Telenor Group has been recognised as a Leader, amongst eighteen managed IoT service providers in the 2021 Magic Quadrant for Managed IoT Connectivity Services, Worldwide report by Gartner.

This is the second year in a row Telenor Group is in the Leaders quadrant in recognition of the companys overall completeness of vision and ability to execute. This year, Telenor is the only Nordic operator recognised in the [report](https://www.telenorconnexion.com/iot-insights/telenor-leader-managed-iot-connectivity-services-2021/?utm_source=mnd&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=gartner-202103).

Commenting on the [report](https://www.telenorconnexion.com/iot-insights/telenor-leader-managed-iot-connectivity-services-2021/?utm_source=mnd&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=gartner-202103), Mats Lundquist, CEO of TelenorConnexion, says:We are proud to,once again,berecognisedas a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed IoT Connectivity Services, Worldwide report. Of course, every year the competition gets tougher, so this years placement is even more satisfying to us knowing that we are the only Nordic operator named in the report. We believe that this recognition as a Leader is further a confirmation of our technology leadership, market competitiveness, commitment to our customers and determination to innovate.

Gartner describes companies in the Leaders quadrant as: Leaders invest in the future of IoT that includes a continuum of value from IoT edge devices to IoT platforms and related analytics. Leaders perform skillfully and often exceed expectations. Leaders have a clear vision of the markets direction and develop competencies to maintain their leadership. Leaders engage customers and provide value across multiple geographies. They shape the market, rather than follow it, and they often set the benchmark for market growth. Leaders have the size and scale (for example, operations, sales and marketing, formal bid, and product management) to pursue largepanregionaland multinational opportunities for IoT connectivity. They have established a robust and diverse ecosystem of technology alliances and service delivery partnerships spanning IT, OT and IoT to meet broad market requirements. Telenor is one of the worlds largest operator groups, providing IoT services bothfor local and multinational companies by its IoT specialists located in 18 countries in Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.Telenor was anearly pioneer in the IoT area and today operates over17million IoT units in over 190 countries andhas been assisting customers with innovative managed IoT connectivity solutions for more than two decades.

Earlier this month,Telenor communicatedit is unifying its Internet of Things offering across the Nordics and internationally. As a part of the unification, the Nordic IoT portfolio andthe global TelenorConnexionportfolio will be gathered under the brand [Telenor IoT.](https://www.telenorconnexion.com/company/telenor-iot/?utm_source=mnd&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=gartner-202103) Telenor will act as one united global IoT team, with dedicated full time IoT teamspecialists covering theneeds of organisations of all sizes including meeting the specific demands of the worlds most demanding international IoT deployments.Read more [here](https://www.telenorconnexion.com/press-release/telenor-gathers-strength-in-iot-for-the-5g-era/?utm_source=mnd&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=gartner-202103). Download the Gartner 2021 Magic Quadrant for Managed IoT Connectivity Services, Worldwide report, [here](https://www.telenorconnexion.com/iot-insights/telenor-leader-managed-iot-connectivity-services-2021/?utm_source=mnd&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=gartner-202103).

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For further information, please contact: Cristoff Martin CMO, Telenor Connexion cristoff.martin@telenorconnexion.com +46 (0)73 441 73 17 About Telenor Connexion [](http://www.telenorconnexion.com/) [](http://www.telenorconnexion.com/) [Telenor Connexion](https://www.telenorconnexion.com/) is the specialized IoT company within the Telenor Group,one of the worlds major mobile operators. Building on more than 20 years of experience, Telenor Connexion provides global IoT connectivity and cloud services to enterprises with large fleets of connected devices as well as third-party service providers.

Telenor Connexion manages more than 10 million connected things in more than 180 countries for global customers including Volvo, Scania, Hitachi, Verisure Securitas Direct and Husqvarna. With headquarters and tech center located in Sweden, the company has regional sales representation in the UK, US, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Singapore, South Korea, China, Malaysia and Japan.

(www.telenorconnexion.com) Founded in 2008, Telenor Connexion has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden.

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