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Bouygues 4G Network
4G was first implemented in a number of French cities in May 2013 over the B7 (2600 MHz) band. Following permission granted by ARCEP to refarm its 1800 MHz spectrum for 4G, Bouygues rolled out B3 (1800 MHz) LTE to 63% of the population in October 2013. A 220 Mbps LTE-A 2C aggregation upgrade was implemented in July 2014. 3C CA was added in November 2015 with the addition of a B20 (800 MHz). In May 2016 Huawei
and Bouygues trialled LTE-A Pro which achieved peak data rates of 1.1 Gbps, using 4C CA, 4X4 MIMO, and 256QAM.4G Frequency Bands
Network Frequency Band | Max. Channel Bandwidth | Status |
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20
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15
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Active
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10
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Active
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5
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Active
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4G Network Events
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Launch of 4G Network
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Launch
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Bouygues 5G Network
The company has been actively testing 5G technologies since 2017, most notably testing in partnership with Ericsson
where the company demonstrated data rates of 25.2 Gbps. In July 2018 Bouygues Telecom was awarded a temporary licence in the 3.6 to 3.7 GHz band, valid until September 2020 for 5G pilots in three cities (Bordeaux, Lyon, and Villeurbanne). An innovation agreement signed with Huawei in February 2018 would see 5G technologies tested over the following year. In November 2018 it was revealed Bouygues Telecom had installed a 5G pilot base station in Gironde, again using the n78 (3500 MHz) band.In January 2019 Bouygues Telecom announced its first successful 5G call. The trial was conducted in partnership with Ericsson and Qualcomm
in the city of Lyon. Lyon is the second city in which Bouygues Telecom has piloted 5G in France, following the launch of a 5G test network in Bordeaux during July 2018. The company has deployed eleven 5G sites as part of its Bordeaux trial.The network was launched in December 2020 using n1 and n78. An SA network was established in 2022 in partnership with Ericsson.
5G Frequency Bands
Network Frequency Band | Max. Channel Bandwidth | Status |
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10
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Active
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70
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Active
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5G Network Events
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Launch of 5G Network
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Launch
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