Nokia installs first HSDPA in Belgium

Belgian mobile operator Proximus has launched the first commercial High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) network in the country. With the Nokia HSDPA solution, Proximus will be able to operate its network more cost-efficiently and offer its customers data services at speeds of up to five times faster than current 3G speeds.

“The Nokia HSDPA allows Proximus to introduce 3G broadband to their existing and new customers thus enhancing subscriber loyalty and generating revenue,” says Patrick Fichou, Account Director, Networks, Nokia.

Nokia has supplied mobile networks to Proximus since 1996 and was selected as its 3G supplier in 2001.

Proximus, the mobile telephony market leader in Belgium, has 4,260,000 active customers (43% postpaid and 57% prepaid customers). It is 75% owned by the Belgacom Group and 25% by Vodafone. Belgacom is listed on the Euronext Brussels First Market, under “BELG”.