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Rudradeep Biswas March 1st, 2016 10:35 PM 0 COMMENTS

Ericsson bags five-year 4G deployment contract from Telenor Group

Ericsson has won a five-year contract with Telenor Group for the implementation of 4G/LTE networks and the transformation of existing 2G and 3G networks in Thailand, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Sam Saba, Head of Region South East Asia and Oceania, Ericsson, said, "This contract clearly demonstrates Ericsson's technology and services leadership, and further extends our long-standing relationship with Telenor Group. "Ericsson's 3G and 4G/LTE network solutions will enable dtac, Telenor Myanmar and Grameenphone... Read More

Imon February 27th, 2016 9:07 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telenor announces promotional voice pack for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, offers 35,000 seconds for Rs 99

Telenor Groups' Indian unit, Telenor India launched a promotional voice pack that offers 35,000 seconds at a nominal price for their customers in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The new Voice STV has been priced at Rs. 99 and will enable Telenor customers in the aforementioned regions to make voice calls at cheap rates with 35000 seconds of free calling. However, it is worth mentioning that out of 35K free seconds,... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas February 24th, 2016 11:29 AM 24 COMMENTS

Telenor to get pan-India footprint via acquisition?

Telenor is under discussions with a telecom company to expand its Indian operations nationwide from the current six circles, according to media reports. Telenor currently offers services in six telecom circles, and is planning to launch services in Assam soon. It was earlier in talks to acquire Tata Teleservices in the country. The Norwegian-based telecom group wants to offer 4G on the 1.4 MHz narrow LTE band in six months.... Read More

Sri Kapardhi February 20th, 2016 12:33 PM 17 COMMENTS

Telenor to withdraw special packs, tests narrowband LTE in UP East circle

Norway-based Telenor Group’s India entity will withdraw special bundled data packs to comply with the recent regulation by the Indian telecom regulator on differential pricing and net neutrality rules. Telenor India CEO Sharad Mehrotra told ET in an interaction, “It is good that we have clarity on net neutrality. The guidelines are quite elaborative, the team is looking at them. We follow the laws of the land and will make... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee February 11th, 2016 11:48 AM 9 COMMENTS

Telenor India operating loss widens in the fourth quarter

Telenor India’s operating loss widened at NOK 368 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, compared with NOK 285 million a year earlier. The Norway-based telecom company’s India unit’s full year operating loss stood at NOK 990 million, against operating profit of NOK 882 in 2014. Telenor India’s revenue however increased at NOK 1436 million in the quarter, compared with NOK 1187 million a year earlier. “The mass market approach,... Read More

Sri Kapardhi February 8th, 2016 5:16 PM 1 COMMENTS

Telenor partners with Child Helpline, to embed 1098 in SIMs

Telenor India said it has also partnered with Child Helpline, and it will now embed all of its SIMs with 1098 number to offer direct and one touch access to the Child Helpline. About 30 million urban children, under the age of 18, own a personal handset in India, according to studies, which also estimated that 134 million Indian children will come online by 2017. The company has also done a... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee February 2nd, 2016 12:02 PM 12 COMMENTS

Telenor set for mobile broadband transformation with Huawei’s spectrum efficient GSM solution

Telecom firm Telenor India, which operates in six circles in India, has deployed its partner Huawei's spectrum efficient Lean GSM solution across 28 cities, including Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Varanasi, in the country. The solution improves the network capacity by over 30% using the same spectrum resources and claims to provide superior voice and data experience. It uses GPS-based synchronisation and automated interference management based on real-time network measurement. Additional capacity... Read More

Sri Kapardhi January 26th, 2016 1:48 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telenor offers free Internet to it’s customers this Republic Day

In a true National spirit and to celebrate India's Republic day, Telenor offers it's customers Free Internet on 26th January 2016 from 00:01hrs to 23:59hrs without any internet packs. Any Telenor customer can enjoy this free internet on their number with this one day offer. Strangely. I didn't receive any SMS from Telenor informing about the same, but the website has this promotional benefit information. It's very nice to see operator... Read More

Imon January 21st, 2016 5:14 PM 11 COMMENTS

Telenor India successfully crosses 50 million subscriber mark

As per the latest data from COAI, Norway-based Telenor's Indian unit, Telenor India, has now successfully crossed 50 million subscriber mark. The latest subscription data states that Telenor India had 507,02,397 subscribers as of December, 2015. The company added 12,79,587 new customers, which helped them in crossing 50 million user mark. Since the launch of GSM services on the 3rd of December 2009, Telenor (erstwhile Uninor) faced quite a few... Read More

Imon January 3rd, 2016 12:46 PM 9 COMMENTS

Telenor launches new STVs in UP East to celebrate this new year, makes calls even cheaper

Telenor, the Sabse Sasta operator, now has now launched a special tariff vouchers (STV) for its customers in the UP East circle to celebrate this new year. The company has stated that these new STVs will allow customers to make calls at even cheaper rates. Customers in the mentioned region can recharge with STV 7 to make STD calls at reduced a rate of 30 paise per minute with a... Read More

Krishna Mukherjee December 17th, 2015 12:26 PM 4 COMMENTS

Telenor subscribers base reaches over 200 million across Asia, Europe and Nordics

The Telenor Group has surpassed the 200-million mobile subscriber mark across Asia, Europe and the Nordics. Sharad Mehrotra, CEO, Telenor India, said, “We at Telenor India are proud to be the leading contributor of subscriber growth adding over five million customers in the last 11 months. With a strong position on being the most affordable service provider we have attracted the mass market customers and managed to be the fourth... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 11th, 2015 6:18 PM 4 COMMENTS

Indian network transformation drive to help reduce carbon footprints: Telenor

Telenor India said that the network transformation drive in the country will help it contribute to the Group’s target of reducing the carbon intensity of its global operations with 40% by 2017, compared to the 2008 level. The telco has kick-started real time projects which directly impact climate & environment, social responsibility and women empowerment. Through the network modernisation project across all its 24000 sites, the company is installing equipment that... Read More