Broadnet - About the company
Broadnet is an acquired company based in Fornebu (Norway), founded in 2000. It operates as a Fiber-based data communication service provider. The company has 1143 active competitors, including 24 funded and 31 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like NordVPN, Tailscale and Express Vpn.
Company Details
Broadnet is a fiber-based data communication service provider to businesses, and operators. Broadnet offers internet access via fiber, SHDSL and ADSL. Other services include ethernet, IP VPN, dedicated capacity with customer services. Has a separate unit for colocation services. The company is a combination of InFiber acquired in 2011 and Broadnet (formerly known as Ventelo) acquired in 2012.
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- broadnet.no
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Legal entities associated with Broadnet
Broadnet is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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GLOBALCONNECT AS CIN: 890164072 , Norway, Active | Jul 30, 2006 | - | 404 (As on Dec 31, 2021) |
Broadnet's acquisition details
Broadnet got acquired by EQT on Apr 11, 2018.
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Broadnet's funding and investors
Broadnet is a funded company.
Broadnet's founders and board of directors
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Broadnet has 29 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Broadnet's employee count trend over the years:
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Broadnet's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Broadnet include NordVPN, Tailscale and Express Vpn. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Broadnet, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | NordVPN 2012, New York City (United States), Series C | Provider of encryption based VPN for secure and anonymous internet activity | $100M | 76/100 | |
2nd | VPN solutions based on wireguard protocol | $275M | 72/100 | ||
3rd | Express Vpn 2009, Milton Keynes (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of SaaS based personal VPN | - | - | 71/100 |
4th | AI based platform for security of mobile devices | $9M | 66/100 | ||
5th | ProtonVPN 2016, Geneva (Switzerland), Unfunded | Encryption & Tor server based secure VPN solution for individual & professionals | - | - | 61/100 |
6th | Provider of VPN based private & secure browsing and video CDN | $34M | 61/100 | ||
7th |  Surfshark 2018, United Kingdom, Unfunded | VPN solution for online security | - | - | 61/100 |
8th | OpenVPN 2002, Pleasanton (United States), Seed | Secure networking solutions for businesses with zero trust VPN technology | - | - | 58/100 |
9th | Encryption based VPN service for secure and anonymous browsing | - | 57/100 | ||
10th | IPVanish 1999, Orlando (United States), Unfunded | Provider of VPN service and geo unblocking for secure and anonymous browsing | - | - | 56/100 |
110th | Fiber-based data communication service provider | - | - | 41/100 |
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Broadnet's Investments and acquisitions
Broadnet has not made any investments yet. Broadnet has made 5 acquisitions.Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:
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Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Apr 27, 2018 | Acquisition | 1998 | Oslo (Norway) | |
May 04, 2016 | Acquisition | 2008 | Lysaker (Norway) | |
Apr 2016 | Acquisition | 1993 | Fornebu (Norway) |
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News related to Broadnet
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Broadnet plans move to new HQ following GlobalConnect merger, makes management changesTelecompaper•Nov 08, 2018•Broadnet
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EQT merges Norway's Broadnet with Denmark's GlobalConnectTelecompaper•Sep 14, 2018•GlobalConnect, Broadnet, EQT Ventures
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Broadnet signs framework deal to offer Huawei SD-WAN to enterprise customersTelecompaper•Jun 25, 2018•Huawei, Broadnet
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NextGenTel says competition authorities clear sale of Kvantel to BroadnetTelecompaper•Jun 08, 2018•NextGenTel, Broadnet, Kvantel
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NextGenTel agrees to sell Kvantel to Broadnet for NOK 250 mlnTelecompaper•Apr 27, 2018•NextGenTel, Kvantel, Broadnet
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EQT Completes Purchase of Majority Stake in Spirit Communications; Will Combine Assets with Lumos NetworksCitybizlist•Apr 10, 2018•EQT Ventures, Lumos Networks, Spirit Communication, Broadnet and 1 other
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