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{{Short description|Norwegian telecommunications company}}
{{other uses|Telenor (disambiguation)}}
{{Distinguish|Telnor}}

{{Infobox company
| name = Telenor ASA
| logo = Telenor.svg
| logo_size = 230
| type = [[Public company]]<br>[[State-owned enterprise|State-owned]]
| traded_as = {{ose|TEL}}
| key_people = {{ubl
|[[Sigve Brekke]] (president and [[chief executive office|CEO]])
|Jens Petter Olsen ([[chair of the board]])
}}
| industry = [[Telecommunications]]
| products = [[Landline|Fixed line]] and [[mobile phone|mobile telephony]], [[internet]], [[digital television]], [[Information technology|IT services]], [[IPTV]] [[Telegraphy]]
| brands = {{Unbulleted list|Telenor|Talkmore}}
| revenue = {{decrease}} {{NOK|80.5 billion|link=yes}} (2023)<ref name="AR2021">{{cite web |url=https://www.telenor.com/binaries/investors/reports-and-information/annual/annual-report-2021/Telenor%20Annual%20Report%202021.pdf |title=Annual Report 2021 |publisher=Telenor |access-date=14 May 2022 |pages=3, 74, 76}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{decrease}} {{NOK|21.5 billion}} (2021)<ref name="AR2021" />
| net_income = {{decrease}} {{NOK|4.6 billion}} (2021)<ref name="AR2021" />
| assets = {{decrease}} {{NOK|225.7 billion}} (2021)<ref name="AR2021"/>
| equity = {{decrease}} {{NOK|26.3 billion}} (2021)<ref name="AR2021" />
| owner = [[Politics of Norway|Government of Norway]] (54%)
| subsid = [[#Operations|See list]]
| num_employees = 11,000 (2023)<ref name="AR2021" />
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1855}}
| location = [[Fornebu]], [[Norway]]
| homepage = https://www.telenor.com
}}

'''Telenor ASA''' ({{IPA|no|ˈtêːlənuːr}} or {{IPA|no|tɛləˈnuːr|}})<ref>{{Cite Kristoffersen 2000|page=20}}</ref> is a Norwegian majority [[State-owned enterprise|state-owned]] multinational [[telecommunications]] company headquartered at [[Fornebu]] in [[Bærum]], close to [[Oslo]]. It is one of the [[List of mobile network operators|world's largest mobile telecommunications companies]] with operations [[world]]wide, but focused in [[Scandinavia]] and [[Asia]]. It has extensive broadband and TV distribution operations in four [[Nordic countries]], and a 10-year-old research and business line for [[Machine to machine|machine-to-machine]] technology. Telenor owns networks in 8 countries.<ref name="Global presence">[https://www.telenor.com/about-us/global-presence/ Global presence] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202141620/https://www.telenor.com/about-us/global-presence/ |date=2021-02-02 }} - Telenor website. Retrieved October 23, 2017.</ref>

Telenor is listed on the [[Oslo Stock Exchange]] and had a market capitalization in November 2015 of [[Norwegian krone|kr]] 225 billion, making it the third largest company listed on the OSE after [[DNB ASA|DNB]] and [[Equinor]] (previously known as Statoil).<ref name="Shares overview Oslo Børs">{{cite web|url=https://www.oslobors.no/ob_eng/markedsaktivitet/#/list/shares/quotelist/ose/all/all/false|title=Oslo Børs All Shares|website=Oslo Bors|publisher=Oslo Børs|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Telenor Fornebu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Telenor headquarters at [[Fornebu]] just west of Oslo, Norway. This is the western section containing group staffs and - as tenants - the offices of Huawei Norway.]]
[[File:Telenor HQ 020920089742.jpg|thumb|right|Telenor headquarter eastern section, containing Telenor Broadcast and Telenor Norway.]]
[[File:Sigve Brekke, Uninor.jpg|thumb|right|CEO [[Sigve Brekke]], head of the Telenor Group since August 2015]]
[[File:Baksaas Fredrik Svanberg dec 2008.jpg|thumb|right|Former CEO Fredrik Baksaaas (left) with Ericsson CEO Carl-Henrik Svanberg, 2008.]]
[[File:Telenor SIM.jpg|thumb|Old style ''Telenor Mobile'' [[Subscriber Identity Module|SIM]], with the former company logo.]]
[[file:Standard Telefon og Kabel TELE 2013 03 014 05.jpg |thumb|right|[[Kjell Holler]] (right) was a Norwegian industrialist who headed Televerket, after having served as Minister of Industry of Norway.]]

===Telegraph===
Telenor started off in 1855, as a state-operated [[monopoly]] provider of [[telegraph]] services named '''Telegrafverket'''. The first Norwegian planning  for a telegraph were launched within the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] in 1848, but by 1852, the plans were public and the [[Storting|Parliament of Norway]] decided on a plan for constructing a telegraph system throughout the country. Televerket began by connecting [[Oslo|Christiania]] (now Oslo) to [[Sweden]] (Norway was at that time in a [[Sweden-Norway|union with Sweden]]) as well as Christiania and [[Drammen]]. By 1857, the telegraph had reached [[Bergen]] on the west coast via [[Sørlandet]] on the south coast, and by 1871, it had reached [[Kirkenes]] on the far north coast. Cable connections were opened to [[Denmark]] in 1867 and to [[Great Britain]] in 1869. The telegraph was most important for the merchant marine who now could use the electric telegraph to instantly communicate between different locations, and get a whole new advantage from better [[logistics]].<ref>[[Tore Pryser|Pryser, Tore]] (1999) ''Norsk Historie 1814-1860'', volume four of ''[[Norsk historie (Samlaget)|Norsk historie]]''. Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo {{ISBN|82-521-5184-1}}</ref>

===Telephone===
[[File:Coat of arms of the Norwegian Telegraph Administration.svg|thumb|old logo]]
The first telephone service in Norway was offered in 1878, between [[Arendal]] and [[Tvedestrand]], while the first international telephone service between Christiania and [[Stockholm]] was offered in 1893. Automation of the telephone system was started in 1920, and completed in 1985. In 1946, the first [[Telex|Telex service]] was offered, and in 1976, [[satellite]] telephone connections to the Norwegian merchant navy, at the time the largest in the world and to [[oil platform]]s in the [[North Sea]] were made operational. This is the start of [[Inmarsat]] Satellite Communication, and formed the first steps to [[Digital data|digital]]ise the telephone network in 1980–1985.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telenor.no/om/virksomhet/historie/kronologi/ |title=Telenor: Om Telenor > Virksomhet > Historie > Kronologi |access-date=2006-08-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060823193738/http://www.telenor.no/om/virksomhet/historie/kronologi/ |archive-date=2006-08-23 }}</ref>

Televerket opened its first [[Mobile radio telephone|manual mobile telephone system]] in 1966, being replaced with the automatic [[Nordic Mobile Telephone|NMT system]] in 1981, and the enhanced NMT-900 in 1986. Norway was the first country in to get an automatic mobile telephone system. The [[Digital data|digital]] [[Global System for Mobile Communications|GSM system]] came into use in 1993. The [[3G|third generation of mobile technology]] with [[Global System for Mobile Communications|UMTS system]] began full operation 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telenor.no/om/virksomhet/historie/ |title=Telenor: Om Telenor > Virksomhet > Historie |access-date=2006-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819042941/http://www.telenor.no/om/virksomhet/historie/ |archive-date=2006-08-19 }}</ref> The [[Opera (web browser)|Opera]] [[web browser]] was created in 1994 by [[Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner]] and [[Geir Ivarsøy]] during their tenure at Telenor, and  [[Opera Software]] was established in 1995, when they  went on to continue development of their browser.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Opera is the oldest browser, and it is still surviving: Jon Tetzchner, founder, Opera software |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/qna/opera-is-the-oldest-browser-and-it-is-still-surviving-jon-tetzchner-founder-opera-software/articleshow/7068303.cms |date=9 December 2010 |first=Debjoy |last=Sengupta |work=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref> Telenor and Huawei conducted a  successful test of 5G with 70&nbsp;Gbit/s Speeds in Lab environment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paktechinfo.com/telenor-and-huawei-conduct-successful-test-of-5g-demo-in-norway/|title=Telenor and Huawei Conduct Successful Test of 5G with 70 Gbps Speeds|date=20 November 2021|access-date=1 January 2022|archive-date=3 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403195503/https://www.paktechinfo.com/telenor-and-huawei-conduct-successful-test-of-5g-demo-in-norway/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Deregulation and internationalisation===
The corporation changed its name to '''Televerket''' in 1969. In 1994, then the Norwegian Telecom was established as a [[Government-owned corporation|public corporation]]. The telecom sector in Norway, was deregulated in stages between 1994 and 1998. An attempt to merge Telenor with its counterpart in [[Sweden]], [[Telia Company|Telia]], failed in 1999, while both still were owned by their respective governments. On 4 December 2000, the company was partially [[privatised]] and listed on [[Oslo Stock Exchange]] and [[NASDAQ]].<ref>{{cite web | publisher=sky-brokers.com | title= Telenor: Telenor Satellite Services (TSS)| url=https://sky-brokers.com/supplier/telenor-satellite-services-tss/}}</ref> The privatisation gave the company {{NOK|15.6 billion|link=yes}} in new [[Capital (economics)|capital]], with the [[Government of Norway]] owning 77.7 percent of the company. As of 2014, the Norwegian government holds 53.97 percent of the Telenor shares directly and another 4.66 percent through the [[Government Pension Fund of Norway|Government Pension Fund Norway]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.telenor.com/investors/major-shareholdings/ |title=Telenor Group &#124; Major Shareholdings |access-date=2014-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912190233/http://www.telenor.com/investors/major-shareholdings/ |archive-date=2015-09-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the second half of the 1990s, Telenor began mobile operations in other countries: [[Russia]] (1994), [[Bangladesh]], [[Greece]], [[Ireland]], [[Germany]] and [[Austria]] (1997), [[Ukraine]] (1998), [[Malaysia]] (1999), [[Denmark]] and [[Thailand]] (2000), [[Hungary]] (2002), [[Montenegro]] (2004), [[Pakistan]] (2004), [[Slovakia]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Serbia]] (2006), [[Myanmar]] (2014). Operations in Greece, [[Ireland]] and Germany were sold in 1999/2000, and profits were re-invested in  emerging markets. In October 2005, Telenor acquired [[Vodafone]] Sweden, changing the name to Telenor in April 2006.

[[Grameenphone]] was the first Telenor venture in the Asian telecom market and is now the largest mobile operator in [[Bangladesh]], Telenor holds 55.8 per cent of the company. Grameenphone started trading its shares on the stock exchanges in [[Dhaka Stock Exchange|Dhaka]] and Chittagong on 16 November 2009. The success of Grammeenphone lead to an increased focus on Asia, with successful entries into [[Malaysia]], [[Thailand]], [[Pakistan]] and [[Myanmar]]. Telenor also entered [[India]], but had to withdraw from that market in 2017, with substantial losses.

In March 2018, Telenor sold its business in Southeast Europe ([[Telenor (Bulgaria)|Bulgaria]], [[Telenor Hungary|Hungary]], [[Telenor Montenegro|Montenegro]] and [[Telenor Serbia|Serbia]]) to the [[PPF (company)|PPF Group]], for a sum of 2.8 billion euros in order to focus more on Asia and the Nordic market.<ref name="TelenorSale">{{cite news|last1=Dagenborg|first1=Joachim|last2=Knudsen|first2=Camilla|title=Norway's Telenor exits central Europe with $3.4 billion asset sale to Czech investor PPF|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-telenor-m-a/norways-telenor-exits-central-europe-with-3-4-billion-asset-sale-to-czech-investor-ppf-idUSKBN1GX0NQ|access-date=21 March 2018|work=reuters.com|date=21 March 2018}}</ref> 
 
In 2019, Telenor bought [[DNA Oyj|DNA]], the third largest mobile operator in [[Finland]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Telenor buys majority stake in Finland's DNA for $1.7 billion |website=[[Reuters]] |date=9 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111091636/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-telenor-m-a-dna/telenor-buys-majority-stake-in-finlands-dna-for-17-billion-idUSKCN1RL0IV |archive-date=2022-01-11 |url-status=live |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-telenor-m-a-dna/telenor-buys-majority-stake-in-finlands-dna-for-17-billion-idUSKCN1RL0IV}}</ref>

On 21 June 2021, [[Axiata]], Telenor and [[Digi Telecommunications|Digi]] agree to a potential merger of [[Celcom]] and Digi to create a stronger telco in Malaysia, which if approved will be completed by the end of 2022. This come after advanced discussions two months earlier.<ref>{{cite web |title=Axiata, Telenor and Digi Sign Transaction Agreements for the Proposed Merger of Celcom and Digi |url=https://www.axiata.com/media/news/axiata-telenor-and-digi-sign-transaction-agreements-proposed-merger-celcom-and-digi |website=Axiata |access-date=21 June 2021 |date=21 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Axiata and Telenor in Advanced Discussions to Merge Celcom and Digi |url=https://www.axiata.com/media/news/axiata-and-telenor-advanced-discussions-merge-celcom-and-digi |website=Axiata |access-date=21 June 2021 |date=8 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Axiata, Telenor, Digi sign agreements to merge Malaysian mobile ops |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2021/06/21/axiata-telenor-digi-sign-agreements-to-merge-malaysian-mobile-ops |website=The Star |access-date=21 June 2021 |date=21 June 2021}}</ref> The deal was approved by both Celcom and Digi shareholders on 18 November 2022. The merged company is named CelcomDigi. At completion, Axiata and Telenor will hold equal ownership of 33.1 percent each in the newly merged company. The merger was completed on 30 November 2022 and the company began its operation the next day.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2022/11/18/axiata-shareholders-approve-proposed-celcom-digi-merger Axiata shareholders approve proposed Celcom-Digi merger]</ref><ref>[https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2022/11/18/digi-gets-shareholders039-green-light-for-proposed-merger-with-celcom Digi gets shareholders' green light for proposed merger with Celcom]</ref><ref>[https://www.nst.com.my/business/2022/12/856517/axiata-telenor-complete-celcom-digi-merger Axiata, Telenor complete Celcom-Digi merger]</ref><ref>[https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/axiata-telenor-announce-completion-celcomdigi-merger Axiata, Telenor announce completion of Celcom-Digi merger]</ref><ref>[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/axiata-telenor-announce-successful-completion-101900485.html Axiata and Telenor Announce the Successful Completion of the Celcom and Digi Merger]</ref><ref>[https://www.telenor.com/media/newsroom/announcement/historic-merger-marks-new-chapter-in-malaysias-digitalisation-journey-we-are-in-pole-position/ Historic merger marks new chapter in Malaysia’s digitalisation journey: “We are in pole position.”]</ref>

On 22 November 2021, Telenor and [[Charoen Pokphand|Charoen Pokphand Group]], officially announced they have agreed to explore a USD 8.6 billion merger plan between Thailand’s second and third largest telecom operators (by subscribers), True Corporation (TRUE) and [[Total Access Communication]] (DTAC) – the proposed merger is subject to regulatory approvals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.yozzo.com/insights/a-deep-dive-into-the-true-dtac-merger-in-thailand/|title=A deep dive into the TRUE/DTAC merger in Thailand| work=Yozzo.com|access-date=2022-01-06}}</ref> The merger was "acknowledged" by the regulator NBTC at a meeting on October 20, 2022.<ref>[https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Telecommunication/Thai-telecoms-regulator-allows-7.3bn-True-DTAC-merger Thai telecoms regulator allows $7.3bn True-DTAC merger]</ref> The newly merged company still retain the True Corporation name, which was founded on 1 March 2023 and it was listed on the [[Stock Exchange of Thailand]] under the stock ticker symbol TRUE on 3 March 2023.<ref>[https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2481210/merged-true-dtac-to-be-called-true-corp Merged True-DTAC to be called True Corp]</ref>

==Operations==
Telenor 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 still remains the largest actor in Norway despite competition from [[TeliaSonera|Telia]] and others.

The 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. The TV distribution is branded [[Allente]]. Telenor is also a prominent actor in Asia with operations in five different Asian countries.

At year-end 2021, Telenor held controlling interests in mobile operations in Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Thailand, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan. The Myanmar operation was announced sold in 2021, and the transaction completed in March 2022.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Country
!Operator
!Native name
!Ownership stake
!2019 revenue (million NOK)
|-
| {{flag|Norway}} || Telenor Norway || Telenor || 100 percent || 28 658
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}} || [[Telenor Denmark]] || Telenor || 100 percent || 4 871
|-  
| {{flag|Finland}} || [[DNA Oyj|DNA]] || DNA || 100 percent || 3 433
|-  
| {{flag|Sweden}} || [[Telenor Sverige]] || Telenor || 100 percent || 12 857
|-  
| {{flag|Bangladesh}} || [[Grameenphone]] || গ্রামীণফোন || 55.8 percent || 14 980 
|-  
| {{flag|Malaysia}} || [[CelcomDigi]] || celcomdigi || 33.1 percent || 13 572
|-  
| {{flag|Pakistan}} || [[Telenor Pakistan]] || ٹیلی نار پاکستان  
 || 0 percent{{efn|Sold to [[PTCL]] in 2022}} || 6 033
|-
| {{flag|Vietnam}} || [[Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group|VNPT]]
|Tập đoàn Bưu chính Viễn thông Việt Nam
|100 percent
|9 100
|-   
| {{flag|Thailand}} || [[True Corporation]] || ทรู คอร์ปอเรชั่น || 30 percent || 22 994
|}

[[Telenor Kystradio]] is responsible for the infrastructure for maritime radio communication in Norway, and also includes five staffed coast radio stations whose primary purpose is to monitor the maritime radio traffic (over e.g. [[marine VHF radio|VHF]] and [[Mediumwave|MF]] bands) and to assist marine vessels in distress.{{Citation needed|date=November 2013}}

In 2022, Telenor established Telenor Amp, a business area managing companies adjacent to its core telecom operations. Amp follows a “develop-or-divest” strategy, focusing on areas such as IoT and security services. Its portfolio includes Telenor Connexion and, since 2024, the cybersecurity subsidiary Telenor Cyberdefence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blackman |first=Andrew |date=2024-06-17 |title=🇳🇴 Telenor establishes new cyber security company with Nordic ambitions |url=https://www.arctictoday.com/%F0%9F%87%B3%F0%9F%87%B4-telenor-establishes-new-cyber-security-company-with-nordic-ambitions/ |access-date=2025-11-06 |website=ArcticToday |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Research===
Telenor Research is Telenor's corporate unit for research. The unit conducts research and delivers research based advice on topics such as market, technology, data analytics, innovation and organization. Telenor Research provides research based analysis and strategic recommendations to the Telenor Group, as well as to the individual Business Units across Telenor markets. Telenor Research's mission is to create business value for Telenor through applied research.

===Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine-to-machine===
Telenor started exploring the [[Machine-to-Machine|M2M]] potentials in 2000, when Telenor R&D established a project both aimed at technology, services and business models. This was further spurred when Telenor acquired the Swedish mobile company Europolitan, which contained parts of [[Vodafone]]'s research capabilities in the area. As a result, two separate companies have been established: Telenor Connexion in [[Stockholm, Sweden]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=IoT solutions 500+ networks 200+ countries | url=https://www.telenorconnexion.com/|access-date=2021-10-24 | publisher=Telenor Connexion | language=en-US}}</ref> (aiming higher up in the M2M value chain), and [[Telenor Objects]] (aiming further down in the value chain). The initiative has resulted in a substantial market share of Europe's fast-growing M2M market and is being used by [[Nissan]] in [[Europe]] to connect its customers' [[electric cars]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/12/20/european-nissan-leaf-gets-always-on-connection-lets-you-turn-up/|title = European Nissan Leaf gets always-on connection, lets you turn up the AC wirelessly}}</ref> As of 2017,Telenor Objects is no longer active.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Virksomhetsopplysninger - Brønnøysundregistrene |url=https://virksomhet.brreg.no/nb/oppslag/enheter/994161148 |access-date=2025-11-06 |website=virksomhet.brreg.no}}</ref>

In 2021, Telenor unified its IoT operations under the brand Telenor IoT, combining Telenor Connexion with other units into a single global team of about 200 specialists.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telenor gathers strength in IoT for the 5G era - Telenor Group |url=https://www.telenor.com/media/newsroom/telenor-gathers-strength-in-iot-for-the-5g-era/ |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=www.telenor.com |language=no}}</ref> Analysts have included Telenor in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Managed IoT Connectivity Services and Transforma Insights’ CSP IoT Peer Benchmarking 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eriksson |first=Nicole Gläser |date=2025-03-18 |title=Telenor Group—Once Again Named a Leader in 2025 Gartner®Magic Quadrant™ for Managed IoT Connectivity Services, Worldwide |url=https://iot.telenor.com/iot-insights/telenor-leader-managed-iot-connectivity-services-gartner-2025/ |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Telenor IoT |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Communications Service Provider (CSP) IoT Peer Benchmarking 2024 - Reports & Insights |url=https://transformainsights.com/research/reports/csp-iot-peer-benchmarking-2024 |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=transformainsights.com}}</ref>In 2025, trade publications reported that Telenor IoT had surpassed 25 million SIMs deployed, and through a partnership with Verizon Business enabled customers to access local U.S. networks via eSIM.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=News |date=2025-01-15 |title=Telenor celebrates 25m SIM cards deployed |url=https://www.iotinsider.com/news/telenor-celebrates-25m-sim-cards-deployed/ |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=IOT Insider |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Turner |first=Annie |date=2024-12-19 |title=Telenor's IoT customers gain access to Verizon Business’ network in the US |url=https://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/telenors-iot-customers-gain-access-to-verizon-business-network-in-the-us/ |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Mobile Europe |language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Broadcast===
Telenor's wholly owned subsidiary [[Canal Digital]] is a leading TV content distributor in the Nordic region with about 2.7 million customers in 2011.<ref>[http://e24.no/media/svensker-vil-kjoepe-canal-digital/20094950 Svensker vil kjøpe Canal Digital] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824145535/https://e24.no/media/svensker-vil-kjoepe-canal-digital/20094950 |date=2019-08-24 }} [[E24 Næringsliv]]. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2013 {{in lang|no}}</ref> On 13 April 2021, the merger of Canal Digital and [[Viasat (Nordic television service)|Viasat]] in [[Allente]] was completed.

Telenor also operates the national terrestrial broadcast network in [[Norway]], through its subsidiary [[Norkring]].

[[Thor (satellite)|Thor]] is a family of satellites owned by Telenor. On 11 February 2008, the THOR 5 satellite was launched into geostationary orbit. The launch was provided by [[International Launch Services]] using a [[Proton-M]] [[launch vehicle]] built by [[Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center|Khrunichev Space Center]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ilslaunch.com/ils/news-021108/ |title = ILS Proton successfully launches THOR 5 satellite |publisher = ILS |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080226105354/http://www.ilslaunch.com/ils/news-021108/ |archive-date = 2008-02-26 }}</ref> Telenor operates three satellites from its satellite control centre at Fornebu (THOR5, THOR6 and THOR7).{{Citation needed|date=November 2013}}

==Former operations==
Telenor has sold a number of divisions after its privatisation, including Bravida,<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/bravida-idUSWEA156020120514 Triton says sells Sweden's Bravida to Bain Capital] [[Reuters]], 12 May 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2013</ref> the former installation division and [[Findexa]], now part of [[Eniro]] that is responsible for [[telephone directory|telephone directories]]. The browser vendor [[Opera Software]] originated in Telenor's R&D department.<ref>Arild Færaas (26 May 2012) [http://www.aftenposten.no/okonomi/Amerikanske-medier-Facebook-vurderer-a-kjope-opp-Opera-6837424.html Amerikanske medier: Facebook vurderer å kjøpe opp Opera] Aftenposten. Retrieved 16 November 2013 {{in lang|no}}</ref> Telenor formerly  provided a range of services related to satellite communication, including [[voice]], [[television]] and [[data]] before its Telenor Satellite Services division was purchased by [[Vizada]] in 2007.

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

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Country
!Year of entry 
!Year of exit

|-
| {{flag|Greece}} || 1997 || 2019
|-  
| {{flag|Ireland}} || 1997 || 1999
|-  
| {{flag|Germany}} ||1997 ||  2020
|-  
| {{flag|Slovakia}} || 1998 ||  2005
|-  
| {{flag|Czech Republic}} || 1998 ||  2005
|-  
| {{flag|Austria}} || 1997 ||  2007
|-  
| {{flag|India}} || 2009 ||  2018
|-  
| {{flag|Serbia}} || 2006 || 2017
|-   
| {{flag|Montenegro}} || 2004 (when part of<br>[[Serbia and Montenegro]]) ||  2008
|-   
| {{flag|Bulgaria}} || 2013 ||  2017
|-
| {{flag|Hungary}} || 2002 ||  2017
|-    
| {{flag|Russia}} || 1994 || 2022
|-
| {{flag|Ukraine}} || 1998 ||  2019
|-
| {{flag|Myanmar}} || 2014 ||  2021
|}

==Controversy==
On 28 August 2025, it was announced that anti-[[2021 Myanmar coup d'etat|coup]] activists in [[Justice for Myanmar]] accused Telenor of providing surveillance equipment and customer data to the [[Tatmadaw]] regime in a complaint to the [[Norwegian Police]] filed jointly with [[International Court of Justice|ICJ Norway]]. Telenor's data was also allegedly used by the Tatmadaw to track down [[88 Generation Students]] member, [[Ko Jimmy]] on 13 February 2021.<ref> [https://eng.mizzima.com/2025/08/29/25882 Complaint filed in Norway against Telenor for Myanmar sanctions violations]. August 29, 2025. [[Mizzima]]. </ref><ref> [https://www.nrk.no/dokumentar/toppjurister-anmelder-telenor-1.17536034?utm_source=justiceformyanmar&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=justice-for-myanmar-and-icj-norway-filed Telenor i Myanmar: Anmeldt til PST]. August 28, 2025. [[NRK]]. </ref><ref> [https://eng.mizzima.com/2025/08/25/25742 Telenor data transfer linked to arrest and execution of Myanmar’s Ko Jimmy, says Norwegian adviser]. August 25, 2025. [[Mizzima]]. </ref><ref> [https://www.panoramanyheter.no/demokrati-menneskerettigheter-myanmar/telenor-ble-et-mareritt-for-demokratiforkjempere-som-ko-jimmy/398813 Telenor ble et mareritt for demokratiforkjempere som Ko Jimmy]. August 20, 2025. Panorama nyheter. </ref>

The [[Jonas Gahr Støre|prime minister of Norway]] and two cabinet members have been questioned (in writing) by (parliament's) [[Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs]]; they have been asked to answer within 6 November; Furthermore, on 23 October, media said that "Nobel Prize winner [[Aung San Suu Kyi]]" was one of the victims of data violations.<ref>https://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/avkrever-svar-fra-store-barth-eide-og-myrseth-hva-visste-de/s/5-95-2686128. Nettavisen.no. Retrieved 2025-10-23</ref>

==See also==
* [[AeroMobile]]
* [[COMSAT mobile communications]]
* [[List of mobile network operators]]
* [[Opera Software ASA]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website}}
* [https://www.telenor.no Telenor Norge]

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