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• Norway's Telenor awards Huawei LTE contract

  BNET - 2009-11-09

  In a blow to incumbent infrastructure providers Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks, Norway's Telenor has granted Europe's biggest LTE contract to date to China's Huawei. The deal, valued at $175.4 million over over the next six years, calls for Telenor's existing Ericsson and NSN network equipment to be merged...

  Tags: Ericsson Inc., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Telenor

• Norwegian ISP doesn't have to block Pirate Bay, says court

  BNET - 2009-11-06

  IDG News Service - Norwegian ISP Telenor doesn't have to block access to file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, according to a ruling from the district court for Asker and Bærum on Friday. The entertainment industry has been trying to get Telenor to block The Pirate Bay since February, when it...

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• Russia forces Telenor to sell Russian mobile stake

  Strategy Eye - 2009-06-21

  Russia’s bailiff service is ordering the sale of Telenor’s strategic stake in Vimpelcom, a Russian mobile operator, in order to settle a USD1.7bn court fine. The bailiff service plans to organise an auction to sell the stake. ...

  Tags: Mobile, Telenor, Manufacturing, Editorial

• Telenor seeks funding for Unitech deal

  Strategy Eye - 2008-11-27

  Telenor is seeking alternative financing for its acquisition of a majority stake in India's Unitech Wireless, after investors opposed a planned NOK12bn (USD1.7bn) rights issue aimed at financing the deal. The Nordic mobile operator has hired Deutsche Bank to evaluate alternative ways of financing the purchase, but says a...

  Tags: Telenor, Financial Accounting, Financing Startups, Investment, Finance, Deutsche Bank AG, Unitech Wireless, Francesco Canepa

• Telenor ASA to acquire 60% stake in Unitech Wireless

  - 2008-10-29

  TELECOMWORLDWIRE-29 October 2008-Telenor ASA to acquire 60% stake in Unitech WirelessC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian telecomms group Telenor ASA (OSE:TEL) said on Wednesday (29 October) that it has entered into a definitive agreement to subscribe to new shares in Unitech Wireless for a consideration equivalent to USD1,070m. ...

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• Airspan Continues to Supply Telenor With WiMAX Solutions in Significant Network Expansion

  - 2008-09-22

  Airspan Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN), a leading provider of WiMAX-based broadband wireless access networks, announced today that Telenor has awarded Airspan a contract to expand their national network across Norway, as part of its multi-year agreement. Using Airspan's WiMAX solutions, Telenor will be offering business and residential high-speed data...

  Tags: Airspan Networks Inc., Company, network, Telenor, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WIRELESS

• Swedish staffing company Uniflex AB receives contract extension from Telenor Sverige AB

  - 2008-06-09

  NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-9 June 2008-Swedish staffing company Uniflex AB receives contract extension from Telenor Sverige ABC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

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• Telenor Deploys Ixia Service Verification Platform to Guarantee Quality IP-Based Services for Scandinavian Business Customers

  - 2008-06-02

  New Service Actively Monitors Live, Next-Generation Networks

  Tags: IP, Telenor

• Telenor ASA reduces mobile call rates on ships

  - 2008-05-28

  NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-28 May 2008-Telenor ASA reduces mobile call rates on shipsC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

  Tags: mobile, Telenor

• Telenor ASA initiates measures to working conditions in Bangladesh

  - 2008-05-22

  NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-22 May 2008-Telenor ASA initiates measures to working conditions in BangladeshC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

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