Following approval from the Norwegian Competition Authority, GlobalConnect and Telenor can move forward with the divestment of GlobalConnect's Norwegian B2C business, while GlobalConnect continues to invest in and grow its B2B and carrier operations in Norway.
GlobalConnect today announces the appointment of Soile Hammargård as the new CEO of Finland for GlobalConnect Oy, effective June 1, 2026. Originally from Finland, Soile currently serves as VP Procurement & Supply Chain Management at GlobalConnect and brings extensive leadership experience from international telecom companies, including several senior roles at Telia Company.
Hammargård will
Zornitsa Radkova-Lund joins GlobalConnect as new Group CFO from June 1, 2026. She succeeds Lasse Pilgaard, who will take over as Group CEO on September 1, when Martin Lippert steps down after 13 years in the role. Based primarily out of GlobalConnect’s office in Fornebu, Norway, Zornitsa will lead the Group’s finance organisation.
GlobalConnect today announces the appointment of Zornitsa Radkov
1st of September, GlobalConnect will complete a long-planned transition in the role of Group CEO, as current Group CFO Lasse Pilgaard succeeds Martin Lippert, who is stepping down at his own request. Lasse Pilgaard will lead the next phase of growth for the Nordic fiber group, which reported revenue of SEK 8 billion in 2025 and employs 1,800 people.
GlobalConnect delivered 11.6% EBITDA growth in 2025, reflecting continued scalability in the business and strengthening profitability. At the same time, the company maintained a high level of investment in its Nordic infrastructure platform.
GlobalConnect today announces the appointment of Alexander Hoffmann and Jakob Dirksen to its Corporate Leadership Team (CLT), reinforcing leadership to accelerate execution of the company’s 2030 strategy.
GlobalConnect has completed a major expansion of its high-capacity optical wavelength network in the northernmost parts of the Nordics, significantly increasing regional capacity and adding geographically diverse routes between key cities such as Luleå, Narvik, Sundsvall, Trondheim and Helsinki. This further strengthens the resilience of its Nordic network.
Several entirely new cross-border wav
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
GlobalConnect has appointed Alexander Hoffmann as Group Chief Technology & Information Officer (CTIO) and Senior Vice President, effective October 1, 2025.
To accelerate its next strategic phase, GlobalConnect is uniting IT, Technology, and Engineering under one leadership structure and has appointed Alexander Hoffmann as Group Chief Technology & Information Officer (CTIO) and Senior Vi
Telenor will acquire the B2C part of GlobalConnect's operations in Norway, which currently serves approximately 140.000 B2C customers. GlobalConnect will continue all other operations in Norway.
GlobalConnect, the leading Digital Infrastructure provider in the Nordics, has started the process of implementing a new subsea cable between Sweden and Finland, via Åland. The project, an investment of ~ 14 million euros, is set for completion by the end of 2026. Once operational, it will boost redundancy in the region and add significant capacity to transport more data.
The demand for secu
GlobalConnect is now a partner in the Danish Quantum Community. This is another step in GlobalConnect’s engagement in accelerating the development of quantum-safe digital infrastructure in the Nordics.
The Danish Quantum Community (DQC) is dedicated to uniting all quantum stakeholders in Denmark; world-leading research hubs at universities, quantum startups, established companies like GlobalC
GlobalConnect today announced its 2024 annual results, reporting 10% organic adjusted EBITDA growth alongside SEK 4.8 billion in network investments across Northern Europe. The company expanded its fiber footprint by 28,000 km, including the largest Nordic fiber project in a decade, and made progress on sustainability targets, meeting emissions goals ahead of time. In a year marked by heightened s
At this crucial time for Europe’s security and resilience, we commend your efforts to strengthen collective defence and protect critical infrastructure. Subsea cables play a vital role in Europe’s connectivity, competitiveness, defence readiness, and economic stability. We recommend the EU/EEA and UK authorities as well as NATO renew their collaboration to address this situation effectively, toget
