Ice is a telecommunications company operating in Norway. It was founded in 2003 as Nordisk Mobiltelefon and is currently owned by Access Industries, a privately held industrial group based in the United States. It was originally a subsidiary of AINMT Holdings AB, a Swedish company, until it became an independent entity in 2009. Ice provides both mobile and fixed-line services, with a focus on the consumer market. The company has made significant investments to expand its network coverage and capacity in Norway.

Alias
ICE Norge AS
Country
Norway
Type
Mobile Network Operator
ice Norway logo

3G Network

Under the fair-competition agreement Tele2's Network Norway infrastructure was to be sold to ice, allowing the company to offer 2G GSM and 3G UMTS services. The network has since been shut down and refarmed into 5G.

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

4G Network

In June 2015 ice converted its ageing 450 MHz service into an LTE B31 (450 MHz) network. Following the sale of Tele2 to Telia in 2015, the Norwegian Competition Authority stipulated that a roaming agreement be established to permit ice to roam onto the Telia network.

Having held unused spectrum since December 2013, ice has progressively deployed B3 (1800 MHz), B8 (900 MHz), and B20 (800 MHz) services across the country.

4G Frequency Bands
Network Frequency Band Max. Channel Bandwidth Status
B3 (1800 MHz)
20
Active
B8 (900 MHz)
5
Active
B20 (800 MHz)
10
Active
B31 (450 MHz)
5
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 4G Network
Launch

5G Network

ice launched 5G services in November 2021 over the n1 (2100 MHz) and n28 (700 MHz) bands. The company deployed additional 5G services in the 3600 MHz band following securing spectrum in September 2021.

Network Frequency Band Max. Channel Bandwidth Status
n1 (2100 MHz)
15
Active
n28 (700 MHz)
10
Active
n78 (3500 MHz)
80
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 5G Network
Launch