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Telenor India is reportedly exploring a merger with wireless broadband provider Tikona Digital Networks to stay afloat in an increasingly competitive market. Both companies are in active discussions regarding a potential merger, citing multiple unnamed…
Telenor and Myanmar state-owned operator MPT have both lodged expressions of interest regarding taking part in Myanmar’s first spectrum auction in October. The operators are among the potential bidders for 40 MHz of 2600-MHz spectrum reserved for mobile…
Telenor Pakistan has commenced a nationwide 4G rollout. launching services in six cities. The company will offer 4G services to customers free of cost as a promotional exercise in the initial launch areas, which include select locations in Karachi, Lahore,…
Telenor Group has revealed it will not participate in India’s upcoming spectrum auction, leading to speculation about the company’s future in the market. The company has decided after thorough consideration not to participate in the auction, “as we believe…
Telenor Myanmar has officially launched 4G services, starting in capital city Nay Pyi Taw. With the launch the operator has become Myanmar’s second mobile operator to launch LTE services, following Ooredoo Myamar’s debut in May. Telenor Myanamr CEO Petter…
Vodafone India is reportedly the frontrunner for acquiring Telenor’s Indian spectrum holdings and operations in a deal that could be worth over $1 billion. Two people close to the negotiations said that Vodafone India is pursuing the deal to help it better…
Norway’s Telenor has secured a 4G license in Pakistan for $395 million as the sole bidder for an 850-MHz spectrum block. Telenor Pakistan will join China Mobile subsidiary Zong in holding a 4G license following the auction. The operator is seeking to…
Telenor Health, the digital health unit of the Telenor Group, has introduced a digital health service in Bangladesh. The company’s first digital offering, Tonic, is a mobile-based integrated digital service that includes: Tonic Jibon (life), the first…
Telenor and Vodafone have set a new global IPX benchmark by running five separate services over a single IPX interconnect. The operators expanded their existing 4G signaling service to include 2G/3G signaling, direct voice, data roaming services and SMS…
Norway-based Telenor has confirmed it may exit the Indian market if the operator is unable to procure spectrum at affordable rates, as operating losses from Telenor India mount. Announcing its financial results, Telenor group CEO Sigve Brekke said the…
Telenor India is gearing up to launch LTE services across its footprint, but according to reports Telenor’s days in India’s telecom sector may be numbered. CEO Sharad Mehrotra told that the operator has already upgraded 7,000 mobile sites to LTE. Telenor…
Recently, Telenor launched its first nationwide karaoke contest, offering the winner a prize of 200 million kyats (about Bt5.8 million) and a chance to have the album released. Telenor and Ooredoo also distributed affordable handsets, while MPT charges only…
Myanmar’s telecom ministry may need to delay a planned auction of 2600-MHz spectrum due to a conflict over whether the spectrum should be allocated before the regulatory framework is finalized. The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT)…
