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Key milestones |
We have a short, but eventful history. And we are moving fast. These are some of the highlights so far:
- October 2008: Telenor announces its plans to enter the Indian mobile market at a press conference in Delhi and Oslo.
- Feburary 2009: First management team of Unitech Wireless is nominated, with Stein-Erik Vellan as Managing Director
- June 2009: Unitech Wireless office moves to Gurgaon.
- September 2009: First roaming agreement signed, with Digi in Malaysia.
- September 2009: Unitech Wireless is rebranded as Uninor.
- September 2009: Uninor team reaches 1,000 people. Employee number 1,000 joins in Karnataka circle
- December 2009: Uninor launches commercial mobile services in 7 circles, reaching up to 600 million people in UP West, UP East, Bihar & Jharkhand, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
- December 2009: Uninor enters the market targeting the new, young and aspiring India under the slogan “ab mera number hai” (‘my time is now’).
- December 2009: Uninor launches its commercial services in Orissa circle.
- February 2010: Uninor recieves fourth and final round of equity investment from the Telenor Group. The Telenor Group takes ownership to 67.25% of the joint venture.
- April 2010: Uninor launches Dynamic Pricing in the three circles of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The offering is subsequently expanded pan-India.
- May 2010: Uninor’s network infrastructure hits 20,000 integrated base transceiver stations (BTS).
- June 2010: Uninor launches commercial mobile services in another 5 circles - Maharashtra & Goa, Mumbai, Gujarat, West Bengal and Kolkata, taking the total potential reach to 900 million people and 13 circles.
- July 2010: Sigve Brekke, Head of Telenor Asia, is nominated as Managing Director for Uninor.
- August 2010: Shift in market strategy, focusing on three main ambitions: Being best on servicing the basics, best on mass market distribution and best on low cost operations.
- August 2010: Uninor hosts the first ‘People first’ conference, focusing on Health, Security, Safety and Environment across operations.
- October 2010: Uninor’s HSSE eLearning program is completed by 15,000 people.
- November 2010: Uninor passes 10 million subscribers.
- November 2010: Uninor’s Citizen Centre program is showcased by US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Cherie Blair of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women at the launch of GSMA’s mWomen program.
- December 2010: Managing Director Sigve Brekke starts his nationwide roadshow called “Winning Every Day” in Gurgaon.
- January 2011: Uninor’s MD goes on the road to all circles in his ‘Winning Every Day’ roadshow.
- January 2011: Unlimited Music offering launched
- February 2011: First Uninor Express store launched in Bihita, Bihar
- April 2011: Uninor wins Green Tech Safety Award 2011
- April 2011: Winning Every Day roadshow concluded in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
- May 2011: Uninor kicks off its 12-hour Employee CR program, Helping Hands. Under this program, Uninor employees will contribute with 12 hours of voluntary work to our CR partners across India.
- June 2011: Uninor wins Silver at the All India Outdoor Advertising Awards for 2011, Creative Awards: Multiple Execution
- June 2011: Uninor crosses 25 million subscribers
- July 2011: Uninor receives the Aegis Graham Bell Award for our Dynamic Pricing offering
- October 2011: Uninor crosses 30 million subscribers
- October 2011: Uninor introduces ‘Pay Less. Talk more” position across India
- November 2011: Internal employee survey shows 92% of employees are proud to work with Uninor
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