Best Telecom Operators Companies in Sweden
The 71 best Telecom Operators companies in Sweden in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Transmode.
Our analysis of 50 Telecom Operators companies
$110.6b in tracked funding; 98% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Telecom Operators companies in Sweden
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | App-install YoY | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transmode Provider of packet-optical networking solutions for telecommunications | $52M | 99 mo ago | Acquired | Zhongxia He Founder | 2000 | — | — | — |
| 2 | instabridge Instabridge is a Wi-Fi sharing community and mobile app, particularly popular in Brazil and Mexico. | $8M | 98 mo ago | Series A | — | 2012 | +28% | 2 patents Secure storage and automated provisioning of Wi‑Fi network credentials for devices | — |
| 3 | Telness Mobile communication services provider | $8M | 56 mo ago | Acquired | Martina Klingvall Founder and BoD member | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Forsway Provider of satellite broadband internet services | $3M | 19 mo ago | Series A | Tobias Forsell Founder | 2004 | — | — | 2 launchs |
| 5 | Fello Mobile communication services provider | $1M | 125 mo ago | Acquired | John Axelberg Co-Founder | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 6 | GlobalConnect Provider of fiber-based broadband and data communication services | $1M | 29 mo ago | Acquired | Martin Lippert CEO | 1998 | — | — | — |
| 7 | MyBeat Provides wireless internet connectivity | $878K | 88 mo ago | Seed | Fredrik Berlin CEO | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 8 | 46elks SMS marketing platform for businesses | $473K | 140 mo ago | Seed | Pejman Dashtinejad Co-Founder & Chief Elk | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Sonetel Business telephone services provider | $120K | 92 mo ago | Public | — | 2005 | +41% | — | 1 launch |
Top 12 Telecom Operators companies in Sweden
#1
Series A · Skovde, Vastra Gotaland County · founded 2004 · 14 employees$2.6Mraised▾
Provider of satellite broadband internet services
- Nov 2024Grant (prize money)$2.4M
- Mar 2023Series A—
- Nov 2019Grant (prize money)$55K
- Jun 2019Grant (prize money)$56K
#2
Acquired · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 1998 · 1900 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Provider of fiber-based broadband and data communication services. The company operates a fiber network to deliver connectivity solutions and data infrastructure. It provides high-capacity bandwidth and network services to support digital traffic requirements.
- Jan 2024Grant (prize money)$1.2M
#3
Acquired · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 2000$51.6Mraised▾
Provider of packet-optical networking solutions for telecommunications and enterprise customers. These solutions utilize optical fiber cables to transmit data as light pulses, enabling high-speed, reliable data transfer over long distances. The company offers optical transport platforms, switches, routers, and optical add-drop multiplexers, adaptable to various network sizes and needs. This technology supports applications such as high-speed internet, telecommunications, data storage, and financial technology, facilitating efficient data transmission across geographically dispersed locations. The solutions leverage technologies like Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) and Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) to maximize capacity and efficiency.
- Mar 2018Grant (prize money)$228K
- Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$223.2K
- Mar 2007Series E$12M
- Dec 2004Series D$15M
#4
Acquired · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 2017 · 23 employees$7.6Mraised▾
Telness is a virtual network operator that provides telecom services to business customers. It offers cellular voice & data, SMS, MMS, etc. It provides these services as an MVNO on Telia Network. It offers multiple subscription-based pricing plans. The company claims that it is a fully digitalized (online) service provider and doesn't require any paper or manual work from the customers.
- Sep 2021Seed$1.8M
- Nov 2017Seed$1.7M
#5
Series A · Stockholm, Stockholms Lan · founded 2012 · 12 employees$8Mraised▾
Developer of a mobile application intended to offer a community for Wi-Fi sharing. The company's mobile application offers an interface where users can share wireless internet hot-spot information, giving them access to WiFi hot-spots shared by the community, thereby helping users to use the internet even in remote places where the mobile network does not function properly.
#6
Acquired · Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County · founded 2015 · 7 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Fello (formerly known as Teligoo) is a telecom service provider which caters to consumers in Sweden. It offers cellular voice and data (2G, 3G, and 4G) as an MVNO on Telia Network. It also provides SMS, MMS, roaming, and multiple subscription plans, etc. Additionally, it has cost-effective plans for students, senior citizens, and children.
- Jan 2016Angel$300K
- Jan 2016Seed$940K
#7
Seed · Kopparberg, orebro County · founded 2014 · 4 employees$877.9Kraised▾
My Beat operates as a mobile operator that offers private individuals mobile subscriptions and mobile broadband. It offers Internet plans, voice calling, video streaming, bills payments, and other related services.
- Feb 2019Seed$877.9K
#8
Seed · Uppsala, Uppsala County · founded 2011 · 21 employees$473.3Kraised▾
46elks offers SMS marketing platform to businesses. Allows businesses to run and schedule SMS marketing campaigns, send transactional SMS, generate an incoming number to receive messages, and track delivery reports. Voice call capabilities include receiving, recording, and routing incoming calls, and set up IVR menus. Integrates with third party systems using APIs. Its pricing model includes Pay-as-you-Go basis, depending upon the country the message is sent to. Clients include ProReNata, Caspeco, and Maybe.
- Oct 2014Seed$359.3K
- Aug 2012Seed$114.1K
#9
Public · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 2005 · 31 employees$119.6Kraised▾
Sonetel provides global business telephone services to the small & medium enterprises. It enables voice and video calls globally at low prices by providing a local number for multiple countries. Calls on these numbers are forwarded to the staff anywhere worldwide at local call cost.
- Sep 2018Grant (prize money)$58K
- Apr 2018Grant (prize money)$61.6K
#10
Acquired · Solna, Stockholm County · founded 1853—raised▾
Telia Company (formerly known as TeliaSonera) is an integrated telecommunication services provider which caters to both residential and business customers in Sweden. It provides local & long distance fixed telephony, cellular mobile data/voice, broadband internet access (fixed-line, mobile), TV, installation, and support services. It provides these services through its own network. It has made multiple acquisitions including Tv-Net I Loddekopinge (2017), Inmics (2017), Humany (2017), Nebula Top (2017), SalaNet (2017), Phonero (2016), Tele2 (2016), NextGenTel (2006) as a part of its growth strategy. In 2023, the company recorded annual revenues of $8.86B and a net loss of $1.44B
#11
Public · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 1993 · 4438 employees—raised▾
Tele2 provides various telecom services across Europe including mobile voice/data, mobile broadband, B2B services (telephony, broadband, VPN), IoT (connectivity, APN/VPN, sim cards), and fixed broadband. It sold its fiber and cable business serving consumer market to Telenor for SEK 775M in 2013. In 2020, the company recorded annual revenues of $2.9 B and a net profit of $797.7 M
#12
Acquired · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 1983 · 1100 employees—raised▾
Com Hem group provides broadband, digital TV and telephony services in Sweden. It also provides broadband and telephony services for businesses. It's revenue grew by 5% in 2015. The group has three subsidiaries Com Hem AB, Phonera Enterprises AB and iTUX Communication AB.
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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Funding & growth over time
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How research on 5G / 6G Networks is moving in Sweden
A read on the academic research around 5G / 6G Networks — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 967 Sweden-affiliated papers.
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology276
- Chalmers University of Technology228
- Ericsson197
- Linköping University178
- Lund University94
- Beamforming48→112
- MIMO51→92
- Electronic engineering17→38
- Telecommunications3→23
- Algorithm6→23
- Telecommunications4→20
- Antenna array2→11
- Optics1→8
- Beamforming98→102
- Phased array4→8
- Beamforming53
- MIMO43
- Telecommunications link23
- Base station18
- Electronic engineering18
Where 5g 6g is researched across Sweden
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
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