Tag Archives: Telenor Group

Telenor Group divests its mobile operations in Myanmar to M1 Group

(PRESS RELEASE) FORNEBU, 8-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Telenor Group announces that it has entered into an agreement with M1 Group for the sale of 100 percent of its mobile operations in Myanmar. The transaction is worth of a total consideration of 105 million … Read the full press release

DNA CEO Jukka Leinonen to head Telenor Group’s newly formed Nordic cluster

(PRESS RELEASE) FORNEBU, 1-Nov-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Jukka Leinonen has been appointed head of Telenor Group’s newly formed Nordic cluster. Leinonen is currently the CEO of the Finnish telcom operator DNA and will retain this position aside becoming a part … Read the full press release

Ericsson signs new deal with Telenor Group to transform its 5G core network in Sweden, Denmark and Norway

Ericsson to transform Telenor’s core network in Sweden, Denmark and Norway by deploying Ericsson Cloud Core solutions for 5G across multiple data centers New deal encompasses Ericsson’s full portfolio of Virtualized Network Functions (VNF) and related services Telenor subscribers will … Read the full press release

Swedbank joins initiative to speed up the realisation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Today (2018-10-31), a group of Nordic-based CEOs announced a joint initiative to speed up the realisation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Representatives from the group presented their shared ambitions to Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg during the 70th … Read the full press release

Telenor Group and UNICEF mobile birth registration pilot will be scaled to Myanmar

Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar/ Fornebu, Norway, 28-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ —  Telenor Group and UNICEF today announced that its successful mobile birth registration pilot will be scaled to Myanmar. The organisations signed a partnership agreement for a Mobile Birth and Death … Read the full press release

Telenor Group at Mobile World Congress: Working Group Two ready for commercial launch

BARCELONA, 28-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Working Group Two, the ground-breaking cloud based core network, is ready for commercial launch. Swedish mobile virtual network operator Vimla is the first commercial customer of the platform, which enables faster and scalable service innovation … Read the full press release

Telenor Group to contribute to two Telecom Infra Project (TIP) project groups focused on wireless networking

Telenor Group has joined the Telecom Infra Project (TIP). The global mobile operator will contribute to two TIP project groups focused on wireless networking: OpenCellular and mmWave. FORNEBU, 28-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — News that Telenor Group became a member of TIP … Read the full press release

Cecilie B. Heuch succeeds Jon Erik Haug as Executive VP and Chief People Officer at Telenor Group

Telenor Group today (21 August 2017) announced that Cecilie B. Heuch has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, effective 1st December 2017. Heuch succeeds Jon Erik Haug who will stay in his current role until Heuch joins … Read the full press release

Telenor Group concerned about VimpelCom’s USD 900 million provision in their third quarter financial statements

Telenor Group notes that VimpelCom Ltd. in a press release on 3 November 2015 has announced that they will make a provision of USD 900 million in their third quarter financial statements for a resolution of the investigations into VimpelCom’s … Read the full press release

Telenor Group reports revenues of NOK 30.2 billion and organic revenue growth of 6% in 2Q2015

In the second quarter of 2015, Telenor Group reported revenues of NOK 30.2 billion and organic revenue growth of 6%. EBITDA before other items was NOK 10.6 billion, the EBITDA margin 35% and operating cash flow NOK 4 billion. Net … Read the full press release

28 young social entrepreneurs to join Telenor Group’s second Youth Summit next month in Norway

Telenor Group is pleased to present 28 young social entrepreneurs, who will join our second ever Youth Summit next month in Norway. Fornebu, Norway, 13-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The summit, in partnership with the Nobel Peace Center, will give youth from across … Read the full press release

GLOBUL the first telecom in Bulgaria to implement the child sexual abuse filter

SOFIA, 19-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — GLOBUL is the first telecom in Bulgaria to introduce a filter that blocks web domains containing child sexual abuse materials. The initiative was launched in cooperation with the Bulgarian Ministry of Interior. The news was … Read the full press release

Telenor Group opens its first wholly-owned financial institution Telenor banka in Serbia

Fornebu, Norway, 10-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today’s opening of Telenor Group’s first wholly-owned financial institution Telenor banka in Serbia provides customers with innovative mobile banking services and represents a milestone in the company’s development of online financial services and mobile banking in … Read the full press release

Telenor Group invites to an update on sustainability in Myanmar on 19 August

Fornebu, Norway, 14-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Telenor Group invites to an update on sustainability in Myanmar on Tuesday 19 August at 14:00 hrs Norwegian time/CET. The session is expected to last for an hour. The update, which will also be broadcast live over … Read the full press release

VimpelCom appoints Yogesh Malik as Group Chief Technology Officer

Amsterdam, 25-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “VimpelCom Ltd.” (“VimpelCom”, “Company” or “Group”) (NASDAQ: VIP) a leading global provider of telecommunications services, today announces the appointment of Yogesh Malik as Group Chief Technology Officer, with immediate effect. Yogesh has also been appointed a member … Read the full press release

Telenor Group reported NOK 25.7 billion of revenues in Q2 2013, growth of 2%

23-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In the second quarter of 2013, Telenor Group reported revenues of NOK 25.7 billion, representing an organic revenue growth of 2%. EBITDA before other items was NOK 8.86 billion, EBITDA margin was 34%, and operating cash flow … Read the full press release

CEO coalition, EC to collaborate on improving internet for kids

Brussels, 6-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  CEOs and senior board members from the world’s digital, media and tech companies (IP/11/1485) have met in Brussels to report directly to Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes on how they are making the internet a better, … Read the full press release

Telenor Group partners with Boston-based Northeastern University on two projects within the use of ‘Big Data’ in telecommunication

Fornebu, Norway, 3-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Telenor Group has recently signed a cooperation agreement with Northeastern University, a private research institution in Boston, USA. The cooperation will cover two projects within the use of ‘Big Data’ in telecommunication. “Our cooperation with Northeastern … Read the full press release

Telenor Group Q1 2013: Improved margins with stable revenues

29-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In the first quarter of 2013, Telenor Group reported revenues of NOK 24.7 billion. EBITDA before other items was NOK 8.42 billion, EBITDA margin was 34 %, and operating cash flow was NOK 5.6 billion. “The first … Read the full press release

Telenor signs with OTE Greece to acquire the second largest mobile operator in Bulgaria Globul

Oslo, Norway, 27-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Telenor has today signed an agreement with OTE to acquire Bulgarian mobile operator Globul for a total amount of EUR 717 million on a cash and debt free basis. Globul is the second largest mobile operator … Read the full press release