Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 23 | Page 52

COUNTRY FOCUS: POLAND “ DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS 5G ARE CREATING OPPORTUNITIES NOT ONLY FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES AND CONSUMERS, BUT ALSO FOR ENTERPRISES IN DIVERSE FIELDS. 5G, delivering proven, secure and innovative end-to-end 5G solutions.” city has a thriving IT sector focused in the Lublin IT Highland ecosystem. We are also an important academic centre. We have Jean-François Fallacher, President of Orange Polska, said: “We have been working on building Polish 5G for over a year now to choose the optimal solution for our customers and the development of the mobile network. Tests with various suppliers give us priceless experience. “They also confirm that we are technologically ready to launch this next-generation network and show what opportunities it will give to Poles and the Polish economy in the future. I am glad that the trials take place in Lublin, a city focused on development with modern technologies.” Krzysztof Ż uk, Mayor of Lublin, said: “Lublin is a friendly place for new technologies. The Jean-François Fallacher, President of Orange Polska been implementing solutions for years to make Lublin smart and thus, more attractive to investors. We want to meet the needs and ambitions of our citizens. In this way, we are building modern Lublin step by step and 5G tests carried out by Orange and Nokia confirm our potential as a Smart City.” Orange Poland is also contributing to 5G development in the capital city of Warsaw. Ericsson has teamed up with Orange 52 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com