The UNINETT Group delivers network connections and services to Norwegian universities, university colleges and research institutions,  and handles other national ICT tasks in the best interests of society.

With highly skilled staff in a number of specialities, the UNINETT Group represents one of Norway's most advanced ICT environments, with wide-ranging international activity through research projects and standardization initiatives within various fields of expertise.

The UNINETT Group is owned by the Ministry of Education and Research and comprises the parent company and two subsidiaries with some 100 permanent employees. The enterprise is operated as a non-profit organization, and all profits are ploughed back into the activities of the enterprise and the objectives of the individual companies. The companies share office premises at Teknobyen in Trondheim. Turnover in 2010 totalled NOK 202 million.

UNINETT AS

UNINETT AS is the parent company of the UNINETT Group and develops and operates the Norwegian research and education network. The company offers a range of services in connection with the research and education network, within fields as identity management, mobility, network administration, security and  common administrative ICT systems. UNINETT performs innovation and development within its areas of expertise, and has extensive international activity.

The research and education network

The high speed research and education network connects more than 200 Norwegian educational and research institutions and their more than 300,000 users, and links them to international research networks Development of the network takes place in close cooperation with the individual institutions. The network is a critical infrastructure for the day to day activity at Norwegian universities and university colleges.

UNINETT Norid AS

UNINETT Norid is the registry for the .no domain. In addition to the processing of applications and development of the domain name policy, UNINETT Norid is responsible for technical operation of the name service so that the Norwegian Internet is globally available at all times. The organization has a strong international perspective, with a wide-ranging network of contacts in both technical and domain administration communities in other countries. The service is governed by a separate administrative regulation, with the Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority as the supervisory authority.

UNINETT Sigma AS

UNINETT Sigma manages procurement and operation of national equipment for advanced scientific computing for the Research Council of Norway, in collaboration with four universities in Oslo, Bergen, Tromsø and Trondheim. Its responsibilities include ensuring long-term development of the infrastructure, including storage of data. In addition, the company coordinates the Norwegian effort within grid development and represents Norway in international grid initiatives.