TeliaSonera has selected Huawei and Ericsson to deploy a combined 2G/3G/LTE radio network in Norway. Huawei has been commissioned to expand and upgrade the operator’s GSM/HSPA+/LTE network throughout southern Norway. Ericsson has been awarded a 3-year contract to modernize and expand the northern part of TeliaSonera's Norwegian network, and to roll-out LTE in the same region using its multi-standard RBS 6000 solution. By 2012, TeliaSonera expects to provide 3G coverage to 95% and LTE coverage to 89% of the Norwegian population.

TeliaSonera is rolling out a new, modern radio network in Norway to offer increased coverage and speed. Huawei and Ericsson have been selected to build the combined 2G/ 3G/4G radio network.
“We are building a new, world class mobile network in Norway with 2G, 3G and 4G access to offer our customers a major coverage and speed improvement. We have selected Huawei and Ericsson to deliver the network based on their high quality technology and competitive total solutions,“ says Claes Nycander, CTO of Mobility Services at TeliaSonera.
Huawei is providing equipment for the southern part of the network and Ericsson for the northern part.

Extensive 4G network roll out

“In 2012, 95 percent of the Norwegian population will have 3G coverage and 89 percent of the population will have access to 4G services. This will dramatically change the way our customers can use mobile broadband services,“ says Claes Nycander.

TeliaSonera was the first operator in the world to commercially launch 4G. We offer our customers 4G in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Estonia with speeds up to ten times higher than for today’s 3G.

More about 4G at TeliaSonera’s 4G web site www.teliasonera.com/4g