Lauri Pappinen

In the second push for broadband in the country with a month, Sweden’s Net Insight has signed an agreement with Swedish ISP TeleCyber for large-scale deployment of its broadband network. TeleCyber, which calls itself a Multimedia Service Provider (MSP), owns a broadband network through which it offers low cost digital services to households, businesses and […]

Utfors AB received SEK 200 million (US$23 million) in a private placement to build a fiber network linking Stockholm to Oslo, Gothenburg, and Malmoe. This network will be used for broadband applications by Utfors. This first loop is the starting point for a network to encompass 3500 km in Sweden. The total investment for Utfors […]

Modern Time Group AB (MTG) and NetCom AB will invest in a jointly owned company to build a portal, Everyday.com, which will offer revenue-generating opportunities via Internet advertising and e-commerce. The 50/50 joint venture’s goal is to play upon the strengths of each company. MTG publishes content and owns several TV channels, radio stations and […]

Swedish heavyweights Framtidsfabriken, Ericsson and Bredbandsbolaget all signed a letter of intent concerning development of local broadband networks in Sweden. Framtidsfabriken will develop new broadband services for Bredbandsbolaget, and Ericsson will become the main supplier of technology to Bredbandsbolaget. Both will be furthering Bredbandsbolaget’s goal of wiring every household in Sweden with at least a […]

EuroSeek, a search engine available in 50 different European languages, has acquired a 26 percent stake in wireless application protocol (WAP) portal company Palm Reach. Palm Reach is a Swedish, personalized service portal for WAP-based wireless units. Web access through WAP-based phones and handheld devices is expected to be a major growth market in the […]

Swedish ISP and telco Telenordia introduced high speed wireless connection service in the city of Malmoe at SEK 200 (US$23) per month, a move that could prove to be a minor revolution for the Swedish telecommunications market. Telenordia wants to own the access provided to its customers. By introducing a wireless environment, the telco could […]

In the span of a few days, Swedish Internet company Spray became one of the leading ISPs in Sweden by buying two companies, acquiring 66.8 percent in both BIP Bottnia Internet Provider AB and the small ISP SBBS2. BIP Bottnia Internet Provider, one of the smallest companies traded on the Stockholm Stock Exchange market, is […]

Swedish ISP and telco Telia will soon introduce its new Telia PayIT service, a new micro payment system which invoices services via the customer’s phone bill. PayIT expects the new solution to make it more convenient and secure to pay for services on the Internet. The user does not need to register or sign any […]

Technology from E*trade will now be exported to Scandinavia, with the Swedish site as the first to open for business. The well-known E*trade is licensed to E*trade Nordic, with E*trade Group Inc. controlling over 12 percent of the company. To stimulate the market, Sweden’s E*trade will offer free trading in June and July for customers […]

Leading Swedish Internet companies Linne Group AB and Cell Consulting Group AB merged last week to form a new Internet consulting company which will become the largest Scandinavian Internet company to focus on business development. Both companies are profitable and growing fast. Linne Group is a slightly larger company, but Cell is more focused on […]

A new type of router from Short Message Services (SMS) Nordic AB in Sweden makes information in database servers accessible from mobile phones. The router acts as gateway between company-based LAN/WAN/Intranet network databases and to the phone network system. This Short Message Service (SMS) router use two GSM-cards and the Nokia CardPhone, one for incoming […]

Framtidsfabriken Netsolutions Friday expanded to the U.K. through the acquisition of British Internet, intranet and e-commerce company Vivid Edge. Framtidsfabriken Netsolutions and Vivid Edge Friday signed a letter of intent for Swedish Framtidsfabriken to acquire 51 percent of Vivid Edge’s shares. The agreement also gives Framtidsfabriken the option to acquire an additional 40 percent stake […]