France

Semiconductor companies GlobalFoundries and STMicroelectronics finalised a plan to jointly establish a manufacturing facility in France, with the country’s government injecting a significant sum into the project.

French authorities moved on plans to create a communications network for use by emergency services based initially on 4G technology, awarding contracts to a number of players including Orange Business Services and Bouygues Telecom.

A French appeals court reportedly cut a record fine slapped on Apple for alleged uncompetitive policies from €1. 1 billion to €371. 6 million, though both sides indicated further action on the levy could be in the offing.

France moved to open up more spectrum frequencies to vertical sectors as part of efforts to accelerate the deployment of industrial 5G use cases in the country.

The French government unveiled a series of measures aimed at accelerating the deployment of industrial 5G use cases, which it stated is lagging because of several key obstacles including access to relevant spectrum frequencies.

Cellnex Telecom ha recibido la aprobación de la Autoridad de Competencia francesa para formalizar por 5.

Orange created an experimental service in its home market to gain real-world insights into employing technologies including cloud and AI to deliver agile networking across its operations.