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Q&A: Annita Fjuk on designing the customer experience

Telenor Norway has enlisted the help of strategic service designers to help visualize a better customer experience across all channels. Telenor’s Annita Fjuk talks about how strategic service design leads to a new way of thinking.

Telenor Group partners with UiO on innovation

On Wednesday 25 April, Telenor Group signed an agreement with the University in Oslo to establish a joint research and innovation programme that will lasts three years. The initiative is an example of how Telenor Group team up with external partners to do open innovation.

Why nobody really cares about IPv6…yet

Geir Egeland has known since the 1990s that the Internet couldn’t last forever. One day we would need to upgrade to a version called IPv6, and according to Geir, that time is now.

Uninor pride shines through on CNBC programme

Two and a half months after the Indian Supreme Court ordered the company’s licenses cancelled, Uninor employees are striding ahead with undiminished force.

World’s biggest voter SMS service

Telenor Pakistan has introduced the country's first and the world's biggest SMS-based voters' verification system. The service is engaging 85 million voters nationwide.

Uninor is still going strong

This weekend, Sigve Brekke and Uninor were portrayed in an Indian TV program showing that both the leadership and the employees are still highly motivated to continue the fight for its operations in India.

NFC Event in Telenor Expo

Near Field Communication (NFC) was high on the agenda at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year. On March 14, Telenor together with GSMA and the Research Council of Norway will be hosting a free NFC event at Fornebu to share industry highlights, experiences and recommendations.

The Future of Mobile Advertising

How is the value chain for mobile advertising evolving? What types of players are currently in this eco system? And what should the marketplace look like to sustain a fruitful mobile advertising channel?

BRICS and innovation: Changing the Rules

Emerging economies like the BRICS countries are challenging the norms of the telecom industry, sharing knowledge, gains and operations with partners. These innovations bring costs down and enable profitability in extremely competitive markets.

Financial Services for Everyone

"The mobile financial services is not about technology, but about building and winning the market," said Telenor Executive Vice President, Kristin Skogen Lund as she addressed a packed auditorium at the Mobile World Congress (MWC).

Network investments in the age of austerity

COO Yogesh Malik in Uninor presented its "ultra-low cost" operation model at World Mobile Congress.

Mobile technology during disasters

Recent crises have demonstrated the increasingly important role mobile technology plays during disasters. Oddvar Hesjedal took part in a session at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012, where he highlighted some of the disasters Telenor Group has experienced lately and lessons learnt.

Choosing eHealth for a sustainable future

Telenor Objects will strengthen its focus on eHealth and Assisted Living. Building on the Shepherd platform for M2M services, the eHealth solutions will be delivered in collaboration with local application partners, in Norway and in other Telenor markets.

Our future with M2M

Devices and assets of all shapes and sizes will start to be connected all over the globe. Telenor is ready to take its share of the worldwide M2M (Machine-to-Machine) market growth through Telenor Connexion. Per Simonsen, CEO of Telenor Connexion, talks about the future of M2M.

dtac will launch Wi-Fi

dtac, Telenor Group's mobile operator in Thailand, plans to launch a nationwide Wi-Fi to capture the growth in demand for mobile broadband services in Thailand.

Space proves no barrier

THOR 7 is scheduled to launch towards the end of 2013 from Arianespace Space Centre based in French Guiana. Taking the helm of the THOR 7 satellite programme is Oddveig Tretterud, one of several leading ladies in Telenor's satellite business.

Q&A: International supplier of high quality communications services

Thanks to Telenor Global Services you can get in touch with family, friends and business partners all over the world through high quality international communication services. CEO Bjørn Iversen explains how they work to make our world of communications smaller and which challenges that lay ahead for this Telenor company.

The mobile phone adventure

The mobile phone has a longer history than many might think. 30 years ago, on 10 November 1981, NMT - Nordic Mobile Telephone - the world's first fully automatic mobile phone system, was launched in Oslo. This was the set-off for a remarkable mobile phone adventure.