Telenor Group today announced it was unifying its Internet of Things (IoT) offering across the Nordics and globally. The Nordic IoT portfolio and the global Telenor Connexion portfolio will be gathered under the brand ‘Telenor IoT’, it said in a press release. Effective immediately, Telenor IoT will be offered from all Telenor business channels in the Nordics, internationally by Telenor Connexion and through selected partners.
As a part of introducing Telenor IoT, a new operating model was also being launched to leverage on Telenor’s global competency, synchronise product development, accelerate the customer facing business and improve technical support. In doing so, Telenor is bringing together 200 full time IoT specialists, the largest team for any Nordic IoT service provider, said the company. Telenor will act as one united global IoT team with a uniform product portfolio and go-to-market strategy – bringing the best capabilities and competence to every customer.
Commenting on the announcement, Mats Lundquist, CEO of Telenor Connexion and manager of Telenor IoT, said in a press release: The new operating model reinforces our competitive edge and makes our product portfolio easier to buy for any customer searching for world class IoT operation and platform capabilities. We are also getting scale benefits on new technology investments.”
The Telenor IoT offering will be supplied by Telenor IoT specialists located in 18 countries across Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe.