In July 2025, Telia Company announced a recommended public offer of of SEK 3.1 billion (€293.5 million) to the shareholders of Bredband2 i Skandinavien AB to tender all shares in Bredband2 to Telia. Telia has now announced that all conditions for completion of the offer have been fulfilled and accordingly declares the offer “unconditional”. Settlement […]

Ericsson has reported that Q4 2025 sales increased by 6 per cent YoY, beating analyst estimates. Market areas Europe, Middle East and Africa and South East Asia, Oceania and India all grew, whilst Americas was broadly stable and North East Asia declined. Reported sales were SEK 69.3 billion (€6.5bn). Full year sales increased by 2 […]

Ericsson has announced “proposed staff reductions” in Sweden as part of measures aimed at “ensuring the company’s competitive position”. The proposed staff reduction, explained the company, is part of “global initiatives to improve cost position while maintaining investments critical to Ericsson’s technology leadership and the execution of the strategy to deliver high-performing, programmable networks that […]

Telia has achieved both the highest overall score and a win in every category in umlaut’s latest annual benchmark of Swedish mobile networks. It’s the sixth consecutive year that the company’s network has been recognised as the best in the country by umlaut’s independent and internationally recognised assessment. In the 2025 benchmark, Telia’s mobile network […]

In July, Telia Company announced a recommended public offer to the shareholders of Swedeish ISP Bredband2 to tender all shares in Bredband2 to Telia. Telia has now received competition approval from the Swedish Competition Authority and has therefore received all necessary approvals from authorities for the offer, which means that this condition for completion of […]

SkyShowtime has announced the launch of dedicated, on-demand streaming channels on its platform, offering subscribers a selection of curated entertainment. Rolling out in Sweden immediately and across SkyShowtime’s other markets next year, the new feature will give users the chance to discover some of SkyShowtime’s most popular franchises such as Dexter, House, PAW Patrol, Star […]

Viaplay Group has appointed Jonas Karlén as Executive Vice President and CEO Viaplay Group Sweden. Johan Johansson and Christian Albeck, who have previously shared responsibility for Viaplay Group’s Swedish operations as Co CEOs, will now focus fully on their respective roles, Johansson as EVP and Group CFO and Albeck as EVP Content Acquisition. Karlén’s previous […]

Tele2 and Telenor, through their joint network company Net4Mobility (N4M), have secured new spectrum in the 1800 MHz band in the spectrum auction conducted by the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority, at a total auction amount of SEK 465,850,000 (€42.4m). The new frequency allocations are a significant step in future-proofing Net4Mobility’s shared mobile network and […]

In Q3 2025, Swedish households together held approximately 5.3 million music, audiobook and podcast subscriptions — the highest level recorded in Mediavision’s analyses. This corresponds to an increase of about 250,000 subscriptions in a year, mainly driven by music and podcast services. “Willingness to pay for audio continues to rise in Sweden. We see a […]

Tele2 has appointed Nicholas Högberg as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer and Deputy CEO Sweden, reporting to CEO Jean Marc Harion. Starting December 1st, Högberg joins Tele2 and brings more than 25 years of executive leadership experience across the telecommunications, media and technology sectors. As CEO of 3 (Hi3G Access), he led the company […]