(Telecompaper) Norwegian communications regulator Nkom has announced the result of the auction that began on 06 May of 4,739 MHz of 5G spectrum, divided into 65 blocks in eight bands, namely low 10 GHz, high 10 GHz, 13 GHz, 18 GHz, 23 GHz, 28 GHz, 32 GHz and 38 GHz. The auction ran for 118 rounds and spectrum was awarded to Telenor, Telia, Ice, GlobalConnect/Broadnet and Funn for more than NOK 34.26 million. Acting spectrum division director Espen Slette said the greater plurality of successful bidders will be beneficial in terms of competitiveness, expansion and resilience.