Following a tender process, Norwegian Communications Authority has chosen Telia Carrier to establish a new secure route for electronic communication between Norway and abroad.
Today, most Internet traffic from Norway follow two paths through Sweden. In case of disturbances or in a worst-case scenario where all connections through Sweden are lost, Norwegian Communications Authority wants to expand the network infrastructure with a new secure, diverse route.
The new route will run from Oslo via Kristiansand to Esbjerg, Denmark where it will connect into the wider Telia Carrier pan-European network. The route will include two new PoP (Point of Presence) locations, independent of Telia Carrier’s existing PoPs, in the data center OS-IX (Oslo Internet Exchange) in Oslo and the hyperscale N01 Campus in Kristiansand, both owned by Bulk Infrastructure. Bulk is already well advanced in the planning of the new ‘Havsil’ subsea cable between Kristiansand and northern Denmark and aim to have the system ready for service end of 2021.
The new route will also support existing and planned data centers in the South region of Norway with state-of-the-art connectivity to the European continent.
Staffan Gojeryd, CEO, Telia Carrier
At Telia Carrier we believe that connectivity underpins todays digitally enabled society, providing the building blocks for digital enablement, transformation and innovation. As the leading global Internet backbone provider, we have an important role to play in that, a responsibility that we take incredibly seriously.
