Draft:GlobalConnect Group

GlobalConnect Group is a digital infrastructure and data communication provider in Northern Europe offering network solutions, IT security, IT outsourcing and unified communications.

The GlobalConnect Group is owned by the global investment organization EQT.

The CEO of GlobalConnect Group is Martin Lippert.

History
In 2016, was bought by EQT.

In 2018, GlobalConnect merged with Broadnet.

In June 2019, was bought by EQT.

In December 2019, EQT merged IP-Only and GlobalConnect.

In 2019 and 2020, Broadnet, GlobalConnect and IP-Only merged, resulting in GlobalConnect Group.

In October 2020, GlobalConnect Group introduced GlobalConnect Carrier, a business unit targeting tech giants with high capacity needs (hyperscalers) ,  carriers and system integrators.

In 2020, GlobalConnect Group had revenues of EUR 577 million.

In 2021, GlobalConnect Group had revenues of EUR 609 million.

Company structure
GlobalConnect Group employs approximately 1,800 people, has 30,000 business customers and connects more than 700,000 private households with a high-capacity fiber network.

GlobalConnect Group serves both business-to-business and business-to-consumer customers.

In the consumer segment, GlobalConnect Group operates under the following brands: IP-Only in Sweden, HomeNet in Norway and Onefiber in Denmark.

In the business segment, GlobalConnect Group operates as GlobalConnect across all its markets, its biggest market being Sweden.

Infrastructure
GlobalConnect Group delivers end-to-end solutions across its own infrastructure consisting of approximately 150,000 kilometers fiber network and 34,500 square kilometers of data center space in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, and Finland.

The fiber network consists of a backbone connecting local networks to the major cities in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Germany and wavelengths in several European cities.