In the North Atlantic Ocean, the self-governing Faroe Islands is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. The archipelago covers an area of 1,400 square kilometres of land, 300,000 square kilometres of sea and has a population of 54,000. Its 18 islands are mostly connected by bridges, subsea tunnels and ferries.
Since deploying 5G across the Faroe Islands starting 2022, the service provider’s radio access network (RAN) has been built out in the quest for 100% geographic coverage in terms of total landmass in addition to sea coverage reaching 120 km out in all directions.
Jan Ziskasen, CEO of Faroese Telecom Group, says, “Our ambition is to have giga speed everywhere on the islands in cities as well as in small villages, on roads, in tunnels, on mountaintops and even out to sea. Digital inclusion is a main pillar in our sustainability agenda thus reaching every centimetre and every person located on our 18 islands is paramount. This will bring services to our consumers and businesses where world-class 5G gives key infrastructure for developing products and services paving the way for the future.”
Since 2021, Ericsson is the sole provider of 5G RAN and 5G Core, including full modernisation of the existing 4G network.
Niclas Backlund, country manager of Ericsson Denmark, says, “Faroese Telecom is showing the world how 5G can be deployed on a wide scale during a limited period of time. Rocky volcanic islands and rapidly changing weather is not stopping either them or us from bringing the latest 5G technology to the North Atlantic Sea. I am truly looking forward to continuing to partner with Faroese Telecom with the ambition of building a world class 5G network, with more industry firsts.”
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