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  • GlobalConnect invests in AI: Initiates partnership with Oslo University and launches Center of Excellence

    GlobalConnect invests in AI: Initiates partnership with Oslo University and launches Center of Excellence

    GlobalConnect has entered an exclusive partnership with Oslo University's AI program and is simultaneously launching a new Center of Excellence to enhance the company’s competence and use of AI, advanced data analytics, and master data management. The goal is clear: to position GlobalConnect as a leading force in technology development and innovation by creating powerful tools that promote better

  • Rikke Juul Rokkedal Therkildsen, Director of Communications and Public Affairs

    GlobalConnect Group hires experienced Director of Communications and Public Affairs


    Nordic digital infrastructure and connectivity provider GlobalConnect Group has appointed Rikke Juul Rokkedal Therkildsen as new Director of Communications and Public Affairs.
    More than half of the Nordics’ data traffic flows through GlobalConnect's infrastructure consisting of data centers and 235,000 km fiber network across Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Northern Germany. In her n

  • Kristian Uldall, Head of Sustainability at GlobalConnect Group

    GlobalConnect Group recruits new Head of Sustainability


    Kristian Uldall, 30, has been appointed as new Head of Sustainability at GlobalConnect Group. He comes from a position as Strategy Manager in the Nordic digital infrastructure and connectivity provider and will in his new role further accelerate the group’s strategic sustainability work.
    GlobalConnect carries more than half of all data traffic in and out of the Nordics in its 235,000 kilom

  • Pär Jansson, SVP, GlobalConnect

    The Internet is Under Threat – The Digital Infrastructure is Insufficient for the Future of Business


    This story was first published here in Dagens Industri on August 28th
    "The Internet is Under Threat – The Digital Infrastructure is Insufficient for the Future of Business", says Pär Jansson, SVP, GlobalConnect
    Swedish households consume 2.25 billion gigabytes of data every month via WiFi. With an annual growth rate of around 15%, data consumption is expected to continue growing steadil

  • GlobalConnect expands Nordic digital infrastructure with new terrestrial fiber route between Helsinki and Berlin

    GlobalConnect expands Nordic digital infrastructure with new terrestrial fiber route between Helsinki and Berlin


    Nordic digital infrastructure provider GlobalConnect is expanding the capacity and robustness of the Nordic digital infrastructure by establishing a new digital route between Sweden, Finland and Europe. It is also extending its super fiber cable to Haparanda, located on the border between Sweden and Finland. From there, the cable will be connected to existing Finnish fiber - opening a new ter

  • Special team will make sure football history is not ruined by bad internet connection

    Special team will make sure football history is not ruined by bad internet connection

    GlobalConnect delivers connectivity services to several Nordic TV broadcasters and plays an essential role in supporting the European Championship in Germany, ensuring fans in the Nordic countries can watch every game without interruption.
    Match minute 90+2, the standing is 1-1. Then suddenly Denmark gets a penalty kick against England. You are shouting with excitement, jumping up from coach. B

  • Luke Davies, Head of Datacenters in GlobalConnect

    AI wave leads to datacenter frame agreement

    Because of the AI wave and the growing need for big data capacity, GlobalConnect is gearing up for heavy investments in datacenters with a Nordic Frame Agreement with Coromatic – a large contractor within datacenter construction work.
    “The growth in demand for datacenter capacity is beyond everyone’s expectations. AI is the main driver of this growth. We are focused on making sure we’re ahead o

  • Sofia Lisa Dinesen, SVP of Strategy, M&A, and Sustainability at GlobalConnect

    GlobalConnect introduces new solution to reduce unnecessary Wi-Fi power usage at night


    Usually, connectivity solutions remain powered around the clock, even when not in use. However, in environments like offices or retail spaces, equipment often lies dormant during the night.
    GlobalConnect now offers the option to switch off its customers’ Wi-Fi Access Points in office spaces after working hours.
    “Our Wi-Fi Power Control solution can reduce carbon emissions and lower the

  • Martin Lippert, CEO GlobalConnect

    GlobalConnect Group continues strong growth trajectory in 2023

    While continuing significant fiber and datacenter investments in 2023, digital infrastructure and connectivity provider GlobalConnect Group reported a strong revenue and profitability growth for the year, emphasizing its position as the leading connectivity provider, futureproofing the Nordics and beyond.

    In a year characterized by a turbulent global landscape with inflation and growi

  • GlobalConnect’s new fiber routes aim to attract substantial foreign investments to the Nordics

    GlobalConnect’s new fiber routes aim to attract substantial foreign investments to the Nordics


    GlobalConnect has launched a Nordic Digital Infrastructure Project to facilitate the establishment of the next global data center region. After completing the largest Nordic digital infrastructure project in a decade – a super fiber cable between Luleå and Berlin connecting Mainland Europe with the Nordics – GlobalConnect is now embarking on the next phase of expanding and future-proofing its

  • GlobalConnect Group reprioritizes investments in growth markets

    GlobalConnect Group reprioritizes investments in growth markets

    Digital infrastructure provider GlobalConnect Group will focus its investments further in the markets with the greatest opportunity. As part of this strategy, the Group scales down its B2C business in Germany to focus investments in the German B2B and Carrier segments and in the fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) market in Finland.
    GlobalConnect Group, who in recent years has invested heavily in buildin

  • GlobalConnect completes largest Nordic digital infrastructure project in a decade

    GlobalConnect completes largest Nordic digital infrastructure project in a decade


    After clearing 200 bombs from WW2, creating five new subsea routes, and having trenched the Baltic Sea seabed with a specially developed submarine, GlobalConnect has finalized the construction of its 2,600 km super fiber cable, capable of transporting all data in the Nordics. The price of the project is 1 billion SEK and it will serve as a critical infrastructure connection in the Nordics and

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