Hringiðan ehf (Vortex Inc.) is an
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider (ISP) is an organization that provides services for accessing, using, or participating in the Internet. ISPs can be organized in various forms, such as commercial, community-owned, non-profit, or otherwise privatel ...
operating in
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its ...
. They offer
ADSL
Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) is a type of digital subscriber line (DSL) technology, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional voiceband modem can provide. ...
,
VDSL
Very high-speed digital subscriber line (VDSL) and very high-speed digital subscriber line 2 (VDSL2) are digital subscriber line (DSL) technologies providing data transmission faster than the earlier standards of asymmetric digital subscriber line ...
and
fiber
Fiber or fibre (from la, fibra, links=no) is a natural or artificial substance that is significantly longer than it is wide. Fibers are often used in the manufacture of other materials. The strongest engineering materials often incorpora ...
Internet connections for individuals and companies, website hosting and landline phone services.
Hringiðan was founded in March 1995, which makes the company one of the oldest ISP's in Iceland.
[PFS - Skráð fyrirtæki](_blank)
Retrieved 26. February 2013.
Hringiðan was one of three companies to first launch
fiber
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in co-operation with Gagnaveita Reykjavíkur for individuals in 2005.
[Þrír bjóða netið í gegnum ljósleiðara](_blank)
Retrieved 26. February 2013
References
Internet service providers of Iceland
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