Belgian cable operator Nethys, which operates under the VOO brand, and Telenet have concluded an MVNO partnership for the next five years.
Since 2013, VOO has been offering its customers mobile services through an agreement with Telenet through Orange Belgium’s network. This agreement is set to end in December 2018. As Telenet now has its own mobile network further to the acquisition of Base in 2016, the new partnership will be operated across the Telenet network, instead of the Orange network.
VOOmobile has quickly made its mark as one of the major MVNOs in French-speaking Belgium, whilst enabling the VOO brand to provide triple and quadruple play offerings to consumers in Wallonia and Brussels.
Under the terms of this new contract, VOOmobile customers will soon be leaving the Orange mobile network to be accommodated on that of Telenet. All VOOmobile customers will be transferred to the Telenet network during the course of 2018. The contract extends the collaboration between the two companies until 31 December 2023.
Nethys-VOO CEO Stéphane Moreau: “The choice of a new MVNO partner was a highly strategic issue for VOO’s future. Mobile phone services are showing massive growth as part of our offering and we needed a quality network as well as conditions that enable us to grow in this sector. Telenet complied with both requirements. Nethys has decided to turn VOO into a full MVNO operator, whilst committing to substantial investments in this respect for 2018.”
Telenet CEO John Porter: “We’re delighted to be able to continue our partnership with VOO. VOO is a stable player and well-grounded in the mobile landscape of Wallonia and Brussels. This also confirms our absolute confidence in the future of the virtual operators market, in which we are a reliable and highly skilled partner. In addition, VOO customers will soon be able to enjoy our ultra-modernized network, as almost 90% of our 2800 sites have recently been equipped with the latest 2G, 3G, and 4G technologies.”
VOO division CEO Jos Donvil: “We have great ambitions for VOOmobile, so it was very important to us to have a solid partner in place. Telenet has already poured very considerable investments in its mobile network and will continue to do so, which was another deciding element in our choice. The quality of Telenet’s mobile network is rock solid and will help us underpin the very significant growth of the number of VOO customers, by offering them unique connectivity solutions for all household needs, especially through our One product (TV-NET-TEL-VOOmobile).”