Telecom service provider Uninor re-brands itself as Telenor in India Wednesday Sep 23,2015

 

Telecom service provider Uninor on Wednesday Sep 23,2015 announced it has rebranded itself as Telenor in India.

“Uninor is now Telenor. This rebranding exercise shows our commitment to the customers and the stakeholders in this country. India is a tough market. We are taking a stand that we will continue to develop ourselves,” said Telenor Group’s head of Asia region Morten Karlsen Sorby

Norway-based Telenor entered India in 2009. Initially it had a joint venture with realty major Unitech, which however exited in 2012. The company subsequently started operating with the name of Telewings, and in 2014, Telenor bought 100 per cent stake in the company.

“We now have 47.55 million customers. We have broke even in India within four years of our operations. It is a mass market for us,” said Telenor India CEO Vivek Sood

Vivek Sood, Chief Executive Officer, Telenor India, flanked by Morten Karlsen Sorby, Executive Vice President and Head of Region Asia, Telenor (left) and Upanga Dutta, COO, Telenor India unveil the new brand in New Delhi on September 23, 2015.