GlobalConnect has begun construction of a new subsea cable across the Kattegat, connecting Sweden and Denmark. This route is part of a broader effort to build a resilient Nordic digital fiber network and plays a critical role in securing Nordic connectivity to continental Europe.
“Several sea cables already connect Sweden and Denmark, but most are over 20 years old and close to run out of capac
GlobalConnect has strengthened its B2B organization with the appointment of Kim Bybjerg as Senior Vice President, Enterprise Sales. Kim took up the role at the end of last year and is responsible for leading the company’s enterprise sales efforts across the Nordic region.
Large enterprises across the Nordics are facing rapidly increasing demands on secure, reliable and scalable connect
GlobalConnect, one of the leading digital infrastructure providers in the Nordics, has launched a major project to triple internet capacity across 1,250 km in just two years — covering key cities such as Stockholm, Gävle, Gothenburg, Oslo, and Helsinki. The initiative represents one of the largest internet upgrades in Nordic history.
Over the coming years, new high-capacity fiber cables will be
Polar Connect, an Arctic submarine cable system linking Europe, North America, and East Asia, has been granted €5 million from the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). Developed with key European partners including GlobalConnect, the project is among the most strategically important digital infrastructure initiatives of the coming decade. The new funding supports work to strengthen Europe’s digi
For the first time, GlobalConnect is launching a quantum-secure network connection for a customer in the Nordics. In collaboration with Norsk helsenett, the company will conduct a pilot project to test how to protect sensitive health data at a hospital near Oslo against future threats from quantum computers.
National, sector-specific emergency plans are no longer enough to protect the Nordic region from a large-scale digital outage. In a series of new whitepapers, GlobalConnect calls for a strategic shift—treating digital infrastructure as a security asset, on par with the energy and supply sectors, and more Nordic collaboration
Several days without internet across large parts of a country may soun
GlobalConnect have initiated a project to establish four new subsea cable systems in the Baltic Sea. The new cables will connect Sweden, Estonia and Finland effectively creating a ~550 km long-haul route, adding new routes for long-haul capacity offerings.
New subsea cables (~300km) will be constructed between Gotland, Sweden to the Estonian islands, Saaremaa, and Hiiumaa, before extending inla
