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

PRESS RELEASE -- 28, August 2018

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, NTNU, SINTEF, DNB, DNV GL, Equinor, Kongsberg Group to establish powerhouse for artificial intelligence in Norway

PRESS RELEASE -- 17, August 2018

Some of Norway’s largest companies are joining forces in establishing a national powerhouse for artificial intelligence. Its aim is to improve the quality and capacity for research, education and innovation in the field. OSLO, 17-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Norway has a … Read the full press release

Telenor sells its assets in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to PPF Group for EUR 2.8 billion

PRESS RELEASE -- 21, March 2018

Fornebu, Norway, 21-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Telenor has entered into an agreement to sell its assets in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to PPF Group for EUR 2.8 billion (around NOK 27 bn) on an enterprise value basis. The Board of … Read the full press release

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

PRESS RELEASE -- 28, February 2018

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

PRESS RELEASE -- 28, February 2018

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

PRESS RELEASE -- 23, August 2017

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

ISS to provide integrated facility services in Norway, Sweden and Denmark to Telenor’s more than 5,000 facilities

PRESS RELEASE -- 15, August 2017

COPENHAGEN, 15-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — ISS has signed a letter of intent for delivering integrated facility services in Norway, Sweden and Denmark to Telenor’s more than 5,000 facilities. The contract duration is 5 years with option of extending up to … Read the full press release

Telenor survey: Asian youth most passionate for education, climate change and global warming

PRESS RELEASE -- 6, June 2017

New digital survey reveals surprising attitudes among Asian youth, including views on how best to empower youth leaders and the role of technology in supporting social causes and promoting Peace. FORNEBU, 06-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Telenor Group today released the findings … Read the full press release

Thailand’s state enterprise TOT selects Telenor’s dtac as preferred partner for its 2300 MHz spectrum

PRESS RELEASE -- 29, May 2017

FORNEBU, 29-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Thailand’s state enterprise TOT has today announced that Telenor’s Thai subsidiary dtac has been selected as the preferred partner for 4G services on TOT’s 2300 MHz spectrum. “I am pleased that TOT has selected dtac as … Read the full press release

Talented millennials to take part in the 4th Telenor Youth Forum & 2016 Nobel Peace Prize activities

PRESS RELEASE -- 12, October 2016

Twenty-six delegates to take part in global Telenor Youth Forum program, in partnership with the Nobel Peace Center • Top candidates selected from footprint of more than one billion people in largest-ever global recruitment program by Telenor Group • Delegates … Read the full press release

Telenor, NTNU, SINTEF will establish a lab focused on artificial intelligence and big data at NTNU in Trondheim, Norway

PRESS RELEASE -- 22, August 2016

Telenor Group today announces two specific initiatives to support entrepreneurship and competence building in Norway. The ambition is to strengthen the nation´s competitiveness and to stimulate job creation by Norwegian startups. Trondheim, Norway, 22-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In collaboration with the … Read the full press release

Telenor Group 2Q2016: Organic EBITDA growth exceeded 6 per cent

PRESS RELEASE -- 19, July 2016

“We are pleased to deliver strong results for the second quarter with an EBITDA* of NOK 11.5 billion. Fornebu, Norway, 19-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — “The organic EBITDA growth exceeded 6 per cent, while revenues were impacted by low device sales. We … Read the full press release

Ericsson to deploy its Charging and Billing in One (CBiO) solution for Telenor Serbia

PRESS RELEASE -- 18, July 2016

Ericsson deploys Charging and Billing in One (CBiO) solution in Telenor Serbia’s network Implementation showcases Ericsson’s leadership in business support systems (BSS) and systems integration Deployment represents Ericsson’s first CBiO live reference in Europe STOCKHOLM, 18-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) … Read the full press release

Regi Aalstad nominated for election to Geberit AG Board of Directors

PRESS RELEASE -- 29, February 2016

The Board of Directors of Geberit AG will nominate Ms Regi Aalstad for election to the Board of Directors at the 2016 General Meeting. Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland, 29-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Geberit AG Board of Directors will nominate Ms Regi Aalstad … Read the full press release

Telenor now with more than 200 million subscribers from Malaysia to Norway

PRESS RELEASE -- 17, December 2015

Fornebu, Norway, 17-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Telenor Group today announced that it has surpassed the 200 million mobile subscriber mark. This represents a significant milestone in Telenor Group’s history across Asia, Europe and the Nordics. “Many in Telenor can remember reaching one … Read the full press release

Ms. Gunn Wærsted proposed as the new Chair of the Board of Telenor ASA

PRESS RELEASE -- 17, December 2015

The Nomination Committee of Telenor ASA proposes Ms. Gunn Wærsted as the new Chair of the Board of Telenor ASA. Fornebu, Norway, 17-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Gunn Wærsted (born in 1955) is Executive Vice President and member of the Group Executive Management … Read the full press release

Deloitte Advokatfirma AS to review Telenor’s handling and oversight of the minority ownership in VimpelCom

PRESS RELEASE -- 5, November 2015

Telenor Board of Directors has assigned Deloitte Advokatfirma AS (Deloitte) to perform a review of Telenor’s handling and oversight of the minority ownership in VimpelCom. Fornebu, Norway, 5-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The review will focus on Telenor’s handling of its ownership … Read the full press release

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

PRESS RELEASE -- 5, November 2015

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

PRESS RELEASE -- 24, July 2015

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

The European Commission to investigate the proposed joint venture between Danish operators TeliaSonera AB and Telenor ASA

PRESS RELEASE -- 9, April 2015

BRUSSELS, 9-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether the proposed joint venture between the Danish operators TeliaSonera AB and Telenor ASA is in line with the EU Merger Regulation. Both companies provide … Read the full press release