Editing Tele2 (section)

====Sweden====
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Sweden is where Tele2 originates from and it remains one of its strongest markets serving over 4 million customers.
When the [[Swedish Post and Telecom Authority]] awarded four licenses for the [[3G]] [[UMTS]] mobile networks in December 2001, Tele2 was among the winners. Notably [[Telia Company|Telia]], the former telephony incumbent in Sweden, did not receive a license and so an agreement was established to build a 3G network [[Telecom infrastructure sharing|shared]] by Tele2 and Telia using Tele2's license. [[SUNAB]] builds, owns and operates that 3G network.

A similar company, [[Net4Mobility]], was formed in 2009 between Tele2 and [[Telenor Sverige]] for the purpose of building a joint [[Long-term Evolution|4G LTE]] network. Unlike 3G, both said companies were awarded frequency licenses and so it is likely that this network will outperform other Swedish operators networks simply because there are more available frequencies for the customers. The 4G product was officially launched on 15 November 2010 and in 2023, Tele2's 4G network today covers 99.9% of the Swedish population. As the equipment used by Net4Mobility can serve both LTE and 2G, the new network built primarily for LTE will also replace the aging 2G networks of Tele2 and Telenor, providing lower cost through shared infrastructure. In addition, it enables [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]], a service previously not available via Tele2.

On 24 May 2020, Tele2 became the first mobile network operator in Sweden to commercially launch a [[5G]] [[5G NR|NR]] network, initially in the Stockholm area and from the end of 2023, it is expected 90% of Sweden's population will have access to 5G networks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-24 |title=Nästa steg: Här är orterna Tele2 och Telenor prioriterar för 5G |url=https://www.mobil.se/nyheter/har-ar-orterna-tele2-och-telenor-prioriterar-for-5g |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Mobil |language=sv-SE}}</ref>