Swedish telco Tele 2’s Estonian unit has acquired a second 2,100 MHz licence from PGH Raadiovork, giving it more spectrum than any other local mobile network operator.
The value of the transaction was not revealed.
The extra spectrum, granted by the…
Swedish telco Tele 2’s Estonian unit has acquired a second 2,100 MHz licence from PGH Raadiovork, giving it more spectrum than any other local mobile network operator.
The value of the transaction was not revealed.
The extra spectrum, granted by the Estonian Technical Surveillance Authority, doubles Tele2 Estonia’s 3G capacity in many areas, according to a company statement.
Tele2’s executive VP of Central Europe and Eurasia Niklas Sonkin noted that technology neutral licences in both low and high bands are important for providing customers with the best value services.
“Our spectrum portfolio puts us in a very strong position for the future, as this new frequency can be used for upgrading to next generation LTE Advanced,” he said. “Extra frequencies allow us to increase network quality and be more cost efficient when it comes to hardware.”
Tele2 Estonia’s spectrum portfolio also includes frequencies in the 450 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1,800 MHz, 2,300 MHz, 2,600 MHz and 3,500 MHz bands in addition to the first 2,100 MHz frequency.
Tele2 Estonia is the nation’s smallest mobile operator after TeliaSonera’s EMT and Elisa.
