Yet again in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant

Telia, through its networking division Telia Carrier, have once again been recognized in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Network Services, Global*. Each year, the analyst and advisory firm evaluates global network providers based on completeness of vision and ability to execute. To be included is a rigorous exercise: service providers need to have a global network […]

CEO Blog: Building a Culture of Excellence

When it comes down to choosing a service provider, there are many things to consider – from product features and technology platforms to contract terms and pricing. But at the end of the day, what does it all really boil down to? At Telia Carrier, after many years spent asking our customers for feedback, we […]

Our plans for 2021

Whilst the world continues to address the challenges the global pandemic has created, the vaccination programmes now under way offer us all an opportunity to start looking forward.  At Telia Carrier, we’ve got lots of exciting things on the horizon for 2021, but we should also take a moment to look at what we achieved […]

Product News: 400GE Wavelengths and Client-Side Monitoring

Internet traffic continues to rapidly increase, extending the need for more bandwidth and more reliable connections. As one of the leading players on the global WDM market, Telia Carrier is relentlessly evolving our wavelengths offering to address customer needs. After years of development and testing we are now releasing 400GE, providing a dedicated, high capacity […]

CEO Blog: Five Predictions in 2021

As we prepare for 2021, what are the opportunities and challenges that are part of the aftermath of a pandemic year?

Automation for the people

Having the number one rated fiber backbone in the world is of course great, but speed and capacity are not the only things that are important to customers – or to us, for that matter.  Keeping that network going takes a lot of work because, no matter how hard you try, components fail and unexpected […]

Four telecoms predictions for 2021

In an article in Capacity, our Chief Evangelist, Mattias Fridström shared what the events of 2020 will mean for the telecoms community in 2021. The original article is found here.   Four telecoms predictions for 2021 shaping the new normal The year 2020 has been a biblical one that has seen a global pandemic sweep across […]

Internet as the underlay for enterprise networking

In 2020, Covid-19 drove remote working and cloud adoption, overhauling traffic patterns in the WAN. In parallel, SD-WAN enabled network buyers to source their WANs differently. With MPLS connectivity contracts coming due, many CIOs are looking at transitioning from MPLS WANs to hybrid or Internet-based underlays for WAN services. Having the right Internet underlay is […]

The corporate WAN – it’s time to transform

Our newest report has found that corporate WANs are not delivering on their promises in a number of key areas, with security in particular the biggest pain point, alongside service flexibility and supplier performance. 

What, A Conflict-Free Channel Program?

Telia Carrier has always focused on the customer experience and it’s one of the things that really set us apart in a competitive network services market. Our work with channel partners is no exception. Therefore, I’m proud that Telia Carrier recently was recognized by ChannelVision as the ‘Most Responsive Supplier Channel Team’ in the 2020 Visionary […]

CEO Blog: An Even Brighter Future

This morning, Telia Company announced that it has agreed to divest the Telia Carrier business and related assets to Polhem Infra, a Swedish investment company backed by some of the largest Swedish pension funds. After nearly 20 years as part of the Telia Company family, it is now time for a new era for Telia […]

The Rise of Hybrid Networks

If the public Internet could speak in its own defense, it would likely quote Mark Twain’s London 1897 remark, “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” For the past decade or two, network solution vendors and others peddling various enterprise services have all declared the public Internet is broken, or worse, dead. Those […]