France had 36295 5G Sites by the End of September

According to the most recent monthly report made public by France’s spectrum company ANFR, there were 36,295 authorised 5G networks in France as of October 1st, of which 26,589 have been certified technically active by the local mobile networks. As per ANFR, the number of 5G services that were permitted during September jumped by 1.4% from the prior month.

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The 700 MHz Spectrum Is Home to 20,266 Permitted Domains, According to ANFR

The company claimed that almost all of the 5G networks have already been certified on mobile browsers that are currently using 2G, 3G, or 4G technologies. Mobile operators are now providing 5G services in France using frequencies in the 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz, and 3.55 GHz bands.

Within the 700 MHz spectrum (Free Cell), ANFR stated that a total of 20,266 websites have been registered, of which 15,338 are already functionally active. Furthermore, according to ANFR, while 9,608 of the 15,572 websites licenced for use in the 2.1 GHz band (Bouygues Telecom, Orange, and SFR) are legally active. In the interval, Bouygues Telecom, Free Cell, Orange, and SFR have received approval for 21,130 websites in the 3.5 GHz band, of which 13,801 have been deemed practically functional. By the end of September, Free Cell has 15,345 operating 5G services, followed by Bouygues Telecom (8,404), SFR (7,284), and Orange (4,685).

The business claimed that the mobile providers share some of the 5G websites that have been authorized. In addition, as of October 1, 58,517 4G networks were authorised in France’s main area, of which 53,645 are already operational. Free Cell, an Illiad subsidiary, earlier noted that 77% of the country’s population is now covered by its 5G coverage, up from 52% in May 2021. Free Cell stated that 9,100 localities in France are currently covered by their 5G network.