TeliaSonera takes over Swedish Post Office's electronic ID

TeliaSonera and the Swedish Post Office (Posten) have signed a deal according to which TeliaSonera will take over Posten’s CA business – the Posten unit that issues certificates for electronic identity. TeliaSonera will become the main issuer of electronic identities in Sweden.

“In strategic terms, this is a particularly important agreement for TeliaSonera because we believe that the need for electronic identification will increase as authorities eventually become open on a 24-hour basis,” says Anders Gylder, head of TeliaSonera Sweden’s Large Corporate Customers segment.

“By taking over this business, we are taking yet another step towards standardising security solutions. This is especially important for customers who are about to make substantial investments in the e-security area, who have also been waiting to see how industry solutions would develop,” adds Anders Gylder.