18 Facts About Telenor Group

Telenor Group ASA is a Norwegian majority state-owned multinational telecommunications company headquartered at Fornebu in Bærum, close to Oslo.

Telenor Group is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and had a market capitalization in November 2015 of kr 225 billion, making it the third largest company listed on the OSE after DNB and Equinor .

Telenor Group started off in 1855, as a state-operated monopoly provider of telegraph services named Telegrafverket.

In October 2005, Telenor Group acquired Vodafone Sweden, changing the name to Telenor Group in April 2006.

Telenor Group entered India, but had to withdraw from that market in 2017, with substantial losses.

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In March 2018, Telenor sold its business in Southeast Europe to the PPF Group, for a sum of 2.

In 2019, Telenor Group bought DNA, the third largest mobile operator in Finland.

Telenor Group offers a full range of telecommunication services in the Nordic countries, including mobile and fixed telephony, Internet access and as well as cable TV access and content.

Telenor Group still remains the largest actor in Norway despite competition from Telia and others.

Telenor Group holds a prominent position in the Scandinavian Broadband and TV market, both with regard to the number of subscribers and to the extent of coverage.

Telenor Group is a prominent actor in Asia with operations in five different Asian countries.

At year-end 2021, Telenor Group held controlling interests in mobile operations in Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Thailand, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan.

Telenor Group's wholly owned subsidiary Canal Digital is a leading TV content distributor in the Nordic region with about 2.

Telenor Group operates the national terrestrial broadcast network in Norway, through its subsidiary Norkring.

Telenor Group operates three satellites from its satellite control centre at Fornebu .

Telenor Group has sold a number of divisions after its privatisation, including Bravida, the former installation division and Findexa, now part of Eniro that is responsible for telephone directories.

Telenor Group formerly provided a range of services related to satellite communication, including voice, television and data before its Telenor Group Satellite Services division was purchased by Vizada in 2007.

Telenor Group has previously been active in a number of international markets as a mobile phone network operator:.