f.l.t.r.: Tadhg Kenny (Druid Software), Stephanie Crochet (Enterprise Ireland France), Minister Dara Calleary TD, Sebastien Semaan (TDF)

WICKLOW, IRELAND and MONTROUGE, FRANCE – March 17th, 2023 Druid Software, a market leader in the 5G private network technology space and TDF a French leading independent telecommunication infrastructure operator that provides critical infrastructure to telecom operators and media broadcasters, met with Irish Minister Calleary and his Excellency Mr. Niall Burgess Irish Ambassador to France in Paris, where they discussed their partnership to bring to French companies highly reliable, low latency and secure wireless connectivity with high bandwidth to meet the demands of Industry 4.0 and business-critical applications using TDF and Druid private 5G solutions.

The Delegation was organized by Enterprise Ireland who connected several French and Irish companies together with members from the Irish government and Irish Embassy to France..

After an extensive evaluation process, TDF strategically selected Druid Software, a market leading core cellular network software company based in Ireland. Established in 2000, Druid has evolved into one of the world’s leaders in Private 5G & 4G Cellular technology over the last 23 years. Druids RAEMIS platform is a mature 3GPP compliant 5G & 4G core network, with unique features designed specifically for business and mission critical use.

As a core national infrastructure platform providing mission-critical data communication services in France, TDF can leverage on its unique set of skills and assets to offer to the French market the best end-to-end solution of private 5G network : a state-of-the-art Network Operating Center (NOC) to operate business-critical networks, a large asset base of more than 19,000 sites to host antennas, a proprietary fiber network to backhaul remote sites, and industrial expertise in designing, building and operating networks.

“We value this key partnership in the French market with TDF very highly,” commented Tadhg Kenny, President of Global Partnerships at Druid Software. “TDF plays a very important role for us in bringing together their clients in-depth operational expertise, a mix of unique and ground-breaking technology and an exceptionally widespread local presence,” commented Kenny.

“As an integrator it is our daily business to solve problems for our customers, providing the latest solutions, vendor technologies and software platforms. Druid’s reliable 5G Raemis core solution is a key component in our 5G private networks solution and we also highly value Druid’s experience in this market segment, their customer support and the warm personal relationship that our teams maintain.” said Sébastien Semaan, Deputy Head of Private Mobile Networks at TDF, while explaining the partnership with Druid to the Minister’s Delegation.

Druid’s mature RAEMIS platform is in use today by ISPs and Enterprises for mission critical environments all over the world. Druid’s technology enables solutions in different areas including: Enterprise Communications, IoT, Mobile Edge Computing, Neutral Host and Public Safety.

 

About Druid:

Druid Software is a core cellular network software company based in Ireland. Established in 2000 Druid has evolved into one of the world’s leaders in Private 5G & 4G Cellular technology over the last 20 years. Druids RAEMISTM platform is a mature 3GPP compliant 4G/5G core network, with unique features designed specifically for business and mission critical use.

Druid’s mature RAEMIS platform is in use today by ISPs and Enterprises for mission critical environments in the U.S, EMEA, LATAM and Asia Pac. Druid technology enables solutions in different areas including enterprise communications, IoT, mobile edge computing, and public safety.

For more information, please visit www.druidsoftware.com or stay up to date with everything private network related by following us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.

 

About TDF:

As a transparent and neutral infrastructure operator, TDF helps digital firms in mainland and overseas France meet their strategic connectivity goals. For radio and DTT broadcasting, mobile ultra high-speed  broadband coverage and rolling out fiber, TDF brings clients in-depth operational expertise, a mix of unique and ground-breaking technology and an exceptionally widespread local presence. In an ever more connected world, over the last four decades or more, TDF, backed by its 19,200 sites, has enabled telecoms and media companies to connect the French regions and people, everywhere and faster

For more information, email presse_tdf@tdf.fr or please visit www.tdf.fr and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.

 

Media Contacts:

Druid Software:
Cormac Harte
charte@druidsoftware.com
+353 (0) 1 201 4752

TDF Media Contact:
Pauline Mauger
pauline.mauger@tdf.fr
+33 (0)1 70 01 18 27