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KNL Networks
Finnish maritime IoT connectivity company that developed secure mesh network technology for global maritime communications. Acquired by Telenor Maritime in 2020.
Founded 201111-50 employeesOulu, Finland1 open positionWebsite
Naval & MaritimeCommunications
Products & Solutions
CNHF Manpack
Portable tactical wideband HF radio with cognitive spectrum sensing, receiving over 4,000 calling channels simultaneously, supporting data rates up to 300 kbps with AES256 encryption and SATCOM-denied operation.
CNHF1 Radio
Rack-mounted cognitive HF radio system that receives the full HF spectrum at once, listens to 2,500+ calling channels simultaneously, and establishes links in under one second with wideband data rates up to 153 kbps.
CNHF Evolve
A compact 600g turn-key device that upgrades legacy HF and VHF radios from any vendor with KNL cognitive waveform, AES256 encryption, and modern digital services including webmail, without replacing existing equipment.
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Finnish cognitive HF radio company building software-defined radios with up to 10,000 km range and sub-500ms automatic link establishment. Part of Telenor since 2020, with a EUR 15M joint procurement by Finnish and Swedish defence forces under a 10-year NORDEFCO framework agreement signed in 2025.
Offices
Oulu
Customers & Partners
Finnish Defence ForcesSwedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV)Hytec InterTelenor MaritimeNORDEFCO
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KNL Networks
Finnish maritime IoT connectivity company that developed secure mesh network technology for global maritime communications. Acquired by Telenor Maritime in 2020.
Founded 201111-50 employeesOulu, Finland1 open positionWebsite
Naval & MaritimeCommunications
Products & Solutions
CNHF Manpack
Portable tactical wideband HF radio with cognitive spectrum sensing, receiving over 4,000 calling channels simultaneously, supporting data rates up to 300 kbps with AES256 encryption and SATCOM-denied operation.
CNHF1 Radio
Rack-mounted cognitive HF radio system that receives the full HF spectrum at once, listens to 2,500+ calling channels simultaneously, and establishes links in under one second with wideband data rates up to 153 kbps.
CNHF Evolve
A compact 600g turn-key device that upgrades legacy HF and VHF radios from any vendor with KNL cognitive waveform, AES256 encryption, and modern digital services including webmail, without replacing existing equipment.
About
Finnish cognitive HF radio company building software-defined radios with up to 10,000 km range and sub-500ms automatic link establishment. Part of Telenor since 2020, with a EUR 15M joint procurement by Finnish and Swedish defence forces under a 10-year NORDEFCO framework agreement signed in 2025.
Offices
Oulu
Customers & Partners
Finnish Defence ForcesSwedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV)Hytec InterTelenor MaritimeNORDEFCO
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