Bredbandsbolaget
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| Industry | Internet service provider |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Defunct | May 15, 2018 |
| Fate | Merged into Telenor Sverige |
| Headquarters | Sweden |
Area served | Sweden |
| Services | Internet, television, telephony |
| Parent | Telenor |
| Website | www |
Bredbandsbolaget (The Broadband Company, later B2 Bredband) was a Swedish broadband Internet service provider (ISP) founded in 1998 by Jonas Birgersson[1] with a focus on high-speed Internet connection for homes and businesses using optical fiber.[2]
In 1999, Peter Ekelund was named Chief Executive Officer and Bredbandsbolaget entered into a strategic agreement with Cisco Systems valued at $200 million for the construction of a broadband network in Sweden.[3] The company also filed a complaint with the European Commission against incumbent telecom operator Telia concerning predatory pricing.[4]
In 2003, Bredbandsbolaget was the second largest ISP in Sweden.[5] It was acquired by Norwegian telecom company Telenor in 2005,[6] and on 15 May 2018 it merged into its parent company Telenor Sverige.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Slaget avgörs i år" (in Swedish). Affärsvärlden. 2000-03-08. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
- ↑ Maldoom, Dan; Richard Marsden; J. Gregory Sidak; Hal J. Singer (2005). Broadband in Europe: How Brussels Can Wire the Information Society. Springer. pp. 175–177. ISBN 0-387-25386-6. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ↑ Latour, Almar (24 November 1999). "Cisco, B2 Plan Swedish Network To Provide Online Media Services". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ Mitchener, Brandon (21 September 1999). "Bredbandsbolaget to Air Grievance Against Telia". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ Lindmark, Sven; Björstedt, Per (2006). Fransman, Martin (ed.). Global Broadband Battles: Why the U.S. and Europe Lag While Asia Leads. Stanford University Press. p. 250. ISBN 0-8047-5306-7. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- 1 2 Malmqvist, Mattias (2018-05-15). "Nu går klassiska Bredbandsbolaget i graven". Computer Sweden (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
Further reading
[edit]- Latour, Almar (16 December 1999). "Young Swedish Chief Executive Pushes the Internet to the Next Level". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 September 2026.