Telia Lietuva is a prominent telecommunications company operating in Lithuania. It was established in 1991 as Litcom by Juozas Kazickas, marking the inception of the first private telecommunications company in the country. The company underwent a significant change in 2004 when it was acquired by TeliaSonera and rebranded as Omnitel. In 2017, the company adopted its current name, Telia Lietuva. Telia Lietuva is part of the Telia Company group, a multinational telecommunications company. The ownership of Telia Lietuva rests with Telia Company, following its acquisition of Omnitel in 2004. The company has been instrumental in the evolution of telecommunications in Lithuania, introducing GSM services, 3G, 4G, and most recently, 5G services across the country.
Alias
Telia Lithuania, Telia Lietuva AB
Country
Lithuania
Type
Network Operator
Ownership
Telia Group
Telia Logo

3G Network

Then known as Omnitel, the company launched 3G UMTS services over the B1 (2100 MHz) band in June 2006. The network was upgraded to HSPA+ in July 2012 and DC-HSPA+ in March 2014.

In September 2018 the company announced that it would shut down its 2G and 3G networks.

Network Frequency Band Status
B1 (2100 MHz)
Shut Down
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 3G Network
Launch

4G Network

Again then known as Omnitel, the company launched 4G LTE services in April 2011, initially in Vilnius. The network initially used the B3 (1800 MHz) band but later added B7 (2600 MHz) after securing additional spectrum in a March 2012 auction.

In November 2014 the company added B20 (800 MHz) and implemented LTE-Advanced using 2C aggregation (CA_3A-20A). In December 2015 the company implemented 3C CA.

LTE-A Pro technology was implemented in February 2016 with 4x4 MIMO and 256QAM taking the network to 750 Mb/s.

4G Frequency Bands
Network Frequency Band Max. Channel Bandwidth Status
B1 (2100 MHz)
10
Active
B3 (1800 MHz)
20
Active
B7 (2600 MHz)
20
Active
B20 (800 MHz)
10
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 4G Network
Launch

5G Network

The first Telia Lietuva 5G mobile network stations were installed in Vilnius – Žvėrynas in December 2018. The company is currently using a non-commercial frequency for the 5G that is in the 3.75 gigahertz range. It was provided by the Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania on Telia Lietuva request. The network was commercially launched using n1 (2100 MHz) in January 2021, later expanding to add n28 and n78 in October 2022.

Telia's 5G network has demonstrated data rates of 1.8 Gb/s.

Network Frequency Band Max. Channel Bandwidth Status
n1 (2100 MHz)
20
Active
n28 (700 MHz)
10
Active
n78 (3500 MHz)
100
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 5G Network
Launch