Telenet & BASE A shared history 1996 Establishment of Telenet Group Holding. Infrastructure 1997 development/expansion Juli Royal KPN and Orange Telenet has a presence in 14 NV are allocated 3rd 1998 Flemish communities, Belgian mobile network. providing telephone and Internet services. April 1999 KPN-Orange launches mobile services under the name ‘Orange’ 2000 KPN Orange is now 100% 2001 owned by KPN January August Orange becomes BASE Now also television The Belgian branch of KPN 2002 changes its name to ‘BASE’ Analogue television becomes the focal and opts to become a point for the activities as a result of the "challenger" in the market. takeover of the network from the MICs January December October May 2003 BASE welcomes the first first ‘branded reseller’ 120 Wifi hotspots virtual operator New slogan: "Freedom of Speech" TMF Mobile (later JIM Mobile) is Following the takeover of Sinfilo, Transatel becomes the very the first branded reseller, and Telenet becomes the market leader in first virtual operator in heralds the start of a Wi-Fi hotspots Belgium. Others, including multi-brand policy. Others December MobileVikings, Carrefour follow in due course, including mobile, Ortel mobile, Allo RTL, Aldi Talk and Telenet Numericable or JOIN Türk Telekom. 2004 August Freephone: Experience, follow later. Liberty Global becomes a Wi-Fi Home Customers Unlimited phone calls now also have wireless during off-peak hours shareholder access to the Net at home and weekends to all via Wi-Fi landline numbers in Belgium for the first time October September October BASE Unlimited: First fixed-price 2005 Launch of mobile contract interactive digital Telenet IPO television February August Initial steps as mobile operator Launch of the packs 2006 Telenet starts its mobile telephone services Telenet launches product bundles with under the brand name ‘Telenet Mobile’ as Internet, telephone and interactive ‘Light MVNO’ on the Mobistar network digital services August July November BASE Platinum Takeover of ALLO BASE becomes December Telenet draws up an agreement A tariff plan providing Telecom and Tele2 official sponsor of 2007 with Interkabel unlimited national calls to all Standard Liège Launch of mobile and landline HD television As a result, Telenet can cover the whole of Flanders networks – at a fixed price – and parts of Brussels via a traditional cable becomes available for the first time in Belgium February 2008 Mobile Vikings conquers the Oktober BASE becomes KPN mobile market Own mobile service package Group Belgium BASE welcomes Mobile Vikings to with Walk & Talk its network. In no time at all, BASE The new agreement with Mobistar enables Telenet to Takeover BASE changes its BelCompany official name to ‘KPN also obtains a share in the capital create its own mobile product range. Telenet launches Group Belgium’ of Mobile Vikings ‘Walk & Talk’, which combines a favourable tariff plan 2009 with the offer of a mobile phone at a cost of 1 euro May December 4G testing Launch of Yelo 2010 As an MVNO, Telenet is the first TV subscribers can watch their operator in Belgium to start tests favourite programmes on their to explore the possibilities of 4G smart phone, tablet or laptop. June Telenet and Voo acquire fourth 3G licence January July The licence is relinquished in Hotspots & Homespots Sporting Telenet 2014. The regulatory 2011 Internet customers can surf the Telenet acquires a number of exclusive framework and economic net at 1,200 hotspots free of pay-television rights for Belgian football conditions make it impossible charge. Telenet also launches matches for the coming three seasons, to build up a fourth mobile Homespots at and will broadcast them via its new network from scratch. customers’ homes. sports channel May BASE terminates fixed-term contracts May July for its customers 2012 October extension of the full Telenet shakes up the market MVNO agreement Telenet terminates with KING and KONG fixed-term Mobistar and Telenet extend contracts for its Both contracts offer much more data, texts and call the full MVNO agreement customers minutes than used by the average consumer, and are until 2017 very competitively priced April April February “we challenge, you win” fixed services offer with SNOW KPN Group Belgium changes "B-39" – a first 2013 This triple-play offer should place May September its name to ‘BASE Company’. Unlimited calls for less than 50 the company in the fixed services euro for the first time in Belgium Rex and Rio The company slogan is market using the Belgacom network Telenet launches Triiing June also updated via Wi-Fi mobile calls to Rex and Rio give customers access to Telenet introduces an extensive selection of films, series, both landline and mobile Whop and Whoppa numbers, at the expense of TV programmes and documentaries, the landline supplemented by a number of themed channels December 2014 Base ceases activities of SNOW BASE decides to focus on its core June September December activity: mobile Telenet joins forces ‘De Grote Netwerf’ Telenet launches with De Vijver Media network expansion Play March Telenet wants to use its In the coming five years, Telenet will A unique combination Telenet launches KING Supersize be the first operator in Europe to Go Mobile April 50% interest to ensure of an extensive 2015 and announces 4G for its that Flemish viewers can upgrade its cable network to a collection of BASE implements its The future arrives via Telenet customers continue to enjoy quality speed of 1 gigabit per second. international and local new strategy with the KPN reports that it has finalised an Flemish programmes Telenet will also make a films and series, and launch of the new agreement for the sale of the Belgian broadcast by the ‘VIER’ considerable investment in its Wi-Fi the best features, baseline and a fresh subsidiary to Telenet and ‘VIJF’ channels network, and will install extensive such as ‘Terugkijk TV’ market approach Wi-Fi networks in the commercial centres of several cities 2016 April Telenet and BASE Telenet announces that it has entered European Commission into a definitive agreement to take over BASE Company from Koninklijke gives the green light KPN NV, giving Telenet access to a mobile network in the long term Telenet and BASE henceforth joining forces.