Finland Awards 4G Licenses

Finland has awarded four licenses to develop 4G networks – three based on LTE technology and one based on WiMAX.

A total of €3.8 million / $5.7 million was bid in the auction, which was much smaller than other mobile frequency auctions held in Sweden and Norway.

Swedish / Finnish mobile operator TeliaSonera and Finnish companies Elisa and DNA will each build a 4G LTE network, while Pirkanmaan Verkko will develop a WiMAX service for Finland.

The first of the 4G services is expected on line next year.