Telenor

Bangladeshi operator Grameenphone, 62 percent owned by Norway's Telenor, has now received regulatory approval for its initial public share offer.

Huawei has launched what it claims is the world's first commercial LTE base station. In January, Huawei was chosen by TeliaSonera to deploy what could be the world's first commercial LTE network in Norway.

China Mobile and Norway's Telenor are reportedly in talks regarding a merger of their respective mobile networks in Pakistan.

According to a Telegeography report that cites India's Economic Times, Unitech Wireless has commenced preparations to raise the INR100 billion (US$2.1 billion) it plans to invest in the rollout of its nationwide operations.

Huawei has signed a global master agreement with Telenor Group to supply mobile broadband modems. Under the agreement, Huawei will deliver 1.2 million mobile broadband modems in the coming year for Telenor’s 13 operating companies in Europe, CIS and Asia.

Norway's Telenor reported today that its second-quarter net profit fell by around 61 percent on heavy impairment losses, but posted improvements in sales and EBITDA.

India's home ministry is set to give security clearance to Norway's Telenor to lift its stake in its Indian subsidiary, Unitech Wireless, to 74 percent, reports Telecompaper, citing India's Economic Times.