Norway sells spectrum for private 5G
Norway is looking to give a boost to the private 5G sector, offering up a swathe of spectrum between 3.8 GHz and 4.2 GHz to industrial users.
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Telenor sells a third of its $3.4 billion fibre business
Telenor has spun out its multi-billion-dollar passive fibre infrastructure business and inked a deal to sell a 30% stake to an investment consortium including KKR.
Nokia to upgrade Ice’s 5G network in Norway
Kit vendor Nokia has signed a five year deal with Norwegian operator Ice to upgrade and expand its 5G radio network infrastructure.
Norway to get more competitive as Ice steps up
Norway’s smallest mobile operator has launched 5G services and unveiled a new business plan designed to accelerate growth in the coming years.
Norway raises $445 million from 5G spectrum sale
The auction of 5G spectrum in Norway has drawn to a close, with the state raising the best part of half a billion dollars in the process.
Telstra and Telia join tower sale trend, brokering highly similar deals
It’s all go in the telecoms towers space, with two remarkably similar deals worth billions of dollars coming on both sides of the planet.
New telecoms infrastructure investor spends £300m in Czech Republic and Norway
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure, a newly-launched investment trust, has picked up its first two investments, a mobile towers business in the Czech Republic and a fibre network in Norway.
Softbank invests $215m in Kahoot!, more spending to come
Softbank has a acquired a 9.69% stake in Norway’s Kahoot! at a cost of US$215 million, and is reportedly looking for external funding for a new acquisition vehicle.
Norway gets with the 5G programme
Telenor has finally got around to opening Norway’s first commercial 5G network, but the ceremony got cancelled by coronavirus.
Telenor Norway goes all-in on Ericsson for 5G RAN
Norwegian vendor Telenor has announced Ericsson will be the sole vendor for its 5G radio access network, replacing incumbent Huawei.
Ericsson benefits from Telia Norway’s snub of Huawei and Nokia
Ericsson has announced it will be the sole RAN vendor for Telia Norway, with the pair driving towards completing a nationwide rollout by 2023.
Norway says yes to Huawei
The Norwegian Government has said it will not ban Huawei from providing network infrastructure equipment or services to fuel the drive towards 5G.
South Korea has the best mobile experience except for latency – Opensignal
Network measurement outfit Opensignal has published its latest ‘State of the mobile network experience’ report and Korea is mostly on top.
Is telecom losing Europe’s next generation employees?
Telecoms companies did not feature in the top employers’ lists chosen by the current and potential young employees in a recent multi-country survey.
Ookla says Telenor is the world’s fastest mobile operator
Telenor Norway registered an average download speed of 72 Mbps in Q2 2018 according to measurement service Ookla.
Telenor Chairman steps down over VimpelCom controversy
The Chairman of Norwegian telco Telenor has resigned his position after losing the confidence of the country’s government, which is the majority shareholder in Telenor.
Opera launches App Pass to get emerging markets on mobile data
Opera Software has announced the App Pass, which is designed to give mobile subscribers free-of-charge access to selected apps for a set period of time. As a feature of Opera Max, an app designed for mobile data saving and management, the App Pass is targeted at emerging markets to encourage more mobile data usage.
Tele2 sells out of Norway
In news that will come as no great surprise, Nordic carrier group Tele2 on Monday agreed to sell its Norwegian business to TeliaSonera for an SEK5.1bn (€500m). It’s been known the company was mulling an exit from the market after failing to win any spectrum in an auction late last year.
Norwegian state looks to reduce Telenor holding
Norway’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries released a statement Thursday that said it will propose that the Norwegian Government reduces its stake in leading operator Telenor from 54 per cent to 34 per cent.
Tele2 signs national roaming deal with Telenor in Norway
European operator group Tele2 has signed a national roaming agreement with Telenor Norway for 2G, 3G and 4G connectivity. The operator said in March that it was evaluating its strategic options in Norway after failing to win any spectrum in the country’s latest frequency auction.
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