Iliad is open to a mobile network-sharing deal with Orange, CEO says

PARIS: French telecoms firm Iliad is open to a mobile network-sharing agreement with market leader Orange to lower the deployment costs of 5G technology, its boss said on Thursday.

France’s four telecoms operators, which also include Bouygues Telecom and Altice Europe’s SFR, are preparing to rollout the next generation mobile internet after the 2.8 billion-euro ($3.32 billion) sale of 5G spectrum last month.