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Tele2 to launch 4G in NL, lift Baltics to 90% in 2015
2014-12-12 16:29:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The Tele2 Group presented its 4G plans for the Dutch and Baltic markets during a briefing in London, saying it wants to launch its 4G network at the beginning of next year in the Netherlands and cover 90 percent of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia by the end of next year. Existing and new customers in the Netherlands will be able to use the new LTE-advanced network from March. The first network clusters will launch in three weeks and will cover an area stretching from Rotterdam to Amsterdam. Roll-out will then continue across the entire country until nationwide coverage is reached, by the end of March 2016. Tele2 said it finished modernizing its network in the Baltic States this year, with investments reaching EUR 50 million. The company also secured the full spectrum portfolio necessary for LTE development 800, 900, 1800, and 2100 MHz in all the states, together with 450 and 2300 MHz in Estonia, and 2600 MHz in Latvia and Lithuania. This year, the share of data revenue reached 24 percent of all service revenue in Estonia, 22 percent in Latvia, and 12 percent in Lithuania. An acceleration in data usage is expected in the near future, as prices for data services and smart gadgets becomes more affordable, the company said.
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