The Wi-Fi over IP company
Anyfi Networks AB is a privately held company located in the south of Sweden. In mid 2006 we posed ourselves the question: why invest billions of dollars in beefing up cellular networks for mobile data when there are Wi-Fi networks with plenty of spare capacity everywhere? In 2009 we launched a novel broadband operator concept, Myfi.net, with the ambition to use the spare capacity of a fixed-line broadband network to build a mobile Wi-Fi network in an area of central Malmö. It was during this project that we first realized that Wi-Fi could be combined with IP, Internet Protocol, to create a mobile broadband technology with unprecedented device support and ease of use. This discovery led to the development of our patent pending Wi-Fi over IP technology.
The company is owned by its founders and advisors and part-financed by ALMI Skåne.
Management team
Björn Smedman, Co-founder and CEO, holds an M.Sc. in Applied Physics from Lund Institute of Technology and has several years experience from ICT software development and entrepreneurship. Former employers and customers include Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications and Ericsson AB.
Björn can also pull a decent Tantrum, on a kiteboard.
Johan Almbladh, Co-founder and CTO, holds an M.Sc. in Applied Physics from Lund Institute of Technology and has several years experience from software and algorithm development. Former employers and customers include Obigo and Axis Communications.
Johan has a racer bicycle in his bathroom and knows how to play the saxophone.
Tord Wingren, Executive Chairman, brings over 25 years experience in the mobile and wireless industries. Tord previously lead Ericsson Mobile Platforms, as the company's first CEO, to become the worlds leading mobile phone platform provider. While at Ericsson Tord oversaw the development of the radio technology that later became Bluetooth, and has since served in executive roles at Samsung Electronics and Nanoradio.
Senior advisors
Lars Wahlström has over 25 years experience in leading roles at companies such as KLM Airlines, DHL and EF Education. The last three years he has served as the CEO of the publicly traded company Proffice with more than 110 offices and 12.000 employees. Lars also holds a seat on the board of several companies.
Bengt-Arne Molin holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Lund Institute of Technology and has a strong background in ICT research with more than 30 papers published in international journals and conferences. Bengt-Arne has held a number of executive management positions in R&D intensive organizations such as Axis Communications and Teleca AB. Since 2007 he is General Manager at Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications.
Fredrik Winbladh is a former marine officer with a background in management and sales in the telecom industry. He is one of the founders of the regional Internet service provider Perspektiv Bredband, where he also served as CEO from 2003 to 2009.
Jonas Lindström has serveral years experience in executive positions at companies in high growth and turnaround situations. He brings to the table a strong background in management, sales and communication as well as experience from international M&A.
Hampus Jakobsson is a co-founder of The Astonishing Tribe (TAT), a Mobile UI company acquired by Research In Motion (RIM) in 2010. Hampus is responsible for strategic alliances at RIM as well as an active startup mentor and angel investor.
Contact us
Please feel free to contact us at the address below.
Email:
info@anyfinetworks.com
Address:
Anyfi Networks AB
Anckargripsgatan 3
211 19 Malmö
Sweden
Latest News
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Deloitte names Anyfi Networks one of Swedens Rising Stars
... Rising Star is an award given to technology companies with the potential to become tomorrows Fast 50. -
MobileBeat: Anyfi pitches an answer to mobile network capacity woes
... Anyfi Networks is in the process of patenting technology that turns broadband network operators’ spare capacity into mobile broadband. Considering how limited mobile network capacity has become, this could be a major development. -
Anyfi Networks Introduces New Revenue Model For ISPs With Easy Wi-Fi Over IP Roaming
... The solution allows Internet service providers (ISP) offer consumers the same automatic Wi-Fi user experience both at home and on the go ... -
Anyfi Networks launches Wi-Fi over IP software
... Fernando Elizalde, a principal analyst at Gartner, suggested that technology of this nature will become increasingly important to help operators ease mobile data network pressure as the number of 3G-enabled devices grows ... -
New roaming technology turns Wi-Fi into 4G
... a broadband connection with a Wi-Fi router at the end can be thought of as a building block of sorts and Anyfi.net is the mortar. By combining them, existing infrastructure can be transformed into a radio access network, license-exempt and Wi-Fi compatible ...