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True Corporation has confirmed that the share sale between Norway’s Telenor and Arise Digital Technology was completed on 13 March. Under the deal, Arise acquired shares equal to 24.95 percent …
Telenor completes True stake sale Read More
Telenor has issued an official response to the Norwegian OECD National Contact Point’s (NCP) final statement on the company’s forced exit from Myanmar in 2022. The statement follows a period …
Telenor rejects key criticism in OECD review of Myanmar exit Read More
Reuters reports that civil society groups in Myanmar are preparing legal action against Norwegian telecom company Telenor, accusing it of sharing customer data with the country’s military regime. The groups …
Myanmar groups plan to sue Norway’s Telenor over data sharing with junta Read More
The Irrawaddy has reported, that two human rights groups, Justice for Myanmar (JFM) and ICJ Norway, have filed a complaint with the Norwegian police against telecom giant Telenor and its …
Norwegian rights groups file police complaint against Telenor over Myanmar operations Read More
Malaysia is keen to invite the telecommunication regulatory body from Norway to part take in a conference involving ASEAN telecommunication regulatory bodies. The conference is organised by the Malaysian Communications …
Malaysia keen to invite Norway to regulatory conference Read More
The Norwegian company Telenor, one of the four mobile operators in Myanmar, complied with an order from the Myanmar telecommunication Ministry, which asked them to stop a website from spreading …
Telenor blocks controversial website in Myanmar Read More
This week the Norwegian telco group Telenor announced a drop of value in their True Corp investment. A 8.04 billion Norwegian kroner impairment has been announced. In accounting, impairment is …
Telenor recognizes impairment in Thai True Corp investment Read More
Norwegian telecom company Telenor reported that its earnings in the third-quarter reached above expectations due to growing mobile service revenue and lower energy prices in the Nordics. “The third quarter …
Telenor reports “solid growth and earnings” in third quarter Read More
Communication service provider (CSP) Telenor embarked on its Asian journey in 1997, bought its first stake in Digi (Malaysia) in 1999, and have been telco change-makers in the region ever …
Another exciting chapter for Telenor in Asia has begun: two monumental mergers landed to reshape the business Read More
Norway’s telecom firm, Telenor, recently reported its second quarter profits slightly rose above expectations, reported Reuters. According to Reuters, the firm’s report showed that adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation …
Telenor second quarter profits rises above expectation Read More Telenor is reported to be in talks with Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison about the possible merger of the companies’ operations in Sweden and Denmark. CK Hutchison is in the midst …
CK Hutchison and Telenor contemplating merge in Denmark and Sweden Read More
Telenor announced Wednesday, March 1, that the merger between its subsidiary, Dtac, and its competitor True is in the works. This is the second mobile merger Telenor has landed in …
Telenor completes Thailand merger Read More
As a clear sign of how Telenor is executing on the strategy it presented at the Capital Markets Day in September, Celcom Digi commenced its operations on 1 December and …
Next phase of Telenor in Asia begins in Malaysia Read More
The Singapore-based company, Yoma MFS Holdings, is to buy a 51% stake in Wave Money from Norway’s Telenor. Both companies agreed to transfer the stake for 53 million USD in …
Yoma firm to acquire more stake in Myanmar Wave Money from Telenor Read More
Norwegian economic news agency, E24, reported Telenor to drop its voluntary stock offer to all shareholders of dtac and True as the fusion of the mobile phone companies is expected …
Telenor drops voluntary stock offer to dtac and True shareholders Read More The Norwegian telecom company, Telenor is searching for ways to support users in Myanmar who have been consistently facing digital security threats associated with their digital footprint. Earlier this year, …
Telenor searches ways to support users in Myanmar Read More The leading Norwegian telecom firm, Telenor called Thailand’s telecommunications regulators on Wednesday, 26 OCtober 2022 to seek more clarification on the DTAC-True merger’s conditions. Mr. Sigve Brekke, Telenor’s Chief Executive, …
Norwegian Telenor seeks clarification on DTAC-True merger conditions Read More
Telenor expands its presence in Singapore to capture regional opportunities. – The strengthened team at our Singapore headquarters will add value to our operations and safeguard our interests in the …
Catching opportunities: Telenor to strengthen Singapore operations Read More
Atom has taken over Norway-based Telenor Myanmar, and the telecommunications company announced on June 8 that it had changed its name and launched its telecommunications network. Atom said it would …
Atom takeover of Norwegian Telenor Myanmar in the spotlight again Read More
The Norwegian telecom giant Telenor has agreed to sell its 51 percent stake in Myanmar’s mobile financial services provider Wake Money, Nikkei Asia reports. According to people close to the deal, Telenor …
Sources say Telenor is to sell its stake in Myanmar’s Wave Money Read More
Norway’s Telenor is considering merging its mobile operations with Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group) , Telenor recently said in a statement. The two parties are exploring a merger of their …
Telenor in talks about a possible merger in Thailand Read More
Despite clear demands from the Norwegian government and several reports of concern regarding safety concerns related to the use of Chinese technology, the Chinese telecom giant Huawei is still responsible …
Experts: Huawei equipment used for expansion in Bergen is a cause for concern Read More
In 2019, Norwegian Telenor and Malaysian Axiata tried to merge their entire Asian businesses into one global mobile giant. The plan was abandoned later that year, but now the parties …
Telenor and Axiata close to merger in Malaysia Read More
Norway’s Telenor is experiencing a first-quarter loss after the Myanmar military seized power in the 1 February coup and the company has written off the value of the company’s operations …
Norway’s Telenor writes off Myanmar business after coup, posts Q1 loss Read More
Norwegian Business Association Singapore and Telenor invite members to join a Constitution Day lunch on May 17. More about the event: “Norwegian Business Association Singapore and Telenor have the pleasure …
Norwegian Business Association Singapore and Telenor to host Constitution Day lunch Read More
According to the Financial Times, Norway’s Telenor has publicly denounced a cyber security bill that the country’s junta is attempting to introduce after seizing power in a coup. Sigve Brekke, …
Norway’s Telenor chief denounces cyber security bill in Myanmar Read More
According to a statement from Sigve Brekke, Chief Executive of Norway’s Telenor, the telecommunication company expects its large Asian operations to gradually recover from the COVID-19 pandemic in the second …
Norway’s Telenor expects Asia recovery in the second half of 2021 Read More
The Norwegian Business Association Singapore invites to their next webminar “Life is an unpredictable project. What can I do about it?” with Ingvard Wilhelmsen. The webinar starts on 26 October, …
NBAS invites to their next webminar with Ingvard Wilhelmsen Read More
Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor who owns Thailand’s Total Access Communication Company (DTAC) has appointed Mr Sharad Mehrotra as a new chief executive, replacing Alexandra Reich, according to official statement on …
DTAC announced new CEO Read More
Greenland has picked Sweden’s Ericsson over China’s Huawei to supply equipment for its fifth-generation (5G) telecoms network, state telecoms operator Tele Greenland announced on 19th December 2019. “5G is coming …
Greenland telecom network chose Swedish Ericsson to supply 5G equipments Read More
Norway’s largest mobile operator Telenor announced at a press conference in Oslo, they would continue working with Chinese company Huawei, while adding Sweden’s Ericsson for its fifth-generation (5G) telecoms network …
Telenor chose Ericsson for 5G supplier and continues cooperation with Huawei Read More
“I felt I came too late,” Martin Hamann says about his arrival in Myanmar in 2014. He felt that it was too late to experience the real, unspoiled Myanmar. “I …
Martin’s Myanmar mission: Getting a grip on the work place hierarchy Read More
The disagreement between Telenor’s dtac and Thailand’s telecom regulator NBTC (National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission) escalates as the telecommunications company filed a lawsuit before the Central Administrative Court on 6 …
Dtac filed lawsuit to protect mobile customers Read More
Petter Furberg will be new CEO of Telenor Norway while Kaaren Hilsen will be new CEO of Telenor Sweden. Berit Svendsen is stepping down from her position as CEO of …
New CEOs for Telenor Sweden and Norway Read More
Aiming to increase 4G network capacity and continue 2G services for millions of subscribers Telenor’s dtac (Total Access Communication Public Company Limited) announced on 8 August that the Board of …
Dtac decides to bid on one and reject one MHz spectrum auction Read More
dtac (Total Access Communication Plc.), Telenor’s Thailand telecommunications operator confirmed on 16 July that it had collected an application for the auctions of 900 MHz and 1800 MHz spectrum to …
dtac raises concerns regarding new Thailand spectrum auction Read More The writing was already on the wall for Thailand’s regulator National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). In addition to another operator having already opted out Total Access Communication PCL, (Dtac), …
Telenor’s dtac gives Thailand’s spectrum auction thumbs down Read More
When Telenor’s Thai mobile operator dtac arranged a talk (arranged on 21 March) around the data science breakthroughs with artificial intelligence and machine learning, two prominent speakers represented Norway. Andrew …
Norwegians presented breakthroughs at dtac’s AI, machine learning seminar Read More
The ‘dtac loop: The Shapes of Data’ event underscored how machine learning, connected devices and big data can empower society. On 21 March mobile service provider dtac held a talk …
Dtac held big data, AI, machine-learning talk Read More
dtac (Telenor’s digital and telecommunication business in Thailand) has issued a “40-hour Challenge” to all of its employees, to encourage them to grow their digital skills and complete 40 hours …
dtac’s digitalization: 40 hours of employee training Read More
dtac grows its accelerate success; aiming higher with Batch 5 The importance of start-ups for the business world is of such significance that an accelerator initiative by the Norwegian telecommunications …
dtac CEO Lars Norling: Accelerator programme very important Read More
Telenor Group has appointed Lars Erik Tellmann, 44, as CEO of Telenor Myanmar, effective 1 August 2016. Tellmann is currently Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in the same company. As part …
Telenor appoints new CEO in Myanmar Read More