High speed connections and several options in data storage make Sauðárkrókur an optimal location for IT companies and other businesses that need to store or send large amounts of data.
Tengill ehf is an electrician and IT company at Sauðárkrókur. The company employs about 34 persons, thereof 18-20 electricians and 10-12 IT engineers, telecom and optical fiber specialists. The company runs small data storage facilities for local businesses.
Iceland largest IT Company, SKYRR operates a branch in Sauðárkrókur with 5 employees. This branch is mostly in the field of programming and supporting Microsoft Navision software for various users in Iceland as well as abroad.
Local fiber network providerGagnaveita Skagafjarðar ehf is a network owner, supplying high speed broadband connections to businesses and homws in the region, using fiber optic technology in densely populated areas and high quality wireless networks in rural areas. The company is in the process of connecting all homes in the town of Sauðárkrókur and the municipality of Akrahreppur to its FTTH network.