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As a mobile test operator since 2016, b<>com provides antennas, software-defined radio base stations, and hosting capacity allowing for conducting experiments on 5G and the IoT. Michel Corriou, Director of Networks & Security, tells us more about b<>com *Flexible Netlab*.

Going from an innovative concept birthed in a research lab to a technological solution that can be transferred to a client in record time? That’s b<>com’s mission. It’s why the IRT has a Department devoted to software and hardware engineering as well as IT.

From June 18 to 21, b<>com is attending the EuCNC’2019 (28th edition) event. This famous technical and scientific conference, which is sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society and the European Association for Signal Processing, is supported by the European Commission and focuses on communication networks. This year, the conference takes place in Valencia (Spain) and is collocated with the 7th 5G Global Event.

From February 25 to 28, b<>com will be back at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the most important yearly event for mobile telephony. The teams at the show will be touting the benefits of b<>com’s 5G solution for connected hospitals.

The ARCEP (Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority) has just allocated 5G frequencies to b<>com in Rennes and Lannion in addition to its 4G frequencies.

ENENSYS Technologies, which specializes in transmitting video feeds, has joined the b<>com Institute of Research and Technology to work on adapting its solutions to 5G and accelerate its development.

For the second year running, b<>com will be exhibitor from February 26 to March 1 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. MWC is the world’s biggest mobile technology show and welcomes over 90,000 technology industry experts, analysts and journalists every year.

From February 27 to March 2d, b<>com is exhibitor at the Mobile World Congress, Barcelona. MWC is the world’s biggest mobile technology show and welcomes over 90,000 technology industry experts, analysts and journalists every year.

The Forum International de la Cybersécurité, which opens its doors today in Lille, is THE meet-up for the vast field of digital trust. Through its commitment to the Telecom Sovereignty Plan, which seeks to ensure the security of digital infrastructure, and its involvement in the Cyber Excellence Center, b<>com has proven itself to be a serious player in cybersecurity. It develops technological solutions in order to ensure the protection of infrastructure, content, data, and people.

b<>com’s 5G experimentation platform will be deployed this summer. The objective: to carry out certain tests on the future 5G network’s components and security in a telecom and IT environment. Innovation projects will be carried out by the IRT (Institute of Research and Technology) teams, but also by the IRT’s partners, in the context of collaborative projects.

On March 10th, b<>com organized a workshop on « Radio Virtual Machine and Security for Multi-RAT Reconfigurable Systems ». This meeting was the closing session for a week-long workgroup on standardization of telecom systems and equipments organized in collaboration with ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute).

Among massive announcements by market leaders, media stunts and the profusion of solutions showcased in Barcelona, you might get lost. Our experts present at MWC share some insights of the technogical progress and latest market developments. Highlights in pictures.

With ETSI (European Telecommunication Standard Institute) as endorsing partner, b<>com is organizing on March 10th an international workshop on Radio Virtual Machine and Security for Multi-RAT Reconfigurable Systems.

Claude Le Bouëtté, director of product design, in charge of product specifications, product validation, and global tech support for EKINOPS, a small/medium business based in Lannion, France, took our questions.

A close look at the partnership between b<>com and Astellia with Julien Lecoeuvre, its Co-founder & Executive Vice President Innovation & Strategic Marketing & Chief Technological Officer.