Building on eight years of collaboration, DreamHack and Tele2 partner to arm festival guests with high-speed internet.
Jönköping, Sweden, June 12, 2024: Tele2, the Swedish technology and broadband services business, today announces its continued partnership with DreamHack, the premier gaming lifestyle festival from ESL FACEIT Group, as the official supplier and broadband partner for DreamHack Summer and DreamHack Stockholm. For an eight consecutive year, Tele2 will ensure the world’s largest festival for gaming culture boasts a lightning fast connection making the festivals an unforgettable experience.
“We are thrilled to renew our partnership with Tele2. Their commitment in providing cutting-edge technology and lightning-fast connectivity plays a crucial role in enhancing the experience for our attendees,” said Andreas Jernberg, Managing Director & VP Partnerships ESL FACEIT Group/DreamHack. “Tele2’s support makes it possible to continue pushing the boundaries of what’s possible for our festivals.”
Tele2 has been a key partner of the gaming lifestyle festivals in Sweden since 2016. This year’s partnership features ultra fast internet, with dual redundant fiber paths offering speeds of 20 Gbit/second upstream and downstream per connection, activations in the Expo area. The duo will also host a seminar focusing on esports, gaming safety and inclusion at DreamHack Summer 2024 in collaboration with the Prince Couple’s Foundation, with panelists including esports pros, representatives from the Jönköping E-sports Association, and more.
“Tele2 is proud of our partnership with DreamHack. In addition to delivering world-class broadband speeds to festival participants, we organize our own tournaments to enhance the esports and gaming experience. By continuing this partnership, we want to introduce more people to all the entertainment available in both esports and gaming, which is incredibly exciting to work with,” said Jonas Lundquist, Marketing Director at Tele2.
Fun fact: Tele2 achieved a world record at DreamHack for the Fastest Broadband Network by supplying a broadband connection with an astonishing speed of 1.6 terabits per second. To put this into perspective, it’s equivalent to 5.3 million people streaming music at the highest audio quality simultaneously or downloading ten copies of Fortnite in less than a second.
