Hässleholms Fibernät AB

What Hässleholms Fibernät AB does

Hässleholms Fibernät AB is a wholly-owned municipal company of Hässleholms kommun in Skåne, Sweden, that operates as a passive fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) infrastructure owner within the geographic boundaries of Hässleholm municipality. The company has laid approximately 200 kilometers of underground fiber cable and deployed thousands of cabinets and manholes connecting over 10,000 households and businesses, spanning from Emmaljunga in the north to Häglinge in the south. Its core technology is passive fiber optic infrastructure using glass-core cables capable of multi-Gbit/s symmetrical speeds, operated as an open network (öppet nät) where end customers select internet, TV, and telephony services from competing service providers via the Zmarket platform hosted by communications operator Zitius (Telia).

The company serves three primary customer segments: single-family residential (villa), multi-family housing including BRFs and samfälligheter, and business customers, each addressed through dedicated product lines — Fiberanslutning Villa, Fiberanslutning Flerfamiljshus, and Fiberanslutning Företag. Its go-to-market combines direct-to-consumer ordering via the company website (with BankID verification), phone and email contact, door-to-door outreach by fiber experts, and seasonal campaigns (Easter and midsummer) with discounted connection pricing in areas where infrastructure is already in place. Business and housing-association customers submit quote requests through a dedicated portal.

Hässleholms Fibernät's revenue model is predominantly one-time fiber connection fees — 9,000 SEK during campaigns with a 24-month service contract, 19,000 SEK during campaigns without contract, and 24,000 SEK standard price — with optional consumer financing offered through Svea Finans in 12-, 24-, 36-, and 72-month tenors. Installation work is executed by contracted partners including Network Solutions and Transtema, while fault reporting is handled via Transtema. The greenfield network build is reported as complete; current focus is densification and reinforcement of existing routes to connect additional premises, with a discrete expansion project in Emmaljunga Öst underway as of 2025-09-08. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, reflecting the entity's status as a municipal utility under Hässleholms kommun oversight.

Name

Hässleholms Fibernät AB

Legal name

Hässleholms Fibernät AB

Website

https://hfnab.se

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hässleholms Fibernät AB is a wholly-owned municipal fiber-to-the-premises network operator serving Hässleholm municipality in Sweden, providing open-access fiber connectivity to residential, multi-family, and business customers via the Zmarket multi-provider platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fiber Optic Telecommunications Infrastructure

NAICS

Wired Telecommunications Carriers (517111), Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite) (5171)

SIC

Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) (4813)

akta.pro primary industry

Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Operators (HDAIACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Neutral-Host Fiber & Shared Access Network Operators (HDAIACAJ), Multi-Dwelling Unit (MDU) / In-Building Fiber Operators (HDAIACAH), Rural Broadband & Cooperative Fiber Operators (HDAIACAG), Fiber-to-the-Premises/Building (FTTP/FTTB) Operators (HDAIACAC)

Keywords

• Fiber optic network
• Municipal broadband infrastructure
• Open access network
• Fiber to premises
• Business fiber connectivity

Headquarters

HQ city

Hässleholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fiber Connection Fees: One-time connection fees for fiber installation, including excavation from property boundary, customer node installation, and rough restoration. Prices vary by campaign period.
2. Financing Services: Partnership with Svea Finans allows customers to pay in installments over 12, 24, 36, or 72 months. The company facilitates this financing but the revenue is primarily from connection fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hässleholms Fibernät AB owns, builds, and operates a passive fiber optic network across Hässleholm municipality in Sweden, providing fiber-to-the-premises connections to single-family homes, multi-family buildings/housing cooperatives (BRF), and businesses. The company operates an open network where customers choose internet, TV, and telephony services from third-party providers via the Zmarket service portal. Revenue comes from one-time connection fees (excavation, customer node installation, restoration) with optional installment financing.

Product overview

Hässleholms Fibernät AB operates as a municipal fiber network infrastructure company offering fiber-to-the-premises connectivity across three customer segments: residential single-family homes (villor), multi-family buildings (flerfamiljshus/BRF), and businesses (företag). The core offering is passive fiber infrastructure with open-access principles, where customers select services from third-party ISPs through the Zmarket service portal. Additional services include financing options through Svea Finans for connection cost installments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fiberanslutning Villa Fiber internet connection for single-family homes offering high-speed symmetrical connectivity, stable performance for streaming, gaming, remote work, and multiple connected devices simultaneously.

Quantifiable outcome

• Connection speeds up to several Gbit/s with symmetrical upload and download
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Network SolutionsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 8 September 2025Contractor partnership for fiber infrastructure expansion projects. Network Solutions handles excavation and installation work for fiber expansion in specific areas such as the Emmaljunga Öst project, with all installations expected to be completed before year-end.
• Zitius (Telia)coreTechnology or IntegrationZitius serves as the communication operator (kommunikationsoperatör) for Hässleholms Fibernät's network. They operate and monitor the network technically, ensure data traffic flows correctly, enable different service providers to connect, and manage the Zmarket platform where customers choose their service providers.
• TranstemaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContractor handling cable break or excavation damage reports. Fault reports can be submitted via email to [email protected] or by phone at 0451-26 77 76.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tele2 Sverige: Major Swedish mobile and fixed broadband operator with growing FTTH footprint that operates as both service provider on open networks and as an infrastructure operator. Comparable as a national player that competes with HFNB's tenants for end-customer broadband revenue.
• Telia (Sweden): Sweden's incumbent telecom operator with extensive fiber and open-network operations, and parent of Zitius, HFNB's core technical operator partner. Comparable both as a service provider tenant on HFNB's network and as a competing infrastructure owner serving the Swedish residential and business segments.
• GlobalConnect: Large Nordic fiber and data center operator providing wholesale and retail connectivity including FTTH across Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Germany. Comparable as a much larger incumbent offering overlapping dark fiber and open-network services to Swedish municipalities and businesses.

Direct peers

• Open Infra: Swedish open-access fiber network operator that builds, owns and operates passive fiber infrastructure with a multi-tenant service provider model. Closely matches HFNB's neutral-host open network structure, including similar collaboration patterns with property owners and housing associations.
• IP-Only: One of Sweden's largest independent fiber infrastructure operators, building and operating open fiber networks with multi-ISP service models across municipalities. Comparable as a wholesale-style FTTH/FTTP open-network operator serving residential and business customers in Swedish regions.
• Borås Stadsnät: Municipal fiber network operator in Borås, Sweden, providing passive fiber infrastructure to households and businesses with a similar multi-ISP service model. Directly comparable as a small/medium Swedish municipal stadsnät focused on FTTH/FTTP.
• Norrköping Stadsnät: Municipal open fiber network in Norrköping offering residential and business fiber connectivity under a similar multi-service-provider model. Comparable due to shared municipal ownership structure, Skåne-region-adjacent operating patterns, and equivalent customer segmentation.
• Stadsnätsbolaget: Swedish open-access municipal fiber network operator that owns and operates passive fiber infrastructure across multiple Swedish municipalities, enabling end users to select from multiple service providers. Highly comparable operating model, customer segments, and regulated municipal ownership structure to Hässleholms Fibernät.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hassleholmsfiber
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/h%C3%A4ssleholms-fibern%C3%A4t-ab

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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