Telenor to replace regional structure with country-led model in 2025

Telenor said on November 27, 2024, that it will replace its regional organizational structure with a country-led model from January 1, 2025.

TL;DR

• Telenor will remove its regional layer and organize around individual country operations from January 1, 2025.
• The company said the change is intended to simplify management and make operations more country-centric.
• Light Reading reported the move in its EMEA roundup alongside updates on Starlink, Amazon, O2, and euNetworks.

Telenor said the restructuring will eliminate the regional setup that has sat between group management and national operating companies. The company said each country operation will have more direct responsibility within a simpler management structure.

The change will take effect on January 1, 2025. According to the Light Reading report, Telenor described the new setup as less complicated and more focused on individual country markets.

Light Reading included the Telenor update in a wider EMEA roundup that also mentioned possible European spectrum access next year for Starlink and Amazon, O2's satellite direct-to-device service reaching iPhone users, and a euNetworks partnership with Adtran on a quantum-safe service.

Related questions

• When will Telenor's new country-led organizational model start?
• What management layer is Telenor removing in this restructuring?
• What other companies were mentioned in Light Reading's EMEA roundup?