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Sýn hf.
FormerlyÍslandssími (1998-2003)
OG Fjarskipti (2003-2011)
Fjarskipti (2011-2018)
Company typePublic
Nasdaq Iceland: SYN
IndustryMass media
Founded1998; 27 years ago (1998)
HeadquartersReykjavík, Iceland
ProductsTelephone, Internet, Television, Radio, News media
Websitesyn.is

Sýn (Icelandic pronunciation: [siːn], lit. 'Vision') is a telecommunications and mass media company in Iceland.[1] The company operates a telecommunications division, the online newspaper Vísir.is and several TV and radio stations, including Bylgjan and FM 957.[2][3][4] It also rebroadcasts foreign television channels over its digital TV system. In 2022, it was the largest mass media company in Iceland.[5]

History

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The company was founded in 1998 as Íslandssími ([ˈistlan(t)sˌsiːmɪ], lit. 'Iceland Telephone'), becoming the first competitor to the government owned Landssíminn on the phone market.[6][7] In 2002, it merged with competitor Halló-Frjáls fjarskipti under the Íslandssími name.[8] Shortly later it bought competitor Tal[9] and rebranded as OG fjarskipti[10] which was shortened to Fjarskipti in 2011. In 2017, it bought most of 365 Miðlar assets[11][12] leading to it rebranding as Sýn a year later.[13][14]

In June 2025, the company merged the Stöð 2 and Vodafone brands into the Sýn brand.[15]

Telecommunications

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Sýn used the Vodafone Iceland brand for its telecommunications division but ceased using it in June 2025.[15] Although it used the Vodafone brand and trademark, Vodafone Group owned no interest in the company, but rather franchised the brand and associated advertising styles.

Vodafone Iceland previously ran Digital Iceland, the MMDS broadcasting system for the 365 corporation, from the 22 November 2006, until it was closed in 2017.[16]

In 2014, the Icelandic public broadcaster RÚV, signed an agreement with Vodafone Iceland to run a shared system of DVB-T/T2 multiplexes to serve all of Iceland, facilitating the digital switchover.[17] Vodafone Iceland operates the DVB digital transmission system by contract until 2028 and all RÚV channels are free-to-air, while customers can subscribe to pay-tv packages to access commercial channels by use of a CI Access Module, however distribution through IPTV is more popular.[18]

Sýn offers mobile (4G/5G), fixed-line services as well as DSL and fiber Internet services to individuals and companies. It also provides a managed multicast IPTV and pay television services over digital terrestrial television, DVB-T2.

Sýn also operates an Internet Exchange Point in cooperation with Síminn, called Múli-IXP.[19]

Television

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  • Sýn Sjónvarp
  • Sýn Sport
  • Sýn Sport 2
  • Sýn Sport 3
  • Sýn Sport 4
  • Sýn Sport 5

Radio

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Webmedia

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References

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  1. ^ Jón Gunnar Ólafsson; Valgerður Jóhannsdóttir (2021). "3 - Media and politics in Iceland". Power, communication, and politics in the Nordic countries. Göteborg: Nordicom. pp. 55–57. ISBN 978-91-88855-28-2.
  2. ^ Jón Hákon Halldórsson (27 February 2020). "Tekjur Sýnar minnka eftir að boltinn rúllaði til Símans". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Miðlum Sýnar skipt í tvennt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  4. ^ Sigurður Gunnarsson (18 November 2024). "Sýn samsuða af fyrirtækjum". Viðskiptablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Samanburður á rekstri íslenskra fjölmiðla". Viðskiptablaðið (in Icelandic). 17 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  6. ^ Þóroddur Bjarnason (22 September 1998). "Ný tækni gefur fyrirheit um ódýrari símtöl". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2024 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  7. ^ Guðrún Helga Sigurðardóttir (1 October 2002). "Víglínan dregin". Frjáls verslun (in Icelandic). pp. 38–41. Retrieved 2 December 2024 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  8. ^ "Fyrsta skref í átt að frekari sameiningu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 21 August 2002. p. 1. Retrieved 2 December 2024 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  9. ^ Skapti Hallgrímsson (27 April 2003). "Og var eina orðið sem eftir var á töflunni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 8B – 9B. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Íslandssími orðinn Og fjarskipti hf". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 June 2003. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  11. ^ Atli Ísleifsson (14 March 2017). "Kaup Vodafone á 365 miðlum undirrituð". Visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  12. ^ Þórður Snær Júlíusson (9 October 2017). "Samkeppniseftirlitið heimilar kaup Vodafone á 365 miðlum". Kjarninn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  13. ^ Guðfinnur Sigurvinsson (22 March 2018). "Fjarskipti hf. verða Sýn hf". syn.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Fjarskipti hf. heita núna Sýn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 March 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Vodafone og Stöð 2 verða Sýn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Vodafone yfirtekur rekstur á Digital Íslandi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 November 2006. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  17. ^ Óli Kristján Ármannsson (13 March 2023). "Eldri sjónvörp þurfa stafræna móttakara". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  18. ^ "RÚV". www.ruv.is. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  19. ^ "Múli-IXP". ixp.c.is. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
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