Telenor: Major Contract With Norwegian Health Service
09 Juni 2005 - 1:05PM
PR Newswire (US)
Telenor: Major Contract With Norwegian Health Service FORNEBU,
Norway, June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Telenor has renegotiated
and extended its current framework agreement for fixed and mobile
telephony with Norway's five health regions. This agreement has an
annual value of NOK 115 million, and will give the health
enterprises access to a number of advanced services that will
contribute to higher efficiency, simplification and cost
reductions. "The framework agreement that we have now entered into
involves a range of opportunities for new solutions, both
internally within the individual health enterprises, as well as
between the health regions. Several hospitals are now considering
stepping up the use of mobile telephony. For health personnel the
mobile phone could become an important working tool, replacing the
beeper and the fixed-line telephone. Telenor is an all-inclusive
provider, and we are pleased to see the health regions take up the
new solutions that we now offer," said Senior Vice President
Stein-Erik Vellan in Telenor Business Market. In addition to voice
through the mobile and fixed networks, the agreement also includes
access to more advanced communications services such as Telenor
Mobil's Proffnett, net-centric switchboards, customer control and
invoicing services, as well as preparedness solutions. ADSL Home
Office and Mobile Data Access are also included in the framework
agreement. It will be up to each individual health enterprise to
adapt and take up the various services that are part of the
agreement. "The health enterprises are advanced users of
cutting-edge telecommunications services. This agreement with
Telenor will give Norwegian health institutions all over the
country access to advanced services. This will result in greater
efficiency and better follow-up of patients and next of kin," said
Head of Procurement Reidar Lokken of Helse Sor. Helse Sor
negotiated the agreement on behalf of all the five health regions.
As set out in the Norwegian hospital reform, the Norwegian health
sector is now divided into five health regions, governed by the
state enterprises Helse Sor, Helse Ost, Helse Vest, Helse Midt and
Helse Nord. More than 120,000 employees at more than 100 hospitals
and health institutions will benefit from the agreement. The
original agreement between the health enterprises and Telenor was
signed two years ago, and the current agreement involves a one-year
extension of the existing contract. For more information, please
contact: Director of Information Bjorn Svensen, Helse Sor, Tel: +47
957 21 751, E-Mail: Head of Information Arild S. Johannessen,
Telenor, Tel: +47 481 91 921, E-Mail: DATASOURCE: Telenor CONTACT:
Bjorn Svensen of Helse Sor, Director of Information,
+47-957-21-751, ; Arild S. Johannessen of Telenor, Head of
Information, +47-481-91-921, Web Site: http://www.telenor.com/
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