Ericsson Wins Mobile TV Contract

Belgian operator Proximus has awarded Ericsson a contract for an end-to-end mobile TV solution, including Ericsson's Channel Selector. Ericsson will provide Proximus with a channel selector solution - changing from one channel to another needs just one click on the mobile handset. This saves time and brings the mobile TV experience closer to that of a home TV experience. The launch of the solution is planned in the course of 2007.

Related services such as implementation, systems integration and system support are also part of the contract.

Michel Georgis, CEO of Proximus, says: "We see mobile TV as a strategic and logical evolution of the mobile services we offer to our customers and we will be very happy to offer them the advanced and easy to use solution from Ericsson."

Proximus already offers its mobile TV service on the Vodafone live! portal, featuring 25 live local and international channels as well as video on demand clips.

The Mobile World's subscriber database reports that Proximus (Belgacom Mobile) ended the 3rd quarter of this year with some 4.2 million customers, representing a market share of 46%."

Posted to the site on 24th November 2006