Norway raises $445 million from 5G spectrum sale

The auction of 5G spectrum in Norway has drawn to a close, with the state raising the best part of half a billion dollars in the process.
Four companies together agreed to pay 3.89 billion kroner (US$445.5 million) for licences in the 2.6 GHz and 3.6 GHz bands in an auction process that lasted just a few days, the Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom) announced.
It began on Monday, which coincidentally was the same day that Portugal brought in new rules to try to speed up progress in its nev