Tele2 AB and Telenor have signed a new complementary agreement for the expansion of a joint and nationwide 5G network in Sweden. The parties have agreed on the details of the implementation, which is scheduled to be initiated in the second half of 2019. Furthermore, Tele2 and Telenor have secured frequencies in the 700MHz spectrum that will strengthen the established 4G network and consolidate the ambition to provide the first customers with 5G access by 2020.

The new complementary agreement to build 5G in Sweden is the next step in Tele2's and Telenor's network collaboration. The parties announced the joint ambitions of a nationwide 5G network in 2016. After having built a national 2G and 4G network together that covers 99.9% of Sweden's population, the new agreement provides a good foundation for the forthcoming 5G expansion.