Telenor Pakistan: Twenty years of changing the game for Pakistan’s digital future 31 December 2025 Telenor Pakistan’s journey began in 2004 with a bold vision: democratise mobile access for every Pakistani. For over 20 years, Telenor Pakistan has transformed Pakistani society and fuelled the country’s digital transition through life-changing mobile connectivity and digital services.
From a struggling challenger to a top performer 15 November 2024 Grameenphone’s first female Circle Business Head, Samrine Bokhari, traded a comfortable management role for an operational role at the front line. With her people first approach and winning mindset, she has turned her cluster into a top performer within two years. …
On A Mission Against Scams in Malaysia 7 October 2024 As Malaysian society embraces new opportunities brought about by technology advances, the urgency to protect consumers from even more sophisticated online scams becomes even more critical. As Telenor marks 25 years in Malaysia, we speak with Philip Ling, Head of Sustainability and Data Privacy at CelcomDigi, a Telenor associated company,…
Turning personal hardship into social activism 6 September 2024 Sumita Rabidas is passionate about uplifting the quality of life for minorities and advocating for their human rights. She produces community radio programmes that educate marginalised communities on a variety of topics including digital skills to improve their livelihoods.
Connecting Pakistan through the Sun 16 August 2024 Pakistan’s energy sector faces significant challenges with frequent load shedding and power shortages. At times, these shortages can be drastic. For example, a country-wide power outage in January 2023 saw 45,000 telecom towers inoperable, cutting off connectivity in many parts of Pakistan, which is essential for millions of people to…
Reducing wildlife conflicts with connectivity 4 June 2024 In this rapidly digitalised world, reducing human-wildlife conflicts also demand new and innovative solutions. Existing measures such as electric fences and trenches have not been able to solve this pressing issue and conservationists are now turning to technology to address this challenge. …
Tackling broad and complex Scope 3 emissions step-by-step 12 April 2024 At Telenor Group, over 60% of our carbon emissions, also commonly known as Scope 3 emissions, stem from the supply chain. Given the importance of reducing supply chain emissions in our global net zero journey, the Telenor Procurement Company (TPC) – which oversees Group-wide procurement – engaged with Telenor’s suppliers…
Collaborating behind the scenes helps connect more Telcos to the digital universe, says Telenor Linx 22 December 2023 With more and more Telco groups focused on building scale, are partnerships crucial for Telcos to stay competitive? Telenor Linx believes so. We spoke to experts from Telenor Linx, a new global unit born out of Telenor Global Services (TGS) and Telenor Digital (TD), to understand why.
Arus Academy co-founder Alina Amir shares her top tips on growing fast and well 23 December 2022 Arus Academy co-founder Alina Amir shares her top tips on growing fast and well What can time spent with schoolchildren teach entrepreneurs? A lot, it turns out. Alina Amir co-founded Malaysia’s fast-rising Arus Academy, a game changer to make education approachable for all, including children from low-income families. Having…
5 underrated life skills from the co-founder of Safe Internet metaverse bootcamp 25 November 2022 5 underrated life skills from the co-founder of Safe Internet metaverse bootcamp What are some essential life skills for the digital age? We asked Kalaya Kovidvisith, a co-founder of Thailand’s Safe Internet metaverse bootcamp. This game-changing platform taught over 300,000 Thai kids how to make their online worlds safe…
Startup founder Sayem Faruk is connecting tech talents globally 25 November 2022 Startup founder Sayem Faruk is connecting tech talents globally Sayem Faruk is transforming how global companies can connect with tech talent in Bangladesh. He founded Airwrk, a game changer for his home country, where half of the 165-million-strong population is under 30. By going through Telenor company Grameenphone’s Accelerator…
Globally recognized startup founder and activist Tanzila Khan shares her top tips for entrepreneurs 25 November 2022 Globally recognized startup founder and activist Tanzila Khan shares her top tips for entrepreneurs Last June, Pakistani entrepreneur and Telenor alumnus Tanzila Khan shared the stage with King Charles III and Amal Clooney, becoming the first ever recipient of the Amal Clooney Women’s Empowerment Award. We spoke with her…
