Four operators will be able to offer mobile broadband in the 800MHz band after a spectrum auction in Sweden. The spectrum is technology neutral, but operators have signaled they plan to use it for LTE (Long-Term Evolution) The band’s signal propagation requires less infrastructure than high-frequency bands to provide wide mobile coverage, so mobile broadband can be provided in rural areas at lower cost. One of the licenses comes with the prerequisite that 300 million kronor go toward extending broadband coverage to households that now have no high-speed Internet connection.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2127631/spectrum-for-rural-4g-auctioned-off-in-sweden.html