Orange announced in September 2015, the network for the Internet of Things using LoRa technology (Long Range), will be rolled out gradually across France, beginning in the following 17 urban areas in the first quarter of 2016: Angers, Avignon, Bordeaux, Douai and Lens, Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Nice, Paris, Rennes, Rouen, Toulon, Toulouse and Strasbourg.
At the same time, Orange is continuing standardisation work on future cellular networks (2G/4G)2, optimised for the Internet of Things, which will be operational in 2017. Indeed, by the end of the year Orange and Ericsson will perform the first usage trial of 2G/4G networks. The technical tests will focus primarily on coverage in difficult areas such as basements and on sensor life.
Datavenue now features Big Data and Internet of Things services aimed at businesses
Announced at the hello 2014 show and previously open to start-ups, Datavenue is now targeting companies across all sectors, from industry, services and smart cities to insurance, healthcare, distribution and transport. The widespread use of digital technology, leading to the production of lots of data, and the huge rise in connected objects are creating new opportunities to boost their business performance, reinvent the customer experience and create new services.
To meet these challenges, Orange Business Services has enriched Datavenue, offering a coherent package of solutions and services that offer users security and the chance to really benefit from data analysis and the Internet of Things. Datavenue now features two new complementary offerings: Live Objects, for connected objects, and Flexible Data, for data analysis.
