Samsung could become one of Orange's providers for French 5G license
PARIS (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics could become one of Orange's providers for a possible 5G telecoms frequency in France, said Orange's head Stephane Richard on Thursday.
France's 5G telecoms frequencies auction should start later this year.
France's four main telecoms operators - leader Orange, Bouygues Telecom, Altice Europe's SFR and Iliad - regularly compete in costly spectrum auctions, which allow wireless carriers to develop networks.
(Reporting by Gwenaelle Barzic; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)