The regulator is updating the My Mobile Network website to find out all about network coverage and quality of service. An opportunity to evaluate the progress of the New Deal and 5G deployment in the first quarter.
The rollout of mobile networks continues in France, with Arcep having nearly 52,000 5G-equipped sites in mainland France, including 29,900 sites in the 3.5 GHz band as of March 31, 2024. The regulator this week revealed quarterly data for coverage 4G and 5G mobile networks in mainland France and abroad in the first quarter.
At the top of the rankings for all frequencies, Free now has 19,093 open commercial positions compared to 12,089 for Bouygues Telecom, 11,495 for SFR and 9,517 for Orange. The historic operator stands out in the 3.5 GHz band with 9,767 active sites, ahead of SFR (7,955), Bouygues Telecom (6,704) and Free Mobile (5,771).
Regarding the 4G rollout, Arcep has updated its page Follow the new mobile phone deal It displays information related to the transition of mobile sites to 4G, coverage of transportation routes, and the progress of the “target coverage” system, as the number of sites in service as of March 31, 2024 reached 2,956 sites.
In this quarter, the Authority also strengthened the monitoring of deployments within the “4G Fixed Extension” system. As of 31 March 2024, Orange and SFR have brought 673 fixed 4G sites into service.
This is also an opportunity to take advantage of the new version of the official map My mobile network With updated maps and 4G coverage rates in mainland France and beyond.
The locations of commercially open 5G sites have also been updated according to the frequencies deployed in mainland France and abroad (in Reunion, Guyana, Saint-Barthelemy and Saint-Martin). Crowdsourced data from third parties, in particular that produced by the local authority in Corsica via the Mi Senti app, is now viewable.
It is also interesting to look at the new mapping of 240MB/s sites by the operator. “This is the theoretical maximum flow rate, linked to the installed capacity at each site. Information is provided by operators, or reduced when missing or incomplete: A site is included in the “240 Mbit/s” category once the operator has activated both 4G frequency bands At least on a specific location (“4G+”). The actual throughput may depend on many parameters, such as the distance from the antenna or the simultaneous number of users,” explains Arsib.
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