...promoted to take on the overall responsibility for M2M organized in Digital Services, Telenor Group’s first global business unit. Machine-to-machine will become a dedicated business division with global responsibility for all M2M businesses and new initiatives within Digital Services. The objective of this organizational change is to increase operational efficiency as well as create growth for Telenor.

From his position leading Telenor Connexion, Per Simonsen’s new responsibility will include heading the Machine-to-Machine division of Digital Services. Telenor’s M2M companies Telenor Connexion, Telenor Objects and Telenor Traxion will all be a part of the new division. Digital Services will focus on game-changing new services that show large revenue potential and that will ensure Telenor’s competitive edge in the future. Per Simonsen took on his new position at the beginning of April.