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TeliaSonera Wins 800 MHz Spectrum in Estonia

in News, TeliaSonera, 4G, LTE
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TeliaSonera has secured frequencies in the 800 MHz band in Estonia in a contest arranged by the Estonian Technical Surveillance Authority. Operator won 2 x 10 MHz frequencies in the 800 MHz band. According to operator, the 800 MHz frequencies will enable a faster roll-out of 4G services in Estonian rural areas. 

With the new frequencies TeliaSonera will roll-out LTE network to cover 95% of Estonian territory in the middle of June, 2013. TeliaSonera has already built a LTE network, using the 1800/2600 MHz combination in Estonia.

Currently TeliaSonera offers 4G LTE services in nine countries: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Azerbaijan and Moldova and plans to launch LTE services in Spain on 18 July 2013. 

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