After the successful launch 4G services (LTE / Long Term Evolution) first in the world, TeliaSonera telephone operators operating in the Nordic countries and the Balkans, began to expand its services to all regions of Norway and Sweden. Mid-December 2009, 4G (LTE) when introduced to a new customer can be enjoyed in downtown Stockholm, and now 25 cities in Sweden and four biggest cities in Norway, including Oslo, also began to enjoy the fourth-generation technology services. So far, the Nordic region has a tradition of placing it in the forefront for the development of telecommunications.

Through technology 4G/LTE of TeliaSonera, this area was back in front. Currently TeliaSonera offers its customers a broadband network next-generation technology with wireless access to interactive services and the demands of high capacity services such as real-time web, online gaming, social media collaboration and video conferencing.

At present the use of broadband in the Nordic region are soaring and TeliaSonera with the support of Ericsson's offering to meet the demand for 4G data rates and high capacity.

To date, Ericsson has signed contracts with four commercial LTE big operators, including Verizon Wireless and MetroPCS in the United States, NTT DoCoMo in Japan and TeliaSonera in Sweden. LTE which is mentioned is the next generation of mobile communications technology, enabling the transfer of very large data with a quick, efficient and cost effective, optimize the use of frequency spectrum.

With increased speed and reduced latency, customers can enjoy whatever services are available online as a web of real-time, online game, social media collaboration and video conferencing, power and easily while on the move. LTE will meet the demand for new Internet applications and higher in the future.

Ericsson has pioneered wireless technology and led the development of LTE. Together with NTT DoCoMo, Ericsson initiated the standardization of LTE with the international standardization body 3GPP in 2004, and has made the largest number of approved contributions to the group. Ericsson also berekspektasi to hold 25 percent of all patents essential to LTE, making it the largest patent holder in the industry.