Communiqué de presse SFR

Press Release
Saint-Denis, 3 December 2014
SFR Strengthens National 4G Coverage and Steps Up Investment
50% of France’s Population Now Covered by 4G Service
Coverage to Reach 70% by End-2015
 50% of the population now has access to SFR’s 4G. The target for end-2015 is 70%
 The 4G service launched in 22 new cities of more than 50,000 inhabitants, including Ajaccio, Laval, Limoges,
Lorient, Montauban, Nîmes, Niort, Pau, Perpignan and Vannes
 Following Toulon in October, 4G+ (Carrier Aggregation/LTE-Advanced) is now available in Toulouse at
no extra cost to customers with 4G subscriptions and compatible terminals.
First operator to launch 4G in France two years ago in the business and consumer segments, SFR now
provides 4G coverage to 50% of the population. More than 75% of the population has access to SFR’s
superfast mobile broadband service (Dual Carrier/DC-HSDPA+ and 4G/LTE). This broader coverage now
includes almost all French cities of more than 50,000 (see below for full list), including the recent additions
of Ajaccio, Laval, Limoges, Lorient, Montauban, Nîmes, Niort, Pau, Perpignan and Vannes. SFR is pursuing its
rollout of 4G in France and has reached a new stage in the generalization of superfast mobile broadband,
for the benefit of business’ performance and consumers’ digital practices.
 SFR, pioneer of superfast mobile broadband in France, is pursuing an ambitious deployment program
SFR is intensifying its rollout program and announcing a 4G coverage target of 70% of the population by
end 2015. This faster deployment of national 4G coverage is made possible – in particular – by
Numericable’s takeover of the company. Indeed, Numericable’s meshed fiber optic network will enable
SFR to connect more radio sites, which will further improve performance in terms of 4G and 4G+ speeds
for SFR customers.
 4G+ (Carrier Aggregation/LTE-Advanced), an evolution of the LTE standard, improves speeds and the
browsing experience
Like Dual Carrier (DC-HSDPA+) for 3G+, 4G+ is considered an evolution of the 4G standard. By aggregating
the LTE 800 MHz and LTE 2600 MHz frequency bands, 4G+ delivers higher speeds than those of 4G*,
improving the customer experience (increased throughput and comfort of browsing).
After Toulon in October, 4G+ (Carrier Aggregation/LTE-Advanced) is now available in Toulouse at no extra
costs to SFR customers subscribing to a 4G plan (Carrées, Red 3 GB and Red 5 GB tariffs) and owning
compatible terminals.
* 4G+ enables a maximum theoretical speed of 187.5 Mbps
SFR’s 4G service covers 50% of the French population
Superfast mobile broadband (Dual Carrier/DC-HSDPA+ and 4G/LTE) covers 75% of the population
List of the cities of more than 50,000 inhabitants covered by SFR’s 4G network (excluding the Paris Region) :
Aix-en-Provence, Ajaccio, Amiens, Annecy, Antibes, Arles, Beauvais, Belfort, Besançon, Béziers, Bordeaux,
Bourges, Brest, Caen, Calais, Cannes, Chambéry, Cholet, Clermont-Ferrand, Colmar, Dijon, Fréjus, Grenoble, La
Roche-sur-Yon, La Rochelle, Laval, Le Havre, Le Mans, Lille, Limoges, Lorient, Lyon, Marseille, Mérignac, Metz,
Montauban, Montpellier, Mulhouse, Nancy, Nantes, Narbonne, Nice, Nîmes, Niort, Orléans, Pau, Perpignan,
Pessac, Poitiers, Quimper, Reims, Rennes, Rouen, Saint-Etienne, Saint-Nazaire, Saint-Quentin, Strasbourg,
Toulon, Toulouse, Tours, Troyes, Valence, Vannes, Vénissieux, Villeurbanne.
List of the Paris Region municipalities of more than 50,000 inhabitants covered by SFR’s 4G network: Antony,
Argenteuil, Asnières-sur-Seine, Aubervilliers, Aulnay-sous-Bois, Bondy, Boulogne-Billancourt, Cergy,
Champigny-sur-Marne, Chelles, Clamart, Clichy, Colombes, Courbevoie, Créteil, Drancy, Epinay-sur-Seine,
Evry, Fontenay-sous-Bois, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Ivry-sur-Seine, Le Blanc-Mesnil, Levallois-Perret, MaisonsAlfort, Montreuil, Nanterre, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Noisy-le-Grand, Pantin, Paris, Rueil-Malmaison, Sarcelles,
Sartrouville, Saint-Denis, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Sevran, Versailles, Villejuif, Vitry-sur-Seine.
For detailed 4G coverage information, terms & conditions and 4G / 4G+ compatible terminals, please visit sfr.fr
About Numericable-SFR - groupenumericable.sfr.fr
Created when Numericable Group acquired SFR, Numericable-SFR leverages France’s number one fiber optic
network and a best-in-class mobile network to build the national leader of convergent fixed & mobile
superfast broadband. Numericable-SFR can rely on two powerful, highly compatible proprietary networks.
Through massive investment, the group aims to deliver the best quality superfast broadband to local
communities, through its fiber and 4G networks. A full-service operator, Numericable-SFR enjoys strong
positions in every segment of the French telecom market – consumers, businesses, local government and
wholesale. Thanks to its complementary brands, the group offers multiplay packages including Internet
access, fixed and mobile telephony, and content services. Numericable-SFR has 28 million customers –
including 6.3 million multiplay subscribers. In the consumer segment, it operates through the Numericable,
SFR and Virgin Mobile brands. In the B2B segment, the SFR Business Team, Completel and Telindus serve
more than 170,000 businesses.
SFR-Numericable has 11,800 employees, who generated pro forma revenues of almost €11.5 billion in 2013.
Numericable-SFR is 60% owned by Altice, 20% by Vivendi and is listed on Euronext Paris (NUM).
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