TeliaSonera upgrades 4G LTE Base Stations to 100 Mbps

TeliaSonera, which activated the first commercial LTE service in the world three months ago, has announced that the company takes the next step with next-generation mobile broadband roll-out and starting the upgrade of base stations to 100 Mbit / s. The upgrade begins in central Stockholm and then continues gradually into the rest of the 4G network in the spring. Practical speeds for the customer will vary and can reach the optimal positions up to 80 Mbit / s.

Telia's 4G network is currently installed in the central parts of Stockholm and in parts of the Stockholm International, Kista and Hammarby Sjöstad. Telia will build out 4G in 25 locations in Sweden. During the third quarter of this year, the 4G network that launched in Lund, Västerås, Malmö, Gothenburg, Uppsala and Linköping. The expansion will also continue, with more cities during the year.

Ericsson builds Telia’s 4G network in Stockholm and will also bear the joint 4G/LTE-core-nätet in the continued expansion in Sweden and Norway. Radio networks in the continued expansion will be delivered by Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks.