2/19/2006 09:37:00 PM|W|P|Tanguy De Lestré|W|P|In the long list of press announcements at the Barceona GSM Congress, following relate to Belgian activities: The company OPTION indicated a list of commercial and technical points: - Mobistar and Cingular selected the Globetrotter cards. - A world frist tri band HSDPA card was anounced more info on www.option.com The telecom companies Telenet and Mobistar released information of a commercial agreement relating to the usage of Telenet WIFI hotspots by Mobistar customers, and the usage of Mobistar mobile network under an MVNO agreement. (the first to be made by Mobistar) Mobile operator BASE indicated that it would roll out its 3G network wit the aim to have a 40% coverage by the end of 2006 and 60% by the end of 2007. BASE as a 'technology follower' would not rush into mobile TV aspects. Siemens Belgium, anounced trials in mobile TV field using DVB-H A good review of other trends spotted in Barcelona: http://www.zdnet.be/blog.cfm?id=53620|W|P|114038228592137163|W|P|Barcelona GSM congress: Belgian news|W|P|tanguy.delestre@gmail.com2/13/2006 09:17:00 AM|W|P|Tanguy De Lestré|W|P|The Carrefour group revealed its prepaid mobile offer baptized "1 Mobile". These sim cards will be sold in all the Carrefour stores and GB of the country. 1 Mobile is a prepaid card which applies only one and single tariff of call, whatever the hour or the network called. The cost of the national communications is 0,24 euro per minute and that of a sms is 0,11 euro. The users will be able to call abroad for 0,29 euro per minute towards the fixed lines in the following countries: Germany, Canada, France, Spain, Italy, the United States, Luxembourg, Netherlands and UK. " Belgium is currently the only country where the Carrefour group launches such an offer, but this one could extend to other countries in a few months if the operation is a success|W|P|113986203246007237|W|P|MVNO news: Carrefour group launches 1 Mobile|W|P|tanguy.delestre@gmail.com2/13/2006 07:49:00 AM|W|P|Tanguy De Lestré|W|P|

The Belgian Broadband Platform Symposium on "Mobile TV and interactivity" takes place on 2 March 2006.

The program contains the following presentations: - Mobile TV : Overview of wireless technologies and standards - Mobile Broadcasting : From R&D to Exploitation - Broadcasting to handheld terminals : technologies and system comparison - Towards unlimited mobile TV - Content protection technologies for the interactive and mobile - Digital Television; regulation aspects and hot contractual points - 3G and DVB-H, Mobile digital head-end, case studies - DVB-H Broadcast to mobile devices - Alcatel Mobile interactive TV, naturally personal and interactive - BBT and some projects on mobile interactive digital media - From PODcast to VODcast - Evolution in mobile TV

More detailed information can be found at: http://www.broadbandplatform.be/symposium2006/symp.htm

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