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About the webinar
In this webinar, discover how Orange helps you learn and experiment with the potential of 5G for your business. From the Orange 5G Lab center, let yourself get immersed in the 5G environment of today and tomorrow, and get to know the extent of the positive impacts of this technology on your services, processes, and work organization.
Objectives:
- Show you how 5G can help you imagine new solutions for your business
- Show you the details of our free service and support offering
- Discover how to develop your 5G project in dedicated innovation venues
Our guests

Stéphanie Cavaillès
Directrice Open Innovation – Orange

Jean-Pierre Casara
Directeur programme Orange 5G Lab

Nicolas Carlési
Président et fondateur de Iadys
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Understanding 5G speed
Definition and comparison
The fifth generation of mobile telecommunications, better known as 5G, marks a major advance in connectivity. It features much higher theoretical data rates than previous generations, enabling a smoother experience and greater responsiveness of digital services.
Compared to 4G, la 5G offers :
- Reduced latency, essential for real-time applications such as telemedicine and autonomous vehicles.
- Increased connection capacity, enabling more devices to be managed simultaneously.
- Significantly faster transfer speeds, reaching several gigabits per second under optimal conditions.
Thanks to advances in frequencies and infrastructure, 5G technology significantly improves mobile network performance, facilitating access to ever more demanding content and services.
Influential factors
The rollout of 5G now covers more and more territories, enabling businesses to benefit from advanced connectivity. But although 5G boasts impressive speeds, several factors influence its actual performance:
- Distance from antennas: the further away a user is, the more the connection may be affected.
- The environment: buildings, urban density and natural obstacles can affect signal quality.
- The type of device and package: certain mobile equipment and packages enable users to benefit more fully from the capabilities offered by 5G.
The rollout of 5G networks and the installation of new antennas are playing a key role in improving coverage and optimizing connection speeds.
Practical applications of 5G speed
Use cases
Thanks to its high theoretical data rates and low latency, 5G paves the way for innovative uses in many sectors.
- In healthcare, it enables remote medical interventions and rapid transmission of high-resolution images.
- In transport, it facilitates communication between vehicles and infrastructures for safer, smarter mobility.
- Industry is also taking advantage of this fifth generation to optimize production through the use of connected objects and the automation of supply chains.
The 5G network represents a major step forward for sectors requiring ultra-fast, secure connections, such as healthcare and industry.
Testimonials
Many companies are testing these new capabilities in the Orange 5G Lab. We provide companies with the tools and services they need to support their digital transition. By benefiting from a dedicated environment, they can explore possible improvements to their activities and anticipate market developments.
These experiments confirm the impact of 5G deployment on the digital transformation of businesses.
Read also: What does 5G promise for your business?
Challenges and limitations
Technical limitations
Despite its performance, 5G presents challenges, particularly in terms of coverage.
The frequencies used have a shorter range than those of 4G, requiring dense deployment of 5G antennas to ensure a stable connection, particularly in cities and certain less accessible areas.
Safety and reliability
With higher speeds and increased connectivity, data protection is becoming a central issue. Telecoms players must guarantee network security against cyber-attacks, and ensure optimum reliability for businesses and critical services.
The future of 5G speed
Future developments
The development of 5G has only just begun. In the future, improved infrastructure and the use of new frequency bands will enable even higher speeds, while guaranteeing a more stable connection. Deploying 5G in rural areas and densely populated urban spaces will strengthen network access for all.
Operators like Orange are gradually adjusting their infrastructures to optimize coverage and guarantee optimum quality of service for business and residential users.
Role of Orange 5G Lab
Orange 5G Lab supports businesses and digital players in this transition. By offering them a framework for experimentation, we enable them to test different uses and anticipate the evolutions of this fifth generation.
With a strong commitment to the telecoms sector, Orange is helping to make 5G a must-have technology for the future of communications.
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