option.com

About OPTION

Headquartered in Belgium, Option specializes in wireless IoT solutions enabling Machine to Machine (M2M) communication.
With more than 25 years of experience and many industry firsts, the Company is ideally positioned to offer efficient, reliable and secure IoT solutions across a variety of industries and applications.
Option partners with system integrators, value added resellers, application platform providers, value added distributors and network operators to bring tailor-made solutions to customers around the world.

Option Engineering Services

Option backs its advanced CloudGate IoT solution platform with an extensive engineering consultancy capable of helping you succeed. Our talent and experience have proven extremely effective in helping companies effectively and efficiently develop products.

We work with organizations which seek to leverage our years of specialized wireless communications experience to speed time-to-market, reduce risk and proactively avoid product design and development pitfalls.

Option’s Engineering Services and our in-house and state-of-the-art OptionLab, are here to help you recognize and capitalize on market opportunities. From early stage product feasibility assessments, to final product manufacturing, our Engineering Services can support your full range of needs.

For more information, consult www.engineering.option.com

+ Option in the community

Option supports socio-economic projects both in and outside the company walls. Candidates for support are carefully selected following thorough evaluation of both the ambitions and the technological and innovative qualities of the project.

+ Business Ethics

Option® is mindful of its responsibility to behave in an ethical manner in the course of pursuing its business goals, and the company, including all its subsidiaries, affiliates and/or consolidated holdings, is committed to the following practices:

Investment
We will not invest in any of the following areas:

  • marketing, development or production of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons
  • marketing, development or production of weapons of war or other armaments
  • marketing, development or production of products involving animal fur or animal testing
  • production of strategic parts of weapon systems of any kind
  • marketing, development or production of pornography or products from the sex, hard drugs or tobacco industry

Employment
We will not engage in any of the following activities:

  • use of children under the legal age for employment
  • use of forced, bonded or compulsory labour

Discrimination
We will not discriminate against our employees in any of the following areas:

  • on the grounds of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, political opinion, age or nationality
  • on the grounds of pregnancy or maternity leave

Purchasing
We will put into place checks, controls and procedures to ensure all our suppliers and sub-contractors:

  • have ethical standards that do not compromise any of the above
  • have checks, controls and procedures that ensure their suppliers or sub-contractors do not compromise any of the above

Prevention of Corruption
We will include in our distribution and supply agreements anti-bribery standard clauses. Our employment policies outline measures that can and will be taken in order to prevent corruption. Option®, as a public company and a member of the ETHIBEL Sustainability index, respects the Corporate Governance rules.

+ Environmental responsibility

Throughout its operations, defined as “the sourcing, manufacture and supply of wireless communication products and solutions”, Option® recognizes its environmental responsibilities to its staff, shareholders, customers and the general public. To this end we are committed to a continual improvement in the operating environment of our facilities. We maintain and document an Environmental Management System conforming to: ISO 14001: 1996, and take into account all relevant regulatory and legislative requirements, including those of customers and the local operating environment. Our environmental policy includes the following core principles:
  • communication of our policies both internally and externally
  • commitment to continual improvement in environmental performance
  • taking account of the input of staff, customers, shareholders, government, local authorities, interested third parties and the general public
  • awareness and training on environmental issues so as to create a better environment for all through the reduction, recycling and reuse of waste, optimum usage of resources and elimination of polluting releases into the environment
  • compliance with all applicable regulations and legislation
  • prevention of pollution
  • manufacture in a safe environment of products supplied to customer specifications and requirements
Our management is committed to providing the resources necessary to ensure that the company’s environmental objectives and targets are achieved. Option has done substantial efforts to align customer requests for customization while lowering its ecological footprint. This resulted in our offering of environmentally friendly and highly customizable packaging. If you want to read more on our packaging, click here.

+ Financial calendar

 Financial Calendar 

  Financial Calendar
  Crescent intends to release its financial information in 2022 on the following dates:

Full Year 2021 results and annual report 2021:

Friday April 29, 2022- before market trading

Half year 2022  results & Interim  Financial report:

Friday September 23, 2022  - before market trading

Annual Shareholders Meeting: Tuesday May 31, 2022 - 10h00 CET - Gaston Geenslaan 14, Leuven (Belgium).

  Financiële Agenda
  Crescent heeft de intentie om haar financiële informatie in 2022 op volgende data te publiceren:

Jaarresultaten 2021 en jaarverslag 2021:

vrijdag 29 April, 2022 – voor beurstijd

Half jaar 2022 resultaten en halfjaarlijks financieel verslag:

vrijdag 23 september, 2022  - voor beurstijd

Algemene aandeelhoudersvergadering: dinsdag 31 mei, 2022 - 10u00 CET - Gaston Geenslaan 14, Leuven (België).

 

 

 

+ Financial results

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+ Statutory accounts

+ Prospectus

GELIJKWAARDIGE INFORMATIEVERSTREKKING

IN HET KADER VAN DE TOELATING TOT VERHANDELING

VAN 1.071.255.834 BIJKOMENDE AANDELEN

(artikel 18, § 2, d) van de Prospectuswet van 16 juni 2006)  

Op grond van artikel 18, §  2, d) van de Wet van 26 juni 2006 op de openbare aanbieding van beleggings­in­stru­menten en de toelating tot de verhandeling op een gereglementeerde markt, wordt de onderstaande gelijkwaardige informatie ter beschikking gesteld :

  1. Verslag van de raad van bestuur aangaande de inbrengen in natura (artikel 602, lid 1 W.Venn.)
  2. Verslag van de commissaris aangaande de inbrengen in natura (artikel 602, lid 1 W.Venn.)
  3. Verslag van de raad van bestuur overeenkomstig artikel 582 van het Wetboek van vennootschappenwaarbij een omstandige verantwoording wordt gegeven van de uitgifteprijs en de financiële gevolgen van de kapitaalverhoging door uitgifte van aandelen beneden de fractiewaarde van de bestaande aandelen.
  4. Verslag van de commissaris van de vennootschap overeenkomstig artikel 582 van het Wetboek van Vennootschappen waarin deze verklaart dat de in het verslag van de raad van bestuur opgenomen financiële en boekhoudkundige gegevens getrouw zijn en voldoende om de algemene vergadering voor te lichten.
  5. Bijkomend bijzonder verslag van de raad van bestuur overeenkomstig artikel 633 van het Wetboek van Vennootschappen.
  6. Fairness opinies inzake waardering Crescent NV (voorheen Option NV) en Crescent Ventures NV (voorheen Crescent NV)
  7. Notulen van de buitengewone algemene vergadering van 22 mei 2018
  8. Gecoördineerde statuten van de Vennootschap per 22 mei 2018
  9. Corporate governance charter van de Vennootschap
  10. Geconsolideerd Jaarverslag en jaarrekening 2014
  11. Geconsolideerd Jaarverslag en jaarrekening 2015
  12. Geconsolideerd Jaarverslag en jaarrekening 2016
  13. Geconsolideerd Jaarverslag en jaarrekening 2017
  14. Geconsolideerd Jaarverslag en jaarrekening 2018
  15. Geconsolideerd Halfjaarrapport 2018
  16. Gecorrigeerde geconsolideerde Tabellen juni 2018
  17. Gepubliceerde jaarrekeningen van 2018, 2017 en 2016 van de ingebrachte beschreven vennootschappen:
  18. Persberichten sedert 1 januari 2015, incl. trading update Q1 2019 van 20 mei 2019

 

 

 

GELIJKWAARDIGE INFORMATIEVERSTREKKING

IN HET KADER VAN DE TOELATING TOT VERHANDELING

VAN 116.464.000  BIJKOMENDE AANDELEN - 27 juni 2017

(artikel 18, § 2, d) van de Prospectuswet van 16 juni 2006)

 

Bijlage A - Bijzonder verslag van de raad van bestuur overeenkomstig artikel 602 van het wetboek van vennootschappen

Bijlage B - Verslag van de commissaris overeenkomstig artikel 602 van het wetboek van vennootschappen

Bijlage B2 - Brief Deloitte Correctie Inbreng in natura

Bijlage C - Akte kapitaalverhoging

Bijlage D - Coördinatie statuten Option NV

Bijlage E - Corporate Governance Charter Option NV

Bijlage F - Jaarverslag en jaarrekening 2013

Bijlage G - Jaarverslag en jaarrekening 2014

Bijlage H - Jaarverslag en jaarrekening 2015

Bijlage I -  Jaarverslag en jaarrekening 2016

Bijlage J – Halfjaarcijfers 2016

Bijlage K - Persberichten

 

 

GELIJKWAARDIGE INFORMATIEVERSTREKKING

IN HET KADER VAN DE TOELATING TOT VERHANDELING

VAN 82.677.545 BIJKOMENDE AANDELEN

(artikel 18, § 2, d) van de Prospectuswet van 16 juni 2006)

 

Bijlage A - Bijzonder verslag van de raad van bestuur overeenkomstig artikel 602 van het wetboek van vennootschappen

Bijlage B - Verslag van de commissaris overeenkomstig artikel 602 van het wetboek van vennootschappen

Bijlage C - Akte kapitaalverhoging

Bijlage D - Coördinatie statuten Option NV

Bijlage E - Corporate Governance Charter Option NV

Bijlage F - Jaarverslag en jaarrekening 2013

Bijlage G - Jaarverslag en jaarrekening 2014

Bijlage H - Jaarverslag en jaarrekening 2015

Bijlage I -  Halfjaarcijfers 2016

Bijlage J – Jaarcijfers 2016

Bijlage K - Persberichten

+ Capital structure NL

KAPITAALSTRUCTUUR CRESCENT NV

(1) BASISGEGEVENS
(a) Totaal maatschappelijk kapitaal   EUR 11.995.923,06
(b) Totaal aantal stemrechtverlenende effecten   1.697.689.345
(c) Totaal aantal stemrechten (= de noemer)   1.697.689.345
     
Aandeelhouder (>3%)   %
(A) Eric Van Zele/Van Zele Holding   28,5%
(B) Alychlo/Marc Coucke/Mylecke   11,8%
(C) Jan Callewaert   7,8%
(D) Danlaw   6,1%

Laatste update: november 2021

 

+ Capital structure UK

CAPITAL STRUCTURE CRESCENT NV

(1) BASIC DATA
(a) Total share capital EUR 11,995,923.06 
(b) Total number of voting securities 1,697,689,345
(c) Total number of voting rights (= the denominator) 1,697,689,345
   
Shareholder (>3%) %
(A) Eric Van Zele/Van Zele Holding 28.5%  
(B) Alychlo/Marc Coucke/Mylecke 11.8%
(C) Jan Callewaert 7.8%
(D) Danlaw 6.1%

Last update:  November  2021

 

+ Transparency filing

Transparency filing

In accordance with the requirements of the current legislation on the disclosure of major participations in issuers of which shares are admitted to trading on a ‘regulated market’, are any natural or legal person who, directly or indirectly, acquire or resign shares or other voting granting financial instruments of the company, whether or not they represent capital, compulsory by the law applicable at that time, are obliged to inform both the Company and  the FSMA of the number of financial instruments owned as well as the percentage of existing voting rights whenever the voting rights are attached to these financial instruments reach a first time three percent (3%) and then five percent (5%) or a multiple of five percent (5%), exceed or fall below such percentage. The involved shareholders must comply with the statutory requirements and regulations in this regard.

 

Overeenkomstig de voorschriften van de vigerende wetgeving inzake de`openbaarmaking van belangrijke deelnemingen in emittenten waarvan aandelen zijn toegelaten tot de verhandeling op een gereglementeerde markt', is elke natuurlijke of rechtspersoon die, rechtstreeks of onrechtstreeks, aandelen of andere stemrecht verlenende financiële instrumenten van de vennootschap, die al dan niet het kapitaal vertegenwoordigen, verwerft of afstaat, verplicht in de omstandigheden voorzien door de op dat ogenblik toepasselijke wetgeving, zowel de vennootschap als de FSMA kennis te geven van het aantal financiële instrumenten dat hij bezit, alsook het percentage van de bestaande stemrechten, telkens wanneer de stemrechten verbonden aan deze financiële instrumenten een eerste maal drie procent (3%) en vervolgens vijf procent (5%) of een veelvoud van vijf procent (5%) bereiken, overschrijden of beneden zulk percentage zakken. De betrokken aandeelhouders dienen zich te conformeren naar de wettelijke voorschriften ter zake.

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For information dated afterto May 22 2018 - please refer to www.crescent-ventures.com

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+ Shareholders’ meetings

Shareholders’ meeting 

Ordinary General Meeting - 31 May 2021

 

Extraordinary General Meeting - 31 March 2021

 

Ordinary General Meeting - 29 May 2020

Extraordinary General Meeting - 20 December 2019

 

Ordinary General Meeting - 20 June 2019

Extraordinary General Meeting - 20 June 2019

Ordinary General Meeting - 15 June 2018

Extraordinary General Meeting - 22 May 2018

 

Ordinary General Meeting – 31 May 2018

Extraordinary General Meeting - 2 May 2018

 

Extraordinary General Meeting - 30 June 2017

Ordinary General Meeting – 30 June 2017

 Extraordinary General Meeting - 12 June 2017

PREVIOUS Shareholder's meetings

Ordinary General Meeting – 31 May 2016

  • Extraordinary General Meeting - 8 January 2016
  • Extraordinary & Ordinary General Meeting - 30 April 2012
    • Agenda Extraordinary & Ordinary General Meeting  (UK / NL)

+ By-laws

+ Press releases

Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI, OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today reported results for the third quarter 2008.

Download 2008 Q3 Results UK version

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LEUVEN, Belgium – October 28, 2008 – Option N.V. (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced that a major French operator has announced two Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs), the SFR M! PC Pocket 3G+ and the Archos 3G+, that connect to the operator’s national HSPA mobile broadband network via embedded modules from Option. The SFR M! PC Pocket 3G+ is also the first device incorporating Option’s Linux-based connection management software.

The new SFR M! PC Pocket 3G+ – an MID with HSPA connectivity, 4.8” touch screen, retractable keyboard, Intel’s Atom™ processor, 4GB integrated memory and weighing just 325 grams – enables anywhere, anytime access to the internet and popular web-based services such as email, instant messaging and social networks. GlobeTrotter Connect for Linux, the connection management software specifically developed by Option for MIDs based on the Intel® Centrino® Atom™ processor, controls the broadband connection.

The Archos 3G+ - an MID with HSPA connectivity, a 4.8” touch screen with 16 million colors and a storage capacity up to 30GB – gives users an entirely new way to enjoy the Web, digital media and TV on a thin and extremely fast handheld tablet.

Option embarked on an initiative to become the leading supplier of 3G wireless broadband connectivity to the emerging market for MIDs in 2007. Option’s acquisition of BenQ/Siemens Mobile R&D team last year, combined with its Intel collaboration, has made Option an important partner for MID ODMs and OEMs. Option and Intel recently extended their collaboration to include the development of a new 3.5G HSPA embedded module for the “Moorestown” platform, Intel’s next generation Mobile Internet Device (MID) platform. MID forecasts from independent analysts range from 90–136 million units a year by 2012.

LEUVEN, België – 28 oktober 2008 – Option N.V. (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), de specialist op het vlak van draadloze communicatie, maakt vandaag bekend dat een grote Franse operator twee nieuwe MID’s (Mobile Internet Device – toestel voor mobiel breedband internet) heeft gelanceerd. Het gaat om de SFR M! PC Pocket 3G+ en de Archos 3G+, die via de inbouwmodules van Option verbinding maken met het nationale HSPA mobiele breedband netwerk van de operator. De SFR M! PC Pocket 3G+ is bovendien het eerste toestel dat gebruik maakt van Option’s Linux-gebaseerde connection management software.

De nieuwe SFR M! PC Pocket 3G+ - een MID met HSPA connectiviteit, 4,8 inch touchscreen, uitschuifbaar toestenbord, Intel Atom™ processor, 4GB geïntegreerd geheugen, die amper 325 gram weegt – biedt om het even waar, om het even wanneer toegang tot internet en populaire webdiensten zoals e-mail, instant messaging en sociale netwerken. GlobeTrotter Connect for Linux – de connection management software die door Option speciaal werd ontwikkeld voor MID’s de zijn gebaseerd op de Intel® Centrino® Atom™ processor technologie – beheert de breedbandverbinding van deze MID’s.

De Archos 3G+ – een MID met HSPA connectiviteit, 4,8 inch touchscreen met 16 miljoen kleuren en een opslagcapaciteit tot 30GB – biedt gebruikers een volkomen nieuwe ervaring voor zowel internet, digitale media als TV via deze dunne en ultrasnelle handheld tablet.

Option heeft in 2007 het initiatief opgezet om de toonaangevende leverancier te worden van 3G draadloze breedband connectiviteit voor de groeimarkt van de MID’s. Dankzij de overname vorig jaar van een gedeelte van het voormalige BenQ/Siemens Mobile R&D-team, en de nauwe samenwerking met Intel, is Option een belangrijke partner geworden voor de ODM’s (Original Design Manufacturer) en OEM’s (Original Equipment Manufacturer) in de MID-markt. Option en Intel hebben recent nog hun samenwerking uitgebreid voor de ontwikkeling van een nieuwe 3.5G HSPA inbouwmodule die bedoeld is voor het “Moorestown” platform, Intel’s volgende generatie platform voor MID’s. Onafhankelijke experts voorspellen dat tegen 2012 90 tot 136 miljoen MID’s over de toonbank zullen gaan.

LEUVEN, Belgium – October 21, 2008 – Option N.V. (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY) the wireless technology company, today announced that its GTM501 embedded module is providing 3G HSPA connectivity to a new ultra-compact Mobile Internet Device (MID) from USI (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 2350.tw). The new MID also includes GlobeTrotter Connect for Linux, the connection management software specially developed by Option for MIDs.

Established in 1976, USI - Universal Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd. – is a Taiwanese company that partners with global brands to design and manufacturer high quality, value-added and cost-competitive products for the computing, communications, consumer electronics and automotive electronics sectors. The company had 2007 revenues of more than US $ 2 billion.

USI’s latest device, the MID-160, is a Mobile Internet Device incorporating an Intel® Centrino® Atom™ processor, 800x480 pixel 5-inch touch screen, 512 MB of Memory, an 8GB SSD hard disk, and GPS combined with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and HSPA connectivity. Weighing 250g and with a thickness of just 1.5cm, the MID-160 is the smallest and lightest MIDs to date.

“USI’s MID-160 is another important milestone in our initiative to become the leading supplier of 3G wireless broadband connectivity to MID designers. This attractive product is further evidence of the importance of compact connectivity solutions, such as our GTM501, to the realisation of truly pocketable MIDs,” said Jan Callewaert, CEO of Option.

Gilbert Wei, President of USI, commented: “The MID-160 is designed to empower its users to enjoy PC-like Internet experiences anywhere and anytime. With Option’s compact and high performance embedded wireless module, USI offers such a razor-thin device to the growing number of mobile users worldwide.”

Incorporating multi-band HSPA, UMTS and GSM, Option’s GTM501 embedded wireless module offers manufacturers the opportunity to market MIDs incorporating wide area wireless broadband connectivity in hundreds of countries worldwide. Measuring just 25 x 30 x 2.5mm, the GTM 501 is the only 3G HSPA embedded module available in the ultra-compact LGA form factor that offers a significant space saving compared with PCI Express MiniCards. It also adds significantly to overall product reliability through its excellent thermal dissipation properties and superior resistance to shocks, vibration and humidity.

ABOUT USI (UNIVERSAL SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD)

Established in 1976, Universal Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd. (USI) is a global leading design and manufacturing service (DMS) company. With its design-to-distribution total solutions and module-to-systems product offerings, USI is recognized as the strategic DMS partner for global IT and communications brands in the 4C (Computing, Communications, Consumer Electronics and Car Electronics) industries. Its solutions integrate core technologies of computing, wireless communications and video/audio processing, therefore offering high quality, value-added and competitively priced products. USI Website: www.usi.com.tw.

LEUVEN, België – 21 oktober 2008 – Option N.V. (EURONEXT Brussel: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), de specialist op het vlak van draadloze communicatie, maakt vandaag bekend dat haar GTM501 inbouwmodule 3G HSPA connectiviteit biedt voor de nieuwe en ultracompacte MID (Mobile Internet Device – toestel voor mobiel breedband internet) van USI (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 2350.tw). Deze nieuwe MID is ook uitgerust met GlobeTrotter Connect voor Linux, de software voor connection management die door Option special werd ontwikkeld voor MID’s.

USI – Universal Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd – werd opgericht in 1976 en is een Taiwanese onderneming die werkt met wereldwijde merken voor het design en de productie van hoogkwalitatieve, competitieve producten met toegevoegde waarde, voor onder meer volgende sectoren: computers, communicatie, consumentenelektronica en elektronica voor de auto-industrie.

Het nieuwste toestel van USI, de MID-160, is een toestel voor mobiel breedband internet gebaseerd op de Intel® Centrino® Atom™ processor, voorzien van een 800x480 pixel touchscreen met een diameter van 5 inch, 512 MB geheugencapaciteit, een 8 GB SSD harde schijf, voorzien van GPS gecombineerd met Wi-Fi, Bluetooth en HSPA connectiviteit. Met een gewicht van slechts 250 g en een dikte van amper 1,5 cm is de MID-160 op dit ogenblik de kleinste en lichtste MID.

“De USI MID-160 betekent een nieuwe mijlpaal in ons plan om de toonaangevende leverancier te worden van 3G draadloos breedband connectiviteit voor MID-designers. Dit aantrekkelijke product is opnieuw een bewijs van het belang van compacte connectiviteitsoplossingen, zoals onze GTM501, om te komen tot echte MID’s op broekzakformaat”, zegt Jan Callewaert, CEO van Option.

 

Gilbert Wei, President van USI, geeft volgend commentaar: “De MID-160 is speciaal ontworpen om gebruikers te voorzien van een internetervaring zoals op een PC, maar dan om het even waar, om het even wanneer. Dankzij de compacte en hoogperformante draadloze inbouwmodule van Option, met name de GTM501, kan USI dit ultradunne toestel aanbieden aan een steeds groeiend aantal van mobiele gebruikers wereldwijd.”

Door het multiband gebruik van zowel HSPA, UMTS en GSM, biedt de draadloze inbouwmodule GTM501 van Option aan producenten de gelegenheid om MID’s op de markt te brengen die draadloze breedband connectiviteit kunnen bieden in honderden landen wereldwijd. De GTM501 meet slechts 25 x 30 x 2,5 mm en is daarmee de enige 3G HSPA inbouwmodule die beschikbaar is voor de ultracompacte LGA-vorm, die een grote plaatsbesparing oplevert in vergelijking met PCI Express MiniCards. Ook de algemene betrouwbaarheid van het product stijgt significant dankzij de uitstekende thermische eigenschappen op het vlak van wartme-ontwikkeling en de superieure bestendigheid tegen schokken, trillingen en vochtigheid.

OVER USI (UNIVERSAL SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD)

Universal Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd. (USI) werd opgericht in 1976, en is een wereldwijd toonaangevend ‘design and manufacturing service’ (DMS) bedrijf. Met totaaloplossingen gaande van design tot en met distributie en een productaanbod gaande van module tot systeem, wordt USI aanzien als een strategische DMS-partner voor wereldwijde IT- en communicatiemerken voor de 4C-industrie (computers, communicatie, consumenten-elektronica en auto-elektronica). De oplossingen van USI integreren kerntechnologieën van computers, draadloze communicatie en video/audioprocessen, waarvoor hoogkwalitatieve en competitieve producten met een toegevoegde waarde worden aangeboden. USI-website: www.usi.com.tw.

LEUVEN, Belgium – October 20, 2008 – Option N.V. (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced that it is developing a new 3.5G HSPA embedded module for the “Moorestown” platform, Intel’s next generation Mobile Internet Device (MID) platform based on the Intel® Atom™ processor.

Option has collaborated with Intel since 2007, which has resulted in Option becoming the first company in the world to deliver a WWAN module that was physically small enough to fit in MIDs based on the Intel® Atom™ processor. Option’s GTM501 is the only HSPA embedded module available in the ultra-compact LGA package that measures just 25 x 30 x 2.5 mm – making it the world’s smallest HSPA module.

“With Moorestown, Intel is continuing their proud tradition of delivering on Moore’s law by increasing processing speed and functionality while significantly reducing footprint and power consumption,” said Jan Callewaert, CEO of Option. “Option’s continued innovation with the new 3.5G HSPA embedded module will bring leading edge wireless connectivity to Intel’s next generation Moorestown platform.”

“High performance wireless connectivity is critical to the success of Mobile Internet Devices,” said Anand Chandrasekher, Intel Corporation Senior Vice President and General Manager for the company’s Ultra Mobility Group. “Option’s expertise and experience with HSPA modules combined with Intel’s innovation in delivering high performance and low power solutions, will help enable next generation Moorestown platforms to be always connected.”

MIDs are a new category of portable and pocketable web-centric devices for consumers and business professionals that allow users to communicate with others, be entertained, access information or participate in online gaming – all while on-the-go. ABI Research recently forecast that the market for ultra-mobile devices – which include Netbooks and MIDs – will reach 200 million units a year in 2013.

LEUVEN, België – 20 oktober 2008 – Option N.V. (EURONEXT Brussel: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), de specialist op het vlak van draadloze communicatie, kondigde vandaag aan dat het een nieuwe ingebouwde 3.5G HSPA inbouwmodule ontwikkelt voor Moorestown, Intel’s MID-platform (Mobile Internet Device – toestel voor mobiel breedband internet) gebaseerd op de Intel® Atom™ processor.

Option werkt al samen met Intel sinds 2007. Hierdoor werd Option het eerste bedrijf ter wereld dat een WWAN-module produceerde die klein genoeg was om in MID’s te passen die gebaseerd zijn op de Intel® Atom™ processor. De GTM501 van Option is de enige ingebouwde HSPA inbouwmodule die beschikbaar is in de ultracompacte LGA-behuizing. De GTM501 meet slechts 25 x 30 x 2,5 mm, waardoor het ‘s werelds kleinste HSPA inbouwmodule is.

“Met Moorestown zet Intel haar vermaarde traditie van de wet van Moore verder. Ze doet dit door de verwerkingssnelheid te vergroten, het aantal functies uit te breiden en tegelijk het plaatsgebruik en energieverbruik drastisch te verkleinen”, zegt Jan Callewaert, CEO van Option. “Option’s continue innovaties in deze nieuwe 3.5G HSPA inbouwmodule zullen toonaangevende draadloze oplossingen voor connectiviteit naar Intel’s next generation Moorestown platform brengen.”

“Draadloze verbindingen van een hoge performantie zijn cruciaal voor het succes van toestellen voor mobiel breedband internet”, zegt Anand Chandrasekher, Intel’s Senior Vice President en General Manager Ultra Mobility Group. “Option’s expertise en ervaring met HSPA inbouwmodules in combinatie met Intel’s innovatieve oplossingen, zoals hoge performantie en laag verbruik, zullen er voor zorgen dat de next generation Moorestown platformen altijd verbonden zijn met het internet.”

MID’s zijn een nieuwe categorie draagbare en compacte internetgerichte toestellen voor consumenten en zakenmensen. Communiceren met anderen, ontspanning zoeken, informatie opzoeken of online games spelen: het kan allemaal, waar je ook bent. Volgens een recente prognose van ABI Research zullen tegen 2013 zo’n 200 miljoen ultramobiele toestellen – o.a. Netbooks en MIDs – per jaar over de toonbank gaan.

New USB Mobile Broadband Device Is Stylish, Small and Very Fast

DALLAS, Texas, and LEUVEN, Belgium, October 14, 2008 — AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and Option N.V. (Euronext Brussels: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY) today announced the availability of the AT&T USBConnect Quicksilver, a new USB mobile broadband device with an award-winning design. The Quicksilver is the newest addition to AT&T’s High Speed Packet Access (HSPA)-capable lineup of LaptopConnect devices on the nation’s fastest third-generation (3G) network.

The AT&T USBConnect Quicksilver is the first USB mobile broadband device worldwide to use the Icera Livanto® chipset, providing the latest features in one of the world’s smallest HSPA USB devices that weighs just 1.2 ounces. Based on the global standard for wireless — GSM — the Quicksilver provides access to not only the nation’s fastest 3G network but also to international data roaming in more than 150 countries, with 3G available in more than 60 of those countries.

“Our customers rely on fast mobile broadband connections to manage business and stay connected to their lives,” said Michael Woodward, vice president, Business Mobility Products for AT&T’s wireless unit. “With the small, stylish AT&T Quicksilver, customers can send and receive large e-mails, browse the Internet and stream video not only here in the U.S. on the nation’s fastest 3G network but also when abroad via AT&T’s industry-leading wireless international footprint.”

AT&T has the nation's fastest 3G network, delivering LaptopConnect customers typical downlink 3G speeds between 700 kilobits per second (Kbps) and 1.7 megabits per second (Mbps) and typical uplink 3G speeds between 500 Kbps and 1.2 Mbps.

“Plug-and-play USB modems continue to revolutionize mobile broadband in markets worldwide,” said Jan Callewaert, CEO of Option. “I’m very pleased to continue our long-term relationship with AT&T on the launch of this great new product. The AT&T Quicksilver will be an attractive and successful mobile broadband solution.”

The heart of the AT&T Quicksilver is its intelligent design. The smart design provides a protective cap for the USB connector, and with its unique textures and rounded edges, the AT&T Quicksilver is a reliable mobile broadband device that projects a confident and refined image. The AT&T Quicksilver is Mac OS- and Windows-compatible.

Pricing and availability

The AT&T Quicksilver is available today at no cost* through AT&T business sales channels, online at wireless.att.com and in company-owned AT&T retail locations for customers who choose a two-year DataConnect plan of $60 or more. AT&T offers a variety of DataConnect rate plans, including a plan for up to 5 gigabytes (GB) of domestic use for $60 a month.

Customers traveling outside the U.S. can choose one of AT&T's DataConnect North America or DataConnect Global plans. The DataConnect North America plan includes up to 100 megabytes (MB) of monthly data use in Canada and Mexico plus up to 5 GB of monthly data use in the U.S. for $109.99 per month. DataConnect Global plans offer discounted data rates in 67 popular countries plus up to 5 GB of data use in the U.S. For $139.99 per month customers receive up to 100MB of monthly data in those 67 countries, or for $229.99 per month customers receive up to 200MB of monthly use in those same 67 countries. Visit www.att.com/wirelessinternational for more information.

For more information, visit www.att.com/quicksilver.

AT&T CONTACT

Warner May, AT&T Tel. +1 404 986 1807, E-mail: wmay@attnews.us

ABOUT AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. In 2008, AT&T again ranked No. 1 on Fortune magazine’s World’s Most Admired Telecommunications Company list and No. 1 on America’s Most Admired Telecommunications Company list. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at www.att.com.

© 2008 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other AT&T marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

Note: This AT&T news release and other announcements are available as part of an RSS feed at www.att.com/rss. For more information and detailed disclaimer information, please review this announcement in the AT&T newsroom at www.att.com/newsroom.

* Mail-in rebate includes $100 AT&T promotion card. A two-year service agreement is also required. AT&T promotion card valid wherever major credit cards are accepted and for 120 days after issue date. May be used to pay wireless bill. Not redeemable for cash and cannot be used for cash withdrawal at ATMs or at automated gas pumps.

Nieuwe USB-modem voor mobiel breedband is stijlvol, klein en heel snel

LEUVEN, België en DALLAS (US) – 14 oktober 2008 – AT&T (NYSE:T) en Option N.V. (EURONEXT Brussel: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), kondigen vandaag de beschikbaarheid aan van de AT&T USBConnect Quicksilver, een nieuw USB-toestel voor mobiel breedband met een bekroond design. De Quicksilver is het nieuwste product in AT&T’s High Speed Packet Access (HSPA)-geschikte gamma LaptopConnect toestellen voor het snelste netwerk van de derde generatie (3G) in de US.

De AT&T USBConnect Quicksilver is wereldwijd het eerste mobiele USB-breedbandtoestel op basis van de Icera Livanto® chipset dat de nieuwste functies brengt op één van de kleinste HSUPA USB-toestellen ter wereld en bovendien slechts 34g weegt. Gebaseerd op de wereldwijde standaard voor draadloos verkeer – GSM – krijg je met de Quicksilver niet alleen toegang tot het snelste 3G netwerk in de US maar ook tot internationale roaming mogelijkheden in meer dan 150 landen, waarvan er meer dan 60 3G netwerken hebben.

“Onze klanten reken op snel mobiel breedband verkeer om hun zaken te doen en altijd verbonden en bereikbaar te blijven”, zei Michael Woodward, vice president, Business Mobility Products voor de draadloze divisie van AT&T. “Met de kleine, stijlvolle AT&T Quicksilver kunnen klanten grote e-mails versturen en ontvangen, op het Internet surfen en video’s streamen en dit niet enkel op het snelste 3G netwerk in de US maar ook in het buitenland via AT&T’s gerenomeerde internationale aanwezigheid.”

AT&T heeft het snelste 3G-netwerk van de US. Dat levert LaptopConnect-klanten downlinksnelheden op tussen 700 kilobit per seconde (Kbps) en 1,7 megabit per seconde (Mbps) en uplinksnelheden tussen 500 Kbps en 1,2 Mbps.

“Plug-and-play USB-modems blijven de mobiele breedbandwereld veranderen in alle markten wereldwijd”, zegt Jan Callewaert, CEO van Option. “Ik ben heel tevreden om opnieuw samen te kunnen werken met onze partner AT&T voor de lancering van dit geweldige nieuwe product. AT&T’s Quicksilver zal een aantrekkelijke en succesvolle mobiele breedbandoplossing zijn. "

De kern van de AT&T Quicksilver is zijn intelligente ontwerp. Het slimme design biedt een beschermkap voor de USB-connector, en met zijn unieke texturen en ronde hoeken is de AT&T Quicksilver een betrouwbaar mobiel breedbandtoestel met een betrouwbaar en verfijnd beeld. De AT&T Quicksilver is compatibel met Mac OS en Windows.

Prijzen en beschikbaarheid

De At&T Quicksilver is vanaf vandaag gratis* verkrijgbaar via de AT&T zakelijke verkoopkanalen, online op wireless.att.com en in retail winkels die eigendom zijn van AT&T en dit voor klanten die kiezen voor een DataConnect abonnement van 2 jaar en van $60 of meer. AT&T biedt een waaier van DataConnect tariefplannen aan, inclusief een plan tot 5 gigabytes (GB) voor thuisgebruik voor $60 per maand.


 

 

De klanten die buiten de US reizen kunnen één van AT&T’s DataConnect Noord-Amerika of DataConnect Global plannen kiezen. Het plan van DataConnect Noord-Amerika omvat tot 100 megabytes (MB) maandelijks gegevensgebruik in Canada en Mexico plus maximaal 5 GB van maandelijkse gegevens gebruikt in de US voor $109.99 per maand. DataConnect Global plannen bieden gereduceerde data tarieven in 67 populaire landen plus maximaal 5 GB van gegevensgebruik in de US. Voor $139.99 per maand ontvangen de klanten tot 100MB van maandelijkse dataverkeer in die 67 landen, of voor $229.99 per maand ontvangen de klanten tot 200MB van maandelijks gebruik in diezelfde 67 landen. Bezoek www.att.com/wirelessinternational voor meer informatie.

Ga naar www.att.com/quicksilver voor meer informatie.

AT&T CONTACT

Warner May, AT&T Tel. +1 404 986 1807, E-mail: wmay@attnews.us

OVER AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is een vooraanstaande communicatieholding. De dochterondernemingen en filialen, die opereren als AT&T bedrijven, bieden AT&T diensten aan in de Verenigde Staten en in de rest van de wereld. Het aanbod omvat ’s werelds meest geavanceerde IP-gebaseerde communicatiediensten aan bedrijven en de belangrijkste draadloze highspeed internettoegang en spraakdiensten in de US. Op de binnenlandse markt is AT&T gekend voor zijn directory publishing en reclame via de Yellow Pages en YELLOWPAGES.COM-organisaties. Het AT&T merk wordt toegekend aan innovatieve bedrijven in sectoren zoals communicatieapparatuur. Als onderdeel van de strategie voor de integratie van de drie schermen, breidt AT&T zijn videodiensten uit met entertainmentdiensten. In 2008 stond AT&T eens te meer op de eerste plaats in de lijst van Fortune Magazine met de meest bewonderde telecommunicatiebedrijven ter wereld en in de lijst van meest bewonderde telecommunicatiebedrijven in Amerika. Bijkomende informatie over AT&T Inc. en de producten en diensten die worden aangeboden door AT&T’s dochterondernemingen en filialen is te vinden op www.att.com.

© 2008 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other AT&T marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

Note: This AT&T news release and other announcements are available as part of an RSS feed at www.att.com/rss. For more information and detailed disclaimer information, please review this announcement in the AT&T newsroom at www.att.com/newsroom.

* Mail-in rebate includes $100 AT&T promotion card. A two-year service agreement is also required. AT&T promotion card valid wherever major credit cards are accepted and for 120 days after issue date. May be used to pay wireless bill. Not redeemable for cash and cannot be used for cash withdrawal at ATMs or at automated gas pumps.

LEUVEN, Belgium – September 12, 2008 – Option N.V. (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today released its Financial Calendar for the fiscal year 2009. Option intends to release its quarterly financial information in 2009 on the following dates - before market hours:

 

Q4 results + full year 2008: Thursday March 5, 2009

Q1 results 2009: Thursday April 30, 2009

Q2 results 2009: Thursday July 30, 2009

Q3 results 2009: Thursday October 29, 2009

The date for the Q3 results 2008 has been updated and is now Thursday October 30, 2008.

Annual shareholders’ meeting: Thursday April 30, 2009, 10 AM in Leuven (Belgium).

INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT

JP Ziegler,

CFO

Tel +32 (0) 16 31 74 11,

E-mail: investor@option.com

LEUVEN, België – 12 september 2008 – Option N.V. (EURONEXT Brussel: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), de specialist op het vlak van draadloze communicatie, heeft vandaag haar Financiële Agenda voor het fiscale jaar 2009 bekendgemaakt. Option zal haar kwartaalgegevens in 2009 op volgende data – voor beurstijd – bekendmaken:

Resultaten vierde kwartaal + volledig jaar 2008: donderdag 5 maart 2009

Resultaten eerste kwartaal 2009: donderdag 30 april 2009

Resultaten tweede kwartaal 2009: donderdag 30 juli 2009

Resultaten derde kwartaal 2009: donderdag 29 oktober 2009

De datum voor de bekendmaking van de resultaten van het derde kwartaal 2008 werd geüpdatet en is nu donderdag 30 oktober 2008.

Algemene aandeelhoudersvergadering: donderdag 30 april 2009 om 10.00 uur in Leuven (België).

INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT

JP Ziegler,

CFO

Tel +32 (0) 16 31 74 11,

E-mail: investor@option.com

New red dot product design award for iCON 401 LEUVEN, Belgium – September 11, 2008 – Option N.V. (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced that its iCON 401 USB modem, recent winner of the red dot award in the product design category, is shipping commercially through distributors in South Africa, Norway, Finland, Germany, Italy and the UK.

Option is working with distribution partners to open up indirect channels to fulfil incremental sales opportunities and expand the overall wireless broadband market. The initiative is expanding Option’s indirect distribution into IT channels and regional mobile operators.

EMCOM, Option’s distribution partner in Norway, was recently awarded an order for the iCON 401 by the local operator Network Norway. Haavard Vinsrygg, managing director EMCOM, said, “Option’s flexibility and customization capabilities coupled with our local support and logistics made this uniquely stylish and high performance device a compelling proposition for our customer.”

The performance and design elements of the iCON 401, unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in February 2008, were highlighted again in winning the prestigious red dot award in the product design category. The international “red dot design award” ranks among the largest and most renowned design competitions in the world. It is the second major award for the iCON 401 having also won the German iF product design award earlier in the year. The international jury of the red dot organization, a group of jurors made up of renowned designers and design experts from all over the world, praised its unique combination of design and performance:

• The lightweight USB device weighs just 40 grams

• Supporting HSPA 7.2 Mbps, it is capable of downloading a typical MP3 file in less than five seconds. It also offers upload speeds of up to 2 Mbps

• Its micro SD memory expansion slot, supporting up to 8 GB of memory, facilitates the sharing of files with consumer electronic devices and PCs

• Its built-in triple-band HSPA and quad-band EDGE/GPRS enables travelers to access e-mail and the Internet virtually anywhere, anytime

High resolution pictures of the iCON 401 are available at: https://www.option.com/en/site/products/products/usb-modems/icon401/

Nieuwe red dot product design award voor iCON 401

LEUVEN, België – 11 september 2008 – Option N.V. (EURONEXT Brussel: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), de specialist op het vlak van draadloze communicatie, kondigde vandaag aan dat de iCON 401 USB modem, die onlangs de red dot award in de categorie product design in de wacht sleepte, commercieel wordt verdeeld via plaatselijke distributeurs in Zuid-Afrika, Noorwegen, Finland, Duitsland, Italië en het VK.

Option werkt samen met distributiepartners om indirecte kanalen te openen, tegemoet te komen aan de toenemende verkoopsopportuniteiten en de algemene markt van de draadloze breedband uit te breiden. Dit initiatief verhoogt de indirecte distributie van Option bij IT-kanalen en regionale mobiele operatoren.

EMCOM, de distributiepartner van Option in Noorwegen, heeft onlangs een bestelling voor de iCON 401 door de plaatselijke Noorse operator Network Norway binnengehaald. Haavard Vinsrygg, directeur van EMCOM Noorwegen: “Dankzij de flexibiliteit van Option en de bekwaamheid om zich aan te passen aan de klant, gecombineerd met onze plaatselijke ondersteuning en logistiek, is dit stijlvolle en hoogperformante product erg aantrekkelijk voor onze klant.”

De iCON 401, die werd voorgesteld tijdens het Mobile World Congress in februari 2008, levert inderdaad topprestaties in een aantrekkelijk design en dat werd opnieuw beloond, ditmaal met de prestigieuze red dot award in de categorie product design. Deze internationale “red dot design award” heeft haar plaats tussen de grootste en meest gerenommeerde designcompetities ter wereld. Dit is de tweede grote bekroning voor de iCON 401 die eerder dit jaar al een Duitse iF product design award in de wacht sleepte.

De internationale jury van de red dot organisatie, samengesteld uit vermaarde designers en designexperts van over de hele wereld, prees de unieke combinatie van ontwerp en puike prestaties:

• het lichtgewicht USB toestel weegt slechts 40 gram;

• het ondersteunt HSPA 7.2 Mbps, waardoor het een gewoon MP3-bestand in minder dan vijf seconden kan downloaden. Het levert ook uploadsnelheden tot 2 Mbps;

• een expansiepoort, die een microSD-geheugenkaart tot 8 GB geheugen ondersteunt, vergemakkelijkt het uitwisselen van bestanden met elektronische apparatuur en pc’s;

• dankzij zijn ingebouwde triple-band HSPA en quad-band EDGE/GPRS krijgen reizigers virtueel overal en altijd e-mail- en internettoegang.

Foto’s in hoge resolutie van de iCON 401 zijn beschikbaar op:

https://www.option.com/en/site/products/products/usb-modems/icon401/

World’s first 5.76 Mbps-capable HSUPA device supports 900 MHz frequency bands

Leuven, Belgium – August 28, 2008 – Option N.V. (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced that it started shipping a new, stylish and high performance wireless broadband ExpressCard to Vodafone.

Exclusively developed for the Vodafone Group and its Partner Networks, the new ExpressCard is designed to achieve peak HSDPA download speeds of 7.2 Mbps with HSUPA uploads at up to 5.76 Mbps - depending on the network availability. This is the first commercial device in the market based on Qualcomm’s state-of-the-art MSM7225 chipset. The new ExpressCard offers the best combination of upload and download speeds available today, and uniquely, can support high speeds in downlink and uplink concurrently. Customers and network operators are demanding higher speeds for the improved user-experience when accessing social networks, posting content and videos to blogs and websites such as YouTube and Wikipedia, and using applications such as real-time location services.

The ExpressCard also sets a new benchmark by supporting HSDPA and HSUPA in the 900 MHz band. This extra band satisfies a growing need among mobile operators, especially in Europe and Australia, who are using the band to upgrade their legacy 2G networks to 3G in order to improve mobile broadband coverage in buildings and to extend the reach of their broadband offerings in rural areas.

“The development program for this new product was based on Option’s long-standing relationship with the Vodafone Group. A stylish design is important for mass-market appeal, while the unprecedented growth of voice and data traffic in the 2100Mhz band is making HSPA support in the 900 MHz band a commercial imperative. Our new device is the first commercially available HSPA ExpressCard in the world to incorporate support for that 900Mhz band,” said Jan Callewaert, CEO of Option.

Initial shipments have been delivered to Elisa, the Vodafone partner network in Finland and the world’s first commercial 3G HSPA 900 MHz operator. Other operators within the Vodafone Group of Companies are also planning commercial roll-outs of the new device.

High resolution pictures of the Vodafone ExpressCard are available at:

www.option.com/expresscard/vodafone

’s Werelds eerste HSUPA kaart geschikt voor 5.76 Mbps ondersteunt 900 MHz frequentiebanden

Leuven, België - 28 augustus 2008 - Option N.V. (EURONEXT Brussel: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), de specialist op het vlak van draadloze communicatie, kondigde vandaag aan dat het gestart is met de leveringen van een nieuwe, stijlvolle en hoogperformante draadloze breedband ExpressCard aan Vodafone.

Deze nieuwe ExpressCard, exclusief ontwikkeld voor de Vodafone Group en haar partnernetwerk, is ontworpen om HSDPA downloadtopsnelheden van 7.2 Mbps te halen, gecombineerd met HSUPA uploadsnelheden tot 5.76 Mbps, afhankelijk van de mogelijkheden van het netwerk. Dit is het eerste commerciële product dat is gebaseerd op de gloednieuwe MSM7225 chipset van Qualcomm. De nieuwe ExpressCard biedt de beste combinatie van upload- en downloadsnelheden die vandaag de dag beschikbaar is en kan, als enige, hoge snelheden in downlink en uplink tegelijkertijd ondersteunen. Klanten en mobiele operatoren vragen steeds hogere snelheden voor een betere ervaring wanneer gebruikers toegang hebben tot sociale netwerken, inhoud en video’s toevoegen aan blogs en websites zoals YouTube en Wikipedia, en/of wanneer ze toepassingen gebruiken zoals realtime locatiegebaseerde diensten.

De ExpressCard zet meteen ook de nieuwe standaard door HSDPA en HSUPA te ondersteunen in de 900 MHz frequentieband. Deze extra frequentieband komt tegemoet aan de groeiende vraag van mobiele operatoren, vooral in Europa en Australië, die deze band gebruiken om hun bestaande 2G-netwerken te upgraden naar 3G om zo de mobiele breedbanddekking in gebouwen te verbeteren en ook het bereik van hun breedbandaanbod in landelijke gebieden uit te breiden.

“Het ontwikkelingsprogramma voor dit nieuwe product bouwt verder op Options langdurige relatie met de Vodafone Group. Een stijlvol ontwerp is een belangrijke troef voor de consumentenmarkt, terwijl de ongekende groei van zowel voice- als dataverkeer over de 2100 MHz band ervoor zorgt dat HSPA-ondersteuning in de 900 MHz band een commerciële noodzaak wordt. Onze nieuwe datakaart is wereldwijd de eerste HSPA ExpressCard met ondersteuning voor deze 900 MHz band die commercieel gelanceerd wordt”, zei Jan Callewaert, CEO van Option.

De eerste leveringen van de ExpressCard waren bestemd voor Elisa, het partnernetwerk van Vodafone in Finland en de eerste 3G HSPA 900 MHz operator ter wereld. Andere operatoren binnen de Vodafone Group plannen eveneens commerciële lanceringen van dit nieuw product.

Foto’s in hoge resolutie van de Vodafone ExpressCard zijn beschikbaar op: www.option.com/expresscard/vodafone

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Please read document for new features in this firmware R1N89

04/01/2013 GlobeSurfer® III Notifier software 1.0.0.91

This application is the interface between the GlobeSurfer® III device and your personal desktop. It allows you to see incoming messages, phone calls, etc. on your desktop.

04/01/2013 GlobeSurfer® III+ 1.4 FAQ in PDF format

Frequently Asked Questions

04/01/2013 GlobeSurfer III+ Firmware update procedure 1.0

GlobeSurfer III+ Firmware update procedure

 

04/01/2013 GlobeSurfer® III+ Reference Manual

Revised version to include watchdog and SMS control features.

 

04/01/2013 IPSec configuration document V2

This document provides a description of how to configure an IPSec tunnel on
the GlobeSurfer® III.

04/01/2013 Port Forwarding Configuration V2

This document provides a description of how to configure Port Forwarding rules on the GlobeSurfer® III.

 

04/01/2013 ADSL Failover Configuration V2

This document provides a description of how to configure the ADSL Failover functionality on the GlobeSurfer® III.

 

04/01/2013 Print server and storage server configuration

This document provides a description of how to configure a print server and a file server connected to the USB port of the GlobeSurfer III.

 

+ GlobeTrotter

+ GlobeTrotter 3G

+ GlobeTrotter 3G Quad

+ GlobeTrotter 3G/EDGE

+ GlobeTrotter Combo

+ GlobeTrotter Combo EDGE

+ GlobeTrotter EDGE

+ GlobeTrotter Ex Converter

+ GlobeTrotter Ex Converter 5

+ GlobeTrotter Express 441

25/01/2013 Mac Driver 3.33.0
10/04/2013 GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1 (for GlobeTrotter Express 441 & 442)

GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1 for Windows 2000, XP and Vista

20/03/2013 GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC OSX Version 3.1.78

Supports up to MAC OSX 10.6

04/01/2013 Driver package 5.0.33.0

Windows 7 Legacy Mode certified drivers.

Note: For use in 5.0.x.x driver upgrade only (e.g. GlobeTrotter Connect). Driver is used in Legacy Mode only. Mobile Broadband features is not supported

04/01/2013 uCAN® Connect Standard 2.2.4.449 for MAC OSX

uCAN® Connect Standard software for Apple Mac OS X 10.7, OS X 10.6 (64-bit; recommended version 10.6.4), Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit; recommended version 10.6.4) and Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (recommended version 10.5.8)

 

04/01/2013 uCAN® Connect Standard 2.2.4.449 for Windows

uCAN® Connect software for Windows XP 32bit (SP3 recommended), Windows Vista 32 & 64bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit

+ GlobeTrotter Express 442

25/01/2013 Mac Driver 3.33.0
10/04/2013 GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1 (for GlobeTrotter Express 441 & 442)

GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1 for Windows 2000, XP and Vista

20/03/2013 GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC OSX Version 3.1.78

Supports up to MAC OSX 10.6

04/01/2013 Driver package 5.0.33.0

Windows 7 Legacy Mode certified drivers.

Note: For use in 5.0.x.x driver upgrade only (e.g. GlobeTrotter Connect). Driver is used in Legacy Mode only. Mobile Broadband features is not supported

04/01/2013 uCAN® Connect Standard 2.2.4.449 for MAC OSX

uCAN® Connect Standard software for Apple Mac OS X 10.7, OS X 10.6 (64-bit; recommended version 10.6.4), Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit; recommended version 10.6.4) and Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (recommended version 10.5.8)

 

04/01/2013 uCAN® Connect Standard 2.2.4.449 for Windows

uCAN® Connect software for Windows XP 32bit (SP3 recommended), Windows Vista 32 & 64bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit

+ GlobeTrotter Express 7.2 E

11/04/2013 GlobeTrotter Express 7.2 firmware and software updater

The GlobeTrotter Express 7.2 will be updated to:
Firmware 2.5.2
GlobeTrotter Connect for Windows 2.2.0.536
GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC 1.3.0.159

18/03/2013 uCan Connect Standard 2.2.3.230 for MAC

For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7

15/03/2013 uCan Connect Standard 2.2.3.230 for Windows

For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit

+ GlobeTrotter Express HSUPA E

18/03/2013 uCan Connect Standard 2.2.3.230 for MAC

For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7

15/03/2013 uCan Connect Standard 2.2.3.230 for Windows

For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit

05/03/2013 GlobeTrotter Express HSUPA firmware and software upgrader

The GlobeTrotter Express HSUPA device will be updated to :
    Firmware 2.12.3Hd
    Windows software : GlobeTrotter Connect 3.0.0.866
    MAC software : GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC 1.3.0.164

+ GlobeTrotter Express HSUPA W

18/03/2013 uCan Connect Standard 2.2.3.230 for MAC

For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7

15/03/2013 uCan Connect Standard 2.2.3.230 for Windows

For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit

05/03/2013 GlobeTrotter Express HSUPA firmware and software upgrader

The GlobeTrotter Express HSUPA device will be updated to :
    Firmware 2.12.3Hd
    Windows software : GlobeTrotter Connect 3.0.0.866
    MAC software : GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC 1.3.0.164

04/01/2013 uCAN® Connect Standard 2.2.4.449 for MAC OSX

uCAN® Connect Standard software for Apple Mac OS X 10.7, OS X 10.6 (64-bit; recommended version 10.6.4), Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit; recommended version 10.6.4) and Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (recommended version 10.5.8)

 

+ GlobeTrotter Fusion

+ GlobeTrotter Fusion + 3G/EDGE (EMEA)

+ GlobeTrotter Fusion + HSDPA (EMEA)

+ GlobeTrotter Fusion Quad

+ GlobeTrotter GT MAX 7.2 Ready E

11/04/2013 GlobeTrotter GT Max 7.2 firmware and software updater

GlobeTrotter GT Max 7.2 will be updated to:
Firmware 2.5.11
GlobeTrotter Connect for Windows 2.3.0.630
GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC 1.3.0.164

18/03/2013 uCan Connect Standard 2.2.3.230 for MAC

For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7

15/03/2013 uCan Connect Standard 2.2.3.230 for Windows

For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit

+ GlobeTrotter GT MAX 7.2 Ready W

11/04/2013 GlobeTrotter GT Max 7.2 firmware and software updater

GlobeTrotter GT Max 7.2 will be updated to:
Firmware 2.5.11
GlobeTrotter Connect for Windows 2.3.0.630
GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC 1.3.0.164

18/03/2013 uCan Connect Standard 2.2.3.230 for MAC

For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7

15/03/2013 uCan Connect Standard 2.2.3.230 for Windows

For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit

+ GlobeTrotter GT MAX E

+ GlobeTrotter GT MAX HSUPA E

11/04/2013 Firmware and software updater for GlobeTrotter Max HSUPA

The GlobeTrotter GT Max HSUPA device will be updated to :
Firmware 2.12.3Hd
Windows software to GlobeTrotter Connect 3.0.0.866
MAC software to GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC 1.3.0.164

18/03/2013 uCan Connect Standard 2.2.3.230 for MAC

For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7

15/03/2013 uCan Connect Standard 2.2.3.230 for Windows

For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit

+ GlobeTrotter GT MAX HSUPA W

11/04/2013 Firmware and software updater for GlobeTrotter Max HSUPA

The GlobeTrotter GT Max HSUPA device will be updated to :
Firmware 2.12.3Hd
Windows software to GlobeTrotter Connect 3.0.0.866
MAC software to GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC 1.3.0.164

18/03/2013 uCan Connect Standard 2.2.3.230 for MAC

For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7

15/03/2013 uCan Connect Standard 2.2.3.230 for Windows

For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit

+ GlobeTrotter HSDPA

+ GlobeTrotter HSDPA 7.2 Ready E

11/04/2013 GlobeTrotter GT Max 7.2 firmware and software updater

GlobeTrotter GT Max 7.2 will be updated to:
Firmware 2.5.11
GlobeTrotter Connect for Windows 2.3.0.630
GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC 1.3.0.164

+ Gobi 1000

+ Gobi 2000

+ GTM378 E

+ GTM378 EL

+ GTM378 JD

+ GTM378 W

+ GTM380 E

05/03/2013 GlobeTrotter Connect for modules

Version 3.0.0.866
Connection software for Windows 2000, XP and Vista

+ GTM382 AWS

26/01/2013 Windows 7 driver 5.1.40.0

Supports Windows 7 only: - NDIS connection mode: Mobile Broadband - GPS mode: legacy + Sensor and Location Platform
No support for Windows 2K / Windows XP / Windows Vista

+ GTM382 E

26/01/2013 Windows 7 driver 5.1.40.0

Supports Windows 7 only: - NDIS connection mode: Mobile Broadband - GPS mode: legacy + Sensor and Location Platform
No support for Windows 2K / Windows XP / Windows Vista

+ GTM382 W

26/01/2013 Windows 7 driver 5.1.40.0

Supports Windows 7 only: - NDIS connection mode: Mobile Broadband - GPS mode: legacy + Sensor and Location Platform
No support for Windows 2K / Windows XP / Windows Vista

+ GTM501

+ GTM601W/GTM609W

16/05/2013 GPS AT command spec
16/05/2013 AT command spec
03/05/2013 Linux driver 1.10.0

Supports Linux kernel versions 2.6.27 to 3.2

26/01/2013 Windows 7 driver 5.1.40.0

Supports Windows 7 only: - NDIS connection mode: Mobile Broadband - GPS mode: legacy + Sensor and Location Platform
No support for Windows 2K / Windows XP / Windows Vista

16/01/2013 Windows driver 5.2.5.0

Windows 7 support: - NDIS connection mode : legacy - GPS mode : legacy
Supports Windows 2K / Windows XP / Windows Vista and Windows 7

+ GTM661W

16/05/2013 GPS AT command spec
16/05/2013 AT command spec
03/05/2013 Linux driver 1.10.0

Supports Linux kernel versions 2.6.27 to 3.2

26/01/2013 Windows 7 driver 5.1.40.0

Supports Windows 7 only: - NDIS connection mode: Mobile Broadband - GPS mode: legacy + Sensor and Location Platform
No support for Windows 2K / Windows XP / Windows Vista

16/01/2013 Windows driver 5.2.5.0

Windows 7 support: - NDIS connection mode : legacy - GPS mode : legacy
Supports Windows 2K / Windows XP / Windows Vista and Windows 7

+ GTM671W/GTM679W

16/05/2013 GPS AT command spec
16/05/2013 AT command spec
03/05/2013 Linux driver 1.10.0

Supports Linux kernel versions 2.6.27 to 3.2

26/01/2013 Windows 7 driver 5.1.40.0

Supports Windows 7 only: - NDIS connection mode: Mobile Broadband - GPS mode: legacy + Sensor and Location Platform
No support for Windows 2K / Windows XP / Windows Vista

16/01/2013 Windows driver 5.2.5.0

Windows 7 support: - NDIS connection mode : legacy - GPS mode : legacy
Supports Windows 2K / Windows XP / Windows Vista and Windows 7

+ GTM681W/GTM689W

03/05/2013 Windows driver 1.0.5.3

Supports Windows 2K / Windows XP / Windows Vista and Windows 7

03/05/2013 Linux driver 1.10.0

Supports Linux kernel versions 2.6.27 to 3.2

+ GTM809U

+ iCON 210

+ iCON 225

25/01/2013 Mac Driver 2.18.0
07/06/2013 iCON 225 Superfire firmware upgrader

This upgrader will upgrade the iCON 225 to firmware version 2.5.24
Note: This flasher can only upgrade Option standard iCON 225 devices. 

18/03/2013 uCan Connect Standard 2.2.3.230 for MAC

For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7

15/03/2013 uCan Connect Standard 2.2.3.230 for Windows

For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit

+ iCON 315

25/01/2013 Mac Driver 3.33.0
04/01/2013 Driver package 5.0.33.0

Windows 7 Legacy Mode certified drivers.

Note: For use in 5.0.x.x driver upgrade only (e.g. GlobeTrotter Connect). Driver is used in Legacy Mode only. Mobile Broadband features is not supported

+ iCON 322

11/04/2013 GlobeTrotter Connect 3.0 for Windows

GlobeTrotter Connect 3.0 for Windows 2000, XP and Vista

11/04/2013 GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC

GlobeTrotter Connect for MAX OSX 10.3, 10.4, 10.5

18/03/2013 uCan Connect Standard 2.2.3.230 for MAC

For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7

15/03/2013 uCan Connect Standard 2.2.3.230 for Windows

For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit

+ iCON 401

25/01/2013 Mac Driver 3.33.0
20/03/2013 iCON 401 firmware upgrader

Firmware upgrader to version 2.12.0
This upgrader is designed for Option standard device only. For devices purchased through a network operator, please contact your operator for assistance.

18/03/2013 uCan Connect Standard 2.2.3.230 for MAC

For MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7

15/03/2013 uCan Connect Standard 2.2.3.230 for Windows

For Windows XP 32 bit (SP3 recomended), Windows Vista 32 & 64 bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit

04/01/2013 Driver package 5.0.33.0

Windows 7 Legacy Mode certified drivers.

Note: For use in 5.0.x.x driver upgrade only (e.g. GlobeTrotter Connect). Driver is used in Legacy Mode only. Mobile Broadband features is not supported

+ iCON 431

25/01/2013 Mac Driver 3.33.0
20/03/2013 GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC OSX Version 3.1.78

Supports up to MAC OSX 10.6

20/03/2013 iCON 431 firmware and software upgrader

Upgrade firmware to version 2.12.0Hd and software to GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1.0.1086 for Windows and 3.1.19 for MAC OSX
This upgrader is designed for Option standard device only. For devices purchased through a network operator, please contact your operator for assistance.

04/01/2013 Driver package 5.0.33.0

Windows 7 Legacy Mode certified drivers.

Note: For use in 5.0.x.x driver upgrade only (e.g. GlobeTrotter Connect). Driver is used in Legacy Mode only. Mobile Broadband features is not supported

04/01/2013 uCAN® Connect Standard 2.2.4.449 for MAC OSX

uCAN® Connect Standard software for Apple Mac OS X 10.7, OS X 10.6 (64-bit; recommended version 10.6.4), Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit; recommended version 10.6.4) and Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (recommended version 10.5.8)

 

04/01/2013 uCAN® Connect Standard 2.2.4.449 for Windows

uCAN® Connect software for Windows XP 32bit (SP3 recommended), Windows Vista 32 & 64bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit

+ iCON 451

25/01/2013 Mac Driver 3.33.0
20/03/2013 GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC OSX Version 3.1.78

Supports up to MAC OSX 10.6

20/03/2013 iCON 451/452 GlobeTrotter Connect for Windows

Connection software for Windows XP, Vista, and 7 (Legacy mode only)

20/03/2013 iCON 451/452 firmware and software upgrader

Upgrade firmware to version 2.12.0Hd and software to GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1.0.1162 for Windows and 3.1.78 for MAC OSX
This upgrader is designed for Option standard device only. For devices purchased through a network operator, please contact your operator for assistance.

04/01/2013 Driver package 5.0.33.0

Windows 7 Legacy Mode certified drivers.

Note: For use in 5.0.x.x driver upgrade only (e.g. GlobeTrotter Connect). Driver is used in Legacy Mode only. Mobile Broadband features is not supported

04/01/2013 uCAN® Connect Standard 2.2.4.449 for MAC OSX

uCAN® Connect Standard software for Apple Mac OS X 10.7, OS X 10.6 (64-bit; recommended version 10.6.4), Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit; recommended version 10.6.4) and Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (recommended version 10.5.8)

 

04/01/2013 uCAN® Connect Standard 2.2.4.449 for Windows

uCAN® Connect software for Windows XP 32bit (SP3 recommended), Windows Vista 32 & 64bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit

+ iCON 452

25/01/2013 Mac Driver 3.33.0
20/03/2013 GlobeTrotter Connect for MAC OSX Version 3.1.78

Supports up to MAC OSX 10.6

20/03/2013 iCON 451/452 GlobeTrotter Connect for Windows

Connection software for Windows XP, Vista, and 7 (Legacy mode only)

20/03/2013 iCON 451/452 firmware and software upgrader

Upgrade firmware to version 2.12.0Hd and software to GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1.0.1162 for Windows and 3.1.78 for MAC OSX
This upgrader is designed for Option standard device only. For devices purchased through a network operator, please contact your operator for assistance.

04/01/2013 Driver package 5.0.33.0

Windows 7 Legacy Mode certified drivers.

Note: For use in 5.0.x.x driver upgrade only (e.g. GlobeTrotter Connect). Driver is used in Legacy Mode only. Mobile Broadband features is not supported

04/01/2013 uCAN® Connect Standard 2.2.4.449 for MAC OSX

uCAN® Connect Standard software for Apple Mac OS X 10.7, OS X 10.6 (64-bit; recommended version 10.6.4), Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit; recommended version 10.6.4) and Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (recommended version 10.5.8)

 

04/01/2013 uCAN® Connect Standard 2.2.4.449 for Windows

uCAN® Connect software for Windows XP 32bit (SP3 recommended), Windows Vista 32 & 64bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit

+ iCON 461

20/03/2013 iCON 461 GPS control panel for Windows

Enables the user to activate or deactivate the GPS port

20/03/2013 iCON 461 GPS control panel for MAC

Enables the user to activate or deactivate the GPS port

04/01/2013 Driver package 5.0.33.0

Windows 7 Legacy Mode certified drivers.

Note: For use in 5.0.x.x driver upgrade only (e.g. GlobeTrotter Connect). Driver is used in Legacy Mode only. Mobile Broadband features is not supported

04/01/2013 uCAN® Connect Standard 2.2.4.449 for MAC OSX

uCAN® Connect Standard software for Apple Mac OS X 10.7, OS X 10.6 (64-bit; recommended version 10.6.4), Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit; recommended version 10.6.4) and Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (recommended version 10.5.8)

 

04/01/2013 uCAN® Connect Standard 2.2.4.449 for Windows

uCAN® Connect software for Windows XP 32bit (SP3 recommended), Windows Vista 32 & 64bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit

+ iCON 505

25/01/2013 Mac Driver 3.33.0
11/04/2013 GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1 (for MAC)

GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1 for MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6

11/04/2013 GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1 (for Windows)

GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1 for Windows 2000, XP and Vista

20/03/2013 iCON 505 firmware and software upgrader

Upgrade frimware to version 3.19.0 (HSDPA category to 14.4 mbps) and software to uCan Connect version 2.2.3.230.

04/01/2013 uCAN® Connect Standard 2.2.4.449 for MAC OSX

uCAN® Connect Standard software for Apple Mac OS X 10.7, OS X 10.6 (64-bit; recommended version 10.6.4), Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit; recommended version 10.6.4) and Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (recommended version 10.5.8)

 

04/01/2013 uCAN® Connect Standard 2.2.4.449 for Windows

uCAN® Connect software for Windows XP 32bit (SP3 recommended), Windows Vista 32 & 64bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit

+ iCON 505 M

25/01/2013 Mac Driver 3.33.0
11/04/2013 GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1 (for MAC)

GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1 for MAC OSX 10.5, 10.6

11/04/2013 GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1 (for Windows)

GlobeTrotter Connect 3.1 for Windows 2000, XP and Vista

04/01/2013 Driver package 5.0.33.0

Windows 7 Legacy Mode certified drivers.

Note: For use in 5.0.x.x driver upgrade only (e.g. GlobeTrotter Connect). Driver is used in Legacy Mode only. Mobile Broadband features is not supported

04/01/2013 uCAN® Connect Standard 2.2.4.449 for MAC OSX

uCAN® Connect Standard software for Apple Mac OS X 10.7, OS X 10.6 (64-bit; recommended version 10.6.4), Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit; recommended version 10.6.4) and Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (recommended version 10.5.8)

 

04/01/2013 uCAN® Connect Standard 2.2.4.449 for Windows

uCAN® Connect software for Windows XP 32bit (SP3 recommended), Windows Vista 32 & 64bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit

+ iCON 711

12/03/2013 How to use the iCON 711 in Linux

The download contains a document on how to use the iCON 711 in Linux.

12/03/2013 iCON 711 Datasheet

+ iCON XY

04/01/2013 Driver installer package 5.1.36.0

This driver installer can only be used in Windows 7 Mobile Broadband mode. After installation, connection of the Option device can be made through Windows Mobile Broadband instead of using Option connection managers.

Important note: This driver CANNOT be installed on any other Microsoft OS than on the Windows 7.
If you already have installed the GlobeTrotter Connect, this driver package CANNOT be installed on top. This will create a driver conflict.

04/01/2013 Driver package 5.0.33.0

Windows 7 Legacy Mode certified drivers.

Note: For use in 5.0.x.x driver upgrade only (e.g. GlobeTrotter Connect). Driver is used in Legacy Mode only. Mobile Broadband features is not supported

04/01/2013 uCAN® Connect Standard 2.2.4.449 for MAC OSX

uCAN® Connect Standard software for Apple Mac OS X 10.7, OS X 10.6 (64-bit; recommended version 10.6.4), Apple Mac OS X 10.6 (32-bit; recommended version 10.6.4) and Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (recommended version 10.5.8)

 

04/01/2013 uCAN® Connect Standard 2.2.4.449 for Windows

uCAN® Connect software for Windows XP 32bit (SP3 recommended), Windows Vista 32 & 64bit (SP2 recommended) and Windows 7 32 & 64 bit

19/03/2013 iCON XY datasheet

+ SDK

+ uCAN Connect Premium 3.0

+ VIU2

04/01/2013 How to add your APN to VIU²

How to manually add an APN or disable the PIN code of your SIM card

04/01/2013 VIU² FAQ 1.1 in PDF format

Frequently Asked Questions and answers

04/01/2013 VIU² Quick Start Guide

Quick and easy set up (also details LED status indicators)

04/01/2013 VIU² Datasheet

+ XYFI

+ XYFI Power Extensions

08/07/2013 FAQ on XYFI Power Extensions in PDF format

Frequently Asked Questions and answers

+ Governance statement

Corporate Governance Statement (NL)

Download here

 

 

 

 
 
 

+ Board of directors

The articles of association stipulate that the Board of Directors is composed of a minimum of three and a maximum of nine members, who are appointed by the general shareholders meeting for a maximum period of six years. The Board of Directors has to contain at least three independent directors.

The Board of Directors is currently composed of four members, namely: Eric Van Zele (Chairman of the Board of Directors), Raju Dandu,  Martine Reynaers and Paul Matthijs.

Eric Van Zele

Mr. Eric Van Zele currently serves as Chairman of Reynaers Aluminium and Crescent NV. He was recently appointed chairman of the E17 network of hospitals and of the Hermes decision committee of The Flemish agency for Innovation and entrepreneurship. He continues to serve as a director of Barco NV. Prior to his current mandates Eric served as president and CEO of Barco NV in Kortrijk from 2009 thru 2016. He served as CEO of Pauwels International (from 2004 thru 2008) and of Telindus nv (2000 thru 2003). Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Raychem Corporation in Menlo park, CA, USA and as Managing Director of Raychem nv in Leuven, Belgium. (1972 thru 1999). He was nominated “Manager of the Year in 2012” and “ICT Personality of 2013”. Eric holds a masters degree in electrical and mechanical engineering from the KUL in Leuven (1972) and postgraduate degrees in management from Stanford University (1992 CA, USA).

 

Raju Dandu

Mr. Raju S. Dandu is the Founder-Chairman of Danlaw Inc. USA. He is also the Managing Director of Danlaw Technologies India Ltd. He is responsible for strategic planning and corporate management of both companies. Prior to founding Danlaw Inc., he held positions at the University of Iowa hospitals, Ford Motor Company, Dana Corporation and worked as an independent consultant at General Motors.  He holds a bachelors’ degree in electronics engineering from Kakinada, India, a masters in electronics from University of Iowa and an MBA from University of Detroit.

 

Martine Reynaers

In 1980, Martine started her career as Financial Analyst of Technicon in Paris, a subsidiary of the
American Revlon Group.
In 1982, she was appointed Financial Manager of Wexal International Ltd, an aluminium extrusion
company in Enniscorthy, Ireland.
In 1983, she moved to the Reynaers headquarters in Belgium, where she took up the position of
Financial Manager. From 1986 onwards, Martine has been the Managing Director of Reynaers until
June 2021 when she will retire from this position and take on the role of Chair of the Board.

 

Paul Matthijs

Next to holding several non-executive advisory positions, Paul Matthijs is COO of Vlerick Business School.  Prior to this, Paul Matthijs  was  CEO of Niko until 2019 and held several senior executive positions in R&D, product management and general management in the Medical Imaging and Entertainment division and the Retail and Advertising Venture of Barco. Mr. Matthijs' career at Barco spanned over 30 years.  He holds a Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering and an MBA from the Vlerick Business School.

 

 

 

 

 

 

+ Analyst Coverage

Guy Sips
Equity Analyst
KBC Securities
E-mail: guy.sips@kbcsecurities.be
Address:
Havenlaan 12 SMK 8374, B-1080 Brussels

Gert De Mesure
Analyst
Vlaamse Federatie van Beleggingsclubs en Beleggers
E-mail: gert.de.mesure@skynet.be
Address:
Langestraat 221, B-2240 Zandhoven

 

+ Stock Quotes

Information about the Option share price can be found on several websites:

 

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