18 / 08 / 26
Reliable mobile coverage inside buildings is becoming an increasingly important requirement for organisations. Yet for many, achieving it remains both technically and economically challenging. At the June M-O DAS Working Group, organised by the BIPT, Beltug...
26 / 11 / 25
Neutral host solutions offer the potential for improving indoor mobile coverage, in combination with ASTRID coverage. Beltug responded to BIPT’s consultation with support for neutral host models as a voluntary option, and called on the regulator...
25 / 11 / 25
BIPT (Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications) has updated the Multi-Operator Distributed Antenna System (M-O DAS) Guidelines and its notification module via its portal. The changes bring the guidelines in line with 5G requirements, clarify...
25 / 09 / 25
In moments of crisis, coordination depends on reliable communication. That’s where ASTRID comes in: as Belgium’s national operator of critical communication services, it’s relied upon by police, fire departments and medical teams: indoors as well as...
13 / 05 / 25
We’ve surely all experienced it: needing to step outside a building in order to get a mobile connection. Modern construction materials and stricter insulation norms, combined with shorter wave lengths for some of the 5G spectrum,...
15 / 03 / 23
Multi-operator, multi-tech, OpenRoaming and 5G on-site linked to IoT… the future of indoor and on-site coverage for mobile communications will require us to combine these different technologies and solutions. Some of the possibilities? How about small...
25 / 01 / 23
The roll-out of 5G in Belgium has started – finally. Within 3 years, the whole country will benefit from higher speeds, more reliability and lower latency. 5G will indeed be a game changer: but what about...
18 / 05 / 22
Nowadays, it’s impossible to imagine our world without mobile communications. Not only do our personal lives rely on it, but within organisations, operations increasingly depend on the quality of wireless and mobile networks, both indoor and...
31 / 03 / 21
No report covering 2020-2021 could avoid the mention of COVID-19 and its effect on people, businesses, and technology. The 2021 Belgian Business ICT Market report not only looks at the long- and short-term impact of the...
20 / 01 / 21
Limited indoor coverage of mobile networks continues to pose significant challenges for many companies and public institutions. Additional, diverse factors such as building requirements for strong insulation and the need for multi-operator coverage complicate the situation...
