Fiber-optic network services provider Telia Carrier, which began a spin out of Telia when it was sold to a group of Swedish pension funds (see "Telia to sell Telia Carrier business to Polheim Infra") that it completed last June, is taking a further step away from its former parent by changing its name to Arelion (pronounced Ah-ray-li-yon). The company will continue to operate its AS1299 worldwide internet backbone and complementary infrastructure, which together includes more than 70,000 km of fiber and 1,700 MPLS endpoints in 125 countries.
Arelion says the new name echoes the English adjective “reliable” as well as the names of stars and constellations such as Aldebaran, Sirius, and Orion. Thus, “Arelion is a guiding light in connectivity,” the company asserts, as it delivers Global Internet Transit, Wavelengths, Ethernet, Mobile Data, and Wholesale Voice Termination service to its large enterprise and service provider customers.
“We live in the age of connectivity where people and businesses interact in real-time, all the time – wherever they are. As we move forward as Arelion, one thing that won't change is the core of our business: the people, our customers and partners that bring us together," said Staffan Göjeryd, CEO of Arelion. "Arelion will continue to support the mission that has resulted in 30-plus years of success and will continue to execute on our mission to connect the world to a brighter future and deliver the highest quality of services to our customers. That's all possible thanks to our investors at Polhem Infra, who share the same focus and vision for us."
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