December 3rd, 2015 3:35 PM 3 COMMENTS

Telenor marks sixth anniversary with modernization of 2,500 sites

As part of its network modernization drive, Telenor India, which has over 48 million subscribers in six circles in the country, today announced modernization of its 2,500 sites. The company today has also completed six years of operations in the country. Telenor’s new network is being executed and managed by Huawei India and the new equipment will increase spectral efficiency by 15% and improve in-door coverage by 15-20%, the company... Read More

November 27th, 2015 2:44 PM 6 COMMENTS

Interview: Amaresh Kumar, Chief Product Officer, Telenor India, talks about the company’s new entertainment pack starting at Rs 2.

Telenor India has come out with its new entertainment pack that would enable subscribers to stream unlimited videos on YouTube and Dailymotion between 11pm and 7am for as low as Rs 2 a day. The operator is also providing unlimited music streaming from Hungama Music and Eros Now music starting at Rs 41 with a validity of 28 days. Telecom Talk caught up with company’s CPO to know more about... Read More

November 26th, 2015 2:25 PM 16 COMMENTS

Telenor offers video packs starting from Rs 2; unlimited access to Youtube and Daily Motion between 11 p.m to 7 a.m

Telecom operator Telenor has introduced a ‘paisa vasool’ entertainment service pack, which enables customers to select video packs starting from Rs 2 to Rs 28 with validity ranging from one day to 28 days. The company has partnered with Dailymotion and YouTube for video and Hungama Music and Eros Now for music. Subscribers can use the new service pack to access online video overnight between 11 p.m to 7 a.m. After 7... Read More

November 24th, 2015 9:13 PM 18 COMMENTS

Telenor ‘s Paisa Vasool mantra reaches Bihar & Jharkhand with 950 new sites

Telenor India, erstwhile Uninor, has rolled out 950 additional sites across Bihar and Jharkhand (B&J), covering over 3,380 rural areas in the circle, and with this the total number of Telenor sites has gone up to 4,185 in the two states. This expansion is in addition to the network swap and upgradation happening at the existing 3,235 sites in B&J as part of the modernisation plan. As of September 2015,... Read More

November 24th, 2015 4:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telenor to expand retail footprint; add at least 14,250 new sales outlets by year-end

In sync with its network expansion and modernisation plan, Telenor is also planning to expand its retail outlets, by adding at least 14,250 new sales outlets by year-end and taking its retail base to over 80,000. The company has also announced rollout of about 950 new sites in the Bihar and Jharkhand circle as part of its expansion and modernisation plan. The work on the new sites has already started... Read More

November 19th, 2015 5:48 PM 1 COMMENTS

Indians find posting selfies as the most irritating internet habit: Telenor study

Telenor conducted an interesting survey among the netizens across India, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia, about the internet habits of people. The telecom service provider has found that 65 percent agrees themselves as internet addicts. Among the most irritating internet habits, 40 percent people find spreading false rumors as annoying and 34 percent people find inviting to play online games as frustrating. Sharing inappropriate contents, sympathy seeking posts on Facebook and... Read More

November 16th, 2015 8:34 PM 1 COMMENTS

Telenor crosses over 5 million enrollments for its life insurance cover scheme

Telecom operator Telenor, which operates in six circles in the country with about 48 million users, has enrolled more than five million users for its life insurance cover scheme since its launch in September. Upanga Dutta, Chief Marketing Officer, Telenor India, said, “We are a highly customer centric company that has worked to bring the full benefits of mobile and Internet to its customers. We have combined technology with financial... Read More

October 28th, 2015 3:23 PM 11 COMMENTS

Telenor India’s operating losses widen to NoK 373 million for the September quarter

Telecom firm Telenor India has recorded an operating loss of NoK 373 million for the third quarter ended September 2015, as compared to NoK 195 million over the same period last year. However, the revenues increased by 31% to NoK 1,411 million during the quarter over the year ago period. At the end of September, the subscription base was 19% higher than the same quarter last year. The capex stood... Read More

October 22nd, 2015 6:03 PM 2 COMMENTS

Here are Telenor’s revised online exclusive plans

Telenor, the 'Sabse Sasta’ operator in India, has revised its online exclusive recharges, which are available through its app and its official website. The company has cut down extra talk-time in some of these packs. These online packs are popular for their 'Extra' value offerings among youngsters. However, Telenor is the only operator in India, which offers these kind of 'more than full talk-time' offers on online recharges made through... Read More

October 12th, 2015 2:34 PM 4 COMMENTS

Sharad Mehrotra appointed CEO of Telenor India, Vivek Sood appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Telenor India today announced that it has appointed Sharad Mehrotra as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr. Mehrotra will succeed Vivek Sood who has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer in Telenor Group. Both appointments will be effective from 1 November 2015. “I am pleased to welcome Sharad as CEO of Telenor India. He has extensive knowledge about the Indian... Read More

October 8th, 2015 10:55 AM 13 COMMENTS

Telenor announces free life insurance cover upto Rs.50,000 to its subscribers in all 6 circles

In a first of its kind initiative in the telecom industry, Telenor India announced free life insurance cover for its existing 47.55 million subscribers across its six operating circles. Telenor will offer life insurance for free to all active customers of the company. By spending on regular recharges with a small incremental value, Telenor consumers will get the  benefit of an life Insurance cover, which will be a hundred times... Read More

October 2nd, 2015 2:28 PM 9 COMMENTS

Telenor launches self care app for its users in India

Telenor India has now launched a self-care app to cater their valued users across the nation. This app lets users recharge prepaid accounts, track service requests, subscribe to the best offers, and do more things. For now, they have launched the app for Android platform only, especially considering that most of their users use Android devices. The app allows real-time integration with Telenor systems to access several information such as... Read More

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