Orange launches first Orange 5G Lab in Jordan

AMMAN — As the Kingdom prepares for the introduction of 5G technology, Orange Jordan has inaugurated the first Orange 5G Lab at Orange Digital Village in Abdali to explore the new uses of this technology and provide relevant training. 

So far, 16 Orange 5G Labs have been launched: 13 in Europe, two in Africa and the most recent in Jordan. Orange will continue creating more labs in order to unlock the “unprecedented potential” of the technology, according to a statement from the company.

During the launch, the CEO of Orange Jordan, Thierry Marigny, said that the Orange 5G Lab is part of the company’s role in digital transformation.

The Orange 5G Lab inauguration was attended by the Senior Director of Policies and Information at the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, Abdel Kader Al Batayneh, deputising for the minister, Vice Chairman of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) Board of Commissioners Nael Adwan, Executive Vice President Marketing, Design and Open Innovation at Orange Karine Dussert-Sarthe and CEO of Orange Jordan Thierry Marigny, as well as several company executives.