HMS New Shareholder in Ekkono

Varberg, Sweden, June 3, 2026 – HMS Networks, market leader in solutions for industrial communication, has invested in the Edge AI company Ekkono Solutions AB.

”At HMS Networks we believe that AI will become a more important part of industrial communication technology in the coming years”, says Staffan Dahlström, CEO at HMS Networks. “We are impressed by Ekkono’s competence and experience in AI for industrial applications and we look forward to being part of the company’s journey going forward.”

Ekkono is a global pioneer in Edge AI with its base in Varberg, Sweden. The company develops advanced software for machine learning and acts on a global market. Ekkono’s solutions target primarily customers in industrial and building automation, and automotive.

“We get a strong and long-term shareholder in HMS Networks, as well as an industrial partner with global reach and competence in our target markets”, says Patrik Durvik, CEO at Ekkono. ”This is a milestone in Ekkono’s commercial development that strengthens our ability to scale our offering in industrial AI. HMS’ products, customer base, and strong market position complements Ekkono’s technology in a natural way and we see a great potential to create business synergies and real business value for the industry together with HMS.”

HMS Networks AB (publ) is a market leading supplier of solutions within industrial ICT (industrial information and communication technology) that employs more than 1,100 people. Local sales and support are managed by more than 20 sales offices around the world and through a world-wide network of distributors and partners. HMS had revenue of 3,577 MSEK in 2025 and is listed on the NASDAQ OMX in Stockholm in the Large Cap segment and the Telecommunications sector.

For more information: 

Jon Linden, Co-Founder & CMO, Ekkono Solutions AB, ph. +46-709-576 006

Ekkono in short

Ekkono Solutions AB is a Swedish software company that does embedded Edge AI. Edge AI is the next stage of digitizing of physical products where real-time sensor data is used to make them smart, predictive and self-learning. Ekkono’s unique ability to incrementally train the AI model at the edge in operations, which is the result of more than seven years of research at the University of Borås, enables product OEMs to rapidly develop and deploy adaptive automation features for proactive maintenance and performance optimization. Ekkono targets industrial, building and product automation and automotive, with a strong portfolio of top-tier customers. www.ekkono.ai