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28 January, 2008 - Telenor Pakistan has launched another environmentally-friendly initiative by using solar energy to power one of its repeater sites.

Telenor Pakistan is the country's first mobile communications services provider to have started using solar energy to power a commercial site.

"We are first in the industry to have started using solar energy to power a commercial site. We aim to help reduce the load on the national power grid through innovative solutions and in longer term we mean to upscale this pilot project to other parts of the country after assessing its success", said Chief Technical Officer Telenor Pakistan Peter Anthony Dindial.

Telenor Pakistan Solar Repeating Station

A repeater, as the name suggests, is a tool that picks up, amplifies and transmits the cell phone signals to and fro the nearest base station. Repeaters are used by mobile operators to increase network coverage in a confined area, either indoor or outdoor.

Solar-electricity hybrid system

January 16, 2008 -- Telenor Pakistan now has passed 15 million customers - a landmark it has achieved in less than three years of operations.

In 2007, the company grew nearly 200 per cent in terms of customers, experiencing the highest growth in the industry in Pakistan by a wide margin compared to its competitors.

Telenor Pakistan different from the competitors
"Telenor Pakistan is obviously different from the competition. Our culture is different, our values are different, and our focus on business fundamentals is a little different as well. We are building core strengths and utilizing them better than anyone else at this point I believe."

Today we have the second largest network with the highest GPRS and EDGE capability, the most diverse products and services, the quickest growing distribution and one of the strongest organisations in the industry. Telenor Pakistan is fully involved with its key stakeholders and trusted as a friend of the community, "said a proud Tore Johnsen, CEO, Telenor Pakistan.

Valued operator

August 13, 2007, 13:00 (CET) -- Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has been chosen by Finnish operator Elisa to deliver WCDMA/HSPA network equipment, taking the longstanding relationship between the two companies to a new level. The expansion will virtually double the coverage and capacity of Elisa's existing WCDMA/HSPA network.

Under the contract, Ericsson will more than double the number of radio base stations in the Elisa network over the coming year. By the end of the year, more than 120 towns and cities will have 3G coverage, strengthening Elisa's position as a leading Finnish 3G/HSPA network operator and service provider. Elisa chose Ericsson for the expansion project following a successful pilot that concluded earlier this year.

Ericsson's High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) solution provides increased data speeds by introducing enhancements in the uplink and the downlink. The advanced technology boosts network capacity and cuts response times for interactive services, increasing the performance of mobile broadband.

The contract also covers support services, deployment, integration and educational services.