Tele2 AB

History

2014: TeliaSonera buys the Norwegian business of Tele2

The telecommunication holding TeliaSonera buys business of Tele2 in Norway. The cost of the transaction - in 5.1 billion Swedish kronur (about 744 million dollars). Integration of business will allow to increase a share of the mobile TeliaSonera market in Norway from 23% to 40%. Also the operator expects growth of a subscriber base from 1.6 million to 2.7 million users, the report says.

Besides, consolidation of an asset will allow to accelerate process deployment of 4G networks. According to plans of the company, by 2016 98% of the population will have access to networks of fourth generation. "The synergy from the transaction is estimated at least at 800 million Swedish kronur ($116.7 million) annually, since 2016", - note in the company.

As expect the party, the Norwegian antimonopoly regulator will approve the transaction no later than the first quarter 2015.

The TeliaSonera telecommunication company was formed in 2002 as a result of accession of the Finnish Sonera to the Swedish Telia. Jointly with the subsidiary companies TeliaSonera services more than 185.8 million clients. The Swedish-Finnish company owns 25.17% of stocks of the Russian MegaFon.

The Norwegian business of Tele2 is created in 1995. At the end of 2013 revenue of the company made 4.1 billion Swedish kronur. The operator is serviced by about 1.2 million clients.

2013

Business in Russia is sold to VTB

The Russian division of the Swedish company Tele2 was some time the fourth in size of a subscriber base mobile operator in Russia. Spent more than $2 billion for construction of the Russian network Tele2. The company is sold to VTB in 2013.

Telenor purchases the fiber optic cable network belonging to Tele2

The Telenor Sweden company (Telenor) announced in October, 2013 acquisition of the fiber optic cable network belonging to Tele2 Sweden AB (Tele2). Transaction amount is 775 million Swedish kronur. At the end of 2012 the purchased fiber optic business generated to the owner 530 million Swedish kronur of revenue.

The transaction includes the client portfolio integrating about 370 thousand households connected to the Internet by means of a fiber optic cable. From them:

• 125 thousand households are regular users of a broadband network;
• 75 thousand households use services of digital television broadcasting;
• 220 thousand households are connected to cable television networks.

All 68 employees servicing the fiber optic cable network Tele2 Sweden, according to terms of the contract, will be transferred on a full-time basis Telenor Sweden companies.

2011: 30 million subscribers in 11 countries of Europe

For March, 2011 services 30 million subscribers in 11 countries of Europe. Capitalization – 63.1 billion Swedish kronur of $9.98 billion).

2010: More than a half of subscribers in Russia, revenue of $6.4 billion

Revenue for 2010 – 40.2 billion Swedish kronur ($6.4 billion). Net profit – 6.9 billion Swedish kronur ($1.07 billion).

The Russian division of Tele2 in 2010 made the greatest contribution to an indicator of EBITDA of group – 3.6 billion from 10.28 billion kroner (35%). More than a half of subscribers of global Tele2 is in Russia.

2008: Revenue of $5.1 billion, 24 million subscribers in 11 countries of Europe

Revenue of all holding Tele2 in 2008 made 39.5 billion Swedish kronur (161.59 billion rubles at the average Central Bank rate of Russia), $5.1 billion. Net profit – $222 million.

The subscriber base of Tele2 makes more than 24 million people in 11 countries of Europe.