As a former incumbent state-owned telecom, it was split from Iceland Post (Íslandspóstur) in 1998 and later privatised in 2005. In 2007 its infrastructure arm was split off as Míla, sold off in 2022. Síminn is listed on the Icelandic stock exchange. Síminn operates a 5G/4G mobile network reaching over 99% of Iceland's population. In 2018, Síminn was the largest wireless carrier in Iceland with a market share of 34.5%. Síminn is the privatised sector of Iceland's previously state owned incumbent postal and telecom operator, Póstur og Sími (, lit. 'Post and Telephone'). The Iceland State Telephone Service was founded the same year as telephone technology arrived in Iceland, in 1906. In 1935, the telephone and postal services were consolidated. In 1998, they were again separated, and the company Landssíminn, was split from Íslandspóstur (Iceland Post). More information...
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