Midgard Infra Announces New Diverse Fibre Route Connecting Oslo to Stockholm, Construction to begin Second Half 2026
Stavanger, Norway – May 18, 2026— Midgard Infra, formerly Altibox Carrier and rebranded last month, today announced the development of a new long-haul fibre route connecting Oslo, Norway to Stockholm, Sweden, with construction scheduled to commence in Second Half 2026. The route, developed in response to surging demand for resilient, high-capacity connectivity across the Nordic […]
Altibox Carrier Rebrands to Midgard Infra: Building the Digital Foundation of the Nordics
Stavanger, Norway — 20 April 2026 — Altibox Carrier, a key player in Northern European telecommunications, today announced its official rebranding to Midgard Infra. This milestone marks a new era for the company as it strengthens its mission to become the Nordic connectivity platform of choice, enabling high-capacity data flows between data centres and critical […]
Altibox Carrier (now Midgard Infra) Announces Verena Subsea Cable Contract is in Force, Delivering 512 Tbps Capacity Between the UK and Denmark
Stavanger, Norway – 13 April 2026 – Altibox Carrier (now Midgard Infra) today announced that the contract for the new high-capacity subsea cable system Verena, linking the United Kingdom and Denmark across the North Sea, is now in force, marking the formal start of delivery. The state-of-the-art system will provide a massive design capacity of […]
Altibox Carrier (now Midgard Infra) and DataVita Announce Strategic Partnership to Connect Scotland to the Nordics via the NO-UK Subsea Cable
Stavanger, Norway – February 26, 2026 – Midgard Infra and DataVita have announced a strategic partnership to provide high-performance connectivity between Scotland and the Nordics. Services are available immediately. By integrating the NO-UK subsea cable system directly into DataVita’s data centers, located within Scotland’s first AI growth zone, the collaboration creates a seamless digital corridor for hyperscalers […]
Altibox Carrier (now Midgard Infra) Appoints Microsoft Veteran Martin Dowling as Chief Technology Officer
Stavanger, Norway – January 5, 2026 Altibox Carrier (now Midgard Infra) today announced the appointment of Martin Dowling as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective January 1, 2026. Dowling brings 26 years of experience across the IT and telecommunications sectors and joins Midgard Infra from Microsoft’s Cloud division. Dowling spent the past 12 years at Microsoft […]
Altibox Carrier (now Midgard Infra) Appoints Ingrid Vestvik as New CFO to Support Accelerated International Expansion
Stavanger, Norway – December 15, 2025 Altibox Carrier (now Midgard Infra) today announced that Ingrid Vestvik has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO), strengthening the company’s executive team as it enters a new phase of international growth. Vestvik brings deep financial and operational experience from the energy and telecom sectors and returns to the company […]
Altibox Carrier (now Midgard Infra) Launches Verena – A New Strategic Subsea Cable Strengthening Digital Resilience Between the UK and Denmark
November 19, 2025 630-kilometer system connecting Scarborough, UK and Esbjerg, DK to be ready-for-service in Q4 2028. Altibox Carrier (now Midgard Infra) today announced Verena, a new 630-kilometer subsea cable system designed to dramatically increase capacity and resilience between the UK and Denmark, responding to rapidly growing Nordic data traffic and rising international demand for secure, […]
Altibox Carrier (now Midgard Infra) Appoints Luke Fox as Chief Commercial Officer to Accelerate Hyperscale Network Expansion
Stavanger, Norway – November 17, 2025 Altibox Carrier (now Midgard Infra), a leading Nordic provider of high-capacity fibre infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Luke Fox as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). This strategic hire marks a pivotal step in the company’s mission to expand its cutting-edge terrestrial and subsea hyperscale network infrastructure across […]
Altibox Carrier (now Midgard Infra) Achieves World’s First 1.6 Tb/s Submarine Cable with Ciena
Altibox Carrier (now Midgard Infra) has demonstrated the world’s first 1.6 Tb/s single-carrier wavelength transmission on an in-service subsea cable, using Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) coherent optics on the company’s NO-UK system. Stavanger, Norway — September 9, 2025 The live 1.6 Tb/s channel ran error-free on Altibox Carrier (now Midgard Infra)’s production network between […]
Lyse and HitecVision Join Forces to Build Nordic Fiber Network
Lyse welcomes HitecVision as a co-owner of Altibox Carrier (now Midgard Infra) with a shared goal: to build the leading Nordic platform for high-speed fiber infrastructure serving the data center industry. 8 July 2025 Altibox Carrier (now Midgard Infra) currently owns and operates several strategic fiber routes between Norway and Europe, including the subsea cables […]