Tag Archives: Telia Company

Nora Wahby Takes Charge of Ericsson’s Customer Unit, Driving Technological Advancements in Northern and Central Europe

(IN BRIEF) Nora Wahby has been appointed as the Head of Customer Unit Northern and Central Europe for Ericsson, effective September 1, 2023. She will lead the business with over 100 customers across 16 countries in the Nordics, Baltics, and … Read the full press release

Telia Company Ranks Highly in Digital Inclusion Benchmark by World Benchmarking Alliance, Recognized for Cybersecurity and Skills Initiatives

(IN BRIEF) Telia Company ranked 4th in Europe and 12th globally in the latest Digital Inclusion Benchmark released by the World Benchmarking Alliance. The benchmark assesses tech companies based on their progress towards improving access to technology, fostering trustworthy use, … Read the full press release

Åsa Jamal to lead the Group Communications at Vattenfall as she succeeds Karin Lepasoon

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 27-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall, a Swedish Government-owned multinational power company, has announced the appointment of Åsa Jamal, in effect as of September 1, 2022, as the company’s new Senior Vice President and Head of Group Communications … Read the full press release

Åsa Jamal dirigera les communications du groupe chez Vattenfall alors qu’elle succède à Karin Lepasoon

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) STOCKHOLM, 27-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall, une multinationale d’électricité appartenant au gouvernement suédois, a annoncé la nomination de Åsa Jamal, en vigueur à compter du 1er septembre 2022, en tant que nouvelle vice-présidente principale et responsable des communications du … Read the full press release

Eco Rating, the new labelling scheme that rates the environmental impact of new smartphones, sees more manufacturers joining its scheme and expands globally

Consumer mobile phone labelling scheme launched in 24 European countries by Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, Telia Company and Vodafone now set to expand globally Fairphone, Realme and vivo join Eco Rating, now 15 manufacturers in total More than 150 mobile … Read the full press release

Telia among the few European companies that achieved the greatest cut in greenhouse gas emissions

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 21-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Telia Company AB, a Swedish multinational telecommunications company and mobile network operator, has announced it has been named by FT and Statista among select European companies that achieved the greatest cut in greenhouse … Read the full press release

SEB appoints Henrik Westman as Acting Head of Corporate Communication

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 12-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — SEB announces that Frank Hojem will go on parental leave and that Henrik Westman has been appointed Acting Head of Corporate Communication. Henrik starts at SEB today, 12 April. Henrik Westman joins from … Read the full press release

AP fund owned Polhem Infra takes over decades old backbone fiber networks operator Telia Carrier

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 6-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Första AP-fonden (AP1), A SEK 355 billion (~ EUR 34 billion) assets under management fund, has announced its portfolio company Polhem Infra, an investor and manager of infrastructure assets jointly owned by the … Read the full press release

CapMan Infra invests in the acceleration of fibre network deployment across Finland

(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 31-Oct-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — CapMan Infra to establish a joint venture with Telia Company that will invest into and deploy fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) infrastructure in Finland. CapMan Infra will take a majority investment in the joint venture that … Read the full press release

Swedbank joins initiative to speed up the realisation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Today (2018-10-31), a group of Nordic-based CEOs announced a joint initiative to speed up the realisation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Representatives from the group presented their shared ambitions to Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg during the 70th … Read the full press release

Telia Company, Turkcell divest 100 percent of their holding in Geocell LLC to Georgia’s largest fixed network operator

SOLNA, 22-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Fintur Holdings B.V. (Fintur), jointly owned by Telia Company and Turkcell, today completed the divestment of its holding in Geocell LLC, to the Georgian telecommunications company JSC Silknet. On 26 January, 2018, Telia Company and Turkcell … Read the full press release

Telia Company acquires Fält Communications AB, a leading company in Nordic connected public transportation market

STOCKHOLM, 03-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Telia Company accelerates its activities within the Smart Cities space by acquiring Fält Communications AB (Fältcom), a leading and well established company in the growing Nordic connected public transportation market. “Fältcom is a market leader in … Read the full press release

Telia Company on Lithuania’s Law on Electronic Communications legislation changes

STOCKHOLM, 09-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — According to Telia Company’s Group Policy on Freedom of Expression in Telecommunications we will, whenever possible, report on developments with potentially serious impacts on the freedom of expression of our customers. Government’s surveillance of communications often … Read the full press release

Telia Company to acquire Phonero for NOK 2,300 million

STOCKHOLM, 09-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Telia Company acquires Norwegian Phonero at an enterprise value of NOK 2,300 million on a cash and debt free basis. The transaction will strengthen Telia’s position in the Norwegian enterprise segment and expects to generate annual … Read the full press release

Staffan Göjeryd to lead Telia Carrier

STOCKHOLM, 23-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Staffan Göjeryd has been appointed CEO of Telia Carrier with immediate effect. Over the past two years, Staffan has been responsible for the Data Business in Telia Carrier. “I’m happy that Staffan will take on the … Read the full press release

Telia Company: Swedish prosecutors close down the investigation regarding suspected bribery in Azerbaijan

STOCKHOLM, 05-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Swedish prosecutors have announced that they close down the investigation regarding suspected bribery in Azerbaijan. After today’s decision, there are no ongoing Swedish investigations that relates to Telia Company, except for the investigation regarding Uzbekistan. Telia … Read the full press release

Telia Company finalized the divestment of its company in Nepal, Ncell

STOCKHOLM, 05-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On April 11, Telia Company finalized the divestment of Ncell. The company was market leader and had grown the number of subscriptions to over 13 million from from 1,5 million in 2008. During Telia Company´s ownership, … Read the full press release