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Belgen verbruiken voor 46 miljoen aan Video on Demand

Bijna 30% van alle Belgische digitale tv-klanten gebruikt video-op-aanvraag (VoD). Gemiddeld spendeert elk gezin per jaar 10 euro. Dat meldt Astel. Volgens Astel laten meer en meer Belgen zich verleiden tot VoD-diensten. De Belgen zouden in 2010 45,8 miljoen euro verbruikt hebben aan VoD. Dat is een stijging van 30% in vergelijking met het jaar daarvoor. Dat [ READ MORE ]

Web Goes Mobile 4 – The winners

Participants to WGM4 were able to win a new smartphone through competitions of our sponsoring partners. Microsoft gave away a Samsung Omnia II to: - Rik L. (Corelio) Belgacom offered a brand new Blackberry to: - Gert M. (Bridgestone) - David M. (Luminus) - Cedric C. (Rossel) - Isabelle D. (Emakina) Congratulations!   [ READ MORE ]

Mobile app to facilitate SMS Parking

Mobile-for, the Belgacom affiliate responsible for the SMS parking services in several Belgian cities, has launched a mobile application to facilitate this service.  The app, which can be tested in Leuven as from October 2009, can be downloaded on all Google Android enabled smartphones (which kinda limits the testing audience…)  In the coming months however, the [ READ MORE ]

5 million mobile subscribers for Belgacom

Belgacom, and more particularly its mobile telecom daughter Proximus, has reached the amount of 5 million mobile subscriptions.  83.000 new users joined during the first half of 2009. In that first half year, the group had a net profit of € 400 million.  That’s a 15% decrease compared to last year, mostly caused by the [ READ MORE ]

SMS record expected at Memorial Van Damme

While the athletes, participating to the Memorial Van Damme that takes place at the Koning Boudewijn stadium in Brussels this Friday, hope to break new records, there might be another record set at the event.    Belgacom is expecting some 130.000 SMS messages, which would be double of last year’s mobile traffic.  To allow the 60.000 crowd [ READ MORE ]

Belgacom and Alcatel-Lucent collaborate on mobile payments

Belgacom and Alcatel-Lucent are going to collaborate on a new business model for mobile payments via PingPing and the contactless services of Touchatag.   PingPing has recently been launched by Belgacom for mobile payment services, while Alcatel-Lucent developped Touchatag to offer Near Field Technology (NFC) technology.   The goal is to develop new applications for mobile payments.  [ READ MORE ]

Belgacom introduces mobile payment service Ping.Ping

Last week, Belgacom announced they’re taking a 40% share in Tunz, a Belgian company specialized in micropayments. This week, the telecom giant said they are starting up a mobile payment service called Ping.Ping, which should allow to pay with your mobile phone for small amounts, such as a can in a vending machine or a [ READ MORE ]

Belgacom buys SMS parking company Mobile-for

Belgacom is taking over Mobile-for, the company specialized in mobile payments for parking services. Mobile-for offers SMS payment solutions in 7 Belgian cities, allowing people to pay for their parking spot with a simple SMS message. The company was established in June 2006 by parking exploiter Apcoa Belgium and the Estonian NOW! Innovations. A few [ READ MORE ]

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