Telenor stories

Telenor hosts first Narrow Band-IoT Hackathon in Norway

On 2-4 November, 2018, Telenor Group’s Start IoT programme hosted the very first Narrow Band-IoT (NB-IoT) hackathon in Norway. A total of 35 students from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) spent the weekend working on solutions for monitoring indoor and outdoor air quality.

Being counted: among the things that matter most

Ask any Telenor employee what they’re most proud of, and chances are they’ll say this: that we’re helping empower societies. Or that we’re reducing inequalities.

Stressed? Always logged on? Mobile overload? Actually no, say women around the world

To best connect people, we have to connect with people. We do this to understand what matters most to them and how what we provide – mobile connectivity – affects their lives. Here’s what we found when we talked to more than 1000 women in Scandinavia and Southeast Asia about exactly this.

Team WowPlay wins Ignite #3

The results are ready – out of 186 ideas, 7 teams were selected from the Ignite incubator programme and after evaluating the pitches, the jury has selected the winner: WowPlay!
Sustainability

Young Leaders Pitch Four New Digital Services at Telenor Youth Forum

Tackling UN Sustainable Development Goal #10, proposed services include a new mobile platform to report labor violations; a Big Data project fighting Malaria; an online birth registry for disenfranchised children; and a chatbot that counsels teens on internet safety.

40 hours to transform yourself

Meet Telenor employees who are investing in themselves and their future through education.

Our voices: women on ICT

Telenor strives for a diverse workforce, and we believe that the ICT industry will thrive with a greater balance of men and women. That’s why we asked some of our top talents to share advice for young women who may be considering a bright future in the world of technology.

5 global challenges that could be solved by the Internet of Things (IoT)

The world with IoT will be a more quantifiable and measurable place where people will be able to make timelier and better-informed decisions through sensing the environment surrounding them, says Telenor Research’s Ieva Martinkenaite.

The Journey to a Digital Myanmar

Telenor presents a roadmap to realize Myanmar’s digital future in first digital report, which identifies seven key areas to accelerate Myanmar’s digital potential. The Realising Digital Myanmar report compiles Telenor’s recommendations on challenges, opportunities and maps out a path forward in the country’s digital development.

Telenor Group takes seven internal startups to bootcamp

Seven startups from Bangladesh, Hungary, Malaysia, Myanmar, Norway and Pakistan selected for Ignite Incubator.