Belgacom has last year 236.000 new customers for its digital tv service welcomed. The other branches grew, but also what klantaantallen. Despite the growth, decreased the turnover and profit of the Belgian telecommunications company.
The number of internet users is relatively increased slightly in 2011, with 32,000 customers. In total, there are now 1,59 million internet customers. Belgacom has in 2011 invested heavily in its fttc network, a hybrid network of fiber and copper, among others, to further growth.
In the field of telephony, both mobile and fixed, and there were 99.000 customers in the fourth quarter. What is surprising is that the sms-use with 12 percent increased in 2011, up to 96 sms messages per user per month. For that growth to customers to overcome the company has the hardware of the network replaced with new equipment of the Chinese Huawei. Over the whole of 2011, Belgacom invested 777 million, including € 20 million for the 4g license at the end of last year was auctioned. Eventually, the sales of 6.4 billion euros in 2011, 3 percent lower than in 2010 and also the profit fell: of 1.27 billion euros in 2010 to 756 million euros.
Update 04/05: Figures adjusted to annual figures.