Swedish LTE operator Telia has joined AT&T in making Samsung’s LTE enabled tablet – the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE — available for sale.
The operator says this is “the world’s first fully fledged LTE tablet”, or surfplatta, to give it its Swedish name. AT&T started making the same device commerically available from 20th November, where it is priced at $479.99 with a two-year commitment to a data plan starting at $14.99 for 250MB per month.
Telia said the tablet is being sold now “for Christmas”, bundled with a Telia Mobile Broadband Mid subscription for €48.50 a month for 24 months.
Patrik Granström, sales manager at Telia, said the operator would also start selling LTE smartphones in 2012.
Telia said that by the end of 2011, its LTE network will cover more than 200 “locations”, a number that will grow to 660 by the end of 2012.