This hedgehog car travels the roads of France all year round to collect valuable data in a particular area.
Orange you deployed your hedgehog car in Les Sables-d’Olonne for a very good reason which should please the most connected of you.
A hedgehog car that lets you pick up 5G
Summerthe mobile network of Sables-d’Olonne is strongly requested given the number of tourists and holidaymakers. To cope with possible problems network, the telecommunications company Orange has taken the lead. As a result, they have launched their hedgehog car on the roads to measure and test 5G network coverage In the region.
This unique car may seem ridicule with its spikes making it look like a hedgehog. But these spikes allow it to capture accurate data and useful on the quality of the network. Orange Director Jérôme Carissimo, accompanied by Fabien Gobet and Alexandre François, measurement experts at Orange, supervised this operation.
Photo credit: Journal des Sables This hedgehog car is packed with tools to collect important data.
After several data collectionthe results showed a download speed judged satisfactory by experts. This speed is given at 222,95 Mbpsmuch higher than what ADSL connections can provide for example. But it is a little below the average speed offered by current fiber optic services. Nevertheless, this performance is largely sufficient for basic 5G uses, for surfing social networks For example.
Continuous testing to ensure sufficient performance in all areas
Every year, the Orange hedgehog car travels an average of 50,000 kilometers. It moves according to the needs of the engineers. The latter are often called upon to respond to the requirements of the users during periods of high attendancemainly located in the south of France or on the Atlantic Ocean coast in summer for example. The passage of the hedgehog car in Les Sables-d’Olonne was beneficial to ensure network quality.
Unfortunately, this is still not the case everywhere, such as in the Embankment which needs improvements for better quality. Currently, it has been announced that nearly 77% from the Vendée coast is covered by 5G. Compared to 4G, 5G is on average three times faster.
In recent times, most of the mobile devices sold like tablets and smartphones are compatible with 5G. Indeed, this was not yet the case several years ago. But it is with this in mind that operators must ensure that most areas offer a fairly efficient networkespecially during peak periods.
Source: www.autoplus.fr
