fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn ˈɑːsloʊ, nˈoːɹweɪ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt æz ˈæktɪv ˌaɪˌɛspˈiː, ðə kˈʌmpəni hɐz sˈɪns ðˈɛn ɡɹˈoʊn stˈɛdili ænd bˌɪn ɐ kənsˈɑːlᵻdˌeɪɾɚɹ ɪnðə mˈɑːɹkɪt baɪ ɐkwˈaɪɚɹɪŋ kˈæɹɐmbˌoʊl, mɪlˈɛnɪkəm ænd lˈuːpiə ɪn swˈiːdən, lˈædɑːt ɪnðə nˈɛðɜːləndz, vˌiːˈaɪ ɪn jˌuːkˈeɪ, ɡlˈoʊb ˈɪntɚnˌɛt, ˈɪntɚnˌɛt klˈʌb ænd sˌiːpˈiː ˈɑːnlaɪn ɪnðə tʃˈɛk ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk, ænd sˈaɪbɚnˌɛɾɪks ɪn pˈoʊlənd tʊ ɪts poːɹtfˈoʊlɪˌoʊ.
Founded in Oslo, Norway in 1998 as Active ISP, the company has since then grown steadily and been a consolidator in the market by acquiring Carambole, Millenicum and Loopia in Sweden, Ladot in the Netherlands, VI in UK, Globe Internet, Internet Club and CP Online in the Czech Republic, and Cybernetix in Poland to its portfolio.