Press Releases

Hubert Schanne appointed CEO of PacketFront

Hubert Schanne takes over as the new CEO of PacketFront, a leading supplier of tailor-made FTTH solutions, succeeding Niclas Sonesson who takes up his former post as CTO of the company.

PacketFront and Solition Systems K.K. deploy Broadband Business Engine in Japan to improve service and subscriber management

The City of Miyoshi is the first customer in Japan to deploy PacketFront’s Broadband Business Engine, a tool to improve service and subscriber management. Working with its partner, Soliton,Systems K.K., Packetfront has adapted the product to support the Japanese language. The City of Miyoshi has connected 7500 households with fiber and has the potential to grow to 16,000 households during the next few years.

New solution from PacketFront opens market for fibre network-based business services

Mälarenergi in Västerås, Sweden is the first to use a new BECS release that include support to deliver advanced services to the business market. Västerås City’s six thousand workplaces will be connected.

PacketFront and NetNordic deliver open fibre network to two of Norway’s largest municipalities

The Norwegian company Asker og Baerum Fibernett will build an open metro network for two of Norway’s largest municipalities, with technology from PacketFront and consulting support from PacketFront’s Norwegian partner NetNordic. Up to 50,000 households will be connected within 4-5 years.

PacketFront wins prestigious FTTH contract in Dubai

PacketFront’s solution behind the extension of FTTH to a further 20,000 households in a new exclusive residential area of Dubai

PacketFront Launches modular CPE revolutionizing the FTTH network deployments

DRG Ease with its modular concept offers a new and investment-efficient way of deploying FTTH networks combined with modern design and ease-of-use

PacketFront announces Broadband business Engine

Broadband Business Engine, or BBE in short, is a modular application suite that offers a number of business applications independently under a common user interface framework, enabling easy add-on of future applications.

PacketFront’s technology behind fibre to homes in Sävsjö, Sweden

The municipality of Sävsjö is investing in building an open fibre-based network to homes and businesses, based on solutions from PacketFront.

PacketFront closes €26 million financing to address the carrier market

PacketFront, a leading supplier of purpose built FTTH solutions, has closed a €26 million financing round to address new market opportunities in the broadband sector. The financing round was completed by the existing stakeholders European Equity Partners, Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd and TLcom Capital LLP.

PacketFront's and NetNordic's expansion in Norway continues with a contract with Tafjord

With more than 20,000 customers, Tafjord Mimer is one of Norway's largest regional broadband companies. The company is now forging its way into the rapidly growing FTTH market in order to be able to offer IPTV and more capacity. Tafjord is now commencing a major fiber installation project in the Ålesund region.

Niclas Sonesson appointed as new CEO of PacketFront

Niclas Sonesson, one of the founders of PacketFront, is taking over the role as CEO from Martin Thunman who becomes Vice Chairman of the Board of the company.

New milestone for PacketFront – 400,000 ports shipped for FTTH

The commitment to openness and cost-efficient operations of large fiber networks is behind the Swedish company's global success

PacketFront announces modular CPE revolutionizing the business case of FTTH network deployments

DRG Ease with its modular concept offers a new and cost-efficient way of deploying FTTH networks combined with modern design and ease-of-use

PacketFront launches Real Time Monitoring of TV streams in the FTTH access platform, ASR 5000

PacketFront is first in the industry to launch in-band TV quality monitoring in a FTTH access network

PacketFront wins FTTH deal covering 50,000 households in the Netherlands

Örebro and Kumla City Networks move 13 500 households to PacketFront’s technical platform in record time

PacketFront's and NetNordic's expansion in Norway continues with new deal in Aust-Agder county