This time, it's off to a good start. 5Gis well underwayin France and the first customers will be able to benefit from it. We thus learned via an article fromFigarothat SFR launches its new network in Nice this Friday at noon. The operator explains that it will cover 50% of the population from day one. The conditions to benefit from it are known. You will need to be near an antenna and of course have a 5G compatible smartphone such as the new iPhone 12 range, but also have subscribed to one of SFR's 5G packages.
5G is debated in France
Grégoire Rabuel, the general director of SFR, also specifies that the new mobile network technology will soon be accessible to subscribers in the cities of Paris, Nantes, Marseille, Bordeaux, and even Montpellier in the coming weeks. Le Figaro also notes that Orange and Bouygues will also soon launch their 5G network, on November 26 and December 1 respectively.
As a reminder, 5G is the subject of a lively political debate in France and its launch is highly contested. Operators must notify the mayors of each municipality where they deploy their network andthis is not always obviousbecause several environmentalist municipalities have already expressed their hostility, this is particularly the case in Lyon and Bordeaux.
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