Telenor has agreed to divest Open Universe and the company's fibre to the home
(FTTH) accesses in the single dwelling unit (SDU) segment to Global Connect for
a total consideration of NOK 3 billion. The sale includes around 200,000 ports
in the open fibre neworks model and approximately 14,000 single dwelling unit
fibre to the home accesses. The transaction is a part of the company's
simplification strategy and Telenor Sweden will focus on developing its offers
to the retail customers within mobile, broadband and tv. Telenor will keep the
customer relationship through its Internet Service Provider operation.
Open Universe is a communication operator which delivers services on third party
infrastructure. In 2020, EBITDA from Open Universe and the SDU FTTH accesses was
approximately SEK 240 million.
The transaction is expected to create a pre-tax gain on disposal of NOK 1.7
billion. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to be
finalised early 2022.
Investor relation:
Øystein Myrvold, +47 99230460
Håkon Hatlevik, +47 90146070