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Telenor Q3 results saved by SIM tax reversal in Pakistan
Telenor says its Q3 core earnings came in higher than expected due to a one-off gain in Pakistan following a court-directed reversal of the SIM tax provision. Read more…
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Axiata and Telenor extend Celcom-Digi merger deadline to end of 2022
Axiata says the deadline for the proposed merger of its subsidiary Celcom with Telenor-owned Digi has been extended to the end of this year. Read more…
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Telenor enlists partners to reduce energy consumption and go green
Faced with rising power requirements, Telenor has a plan, and it involves choosing innovative partners who are also committed to going green. Read more…
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5 tech trends that will fuel the green transition of society in 2022: Telenor
Green clouds, optimisation, climate enlightenment and greenfluencers are some of the tech trends that will deliver a more sustainable future. Read more…
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Telenor teams with Google Cloud to digitalize global ops
Telenor and Google Cloud form a partnership to digitalize the telco’s global operations, and are exploring ways to jointly offer services. Read more…
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Telenor raises revenue outlook based on Asian markets growth
Telenor’s growth driven by performance in Nordics, combined with growing subscriber base and increased data consumption in the Asian markets. Read more…
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Axiata Group, Norway’s Telenor seal agreement to merge ops in Malaysia
Malaysian telecoms firm Axiata and Norway’s Telenor have sealed an agreement to merge their mobile operations in Malaysia in a $15bn deal. Read more…
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Malaysia’s Axiata and Norway’s Telenor in talks to merge Celcom and Digi
Malaysia’s Axiata and Norway’s Telenor are nearing a deal to combine their Malaysian mobile operations Celcom and Digi. Read more…
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Telenor expands DigiWorld child online safety platform in Asia
Telenor Group has expanded child online safety platform, DigiWorld, to include locally adapted versions in Bangladesh and Myanmar Read more…
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Axiata and Telenor announce mega-merger of Asian assets
Axiata Group Berhad and Telenor ASA are in discussions to establish a new merged global entity by combining all their Asian operations. Read more…
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Seven tech trends that will shape 2019: Telenor Research
Seven technology trends stand to reshape how we consume, how we connect and even how we perceive the world around us in 2019, says Telenor Research. After a breakneck year of tech world advancements, setbacks Read more…
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Professional women use mobiles more for play than work: survey
Professional women use mobiles to balance work and life – but mostly just life, according to a new Telenor Group survey. The “Tech Trends: Women” survey – which sampled 1,300 professional women aged 25-40 in Read more…
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Telenor Group selected to coordinate EU’s 5G-VINNI project
The EU has given Telenor Group coordination responsibility for its new project to accelerate the uptake of 5G across Europe. The initiative, 5G Verticals Innovation Infrastructure (5G-VINNI), comprises 23 partners including major operators, academia and Read more…
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Prize-winning app crowdsources labor violation reports
After six months of intense work, the team Agncy was announced the winner of the fifth annual Telenor Youth Forum for their platform that crowdsources labor violation reporting. Tackling UN Sustainable Development Goal #10, their Read more…
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Telenor partners with Ant to expand financial services in Pakistan
Telenor Group announced it has reached a strategic partnership agreement with Ant Financial Services Group in Pakistan, under which Ant Financial will invest $184.5 million for a 45% stake in Telenor Microfinance Bank (TMB) to Read more…
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Telenor chief challenges his employees to boost digital skillsets
Telenor says its group CEO Sigve Brekke has challenged more than 30,000 employees in 12 countries to carry out 40 hours of training and education in 2018 to boost their digital skillsets in key competency Read more…
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2018 Preview: AI goes deep, 5G goes live, Facebook goes media
If 2017 was the year when self-driving cars, AI, big data and cryptocurrencies appeared on our radar, 2018 will be the year when many of them appear in our markets, says a team of scientists Read more…
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Don’t count on fast network rollouts for 5G, says Telenor chief
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s Telenor expects investments in 5G mobile networks to be more gradual than the rapid roll-outs of earlier networks, chief executive Sigve Brekke told a conference in Oslo on Tuesday. Brekke made Read more…
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AI, IoT and VR could enable world peace: Telenor youth survey
Asian millennials see artificial intelligence, IoT and virtual reality as key technologies for achieving world peace, according to a survey released by Telenor Group. The regional online survey – which covers Telenor’s markets in Bangladesh, Read more…
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HGC and Telenor sign deal to connect their IPX platforms
HGC and Telenor have signed an IPX-peering agreement with the aim of enabling mobile network operators and carriers served by the two companies to exchange IP traffic in a secure and high-quality manner. Services will Read more…