurance enables intent-based automation of 5G SA services
- New enterprise services include private networks, geofencing, and differentiated Fixed Wireless Access
- Platform runs on Orange’s open-source-based Sylva telco cloud
- Supports Orange’s transformation toward cloud-native and autonomous network operations
“This partnership with Ericsson is an important step in our journey towards cloud native and demand-centric, autonomous networks,” said Laurent Leboucher, Group CTO at Orange.
- Last week, Ericsson announced a bold new model for deploying 5G networks—delivering carrier-grade core infrastructure as an AI-powered software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform through a strategic partnership with Google Cloud. The new offering, called Ericsson On-Demand, enables communications service providers (CSPs) to spin up 5G core services in minutes, scale elastically, and pay only for what they use—eliminating the need for upfront infrastructure or complex lifecycle management. Built on Google Cloud’s Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and backed by its global AI infrastructure, Ericsson On-Demand combines the reliability of telecom-grade systems with the flexibility of public cloud. Ericsson handles end-to-end service delivery and operations—including provisioning, scaling, troubleshooting, and security—allowing CSPs to rapidly enter new markets or expand existing footprints without building and maintaining physical networks. Key use cases include fixed wireless access (FWA), private enterprise networks, and agile service innovation across regions.
- The platform’s architecture includes built-in geo-restriction capabilities, cloud-native firewalls, and identity and access management (IAM) controls to meet compliance and sovereignty requirements. Ericsson’s Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams support the service around the clock, using AI to monitor, diagnose, and resolve issues in real time. New features can be added incrementally without downtime, enabling CSPs to keep pace with evolving market demands and technology upgrades.
Use cases: Fixed wireless access, enterprise 5G, hybrid deployments, global expansion
Instant provisioning: Launch full 5G core capabilities in minutes with no hardware dependencies
Elastic scaling: Dynamically scale up or down to meet demand—no overprovisioning or stranded capex
Consumption-based pricing: Pay only for what is used; no licensing or infrastructure costs
24/7 managed operations: AI-powered lifecycle management and real-time SRE support
Global reach and compliance: Built on Google Cloud’s infrastructure across 42 cloud regions