Monday began the Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority’s frequency auction. Friday, it was clear that Vodafone has won new rights in the 800 MHz band, which the company says means large-scale 4G rollout. Telenor also assigned new frequencies for both 3G and 4G.
– We are very pleased with the outcome of the action. 800 MHz band is essential to make the 4G network nationwide, and NetCom got accepted at the inner fillet where the authorities claim to 98% speed cellular coverage within five years. This goes hand in glove with NetCom’s ambition to offer superior mobile speeds, the shift from traditional telephony to data and our customers’ demands for good coverage, said NetCom CEO, August Baumann said in a statement Friday.
Also Norway Berit Svendsen announced today that she is very pleased with the outcome of the NPT frequency auction.
Got nothing
accept Sentence to giants did not get the third largest telecom provider Tele2 granted any rights in the 800 MHz band.
– We are of course not happy with the outcome of the auction, but we have a strong position in Norway that we will build on. Our own network covers about 75 percent of the population, and we will continue to offer Norwegian mobile customers affordable and simple mobile services, says CEO Mats Granryd in Tele2 AB.
company promises despite the disappointment that the loss will not provide any outlets for their customers, and said that they would pursue rights in the 1800 MHz band.
– Nothing changes for our customers. We still have the same online as we had yesterday, and we will continue to be a challenger in the Norwegian market, says Norway Arild Hustad Tele2 in a statement.
loss in the auction still means that Tele2 most likely have to lease frequencies of competitors, which could mean big expenses for the company.
Committed in five years
Telenor, TeliaSonera (Netcom) and TelcoData are the winners of the auction of frequencies for development of mobile broadband services. TeliaSonera won the rights to cover the block in the 800 band, and committing themselves to meet the requirement of 98 per cent population coverage for mobile broadband within five years.
frequency auction has not ended and will continue next week with the bid at the second frequency band.
Tuesday 10 December, the Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority disclose the total price that each operator must pay.
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Notifications price war in December
Will not give any good mobile coverage
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