Here is Orange ambitious program to extend LTE Signalling through direct connectivity and peering agreements.

If the access to roaming service remains expensive, Orange progressively expands its network in terms of partnerships, subscribers and technologies. In this dynamic, the French company has developed LTE Signalling for operators with the goal to allow them to build a high-quality 4G roaming service that is fully compliant with GSMA guidelines.

Connectikpeople has observed that Orange’s “LTE Signalling” offer enables operators to provide end-users with the significantly improved service of 4G networks while
roaming outside their home country. Its ambitious are to extend LTE Signalling through direct connectivity and peering agreements.

Connectikpeople may recall that, LTE Signalling is one of the à la carte services  available through Orange’s Multiservice IP eXchange solution which  provides a high-level of security and quality of service. Orange’s IPX  network offers a large footprint that comprises 30 points of presence  (PoPs) worldwide. It also aims to guarantee a packet-loss ratio of less than 0.05%  and jitter inferior to 5ms. LTE Signalling, based on the "Diameter”  signalling protocol, is built on dedicated platforms integrated in  Orange’s cutting-edge IPX network .

About Orange

Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 43.5 billion euros in 2012 and has 168,000 employees worldwide at 30 June 2013, including 103,000 employees in France. Present in 32 countries, the Group has a total customer base of more than 231 million customers at 30 June 2013, including 174 million mobile customers and 15 million fixed broadband customers worldwide. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies, under the brand Orange Business Services.

Orange is listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol ORAN).