Editing Tele2 (section)

====Netherlands====
{{Main|Tele2 Netherlands}}
Tele2 operated in The Netherlands from 2005 to 2019 and does not operate there now. Tele2 operated as a 2G, 3G and 4G [[MVNO]] on the mobile network of T-Mobile NL and in the fourth quarter of 2015 launched the world's first 4G-only [[Mobile network operator|MNO]] in the Netherlands with nearly 850,000 customers in addition to fixed network [[Triple play (telecommunications)|triple play services]], serving over one million customers in total.

Tele2 purchased Versatel in the Netherlands in mid-2005 which allowed it to move away from carrier select services via KPN and onto own infrastructure. The new Tele2 Netherlands offered a full suite of triple play services. On 15 July 2010, Tele2 demonstrated the first LTE network in the Netherlands on the frequencies 2600&nbsp;MHz. In late 2010, Tele2 Netherlands acquired BBned from [[Telecom Italia]].

The telecom regulator in the Netherlands, Agentschap Telecom, held a multiband auction which concluded on 14 December 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agentschaptelecom.nl/actueel/nieuws/2012/multiband-frequentieveiling-afgerond|title=Multiband Frequentieveiling Afgerond|date=14 December 2012|access-date=20 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231080501/http://www.agentschaptelecom.nl/actueel/nieuws/2012/multiband-frequentieveiling-afgerond|archive-date=31 December 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Tele2 was awarded 2x10&nbsp;MHz in the 800&nbsp;MHz band which together with its previous 2.6&nbsp;GHz license will enable Tele2 to cost efficiently build a high capacity LTE network with national coverage. Tele2 paid €161M for its licenses which can be considered low, compared to the €1.3bn that KPN and Vodafone paid each for their frequencies and the €900M that T-Mobile will have to pay for theirs. The considerably lower price was a result of spectrum reservation set by the government for a new mobile entrant, with favourable acquisition, Tele2 will enable lower prices for customers and increase competition on the Dutch market.

€3.8bn was raised in the auction, which is unprecedented for a country with a population of a mere 16 million. In 2015, the organisation launched a new mobile network. The scheme cost approximately $187 million and had been in development since 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mentoreurope.com/resources/blogs/5-excellent-examples-of-successful-transformation-programs/|title=Mentor Europe 5 excellent examples of successful transformation programs|date=18 January 2017}}</ref>

In 2019, Tele2 Netherlands merged with [[T-Mobile Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tweakers.net/nieuws/147394/t-mobile-en-tele2-ronden-fusie-af.html |title=T-Mobile en Tele2 ronden fusie af |date=2 January 2019 |author=Olaf van Miltenburg |website=[[Tweakers]] |language=nl |trans-title=T-Mobile and Tele2 complete merger }}</ref> As part of the purchase, Tele2 AB acquired a 25% share in T-Mobile Netherlands. Tele2 sold its share in T-Mobile Netherlands in 2022.

In September 2023, T-Mobile and Tele2 have been rebranded to [[Odido]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Doei T-Mobile en Tele2, hallo Odido - Verder na twintig jaar Duitse invloed |url=https://tweakers.net/reviews/11460/doei-t-mobile-en-tele2-hallo-odido-verder-na-twintig-jaar-duitse-invloed.html |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Tweakers |language=NL}} </ref>