Telekom Austria’s Croatian Vipnet subsidiary has been awarded spectrum licences in the 800MHz band for Hrk150m (€20m).
The company acquired a 10 MHz paired frequency block, totalling 20 MHz, of 800MHz spectrum that is part of the country’s digital…
Telekom Austria’s Croatian Vipnet subsidiary has been awarded spectrum licences in the 800MHz band for Hrk150m (€20m).
The company acquired a 10 MHz paired frequency block, totalling 20 MHz, of 800MHz spectrum that is part of the country’s digital dividend.
While a total of three frequency blocks were offered, only Vipnet and T-Hrvatski Telekom participated in the process.
As a condition of the purchase Vipnet is required to provide 4G coverage across at least 50% of the Croatia within five years.
The licence expires in 2024.
TA bought the frequency licenses from Croatian regulatory authority Hakom through a public call tender that took place between mid-September and mid-October.
“With these frequency blocks Vipnet will be able to offer broadband services based on the fourth generation mobile technology (LTE), meeting ever-rising customer demands in terms of speed and volume,” said Hannes Ametsreiter, CEO of Telekom Austria Group, in a statement.
