Telenor Norway Shuts Down the Copper Network

Telenor Norway Copper Network

Telenor, Norway’s leading telecom operator, has announced the closure of its copper network, and the last conversation over the outdated technology went to Telenor’s CEO, Sigve Brekke.

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Ruth Solveig Fragodt, 89, in Flesberg in Buskerud, was the last landline customer left on the copper network and took the final call in the copper network. She has now got a new home phone solution over the mobile network, and Sigve was able to assure her that her new phone over the mobile network is stable and better.

Brage Bjornbekk, 22, is another user who has experienced the consequences of Telenor’s modernization. The place where he lives has no mobile coverage, but before Christmas 2022, he finally received fiber from Telenor in his house wall.

Both these customers received connectivity solutions, thus making it possible for Telenor Norway to shut down the outdated copper network.

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Replacement by Fiber and Mobile

Telenor notified authorities and its customers in 2019 about the closure of the copper network from the end of 2022, and it was primarily a customer-led decision.

Birgitte Engebretsen, CEO of Telenor Norway, explained the background of modernization as follows: “The copper network was in many places over 100 years old, and in its time was built to offer landlines, and eventually broadband. Eventually, the copper network was unable to meet the need for speed, stability and capacity as you as a customer expect. Customer churn, high power consumption, many faults and high maintenance costs meant that the decision to dismantle the copper network was made.”