Group Holdings
Group Holdings is where adjacent and non-core assets in Telenor are gathered under a professional ownership team. The key objective of the unit is to strengthen the value creation potential and long-term development of the companies in the portfolio. The unit is responsible for assessing multiple strategies for value creation through operational improvement, synergies with Telenor’s core business, platforms for future growth, partnering and potential restructuring.
Telenor Maritime
Since 2004 Telenor Maritime has been at the forefront of developing and defining secure connectivity standards for the maritime business. Today it is the leading global communications partner at sea, serving more than 30 million people through roaming services, including 100 ship owners with more than 500 vessels and offshore installations worldwide. Headquartered in Arendal, Norway, Telenor Maritime has offices in Norway, Sweden and Finland.
Telenor Satellite
Telenor Satellite is a satellite operator with three main business areas: broadcasting in the Nordic region, broadcasting in Central Europe, and data services (VSAT) primarily to the European maritime market. The company operates a fleet of three satellites, THOR 5, THOR 6 and THOR 7, and owns a portion of the Intelsat satellite 10-02, all at the prime orbital position 1° West.
Telenor Satellite works closely with direct-to-home (DTH) providers and channel owners across the Nordics and Central Eastern Europe to provide satellite broadcasting services. Through its network of more than 50 resellers, Telenor Satellite serves the European maritime sector and customers in the Middle East with high quality data services. The company is led by Morten Tengs and has around 115 employees in Norway and the UK.
Allente
Allente is a leading distributor of entertainment and connectivity services to households and enterprises in the Nordic region, with around 1,150,000 customers. Allente provides its services on various platforms, including DTH (through transmission capacity from Telenor Satellite) and IPTV (through fibre broadband connections). Linear TV is complemented by attractive streaming services.
Allente is the result of a merger between Canal Digital and Viasat Consumer Business conducted in May 2020, and is owned 50 percent each by Telenor and Nordic Entertainment Group. The company’s CEO is Jonas Gustafsson. Allente has around 290 employees across the Nordic region.
Telenor Global Services
Telenor Global Services is Telenor Group’s international connectivity provider, connecting external customers and all Telenor Mobile Network Operators to the world. The international traffic volumes generated to and from the Telenor footprint are offered to around 600 global external customers and partners worldwide, to secure global reach with managed quality. High quality interconnect services are offered within the main solution areas of voice, roaming, messaging, wholesale as a service and internet access connectivity services. The head office of Telenor Global Services is located at Fornebu, Norway, and the regional sales offices are located in Dubai, Singapore and Karlskrona in Sweden.
Carousell
Carousell is a classifieds marketplace that makes selling as easy as taking a photo, buying as simple as chatting. Carousell began in Singapore and is now present in eight markets across Southeast Asia. Carousell is backed by Telenor Group, Rakuten Ventures, Naver, and Sequoia Capital India. Telenor entered as a shareholder with a 32 percent equity stake through a merger of Telenor’s 701Search and Carousell in November 2019.
