Phone Networks in Belgium |
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Latest Telecoms News from Belgium |
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Belgacom Buys Specialist in Mobile-Phone Parking Payments Belgian leading telecommunications company Belgacom said Thursday it is taking over Mobile-for, a specialist in mobile payments for parking services....Mobistar Agrees to Let Blyk Use it's Belgian Mobile Network Belgian Mobile operator Mobistar, majority owned by France Telecom, Tuesday said it has agreed to let Finnish Blyk to use its network to offer mobile services to youth....Ad-Funded MVNO, Blyk Expands in Europe UK based MVNO, Blyk has announced its next wave of European expansion into Germany, Spain and Belgium in 2009, following its announcement to enter the Dutch market earlier this year. Blyk operates an ad funded model of offering a quantity of free calls and texts to teenagers in exchange for sending adverts to their mobile phones....Nokia Siemens Sells its Fibre Optics Division to Private Equity Group Belgian private equity group, GIMV has brought the entire Open Transport Network (OTN) division at Nokia Siemens Networks for a undisclosed amount. The planned transfer is subject to an information and consultation process with the works council according to local legal practice and final agreement by both companies....Belgacom Net Profit Down 26%, Confirms '08 Guidance Belgian incumbent telecom operator Belgacom, Friday posted a 26% drop in first-quarter net profit on new rules that dented mobile revenue and a tough comparison year, but the company confirmed its outlook for 2008....Mobistar - MVNOs Boost Growth but ARPU Drops Again Third-party net additions have outstripped net additions from retail services for the third successive quarter at second-placed Belgian operator, Mobistar, majority owned by France Telecom....Mobistar 1Q Sales EUR362.2M vs EUR372.1M in 1Q 07 Belgian telecommunications company Mobistar, Tuesday said its sales in the first quarter of the year were EUR362.2 million, down from the EUR372.1 million it record in the first quarter of 2007....Belgacom: To Revise 2008 Guidance After Court Ruling Belgacom, Belgium's largest telecommunications company, lowered its 2008 earnings estimate by EUR14 million Friday after a Belgian court suspended a ruling by Belgium's telecommunications regulator....Belgacom Shows Good Q4 Customer Growth – But at Some Cost At the end of 2007, Belgacom remained the market leader in Belgium, but its market share fell to 43.8%, its lowest ever level. The latest quarterly fall of 0.4pp was the 23rd successive quarterly fall, an astonishing run which stretches back to the second quarter of 2002....Belgacom said Friday earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization fell 3.4% in the full year, due to lower roaming and interconnection charges in its mobile business and fierce competition from rivals that it expects to continue this year.... |