Proximus : World's first live 5G standalone roaming connection established over Proximus' network
November 24, 2022 at 04:04 pm IST
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24 November 2022| News
World's first live 5G standalone roaming connection established over Proximus' network
In a world-first breakthrough, Proximus Group affiliate BICS has successfully set up the first-ever intercontinental 5G Standalone (SA) roaming connection between two live networks in Europe and the Middle East.
The successful test enabled a roaming connection between Proximus' 5G SA network and that of the Middle-East-based stc Kuwait. It was the first of its kind to be completed in a non-lab environment and marks a major milestone for the readiness of international 5G SA services and use cases.
Mikaël Schachne
VP Telco Market at BICS
Until now, operators around the world have only been delivering 5G non-standalone (NSA) roaming that routes traffic through 4G/LTE core. This is the first time anyone has ever carried out a successful live connection across borders using 5G Standalone. By establishing 5G SA roaming, we've broken down the barriers to bring the power of this technology to international communications. This is an important step for the industry, and accelerates the benefits of 5G to potential consumers and enterprises around the world.
The roaming test represents a watershed moment for Proximus in our 5G roll-out. Our goal is to bring next generation experiences to our customers. 5G roaming plays a major role in delivering on that promise. We are excited to have reached this stage through our partnership with stc and BICS, and now look ahead to rolling out the opportunities of 5G Standalone for the benefits of our customers and enterprises alike.
Geert Standaert
Network & Wholesale Lead
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Proximus SA is the leading telecommunications operator in Belgium. Net sales (including intragroup) break down by activity as follows:
- telecommunication services to individuals (36.4%): fixed telephony (1 million installed lines at the end of 2023), mobile telephony (3.3 million clients), Internet access services (1.8 million subscribers), interactive television broadcasting (1,674,000 subscribers), convergent services (1,112,000 subscribers), etc.;
- telecommunication services to enterprises (35.2%): fixed telephony (566,000 lines at the end of 2023), mobile telephony (1.8 million post-paid cards distributed), Internet access services and data transmission (440,000 subscribers). The group also sells wholesale communication minutes to other operators located in Belgium;
- carrier services (18.4%; BICS): connectivity and capacity services for telecom operators and international service providers;
- other (10%).
Belgium accounts for 71.7% of net sales.