Telenor IoT Test Lab: De-risk Your Global IoT Deployment
The Telenor IoT Test Lab helps you verify the performance and reliability of your IoT devices before deployment—in a safe, controlled and repeatable environment.
Unlike many labs that rely on simulation, we use real production-grade base stations, replicating true network conditions. This helps you identify and solve issues early, before they impact your customers. Our fully digital setup allows scripted test cases, ensuring repeatable results and reliable comparisons across sessions.
Confident Connectivity Starts Here
Precise Network Control
Control signal strength, operator selection and access technology to replicate real-world challenges in a controlled environment.
Expert Guidance
Our experienced test managers guide you throughout the process, helping you get the most from your session.
Multi-Operator Test
Test across all four Nordic Telenor networks from a single location. Ensure consistent connectivity for globally deployed devices.
Flexible Testing Options
Choose from on-site, remote, or managed testing services to suit your specific needs and project requirements.
Why Does It Matter?
New technologies like LTE-M, NB-IoT and 5G add complexity to connectivity. A controlled and repeatable test environment is essential for tuning your device’s performance across real-world scenarios.
Faster Market Entry, Lower Risk, Better ROI
Speed to Market
Spot and fix potential issues before launch to accelerate deployment.
Reduced Risk
Validate device performance in a range of real-world conditions before your users do.
Cost Efficiency
Avoid costly rework and delays through upfront testing and troubleshooting.
Real Networks. Repeatable Conditions. Reliable Results.
Located in Karlskrona, Sweden, the Telenor IoT Test Lab features a shielded radio cage designed for cellular testing. You’ll get access to live networks from Telenor Sweden, Telenor Norway, DNA (Finland) and Telenor Denmark—with full control to simulate signal drops, operator transitions and handovers.
Our lab supports all major cellular technologies, 2G, 3G, 4G LTE, LTE-M, NB-IoT and 5G NSA, plus GNSS/GPS-based location services. As networks grow more complex, the lab helps you profile, optimise and verify your solution under conditions that aren’t practical to replicate in the field.
Thanks to our fully digital environment, tests can be scripted and repeated precisely, making it easy to track improvements and spot regressions over time.
Get a quick look at our facilities and the Telenor IoT Test Lab in this 10-minute video. Want to go deeper?
Industry-Specific Use Cases
Automotive
Cellular connectivity plays a critical role in today’s vehicles—from regulatory requirements like eCall to services like in-car entertainment and remote diagnostics. But cars are mobile, and often cross borders or face poor signal conditions. Our lab replicates these real-world scenarios to help you test handovers, roaming, and emergency call performance before vehicles hit the road.
Manufacturing
Downtime is costly. Whether it’s factory floor automation or industrial gateways in the field, manufacturers need to validate device connectivity across their full lifecycle—and on evolving networks like LTE-M and 5G. Our lab supports continuous testing as technologies shift, helping you future-proof your deployments.
Utilities
Utility devices often operate in challenging environments like basements, meter rooms, or rural infrastructure sites. With critical systems at stake, from water to electricity, reliability is non-negotiable. The Test Lab allows you to simulate poor coverage and verify your devices will perform wherever they’re installed.
What Can You Test?
- Pinpoint connectivity issues in a controlled, repeatable setting.
- Test devices under weak or fluctuating signal conditions.
- Understand operational limits of your devices in challenging environments.
- Identify issues not visible in public network testing environments.
- How efficient are your device’s power-saving features?
- Is network registration retained after wake-up?
- Does your device behave as expected under variable signal strength?
- Validate eCall behaviour in real-world roaming scenarios
- Test across live networks and cell borders
- Includes collaboration with PSAPs and operator partners
- Verify eUICC profile swaps and graceful fallback on failure.
- Assess compatibility with the evolving SGP.32 standard and evaluate modules for performance and suitability.
- Benefit from controlled SIM provisioning and insights from vendor collaboration.
- Test how quickly devices connect and reconnect across different networks.
- Optimise for power consumption and performance.
- Validate SIM/network selection behaviour in roaming scenarios.
- Fine-tune attach/re-attach procedures in cross-border settings.
- Evaluate your device’s exposure: open ports, insecure interfaces, and attack resilience.
- Prepare for new EU IoT regulations taking effect August 2025.
- Please note: we do not offer certification but assist with test case execution and infrastructure support.
Hear From Companies Who’ve Experienced Our Lab
The Telenor IoT Test Facility is an extraordinary and unique place for testing vehicle connectivity and eCall. With multiple networks (MCC+MNC) available simultaneously, we could conduct a multitude of interesting test cases.
A Developer of Connectivity Modules / Call Services in the Automotive Industry
Seamless Collaboration Ensures Efficient Testing
Collaborate with our experts to plan your tests, prepare your device (if applicable), define test cases, run the tests, and receive your results.
Streamline Your Testing with Pre-defined and Custom Cases
Test packages are available to get you started or you can define your own in collaboration with our experts. Existing test packages include Basic function and signaling, eUICC, PSM/eDRX (profiling/tuning), VoLTE, Handover, and Customer-specific tests.
Ready to Get Started?
Contact us today to discuss your testing needs and ensure a smooth global launch of your IoT solution.
