About us
KPN Group Belgium nv/sa is a 100% subsidiary of the Netherlands' Koninklijke KPN, one of the most important telecom operators on the European market. Until 1 June 2009, KPN Group Belgium was called BASE nv/sa. The new legal denomination ‘KPN Group Belgium nv/sa’ enables us to reflect the company’s multi-brand strategy developed by BASE nv/sa the last years. All brands of BASE nv/sa were integrated in one organisation. The name change allows us to further grow as a communications company aiming to be considered in the near future as the multi-brand factory in the Belgium communication landscape and helps us to support our partners even better in the future.
At the end of 2010, KPN Group Belgium had 773 employees (BASE and ALLO telecom) and a market share in number of mobile customers of ca. 26%. In 2010, KPN Group Belgium had a turnover of 785 million euro. The company’s headquarters are situated in Brussels. KPN Group Belgium positions itself as an innovator in mobile and Internet products and services via a segmented, multibranded approach. KPN Group Belgium commercializes the brands BASE, Ay Yildiz, Simyo, ZONIQ et BASE business.
KPN Group Belgium keeps on investing in the optimization of its network. Through the implementation of modern extended GSM technology both indoor and outdoor coverage was improved. Today nearly 100% of the Belgian population has coverage with the KPN Group Belgium network. KPN Group Belgium is also implementing EDGE and UMTS. After reaching the regulatory target of 50% coverage in 2007, KPN Group Belgium’s focus has shifted to the launch of HSPA. On 14 January 2010, KPN Group Belgium has completed the first deployment phase of 3G UMTS/HSPA. At least 50% of the population is now covered by UMTS, and HSPA is available in six major cities: Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Namur and Brussels. A further roll-out is planned during 2011.
KPN Group Belgium distributes its products and services via 71 BASE shops (BASE, SudPresse mobile, Allo RTL, ...) , 750 dealers, Internet (www.simyo.be) and in 80 ALLO telecom shops. ALLO telecom remains a separate entity and continues to act under its own brand.
KPN has delivered
solid results in 2010.
