In a region already known for strong digital infrastructure, the renewed agreement between Telia and Ericsson signals more than just a routine upgrade. In a four-year extension covering Sweden, Norway, Lithuania, and Estonia, Telia has again selected Ericsson to supply and evolve its Radio Access Network (RAN) across these markets.

The implications for both consumer and enterprise connectivity—and especially for mission-critical use cases—are significant.

Supercharging network performance and future-proofing

The deal promises accelerated network speeds, expanded capacity, broader coverage, and layered-in upgraded capabilities such as network slicing, high-precision positioning, and autonomous network operations.
In essence, Telia is investing now to ensure that its infrastructure can support next-gen enterprise cases (manufacturing, logistics), plus public-service demands (transport, healthcare, utilities) and stiff operational requirements (defense, mission-critical comms).
Telia currently manages around 26 million subscriptions across its five direct-to-consumer markets. That scale means any upgrade has a genuine mass impact.

Region-by-region highlights: how this plays out

Sweden
Telia and Ericsson have already delivered Sweden’s top-rated mobile network for five years running, according to independent benchmarking Umlaut—with 5G now claimed to reach 99.9 % of the Swedish population.
But the next frontier is in mobility: improving 5G coverage along all Swedish train routes by 2030 is underway. On the enterprise frontier, their “NorthStar 5G Innovation Program” is enabling network slicing and precision positioning for test cases—most recently joined by the Swedish Armed Forces. 
Notably, the 5G private-network collaboration in Sweden touches both civil industry and national-defense dimensions—a dual-purpose win.

Norway
Here, the focus is on high-performance 5G use cases. Telia’s Ericsson-powered network in Norway covers close to 99 % of the population, and mmWave spectrum testing has logged download speeds near 4 Gbps—opening doors for advanced gaming, stadium fan engagement, and enterprise applications. 
That’s less about basic coverage and more about shaping “killer apps” that need tremendous bandwidth and ultra-low latency.

Lithuania
In Lithuania, the network modernization in concert with Ericsson has resulted in roughly 95 % 5G geographic coverage.
That positions Lithuania as a 5G forerunner in the Baltics and supports energy-efficient industrial applications, agriculture tech, mobility solutions, and healthcare innovations.

Estonia
Estonia is widening its lead in intelligent IoT ecosystems and automation. Telia and Ericsson’s private 5G solutions in Estonia (for example, at Ericsson’s supply site) demonstrate how the network is being used to enable smart manufacturing, digital twins, precision indoor positioning, and other Industry 4.0 use cases.
Coverage is claimed at about 95.7% of the population.

What’s in it for the enterprise and mission-critical verticals?

This isn’t just about better Facebook downloads or faster Instagram streams. The upgraded RAN behind this deal unlocks new dimensions for B2B and mission-critical environments—key to Alertify’s audience.

• For industries like manufacturing and logistics, network slicing plus precision positioning enable real-time process monitoring, autonomous robotics, and digital twin environments.
• For sectors such as public safety, defense, healthcare, utilities, and critical transport, the upgraded infrastructure brings resilience, security, ultra-low latency, and high-availability connectivity. Telia specifically mentions these verticals as beneficiaries.
• From a travel-tech and roaming perspective, improved network quality and coverage in Nordic-Baltic regions mean a better experience for roaming travellers, IoT devices, connected vehicles, and international travellers relying on consistent high-quality connectivity.

Implications for the wider telecom ecosystem

From a market perspective, this extension further consolidates Ericsson’s role as a primary vendor in the Nordic/Baltic region—and reinforces Telia’s position as a cutting-edge operator. It also sends a signal to competitors and partners: the race is shifting from simply “5G rollout” to “5G enabled for enterprise, automation, mission-critical, defense, and IoT.”
Comparatively, elsewhere in Europe, large operators are engaging with vendors such as Nokia, Samsung, Huawei, or Open RAN players. But Telia’s choice to deepen its Ericsson partnership underscores a preference for established vendor relationships and full-stack RAN support—rather than necessarily opening to multi-vendor or disaggregated architectures (though Open RAN interest remains elsewhere).

Conclusion: where this leaves us

The Telia-Ericsson extension isn’t just another vendor contract—it represents a strategic pivot to connectivity that supports industry, society, mobility, and global travel ecosystems. While many operators are racing to finish national 5G roll-outs, Telia is already stepping into the value-creation phase—where speed, slice-ability, precision, coverage, and resilience enable actual business and mission-critical outcomes.
In the broader market, most rivals are still wrestling with achieving broad coverage or cost-efficient upgrades; Telia is moving into monetization of advanced services. 
In short: as connectivity becomes more intelligent, programmable, and pervasive, the winners will be those who tie it into travel, mobility, and service-platform layers. Telia and Ericsson have taken a clear step in that direction—and for companies and affiliates in the travel-tech ecosystem, that’s a story worth telling.