5G Starter: From Promise to Operational Performance

Imagine being able to benefit from a speed up to 20 Gbps (in average above 100 Mbps) on your own campus.
Imagine ensuring as well that priority applications—such as remote control of a moving vehicle or an emergency alert triggered by a lone worker—operate continuously, regardless of the number of simultaneous use cases.

In a context of industrial digital transformation, this capability becomes essential to ensure reliable and continuous mission-critical connectivity.
This vision illustrates a major shift: connectivity is becoming a strategic foundation, capable of supporting critical operations without interruption and enabling the growth of industrial environments.

Private 5G is therefore emerging as a key pillar of the connected industrial campus, delivering optimized mobile coverage and low latency.

Human life is paramount in a logistics warehouse for instance, a lone worker equipped with a connected device can trigger an instant alert in case of an emergency. A fall can also be detected automatically (man down). Thanks to a private 5G network, the alert is transmitted in real time and the worker is geolocated so that a supervisor can dispatch the nearest available person to assist.

This is the promise of private 4G LTE and 5G networks: operator-grade technologies capable of delivering a strong competitive advantage to your industrial campus. They provide reliable and highly secure connectivity to connect IoT devices, moving vehicles, and field workers, with high throughput and tailored quality of service.

Unlike industrial Wi-Fi, private 5G enables fine-grained traffic prioritization and ensures service continuity for critical use cases.
In this context, network control becomes a key performance factor, enabling operational optimization while ensuring safety and business continuity.
It also supports the industrialization of massive IoT use cases and improves overall site productivity.

In addition, 5G embarks security by design thanks to the 3GPP standard that allows end-to-end encryption, making sure your data remain confidential at all times.

Never lose connectivity
As an example, in a manufacturing plant, autonomous mobile robots (AGVs) transport parts in real time. Thanks to private 5G, they communicate with ultra-low latency, avoid collisions, and optimize production flows.

La simplicité de la technologie femtocell, la puissance du réseau Orange 4G.

Avec Couverture Indoor Express, Orange Business mise sur la technologie femtocell 4G pour offrir une connectivité mobile Orange performante là où le réseau manque. Chaque boîtier diffuse un signal puissant, capable de supporter 64 connexions simultanées. Jusqu’à 10 femtocells peuvent être installées en grappe sur votre site, pour couvrir les moindres recoins.

Pensée comme un équipement domestique, aussi simple à installer qu’une Livebox, la solution conserve la qualité d’un réseau professionnel. Vous branchez, la femtocell s’auto-configure et 1h30 plus tard, elle est opérationnelle. Pour les installations plus complexes, au-delà de quatre boîtiers, l’installation par un expert Orange est automatiquement prévue. François Richet résume cette rupture :  

« Là, avec Couverture Indoor Express, on a pris complètement le contre-pied de tout ça : c’est simple à installer, rapide, du vrai plug and play. » 
However, too many companies have invested significant time and resources into Proofs of Concepts—sometimes across multiple sites and countries—only to find that the technology did not meet their needs, leading them to abandon their tests after considerable effort.
These challenges are often due to a lack of alignment between business use cases and the technologies being tested.
This highlights a recurring issue: moving from experimentation to structured, value-driven industrial deployment.
The real challenge is no longer testing—it is achieving industrialization.
Cheap but not fit
A company tested Wi-Fi to connect critical equipment. The result: instability, frequent disruptions, and inability to scale, despite a promising proof of concept.

Couverture Indoor Express : combien ça coûte et quelles options tarifaires ?

Avec Couverture Indoor Express, pas de mauvaise surprise. L’accès commence par des frais uniques de 100€ HT, quel que soit le nombre de boîtiers.

With the right expertise, however, the potential is immense.
Successful projects are those that integrate clear and measurable business objectives from the outset.
When properly structured, aligned with business use cases, and supported by a clear methodology, private 5G becomes a true transformation driver: improving operational efficiency, enhancing safety, and accelerating innovation.
It also enables the deployment of more agile and automated industrial models.

Example:
In a port environment, cranes are remotely operated with extreme precision thanks to the low latency of private 5G, improving both safety and productivity since no human operator needs to be present on the terminals.

Couverture Indoor Express : combien ça coûte et quelles options tarifaires ?

Couverture Indoor Express : quels usages et quels bâtiments sont concernés ?

« Couverture Indoor Express s’adapte à des environnements où le signal mobile est insuffisant. »

Petits commerces, agences, salles de réunion isolées : ces lieux retrouvent enfin un réseau fiable. Même les supermarchés de moins de 2 500 m2, souvent construits comme des cages de Faraday, peuvent être couverts sans difficulté.

At Orange Business, we have launched a packaged solution called 5G Starter.
This solution is part of a pragmatic approach to deploying private 5G in enterprise environments.
Designed to simplify access to private 5G, it enables rapid testing of real-world use cases within a controlled scope, while reducing risks, costs, and deployment timelines. A pragmatic approach that helps companies move confidently from testing to decision-making.
It accelerates the transition from experimentation to industrial deployment.

Example:
A company can test simple use caseswithin weeks before scaling to full deployment.

Private 5G is no longer a distant vision: it is now a concrete opportunity to transform industrial operations.
It directly addresses today’s challenges in performance, safety, and competitiveness.
However, success depends on adopting the right approach, selecting the right use cases, and ensuring the right support. Only then can technology fully deliver on its promise and become a sustainable performance driver.
The key to success now lies in the ability to structure and industrialize projects.

Private 5G is no longer something to test—it is something to adopt to secure, accelerate, and sustainably transform your operations.