Telenor Group and Northeastern University partner on 'Big Data' research
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Fornebu, Norway - 2 May 2013 - Telenor Group has recently signed a cooperation
agreement with Northeastern University, a private research institution in
Boston, USA. The cooperation will cover two projects within the use of 'Big
Data' in telecommunication.
"Our cooperation with Northeastern University exemplifies the open innovation
model that are pursuing in the Telenor Group. By joining forces and sharing
knowledge and ideas, we can bring our research to a higher level and increase
its impact and benefit for our business, partners and customers," says Hilde
Tonne, Executive Vice President and Head of Industrial Development at Telenor
Group.
The partnership with the renowned research University is the first for the
Telenor Group in the United States.
Viral spreading
The two projects are good examples of applied research. The first project looks
at viral spreading. In collaboration with David Lazer, a professor of political
science and computer and information science at Northeastern, the Telenor team
is analysing how products or services spread in socially connected groups. The
research has already started in one of the Telenor companies in Asia, while
another pilot in Europe will launch this summer.
Predicting success
The second project is about "predicting success." For this project, Telenor is
co-operating with Dashun Wang, a Ph.D. student in Northeastern's Center for
Complex Network Research, on predicting service or product adoption based on a
very short initial phase of sales performance.
Beyond data donation
"Our partnership with Northeastern represents a new model of cooperation. We are
participating in research, rather than just limiting our contribution to a pure
data donation. Big data is our focus area and it is important for our
researchers to exchange ideas and develop relations with the top scientists in
this field," says Bjørn Taale Sandberg, Head of Research and Future Studies at
Telenor Group.
Contact
Tor Odland, VP Group Media, tel.: +47 990 90 872, email: tor.odland(at)telenor.com
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