Telenor, Telia win 1,800 MHz band auction in Norway

News Wireless Norway 3 DEC 2015
Telenor, Telia win 1,800 MHz band auction in Norway
Telenor and TeliaSonera have won the 1,800 MHz band spectrum up for auction in Norway, after seven days of bidding. The regulator Nkom sold the three blocks of frequencies remaining from the 4G auction in 2013. Ice Norway also participated in the latest bidding, but did not acquire spectrum. 

Telenor will pay NOK 585.3 million (EUR 63.1 million) for 2x10 MHz. The operator said it will use the extra spectrum to increase speed and capacity on its 4G network. TeliaSonera Norway, which operates under the brand Netcom, will pay NOK 292.7 million for 2x5 MHz. Netcom already covers 95 percent of the population with 4G and will use the additional spectrum to upgrade speeds and capacity. The winning bidders will have until 20 January to negotiate their places in the band.

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Mobile

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Telenor,  Telia,  ICE

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Norway

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Government telecommunications licensing, Wireless, Wholesale

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