Denmark’s largest operator TDC may launch LTE services in the country in June. In a statement the company said today that it is “confident” it will be awarded a license to launch LTE services in the auctions currently taking place, making it “technically” possible to open an LTE network by June. “Initially, TDC is planning to roll out LTE in Copenhagen and Aarhus and from here continue roll-out to the most densely populated areas in the rest of Denmark,” the operator stated. Such a move would likely make it Europe’s second operator to launch LTE, after pioneer TeliaSonera’s deployment at the end of last year. Early services will be used for testing purposes, prior to commercial customer launch. TDC hinted, however, that large-scale LTE operation may have to wait a while, until ”new modems and telephones are available that can use the LTE network together with the existing [3G] mobile network.”

“LTE is one of the cornerstones of TDC’s network strategy which is aimed at giving our customers the best broadband experience in Denmark,” added Carsten Dilling, president of TDC Operations & Wholesale. ”In this context, LTE supports the increasing need for higher network capacity and speed in the coming years, and it is therefore important that we start using the technology and gather experience as quickly as possible.” Meanwhile TDC is planning to upgrade its 3G network at the end of May, offering HSPA+ technology (with a theoretical peak download speed of 21Mb/s) in six of the largest Danish cities. All urban communities in Denmark will be connected to HSPA+ networks before the end of 2010.