4iG’s transformation programme, which started in November 2023, has now reached its “final and ultimate milestone”
2Connect has launched as Hungary’s largest wholesale fixed-line telecommunications and ICT infrastructure provider following the merger of several 4iG Group assets. The company, which began operations this week, was created by combining the network infrastructure businesses of Invitech, Antenna Hungária, DIGI and One Magyarország.
The move marks the completion of 4iG Group’s structural separation programme, announced in 2023, which divided its operations into retail, business and wholesale units. Under this framework, One Magyarország was established to handle retail services, while 2Connect was set up as a dedicated wholesale infrastructure company. According to 4iG, the restructuring aligns with international industry practices and is designed to ensure long-term competitiveness.
2Connect operates a network spanning almost 42,000 kilometres of fibre, 15,000 microwave endpoints and 6,500 square metres of data centre capacity across 12 sites, including a TIER III-certified facility. Its infrastructure is linked to international data routes through 330 nodes and 11 border crossings, and it provides services to more than 9,000 government endpoints, over 100 cable TV companies and Hungary’s mobile operators.
The company’s wholesale portfolio includes data transmission, leased line and IP VPN services, dark fibre, WDM-based networks, TV signal transit, as well as co-location and hosting in its data centres. The backbone network connects Eastern and Western European markets, which 2Connect said will enable flexible scaling and faster network development for partners.
“Through carefully planned development in recent years, 4iG Group has become one of the leading info-communications technology groups in Hungary and the region. 2Connect is the tangible result of this transformation: a new pillar that brings stability, development and growth potential to the Group’s operations,” said 4iG Group CEO Péter Fekete.
“In the economy of the future, data and connectivity will be as essential as water or air – and from now on, 2Connect will provide that essential resource,” he added..
“With the creation of 2Connect, the fixed-line networks and business services of Invitech, Antenna Hungária, and DIGI – together with the network capacities of One Magyarország – are now united in a single company under integrated management,” said 2Connect CEO Gyöngyvér Papp-Gerlei.
He added: “This allows us to provide a stable, reliable and flexible infrastructure on which our partners can build for the long term. As a neutral, wholesale-only service provider, our goal is to become a key player not only in Hungary but also in international markets, with services ready for the challenges of the future.”
