Digiweb wins Norwegian mobile licence

Irish broadband provider Digiweb has won a licence to provide mobile wideband services in Norway.

Irish broadband provider Digiweb has won a licence to provide mobile wideband services in Norway.

Mobile wideband, or WCDMA, is a type of 3G mobile network that supports fast data transmission speeds and multimedia services such as video conferencing and wireless internet acccess.

Charl Tintinger, head of wireless networks at Digiweb , described the move as a "natural progression" for Digiweb.

The company has also secured a similar licence in Ireland, and claims the technology could provide a broadband service with 100 per cent geographic coverage here. The first phase of the Irish network is due to be launched shortly.

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