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 region, will deliver full physical diversity from all currently deployed fibre infrastructure across the corridor and serves emerging data centre demand across the Oslo–Stockholm axis.
The Oslo–Stockholm route will traverse an entirely new geographic path, engineered from the outset to share no common cable, duct, or right-of-way with any existing terrestrial fibre system between Norway and Sweden. This structural diversity addresses a critical gap in the regional connectivity landscape, where most routes share common points of failure, exposing carriers and their customers to concentrated outage risk.
Commenting on the announcement, Svein Arild Ims, Chief Executive Officer of Midgard Infra, said: “The Nordic connectivity market is evolving rapidly. Hyperscalers, data centre operators, and carriers are no longer accepting single points of failure as an acceptable operating model. The Oslo–Stockholm route has been designed from the ground up to be genuinely diverse, not just a different name on the same duct.”
Serving Next-Generation Data Centre Demand
A defining feature of the new route is its intentional alignment with emerging and planned data centre sites along the Oslo–Stockholm corridor. As hyperscale operators and colocation providers continue to expand their Nordic footprint — drawn by competitive power costs, favourable climate conditions, and access to renewable energy — demand for direct, low-latency fibre connectivity to these sites has become a primary commercial driver.
The route has been engineered to pass directly through or adjacent to multiple new data centre campuses currently under development, enabling co-location operators and their customers to access Midgard Infra’s infrastructure without costly and time-consuming last-mile builds. On-net connectivity to data centre sites will be available from route commissioning.
Full Route Diversity by Design
Midgard Infra has conducted exhaustive mapping of all existing fibre routes across the corridor and will ensure zero path overlap with incumbent infrastructure.
The cable system will be constructed to the highest current standards, incorporating modern fibre technology capable of supporting high-capacity DWDM deployments. Designed with future scalability in mind, the infrastructure will accommodate evolving network architectures and next-generation optical technologies.
Commercial Availability
Midgard Infra is engaging with prospective customers now, offering duct, IRU and leased capacity agreements with construction-phase pricing available to anchor customers who commit prior to build commencement.
Parties interested in early access, site connectivity discussions, or capacity pre-commitment are invited to contact Midgard Infra’s commercial team directly.