Munich 08-Jan-2025

Champion of connectivity: Telia Norway shines with outstanding performance via Rohde & Schwarz mobile network benchmarking campaign

Rohde & Schwarz collaborates with Telia to drive mobile network excellence in Norway, even in challenging environments shaped by Norway’s unique geography. Known for its leading 5G position and strong focus on innovation and customer satisfaction, Telia has an opportunity to continue enhancing its services. This initiative provides Telia with critical insights into network performance, empowering Telia to further refine its network and deliver even greater value to its users.

Rohde & Schwarz, a leading provider of mobile network testing solutions, is pleased to announce the results of the Telia Norway Benchmark, a comprehensive mobile network benchmarking campaign conducted in October 2024.

Telia Norway has commissioned Rohde & Schwarz to conduct a nationwide mobile network quality benchmarking campaign, leveraging the company’s expertise and experience in the area of mobile network testing.

The campaign assessed the performance of three leading operators in Norway, with Telia Telia Norway emerging as the top performer.

The campaign was highly comprehensive, spanning over 5,550 kilometers and covering more than 50% of Norway's population. Throughout the campaign, over 11,900 voice calls were tested, in addition to more than 183,000 data tests were conducted to evaluate the performance of Norway's mobile network operators. The assessment was based on a fully transparent, harmonized, and end-user-centric Network Performance Scoring (NPS) approach, evaluating popular mobile services such as web browsing, social media, voice telephony, data transfer, and video services.

Key urban areas included: Oslo (with surrounding municipalities Asker, Baerum, Lier, Lillestrom, Lommedalen, and Lorenskog), Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim, Fredrikstad+Sarpsborg, Drammen, Skien, Kristiansand, Ålesund, and Tønsberg, as well as numerous towns such as Ålgård, Arendal, Askim, Egersund, Elverum, Førde, Halden, Hamar, Haugesund, Jessheim, Kongsberg, Larvik, Leirvik, Molde, Moss, Osøyro, Sandefjord, and Ski.

Norway is among the countries advancing 5G deployments, despite challenging geography and environmental conditions. All three Norwegian mobile networks – Ice, Telenor, and Telia - achieved impressive scores, with each exceeding 700 points out of a possible 1000. Telia emerged as the top performer, securing a Network Performance Score of 829 points, a distinction that ranks them among the world's leading mobile networks.

“We congratulate Telia Norway on their outstanding performance, demonstrating their commitment to delivering exceptional mobile network experiences to their customers and setting new standards in mobile communication,” said Axel Hansmann, CEO of Rohde & Schwarz SwissQual AG. “Our independent evaluation provides valuable insights into the quality and performance of Norway's leading mobile operators, empowering consumers and operators alike.”

“We are very proud to be recognized as Norway's leading mobile network by Rohde & Schwarz, a renowned authority in the field,” said Georg Svendsen, VP Infrastructure of Telia Norway. “This achievement is a testament to our extensive network modernization which has delivered exceptional connectivity experiences for our customers. Today, Telia is the first operator to have a national 5G network in Norway, and we're proud to set the standard for mobile networking, both nationally and globally. We will continue to push the boundaries of what's possible, ensuring our customers stay connected, empowered, and at the forefront of today’s digital transition.”

For more information on network analytics services from Rohde & Schwarz mobile network testing, go to: https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/mnt/network-analytics-services

Note to editors:

Rohde & Schwarz empowers customers worldwide to elevate the quality and performance of their mobile networks by offering tailored, end-to-end mobile network testing services. The company’s experts specialize in Quality of Experience (QoE)-centric network benchmarking campaigns, generating deep insights that lay the groundwork for systematic network optimization. Comprehensive analyses reveal the status of new technology rollouts and services, while providing a transparent view of the network operator's competitive positioning in the market.

Through independent certifications, Rohde & Schwarz supports public claims made by network operators, ensuring that customers can trust the integrity of the data presented. By executing network benchmarking projects in collaboration with partners or at the request of clients, Rohde & Schwarz cultivates and refines sustainable network intelligence based on extensive global mobile network data.

The company’s unique, ETSI harmonized methodology, known as the Network Performance Score (TR 103 559), allows for unrestricted comparison of mobile networks across countries and continents. This fully transparent and network infrastructure-independent approach equips clients with the insights needed to make informed strategic business decisions, ultimately safeguarding and enhancing the value of their operations.

Data collected during a benchmarking project offers mobile network operators better insight into the quality of their and their competitors’ networks. Network quality is checked on the road in cars equipped with the Rohde & Schwarz measurement equipment, smartphones and radio frequency scanners. Using the comprehensive insights and recommendations provided by Rohde & Schwarz experts, operators can identify and systematically improve critical factors that impact network quality and mobile connectivity. The results also allow operators to make decisions about strategic investments.

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