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    GlobalConnect Reports Strong Revenue and Profit Growth in 2022

    Digital infrastructure and connectivity provider GlobalConnect reported strong growth in revenue and profitability in 2022, despite a turbulent global landscape. Its revenue grew by 16% compared to previous year, to reach 7.2 billion SEK, while profitability (Adj. EBITDA) increased by 16.9% to 3.6 billion SEK with a 50.8% margin. GlobalConnect’s investments amounted to 9.2 billion SEK and its annual growth was driven by acquisitions, the Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) build-out, and by organic growth across all business areas.The 2022 annual report shows how GlobalConnect solidified its position

    GlobalConnect grows customer base with 5,8% in Q1 2023

    Digital infrastructure provider GlobalConnect continues its strong business momentum by growing its FTTH (fiber-to-the-home) customer base with 5,8% in the first quarter of 2023. The total number of customers connected now amounts to 766 000. In addition, the company signed several new key deals and acquisitions in Q1, cementing its position as one of Europe’s leading and fastest growing digital infrastructure providers.GlobalConnect connected close to 50% of the total numbers of new households during the quarter in Sweden. However, the largest customer base leap took place in Denmark,

    GlobalConnect appoints Annette Otto as SVP of People and Culture

    Nordic digital infrastructure and connectivity provider GlobalConnect appoints Annette Otto as its new SVP of People and Culture. Otto comes from a role as an independent consultant, and was prior to that SVP of People, Brand and Sustainability at Atea Denmark. Otto will assume her new role in GlobalConnect on April 15, 2023.“Our biggest asset and enabler to reach our growth ambition, lies with our people. Therefore, I am thrilled to welcome Annette to our team. With her vast HR experience and passion for her craft, she thrives in operating at the intersection of business, people, and

    GlobalConnect appoints Uffe Tomasson as new Group Chief Operating Officer

    Nordic digital infrastructure and connectivity provider GlobalConnect appoints Uffe Tomasson as its new Group COO (Chief Operating Officer). Tomasson comes from a position as Chief Network Officer at German connectivity provider Deutsche Glasfaser and will assume his new position on April 1, 2023.“I’m thrilled to welcome Uffe to the team. With his vast international experience and strategic mindset, he has all the right characteristics needed to support GlobalConnect on the journey we are on. I’m positive that Uffe’s efforts will contribute to our continuous efficiency improvements across

    GlobalConnect first colocation provider to offer submerged cooling in Europe – reducing power consumption for datacenter cooling by up to 90%

    Digital infrastructure provider GlobalConnect Group is the first colocation provider in Europe to offer the cutting-edge technology, submerged cooling to its customers, reducing datacenter power consumption for cooling by up to 90%. The next generation cooling technology was recently installed in GlobalConnect’s data center in Copenhagen and will be rolled out to all remaining datacenters based on customer demand.“As data consumption keeps soaring across society, so does the hard-working servers that enable what we refer to as “the cloud”. With more digital products and services becoming

    GlobalConnect Group enters underdeveloped Finnish fiber-to-the-home market after successful pilot

    Digital infrastructure provider, GlobalConnect Group, expands its Northern European footprint by entering the Finnish fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) market. A pilot project with the objective to explore the Finnish market was initiated in the Helsinki region during 2022. The pilot was a success, as several thousand Finns signed up for fiber-based broadband, resulting in GlobalConnect now fully entering the Finnish market with the ambition to bring on an additional 30,000 customers in 2023.Having operated under the radar for some time, GlobalConnect has now officially entered Finland, offering

    GlobalConnect FFTH customers base increased with 60% in 2022 – now amounting to 725.000 in total

    GlobalConnect keeps expanding its customers base and fiber network rapidly across all its markets in Northern Europe. In 2022, GlobalConnect signed several new contracts, reached new milestones, and announced numerous ambitious initiatives, cementing GlobalConnect’s position as one of Europe’s leading and fastest growing digital infrastructure providers.During 2022, GlobalConnect expanded its FTTH (fiber-to-the-home) customer base with 60%, with the total number now amounting to 725,000 customers connected, an 60% increase YoY 2022 vs 2021, including the acquisition of communications

    GlobalConnect restructures organization to accelerate growth ambitions

    To accelerate the execution of growth ambitions and further strengthen collaboration across the Group, leading digital infrastructure and data communication provider GlobalConnect introduces a new organizational design.To accelerate the execution of growth ambitions and further strengthen collaboration across the Group, leading digital infrastructure and data communication provider GlobalConnect introduces a new organizational design. The new organization will be structured around GlobalConnect’s strategic key areas; that is, B2B, B2C, NetCo as well as Finance. GlobalConnect Group is

    GlobalConnect harmonizes consumer brands across markets

    GlobalConnect Group is taking its next step in becoming the leading digital infrastructure provider in the Nordics by harmonizing its consumer brands. IP-Only, Homenet and Onefiber will all become GlobalConnect, making it the largest fiber player in the Nordic market towards consumers and enterprises.IP-Only in Sweden, Homenet in Norway and Germany, and Onefiber in Denmark and Finland, will change their brand names and become GlobalConnect on January 19. However, the new brand structure will not affect the ambitions or strategy in any of GlobalConnect’s markets.  “Having a strong and

    GlobalConnect commits to join the Science Based Targets initiative

    Connectivity providerGlobalConnect commits to join the Science Based Targets initiative  by submitting its first-ever SBTi targets. GlobalConnect commits to set near-term company-wide emission reductions in line with climate science with the SBTi.Following a series of important sustainability milestones set during 2022 such as releasing its first joint Annual & Sustainability Report, entering the Ørsted+ATP consortium to bid for the build of the world’s first Energy Island in the North Sea and being enrolled into United Nations’ Global Compact Program –

    GlobalConnect successfully raised EUR 1 billion in new ESG linked financing, enabling sustainable growth

    GlobalConnect Group has raised additional financing to fund its ambitious growth plan, as a consortium of Nordic and international banks and financial institutions committed additional Senior Debt Facilities of a total of EUR 1 billion. Sustainability incentives were also introduced with the new facilities, with the effect of lowered interest rate margin upon meeting targets for predetermined sustainability KPIs.In June 2021, GlobalConnect completed an extensive refinancing where a new Senior Debt Facility structure of €2,700m was committed from a complementary group of leading Nordic and

    GlobalConnect keeps growing its customer base and accelerates sustainability efforts in Q2 2022

    GlobalConnect Group grew its customer base while expanding its fiber network across all its markets in this year’s second quarter. Several milestones were reached, and numerous initiatives announced, cementing GlobalConnect’s position as one of Europe’s fastest growing digital infrastructure providers.Earlier this year, GlobalConnect reached the milestone of having it’s Pan-Nordic fiber network amount to 100,000 km own trenched fiber; that number has now increased to 104,000 km. And including leased fiber lines, the network now spans 150,000 km across the region. While GlobalConnect’s fiber

    Ørsted + ATP will work with GlobalConnect to make the North Sea Energy Island a digital hub

    Ørsted + ATP have signed an agreement with leading digital infrastructure and connectivity player GlobalConnect to make the North Sea Energy Island a backbone in the future digitisation of Northern Europe and attract large-scale digital investments to Denmark.Ørsted + ATP want the North Sea Energy Island to be more than just an island. It will draw upon a ground-breaking modular design to become a future-proof and innovative piece of Danish infrastructure at the centre of the world’s largest offshore network of green energy. Today, Ørsted + ATP are taking another significant step to make

    GlobalConnect continues to demonstrate growth in revenue and earnings in 2021

    GlobalConnect Group continued its growth journey in 2021, while expanding into new markets and finetuning operations across the organization.GlobalConnect continued the momentum in the fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) rollout and saw an increased appetite for connectivity solutions from enterprises and public institutions in 2021. The group’s revenue amounted to EUR 609m in 2021, an organic increase of 2.5% compared to previous year. Profitability also increased by 9.3% as the adjusted EBITDA improved to EUR 307m (50.4%) from EUR 272m (47.2%) the year before. “I’m proud of how we managed to keep

    GlobalConnect accelerates efforts in sustainability – joins the UN Global Compact initiative

    GlobalConnect Group has joined the world’s largest initiative for sustainable business and has pledged to align its operations with the ten principles of the UN Global Compact and to report on the progress.GlobalConnect Group has decided to join the United Nations’ Global Compact program, pledging to align its operations and strategies with the UN Global Compact’s ten principles that address human rights, labor law, environment and anti-corruption. GlobalConnect will also take strategic actions to contribute to societal goals such as the UN global goals for sustainable development.

    GlobalConnect Denmark acquires fiber infrastructure from Wizer, substantially growing its FTTH footprint

    GlobalConnect Denmark has signed an agreement with Danish broadband provider Wizer, to acquire its entire fiber infrastructure covering approximately 20,000 homes. GlobalConnect operates as Onefiber in the Danish FTTH (fiber-to-the-home) market.The acquisition significantly grows GlobalConnect’s footprint in Denmark and solidifies its ambitions to digitize society with future-proof fiber infrastructure across Northern Europe. Its strategy is to both grow organically and by acquisition. Recent milestones include the acquisition of communications operator Open Universe from Telenor Sweden

    GlobalConnect reaches milestone as its fiber network passes 100,000 km across Northern Europe

    GlobalConnect’s fully owned interconnected fiber network has reached 100,000 km, covering the Nordics and northern Germany. With this, GlobalConnect continues to future-proof the Nordics as an arena for global tech investments and cements its position as one of the leading digital infrastructure providers in the region, catering to enterprises as well as private consumers Only in Q1, its footprint expanded with 6,8%, including assets from the acquisition of Telenor SE communication operator Open Universe.GlobalConnect continues its rapid acceleration of digitizing Northern Europe. With the

    GlobalConnect Group rapidly accelerated its fiber expansion for Northern Europe in Q4

    With close to 10,000 km new fiber built in 2021, GlobalConnect keeps expanding its fiber network across all its markets in Northern Europe. Only in the last quarter, GlobalConnect reached several milestones and announced numerous ambitious initiatives, making GlobalConnect one of Europe’s fastest growing digital infrastructure providers.This quarter, GlobalConnect clarified its position, having the largest interconnected fiber network in the Nordics. While its fiber footprint has expanded with 10.9%, so has the group’s FTTH (fiber-to-the-home) customer base, now amounting to 420,000

    GlobalConnect Sweden acquires leading communications operator and fiber assets from Telenor Sweden – rapidly growing existing business area and its FTTH footprint

    GlobalConnect Sweden has reached an agreement with Telenor Sweden, to acquire communications operator Open Universe and Telenor Sweden’s SDU fiber assets. The acquisition includes approximately 200,000 connected homes on Open Universe’s platform and 14,000 connected homes in Telenor Sweden’s SDU fiber infrastructure. The transaction supports GlobalConnect’s ambitions to bridge digital divide and promote social inclusion across Sweden. The purchase price amounts to SEK 3 billion.GlobalConnect Sweden will continue to build on Open Universe’s robust platform and business model, keeping the

    GlobalConnect initiates major digital infrastructure project – future-proofing the Nordics as an arena for global tech investments

    During the coming 12 months, digital infrastructure and network provider GlobalConnect will start deploying a mega capacity fiber cable from the very north of Sweden all the way to Berlin. The cable will secure high-speed connectivity and capacity to new and existing customers in the region, but will also future-proof the Nordics as an attractive area for global tech industry investments. The project will primarily cater to GlobalConnect’s wholesale business, GlobalConnect Carrier, targeting tech giants’ high-capacity needs, carriers as well as system integrators.“This is the largest

    GlobalConnect Denmark wins major public sector agreement to deliver connectivity services across all Danish regions

    Digital infrastructure provider, GlobalConnect Denmark wins the third consecutive public tender for internet and data connection services for Danish SKI – Staten og Kommunernes Indkøbsservice. Over the next five years, GlobalConnect will deliver critical connectivity to the Danish state and all Danish regions, including 48 municipalities.Since 2012, GlobalConnect Denmark has supplied connectivity services to the Danish public sector, and with the new framework agreement, GlobalConnect will continue to deliver a range of services, such as high-speed fiber connection, also adding new cloud

    GlobalConnect Group announces changes to management team and organization, to enhance customer experience and operational efficiency

    The Pan-Nordic digital infrastructure and network provider GlobalConnect Group today announced a strategic update to its organization, elevating its focus on creating an industry leading customer experience and speed-to-market for new products and services, while strengthening operational efficiency across the organization.The update includes Yan Zheng joining the Executive Leadership team as Director of Digital Solutions, starting October 1. She is currently the SVP of Value-added Services, Emerging Product and Product M&A at NETS. Previous roles include SVP of Core Products and

    GlobalConnect Group appoints Sustainability Manager

    Digital infrastructure provider GlobalConnect Group has appointed Johanna Olesen as its new Sustainability Manager. She has more than 15 years of experience working with sustainability efforts and innovation in the industry and energy sector, most recently joining from Swedish Öresundskraft.The recruitment of Johanna is part of GlobalConnect Group’s sustainability strategy, set in 2020 and is based on UN’s global targets for sustainable development, Agenda 2030. The company’s priorities are reducing digital inequalities by further connecting the Nordics with fiber-based infrastructure,

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