Connection comes through Denmark’s open access wholesale platform OpenNet
Just under 900,000 customers with a fibre access from Danish energy and broadband company Norlys can now also choose broadband from Swedish Bahnhof. Bahnhof has been active in the Swedish broadband market since its launch in 1994. Now the operator is expanding beyond Sweden’s borders, and the agreement with Norlys is the first that Bahnhof has signed in Denmark.
Norlys already offers 12 retail service providers on its network making Swedish Bahnhof the lucky thirteenth. The Swedish operator claims its focus on fast speeds and privacy has led its 500,000 or so customers to be some of the “most satisfied”.
“It is fantastic that we are now present on Denmark’s largest fibre network. Now we look forward to offering Danes our award-winning broadband for both private and business customers – lightning fast, privacy-protected and at competitive prices,” said Bahnhof CEO Jon Karlung.
The agreement between Norlys and Bahnhof has been entered into via Denmark’s open access wholesale platform OpenNet, which also provides the technical solution. It also marks the first time that OpenNet has introduced a foreign provider to the Danish fibre network.
OpenNet has had agreements – in the past and present – with a large number of fibre infrastructure owners such as SEF, Onefiber by Globalconnect, Verdo, Nord Energi, Thy-Mors Energi, MES, RAH and Norlys, as well as with service providers such as Altibox, Telenor Denmark, TDC / YouSee, Hiper, Stofa, Fibia, Bolig·Net, Kviknet and Fastspeed.
Cerillion supports both networks
Both Norlys and OpenNet are customers of OSS/BSS specialist Cerillion, making integration more straightforward than otherwise. Norlys operates two distinct business units that are interconnected through the national wholesale platform provided by OpenNet. Working with the Cerillion Managed Service, Norlys has been increasing its operational efficiency by gaining access to a dedicated team of BSS/OSS experts to run both its wholesale and retail operations, as well as helping to launch new products and offers quickly.
“Our most important task as a fibre network owner is to ensure that end customers can choose freely between a wide range of quality providers of TV and internet, so that even more customers can open their eyes to the benefits of choosing a future-proof internet connection,” said Norlys’s fibre business commercial director Lars Skovgaard.
“We have entered into agreements with the majority of the largest Danish service providers. The fact that we can now welcome a foreign provider like Bahnhof to the portfolio underlines that we have succeeded in creating a well-functioning platform and an attractive network,” said OpenNet CEO Henrik Møller Nielsen.
“At the same time, we are in the process of expanding our solutions to other countries as well, and therefore this agreement is completely in line with OpenNet’s vision,” he added.