Tele2 and Telenor essentially completed a deployment of 5G in Sweden, achieving population and landmass coverage matching their 4G capabilities through joint venture Net4Mobility.
Landmass coverage stands at 90 per cent with a near-complete population figure of 99.9 per cent, following an upgrade programme involving deployment of fresh technologies and masts.
Tele2 noted the network expansion often faced literal uphill challenges given Sweden’s mountainous and archipelagic terrain. Net4Mobility also focused on boosting indoor coverage, upping redundancy and improving reliability.
Elin Oveus, head of Networks at Tele2 (pictured) noted the landmass coverage had been upped from 25 per cent previously, a “huge change” which makes it possible to provide fresh services and products.
Net4Mobility’s build employed 700MHz spectrum noted by the operators to provide the kind of reach needed to penetrate forests and mountainous areas. It also uses 3500MHz, in particular for urban settings.
Telenor Sweden network expert Sara Kebert (pictured, left) said the JV had built the “network of the future” and tackled hard-to-reach areas.
The expansion advances broader coverage and capacity goals by the JV’s parents, along with contributing to preparations to turn off older-generation networks.
Source: https://www.mobileworldlive.com/telenor/net4mobility-maxes-out-sweden-5g-coverage/
