They will start with Milan (pictured) and Genoa to improve network capacity and quality, and pave the way for 5G.

The operator says the transactions progress its Global unit’s “transformation” and it will continue to operate in both markets.

The 5G network covers the 720-acre site for staff, students and visitors, as well as people in surrounding areas.

Since June, five published specifications cover new areas, while the rest are updates to existing standards.

Israel’s RADCOM and France’s Infovista join the Japanese cloud-native operator with global ambitions.

As was widely predicted when owner SoftBank announced the sale, opposition is considerable and another thread has emerged.

The operator group has expanded its strategic partnership with Ericsson, adding a five-year network deal for Lithuania.

Juniper Research finds smart factories are becoming reality, and will account for 60% of IoT connections worldwide.

CEO Pekka Lundmark (pictured) took the helm at the beginning of August and is restructuring the company after a long period of decline and painful Q3 results.

Operator group blames exchange rates as revenues rise slightly from Q2.

The research house reckons that by 2023, a third of those that deploy IoT will have used it in conjunction with AI.

Stéphane Richard, Chairman & CEO, (pictured), said, “Orange Group has demonstrated its resilience in all its markets in the face of unprecedented health and economic crisis”.

Global comms provider BICS is partnering telematics software provider Gurtam to provide IoT asset monitoring and fleet management on a global scale.

The companies will have a “co-control model” and deploy fibre in rural and semi-rural areas of the country.