• New mobile operator exercises the option for reserved spectrum

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    By exercising the option for reserved spectrum, a new mobile operator has enough spectrum to enter the mobile market.
  • Five mobile operators deemed admissible for the radio spectrum auction

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    Five mobile operators have been deemed admissible by the BIPT for the auction of the future radio spectrum.
  • Study on data centres and server rooms by the BIPT and Stratix

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    BIPT is carrying out a study on the Belgian players in the field of activity of the data centres and of the providers of digital content; this study has been has contracted out to the consultancy Stratix.
  • ERGP supports European postal operators’ initiatives to help Ukrainian citizens and invites them to take further action

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    The European Group of Postal Regulators (ERGP), which represents the independent postal regulators of the European Union, is extremely concerned about the humanitarian situation in Ukraine caused by the invasion of the Russian Federation troops.
  • More clarity on unlimited surfing

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    The BIPT has published guidelines to clarify the use of the term “unlimited internet”
  • The BIPT and the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium sound the alarm concerning a fraudulent call plague

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    Since the end of last week, hundreds of thousands of fraudulent phone calls have been detected in our country. Behind calls made from legitimate Belgian phone numbers we often find other foreign numbers. The callers then attempt to fraudulently obtain the personal data of the persons called.
  • Call for input regarding the ERGP Work Programme 2023

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    ERGP Work Programme 2023
  • The BIPT publishes its national price benchmarking study for 2021

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    Each year, we notice that the prices for telecommunications services in Belgium are generally quite high compared to the neighbouring countries. However, the new national price benchmarking study carried out by the BIPT shows that consumers can make significant savings by better defining the services they wish and by regularly comparing the telecom offers available on the market to completely benefit from the effect of competition.
  • The BIPT publishes new figures on our mobile networks’ coverage and quality, including aboard trains

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    The BIPT’s data portal has been updated with recent information on the coverage and quality of Belgian networks. Regarding 4G, the outdoor mobile coverage reaches 99% and the indoor mobile coverage reaches 93% throughout the territory. Each year, the BIPT also carries out a study on on the quality of mobile networks. These past few years, these tests were always conducted via “drive tests”. With an average connection probability of 99.7% in the test zones and an average download speed of 80 Mbps, the results are very good. This year’s new feature is that these tests were also conducted on the most used railways in Belgium. With an average connection probability of 98.2% aboard trains and an average download speed of 55 Mbps, the results are very good.
  • The BIPT publishes a call for candidates for the future radio spectrum

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    Brussels, 14 January 2022 – By publishing the call for candidates, the BIPT launched the long-awaited auction of the future radio spectrum. The auction concerns the allocation of the new 5G spectrum and of the existing 2G and 3G spectrum. This auction scheduled for June 2022 will help define the mobile telecom landscape in Belgium for the next 20 years. The auction also includes a package of reserved spectrum for a possible new mobile operator wishing to enter the market.
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