Orange unifies European businesses as Mobistar becomes Orange Belgium
Belgian mobile operator Mobistar has been rebranded to Orange Belgium, with the telco announcing the completed integration of all European subsidiaries into the Orange brand.
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Liberty Global acquisition of BASE approved as Mobistar becomes Orange
After a four-month investigation the European Commission has approved the acquisition of Belgian MNO BASE by multinational cableco Liberty Global, subject to conditions.
Belgium’s Mobistar trials LTE-A
Belgian operator Mobistar claims to have become the nation’s first to successfully test an LTE-A network, claiming mobile data throughput of over 200Mbps.
Belgian 800MHz auction raises €360m
Belgium’s three mobile operators, Belgacom, Mobistar and KPN-owned Base have each received 2 x 10MHz of 800MHz spectrum in the country’s latest spectrum auction, at a price of €120m per allocation. There were no other entrants in the auction, which was run by Belgian regulator BIPT.
KPN offloads Belgian B2B, carrier assets
Dutch carrier KPN has entered into an agreement to sell its Belgian B2B and carrier business to local rival Mobistar for €65m.
SIMlock free iPhone comes to Belgium
The iPhone 3G will be available SIMlock free in Belgium on Friday, local operator Mobistar has revealed. Belgium is one of those European countries where forced bundling and device exclusivity are outlawed on networks. As a result, consumers have to pay a hefty price for the hardware, but they can use it on any network. […]
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