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Telia sells TV & Media business to Schibsted Media

Telia Company has entered into an agreement to sell its TV & Media business, including the TV4 and MTV brands in Sweden and Finland respectively, to Schibsted Media at an enterprise value of SEK 6.55 billion (€0.59bn) on a cash and debt-free basis. Telia says the agreement is in line with its “active portfolio management […]

February 25, 2025

Visse named Head of Telia Estonia

Telia Company has announced the appointment of Andre Visse as Head of Telia Estonia, effective March 1st. Visse is currently acting Head of Telia Estonia and Telia Estonia’s Chief Technology Officer. In his new role, Visse will report to Giedrė Kaminskaitė-Salters, Senior Vice President, Head of Telia Baltics and member of the Group Executive Management […]

February 13, 2025

Telia announces changes to exec management; hits FY targets

Telia, the Swedish multinational telco, has announced the appointment of Bjørn Ivar Moen as Senior Vice President, Head of Telia Norway and member of the company’s Group Executive Management team, effective January 1st 2026 at the latest. Stein-Erik Vellan, currently Senior Vice President, Head of Telia Norway and member of the Group Executive Management team, […]

January 30, 2025

Telia’s network tops Swedish rankings

Telia’s Swedish mobile network has been named the best in the country by the umlaut benchmark for the fifth year in a row. With top scores in all categories, the result makes Telia one of the leading five operators in the world. Conducted annually, umlaut’s assessment is a detailed measurement of operator performance in three […]

January 29, 2025

Telia announces changes to Executive Management

Telia Company, the Swedish multinational telco, has announced the appointment of Holger Haljand as Senior Vice President, Head of Telia Finland and member of the company’s Group Executive Management team, effective February 1st 2025. Holger has held a range of leadership positions since joining the Telia Estonia management team in 2014 and is currently Head […]

January 20, 2025

Telia first with 5G across Norway

Four years after switching on Norway’s first 5G base stations in the town of Lillestrøm, Telia’s 5G network now covers close to 99 per cent of the population. Telia says it is now delivering nationwide 5G coverage in Norway before any other operator, and opens up new use cases in a country aiming to become […]

December 16, 2024

Telia Finland, Teleste collaboration

Teleste and Telia Finland have signed a multi-year collaboration agreement transferring the operation and development responsibilities for broadband and TV services in Telia Finland’s cable network to Teleste. The service transition is expected to conclude by the end of 2024, with a select group of key personnel joining Teleste as part of the transfer. With […]

November 27, 2024

Telia grows mobile service revenue in all markets

Telia, the Swedish multinational telco, has reported Q3 revenue decreased 0.9 per cent to SEK 21,749 million (€1,904.4m), and like for like, revenue increased 0.9 per cent. Service revenue decreased 0.6 per cent to SEK 18,820 million and like for like, service revenue increased 1.2 per cent. For the telco operations, service revenue increased 1.1 […]

October 24, 2024

Telia Company hires Fürst

Telia Company has announced the appointment of Alexandra Fürst as Chief Technology and Information Officer and a member of the Group Executive Management team, effective March 31st 2025, at the latest. Fürst is currently Chief Operating Officer of Dustin Group. Following Telia’s change programme, announced on September 4th, the Common Products & Services (CPS) unit […]

October 2, 2024

Telia to cut 3,000 staff

Telia, the Sweden-based telecoms operator, has announced a ‘change programme’ that it says will simplify its operations by implementing a new operating model with streamlined processes and improved ways of working, which will lead to a more customer-focused organisation, while also resetting the company’s cost base through an intended reduction of 3,000 staff during 2024 […]

September 4, 2024