What Waystream does

Waystream AB is a Swedish designer and vendor of access switches, routers, and streaming telemetry solutions purpose-built for FTTx fiber optic networks (FTTH, FTTB, point-to-point, PON). Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Kista, Stockholm, with manufacturing in Lund via partner NOTE AB and sales offices in Hamburg and Shanghai, the company targets city networks (municipal fiber and utilities), network operators/carriers (including Telia Company, Telenor Group, and DNA Finland), and property owners across the Nordics and Central Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The product portfolio — MS7000, MS8000, ASR8000, 7100/7300, MS7300, and the 7500 series launched in 2024 — covers 1Gbit/s to 10Gbit/s fiber access and aggregation, complemented by low-power optical modules consuming up to 70% less power than comparable modules and a streaming telemetry module that exports ~1,300 data points per switch. Every access switch is climate compensated (ClimatePartner, Cradle-to-Gate plus End-of-Life methodology), carries WEEE marking, and the company has committed under the Science Based Targets initiative (2025) to a 42% emissions cut by 2030 and net zero by 2050; the 2026 acquisition of Tellus Fiber extends the offering into optical components.

Waystream makes money primarily through hardware sales of its access switches and routers to enterprise and operator buyers, supplemented by recurring technical-support and SLA services (TAC, 24/7), customized training programs, and FTTH/operations consulting. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales ([email protected]) with a multi-country channel-reseller network — Telia Cygate, Netnordic, Optisis, BMA Networks, Cancom, Ålrajt, 84 Grams, Klar Kabelschutz, Trigon, and Conscia — covering fragmented city network buyers. Pricing is quote-based through direct sales and partner channels with no publicly disclosed tiers. Listed on NASDAQ First North under ticker WAYS since November 12, 2015, the company is led by CEO Fredrik Lundberg (joined 2021, ex-Telia), CFO & Deputy CEO Susanne Torrbacka, CTO Johan Sandell, CCO Magnus Weberg (2024, ex-HPE/Huawei/NVIDIA), and CMO Anna Idbrant, with Chairman Johanna Berlinde (2024). Corporate development activity has picked up materially — Tellus Fiber acquisition (2026), Great Place to Work certifications (2023, 2024) and Women Ahead Diversity Employer Gold (2023) underscore an active push to scale commercial reach beyond the Nordic core market.

Name

Waystream

Legal name

Waystream AB

Website

https://waystream.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Waystream AB is a Swedish vendor of access switches, routers, and streaming telemetry for FTTx fiber networks, serving Nordic and Central European city networks, telecom operators, and property owners with climate-compensated, Sweden-manufactured equipment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fiber Optic Network Equipment

SIC

Computer Communications Equipment (3576)

akta.pro primary industry

Small Business/SoHo Routers & Gateways (HDAFAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Service Provider Core Routing (P/Backbone/MPLS) (HDAFABAD)

Keywords

• Fiber access switches
• FTTx network equipment
• Optical network modules
• Network telemetry hardware
• Broadband access infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Kista

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of switches, routers, and related accessories for fiber optic networks. Products include MS7000, MS8000, ASR8000, 7100/7300 series, and 7500 series switches designed for FTTH/FTTB deployments.
2. Technical Support Services: Technical support provided through Technical Assistance Center (TAC) with 24/7 availability, including SLA-based support services, software updates/upgrades, and hardware replacement for defective products under warranty.
3. Training Services: Specialized training programs for customer technical staff covering Waystream product features and functions, customized to customer's network deployment and operational requirements.
4. Professional Consulting Services: Consulting services covering FTTH business case and operations, marketing and customer acquisition for networks, network architecture and design, network and service deployment strategies, and network operations and deployment.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Waystream develops, manufactures, and sells access switches and routers purpose-built for FTTH, FTTB, and FTTx networks serving city networks, operators/carriers, and property owners. Its portfolio spans Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches plus matching optical accessories, and is supported by 24/7 technical support, training, and FTTH business-case consulting services.

Product overview

Waystream develops and sells a portfolio of network equipment for fiber optic networks, primarily serving city networks and operators in the Nordics and Central Europe. The product portfolio centers on access switches — the MS7000, MS8000, ASR8000, 7100/7300, 7500, and MS7300 series — designed for FTTH, FTTB, Point-to-Point (P2P), and PON network topologies. The MS7000 series provides 1Gbit/s FTTH access with SFP downlinks and 10Gbit/s uplinks; the MS8000 series extends this to 10Gbit/s fiber access; the ASR8000 serves as a Layer 3 aggregation switch; the 7100/7300 and 7500 series address FTTB building deployments; and the MS7300 series enables 2.5Gbit/s copper and 10Gbit/s fiber FTTB services. Complementing the switches are Optical Accessories (low-power optical modules consuming up to 70% less power) and a Network Telemetry module that streams ~1300 data points per switch to external databases for diagnostics and monitoring. Through the 2026 acquisition of Tellus Fiber, Waystream also offers optical components via an online store. All switches are climate compensated and mostly manufactured in Sweden.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MS7000 Series Layer 2 FTTH access switch with 24 or 48 SFP-based downlink ports and four 10Gbit/s SFP+ uplinks, designed for access-network fiber deployments. Targets city networks, operators, ISPs, and FTTB property owners.
• MS8000 Series Layer 2 FTTH switch with 28 or 52 SFP+ downlink ports supporting 1Gbit/s or 10Gbit/s per port and high downlink density for large FTTH rollouts.
• ASR8000 Layer 3 access switch with 28 or 52 SFP+ ports operating at 10Gbit/s, providing Layer 3 routing capability within Waystream's FTTH access portfolio.
• 7100 and 7300 Series Layer 2 and Layer 3 FTTB switches with 24 or 48 ports delivering fiber access for in-building tenant connectivity in multi-dwelling units.
• 7500 Series New FTTB / FTTH access switch purpose-built for next-generation fiber deployments, complementing Waystream's 7100/7300 FTTB and MS-series FTTH switches.
• MS7300 Series FTTB access switch supporting multi-gigabit speeds of 2.5Gbit/s and higher over twisted-pair copper cabling, used by operators such as DNA for multi-dwelling residential broadband.
• Optical Accessories Low-power optical modules consuming up to 70% less power than comparable optical modules, plus general optical accessories (SFP/SFP+ transceivers) used in Waystream switch deployments.
• Tellus Fiber product line Fiber-related products, accessories, and services acquired from Tellus Fiber, extended through the new online store and supplied alongside Waystream's existing FTTx access portfolio.
• Technical Support Services 24/7 access to a Technical Assistance Center (TAC) for remote support, incident management, software upgrades, and troubleshooting; available via SLA-driven service contracts to all Waystream product customers and partners.
• Training Services Specialized training programs for service-provider customers and partners covering deployment, configuration, and operation of Waystream FTTx access equipment.
• Professional Consulting Services Consulting expertise for designing FTTH business cases, including ROI analysis, topology decisions, vendor selection, and rollout planning for operators, ISPs, and property owners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 60% less power consumption for access switches after upgrade (GavleNet case study)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NOTE ABcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNOTE AB is the manufacturing partner for Waystream products. Production takes place in Lund, Sweden, providing flexibility and sustainability in the supply chain. This partnership enables Made in Sweden manufacturing for Waystream's switches.
• RISE (Swedish Research Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership started in 2020 with Waystream customer Lunet to research how AI/machine learning can be used to analyze operational data from fiber access networks using streaming telemetry.
• Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-InstitutminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman research partner collaborating with Waystream in the AI-NET pan-European flagship project for AI/machine learning analysis of network operational data.
• Celtic-NextminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCeltic-Next is a European research initiative supporting the AI-NET project. Waystream's AI research was part of this pan-European flagship project involving 98 organizations from seven countries.
• ClimatePartnercoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party partner for climate compensation certification. ClimatePartner calculates carbon footprints and provides climate contribution labels for Waystream products, enabling third-party verified sustainability claims.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Cisco: Cisco is a broad incumbent networking vendor with carrier-grade switching/routing products and selected FTTx access offerings; it competes with Waystream's ASR8000 aggregation switch and ecosystem-level telco accounts.
• Huawei: Huawei is one of the world's largest telecom-equipment vendors, with a comprehensive FTTx access portfolio (SmartAX OLTs, ONTs) competing for global service-provider spend that adjacent/regional incumbent positions like Waystream's must defend against.
• Nokia: Nokia is the dominant European incumbent in fiber access and FTTH OLT/ONT platforms (Alcatel-Lucent heritage), selling across the same Tier-1 carrier customers Waystream serves but with a much broader portfolio.
• ZTE: ZTE is a major global telecom-equipment vendor offering FTTx OLTs, ONTs and aggregation switches; its breadth of portfolio makes it a recurring incumbent competitor for international and large-tender opportunities.

Direct peers

• Calix: Calix is a US-listed pure-play broadband access equipment vendor (ONTs, ONTs, Wi-Fi, telemetry/SubscriberBOSS-style analytics) serving service providers; it is the closest North American analog to Waystream's FTTx access-switch and streaming-telemetry model.
• DZS: DZS provides broadband networking equipment — including fiber access, mobile edge, and subscriber solutions — to service providers; its access-switch portfolio overlaps directly with Waystream's MS7000/8000 and ASR8000 series.
• ADTRAN: ADTRAN manufactures fiber access and broadband customer-premises equipment (OLTs, ONTs, residential gateways) for tier-2/tier-3 operators worldwide, directly competing with Waystream for similar FTTH/FTTB switching and access deployments.

Emerging players

• Tibit Communications: Tibit is a smaller, faster-moving vendor of PON/10G fiber-access micro-OLT/ONT equipment targeting operators and edge data-center aggregation — an emerging player that overlaps with Waystream's FTTH/FTTB access-switch niche but with a more cloud-native, software-led approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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