Telenor a Norwegian telecom firm will  launches its mobile operations in India on Thursday.

Telenor will face the competition from Bharti Airtel, MTS, Aircel, Bsnl, Mtnl, Reliance Communications, Tata cdma, Tata docomo and Vodafone Essar.

Last month, Telenor CEO Jon Fredrik Baksaas said the company would price its call charges in India competitively but would not be the most aggressive. The company is aiming for an 8 percent share within five years of the India launch.