Telenor to Provide Satellite Communication for NATO&#8217

Telenor to provide satellite communication for NATO’s peace keeping operations

Telenor has been awarded a contract for the installation and operation of a satellite communication system connecting NATO headquarters in Brussels with NATO's peace keeping forces in Kosovo (KFOR) and Bosnia Herzegovina (SFOR). The contract's estimated value is approximately NOK 140 million for a period of three years. The network serving 17 locations with satellite and microwave communication will be in operation by the end of 2001.

Satellite Networks, a division of Telenor Broadband Services AS, will deliver the contract. Telenor is already the provider of satellite communication for the Partnership for Peace countries (Parcin), and for the Norwegian delegation of KFOR in Pristina (Kosovo) and in Skopje (Macedonia). "The contract with NATO confirms that we are competitive in this challenging market, and is of great strategic importance in our approach towards other large international players," said Oddbjørn Flem, Sales Director in Satellite Networks.

"Telenor has many years experience with satellite network activities in several European countries. The Satellite Networks division has a clear international orientation, and its main focus is to serve large corporate, governmental and intergovernmental organisations with tailored communication systems. Telenor's office in Brussels has contributed with vital expertise. Resources and expert personnel from Telenor subsidiaries located in several European countries will be combined in order to best meet with the requirements within the contract," said Flem.

Telenor Broadband Services (TBS) TBS is one of four core business areas in Telenor and is the largest provider of analogue and digital TV services in the Nordic region and one of the largest providers of satellite mobile communications in the world. TBS offers a comprehensive range of broadcasting and multimedia services via satellite, cable and terrestrial networks, primarily in Scandinavia and selected parts of Europe. In 2000, TBS had a turnover of approximately NOK 3.5 billion (EUR 425 million).

Telenor Group is one of the world's major mobile operators. We keep our customers connected in our markets across Scandinavia and Asia. Our more than 30,000 employees are committed to responsible business conduct and being our customers' favourite partner in digital life. Connecting the world has been Telenor's domain for more than 160 years, and we are driven by a singular vision: to empower societies.