TeliaSonera (News - Alert) International Carrier announced that it has set up its first point of presence in Sofia. With this step, TeliaSonera expands its international backbone into Eastern Europe. Customers will benefit from the IP services greatly besides benefiting from the connectivity provided locally to Europe’s fast growing IP-backbone.

 

“The expansion into Balkan area and Eurasia is an important strategic step in our ambition to become one of the three largest global IP carriers,” said Malin Frenning, senior vice president of TeliaSonera and head of TeliaSonera International Carrier.

 

“Our Sofia POP is a tangible sign of our belief in the Eastern European market. Developing Eastern Europe presence and delivering high quality IP services locally and globally is the future for TeliaSonera International Carrier,” added Frenning.

 

Bulgaria exhibits fast growth among the European countries in terms of economic growth and as a result, its need for IP solutions is also increasing with heavy usage of the Internet.

 

TeliaSonera International Carrier offers wholesale international IP, Capacity and Voice services to destinations in Europe and across the Atlantic. TeliaSonera’s wholly owned European and trans-Atlantic network will be used for providing the services in Bulgaria.

 

Teliasonera has several points of presence in the U.S. besides owning a large network in Europe and being a carrier of IP and voice traffic there. TeliaSonera specializes in the provision of telecommunication services in the Nordic and Baltic countries in Spain, as well as new markets in Eurasia, including Russia and Turkey.

 

TeliaSonera provides cross-border voice, IP and capacity services on a fully owned international carrier network. Besides providing telecommunication services, the company also offers packaging and carrying content like sound, images, data, information, transactions and entertainment. TeliaSonera’s services enable people and enterprises to communicate easily in an efficient and environmentally friendly way.

 

The company is now focusing on developing solutions for business customers for integrating fixed and mobile communications, voice and data and telecom-related IT services.