Proximus
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Proximus (stylised as pro⌘imus; formerly known as Belgacom Mobile) is the largest of Belgium's three mobile telecommunications companies and is a part of Proximus Group (previously Belgacom Group).[1] It competes with Orange Belgium and Base.
History
Proximus was founded in 1994 as a
Starting January 1994, Proximus took over the operatorship of the old MOB2 analogue network, as well as the new second generation GSM network, originally only in the GSM 900 range. The obsolete MOB2 network was retired in 1999. When necessary, Proximus can also use GSM 1800 to complement its network.
It was originally a de facto monopoly, but after deregulation Mobistar (now Orange Belgium), a second GSM 900 operator soon joined the game in 1998, followed by BASE – then known as KPN-Orange UK – in 1999.
Proximus has just a little over 45% of the market, which is now considered as saturated.
In 2014 Belgacom included its Pay-TV business under the Proximus brand name which then would include its landline and mobile telephone services as well as all of its broadband services.[2]
Company
Proximus mobile was a
Proximus uses the brand name Tango in Luxembourg.[3]
Technical information
The operator's display logo is PROXIMUS (sometimes displayed as BEL PROXIMUS or Proximus), the net code is 206 01 and operates under GSM 900/1800 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz and LTE 1800 MHz frequencies. Its prepaid service is called Pay&Go.
Mobile virtual network operator
The Proximus network is used by a number of
References
- ^ "Proximus SA (Prox)". Zonebourse. n.d. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Greunwedel, Erik (2014-09-29). "Battle of the Bulge: Netflix, HBO Sign Separate Belgian Telecoms". Home Media Magazine. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ^ "Proximus SA Company Profile". Hoover’s. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ^ "MVNO List Belgium". Telecom news and research. Telecompaper. 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
External links
Media related to Proximus at Wikimedia Commons