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Australian operator Telstra rolls out Option’s HSDPA data card with Receive Diversity for greater performance in wireless connectivity

Leuven, Belgium – November 16, 2006

Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced that Telstra is offering Australians the world’s fastest cellular connection following the launch of Option’s GlobeTrotter GT MAX “7.2 Ready” HSDPA data card as part of the "Next G" wireless mobile broadband service. As well as its cutting-edge performance, Option’s GT MAX series features the unique integrated flip-out antenna: for ease and convenience, the antenna is simply retracted for briefcase or carry bag transport without the need to remove the wireless data card from the laptop.

Sold under the brand of Australia’s leading telecommunication company serving more than 8.5 million users, the GT MAX “7.2 Ready” delivers tri-band HSDPA at data speeds up to 3.6 Mbps. Option’s next generation wireless data card is already compatible with mobile network infrastructure equipment capable of supporting higher HSDPA data rates of up to 7.2 Mbps. Backward compatibility ensures HSDPA connections at lower data rates of 3.6 Mbps and 1.8 Mbps. The wireless data card also has inherent support for 3G operation at 384 kbps as well as quad-band EDGE and GPRS. Besides operating at 2100MHz, GTMAX also supports Telstra’s 850MHz frequencies making use of Telstra’s extended geographical 850 MHz footprint. The GT MAX’s support for this low frequency band and the built-in Advanced Radio Technology further enhances indoor connectivity.

Jan Callewaert, CEO Option commented: “Working with Telstra has been a major landmark in Option’s history. By assisting our customer in Australia complete the world’s first commercial deployment of 3.6 Mbps HSDPA with receive diversity, we have enabled Telstra to differentiate its proposition through superior performance while delivering significant operational efficiency gains.”

Option’s unique Advanced Radio Technology (ART) internal architecture differentiates the GlobeTrotter GT MAX “7.2 Ready” from other HSDPA devices by introducing Receive Diversity and Receive Equalization into the product design, delivering important performance benefits to users and operators.

Receive Diversity exploits dual antenna and receive chains to improve signal reception and reduce the impact of spatial variations in signal strength. Receive Equalization, on the other hand, improves immunity to interference of the radio signal. In usage scenarios tested during GT MAX field trials, ART improved average throughput speeds up to 50% compared with non-ART devices giving greater connection stability and higher data throughput vastly improving the overall user experience. For operators, mobile receive diversity increases network capacity by up to a factor of two while reducing base station power requirements.

The tri –band 2100/1900/850 MHz GlobeTrotter GT MAX “7.2 Ready”, announced in June of this year, is initially configured for 3.6 Mbps operation. As mobile networks are upgraded to offer data rates up to 7.2 Mbps, a simple user initiated “Flash upgrade” issued by the operator will boost card performance up to a maximum data rate of 7.2 Mbps. The GT MAX “7.2 Ready” is also the first Option data card to use patented Zero-Install technology which eliminates the need for the user to pre-install drivers, or a software application, in order to use the device. This data card is truly unique Plug ‘n Play solution: no user install, no user installed application, no driver CD.

Unique Features of GlobeTrotter GT MAX

- Unrivaled features in a single wireless Data Card device;

- Five Band flip-out Antenna design (Patented technology);

- No need to remove the card from the laptop for transport;

- Tri-band HSDPA/UMTS 2100/1900/850 MHz bands – compatible with World Wide usage;

- Advanced Receiver Technology (Receive Diversity & Equalisation);

- Quad Band EDGE/GPRS 1900/1800/900/850 MHz bands - compatible with World Wide usage;

- Future Proof “7.2 Mbps Ready” – No need to purchase a new wireless data card;

- Zero-CD (patented technology) - No necessity for the user to pre-install drivers or software;

- Designed for Windows XP and Windows Vista Capable.

About Option

Option,(www.option.com, the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (HSPA and UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany), a Wireless Router development centre in Stockholm (Sweden), an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland. Option also has sales & support operations in the US, Japan and Taiwan.

For more information please contact:

Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing Option

Tel +32 (0)16 317 411, E-mail: d.ros@option.com

Frederic Convent, CFO Option

Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 471, E-mail: investor@option.com

Leuven - Belgium, November 15 2006 - Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI, OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced that 3 Scandinavia (www.tre.se) has launched the GlobeTrotter GT MAX “7.2 Ready”. GT MAX, now shipping in volume to 3 Scandinavia, is being marketed locally in Sweden and Denmark under the 3 brand.

The GT MAX enables 3's customers to access a new generation of mobile services, including mobile broadband, mobile video and mobile music at speeds more than 50 times faster than dial-up and up to five times faster than other 3G networks. With average download speeds over 3’s Turbo3G network of 1-1.5 Mbps, and peak rates of up to 3.6 Mbps, the GT MAX also allows 3 Scandinavia to offer an alternative to fixed broadband for the smaller enterprise and household consumer markets...

The GlobeTrotter GT MAX “7.2 Ready” is a future-proof product being compatible with mobile network infrastructure equipment that supports HSPA download data rates of up to 7.2 Mbps. This means existing GT MAX “7.2 Ready” users will not need to replace their data cards when 3 Scandinavia start upgrading its network to 7.2 Mbps HSPA early next year.

Jan Callewaert, CEO of Option said: “The flexibility and versatility of wireless broadband combined with Option’s advanced technology, including tri-band HSDPA, Receive Diversity and “7.2 Ready”, are enabling 3 Scandinavia to target new mobile and fixed customer segments now without compromising their infrastructure evolution strategy.”

Backward compatibility ensures HSDPA connections at data rates up to 3.6 Mbps or 1.8 Mbps depending on the upgrade status of the network locally. The wireless data card also has inherent support for 3G operation at 384 kbps as well as quad-band EDGE and GPRS.

Option’s Advanced Radio Technology (ART) and unique flip-out antenna design differentiates the GlobeTrotter GT MAX “7.2 Ready” from other HSDPA devices. Featuring the combination of Receive Diversity and Receive Equalization in the card design, the dual antennae and dual receive chain greatly enhances signal reception and reduces the impact of spatial variations (fading) in signal strength. Receive Equalization, on the other hand, improves immunity to interference of the radio signal. For the network operator, mobile receive diversity reduces the power required in the base station and potentially increases by up to a factor of two the resultant network capacity.

In usage scenarios tested during GT MAX field trials, ART improved Internet connection speeds by more than 50% compared with non-ART devices giving greater connection stability and higher data throughput vastly improving the overall user experience.

3 Scandinavia is the leading 3G operator in Sweden and Denmark with more than 614,000 subscribers and a market share of 50%+. The company is owned by Hutchison Whampoa (60%) and Investor (40%). Mobile products & services are available under the 3 brand in Sweden, Denmark Australia, Austria, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, and the United Kingdom.

Unique Features of GlobeTrotter GT MAX

- Unrivaled features in a single wireless Data Card device;

- Five Band Flip-out Antenna design (Patented technology)

- No need to remove the card from the laptop for transport;

- Tri-band HSDPA/UMTS 2100/1900/850 MHz bands – compatible with World Wide usage;

- Advanced Receiver Technology (Receive Diversity & Equalization);

- Quad Band EDGE/GPRS 1900/1800/900/850 MHz bands - compatible with World Wide usage;

- Future Proof 7.2 Mbps Ready – No need to purchase a new wireless data card;

- Zero-CD (patented technology) - No necessity for the user to pre-install drivers or software;

- Designed for Windows XP and Windows Vista Capable.

About Option:

Option, the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (HSPA and UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany), a Wireless Router development centre in Stockholm (Sweden), an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland. Option also has sales & support operations in the US, Japan and Taiwan. For more information visit www.option.com.

For more information please contact:

Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing

Tel +32 (0)16 317 411

E-mail: d.ros@option.com

Frederic Convent, CFO

Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 471

E-mail: investor@option.com

Leuven - Belgium, Helsinki – Finland – November 13th 2006 – Option (Euronext: OPTI, OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company and Elisa, a leading Finnish telecommunications company, today announced the world’s first UMTS900 call. Elisa has always participated in supporting the development of mobile communications technology. The first 3G/HSDPA call using the 900 MHz frequency was placed using Elisa's mobile communications network in Finland, on Monday November 13th, in co-operation with Nokia and Option.

"The first GSM call in 1991 was made using Elisa's network. And now we have made the first 3G/HSDPA call based on UMTS900 technology," says Matti Vikkula, Executive Vice President, Consumer and Small Enterprise customers, Elisa Corporation. He continues, “We want to support the development of UMTS900 technology. It makes it possible to expand fast Internet connections and different mobile services to Finland's rural areas more cost efficiently than before.”

The GSM900 calls made using Elisa's commercial network during the first UMTS900 call proved that both GSM and 3G/HSDPA calls can be handled at the same time using the 900 MHz frequency providing complementary services.

"Option is delighted to work with Elisa and Nokia to demonstrate the potential of 900 MHz UMTS. Our 3.6 Mbps HSDPA data card technology, which can be upgraded post-sale to 7.2 Mbps, offers consumers a flexible and versatile alternative to fixed broadband. Deployed in the 900 MHz band, with its extensive footprint and superior indoor coverage, UMTS900 will have a profound impact on the availability and delivery of wireless broadband services ", adds Jan Callewaert, CEO of Option.

Further information

Matti Vikkula, Executive Vice President, Consumer and Small Enterprise customers, Elisa, Corporation, tel. +358 45 6700606

www.elisa.fi

Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing Option

Tel +32 (0)16 317 411

E-mail: d.ros@option.com

Frederic Convent, CFO Option

Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 471

E-mail: investor@option.com

About Elisa

Elisa Corporation is a leading Finnish telecommunications company offering private and corporate customers a comprehensive range of telecommunications services, including voice and data services, connections to the Internet and content services, customised communications and ICT solutions and network operator services. Elisa provides international services in association with its partners, Vodafone and Telenor.

Elisa Corporation is listed on the Helsinki Exchanges, and its revenue in 2005 amounted to 1.34 billion euros. Elisa has over 1.3 million fixed network subscriptions, of which approximately 479,000 are broadband subscriptions. As a broadband provider, Elisa is the market leader in Finland. The company's mobile network holds over 2.1 million subscriptions. The company has approximately 3,600 employees. Saunalahti Group Oyj is a subsidiary of Elisa that offers Internet and telecommunications services to consumers.

About Option

(www.option.com, Euronext: OPTI, OTC: OPNVY)

Option, the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (HSPA and UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany), a Wireless Router development centre in Stockholm (Sweden), an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland. Option also has sales & support operations in the US, Japan and Taiwan.

LEUVEN, Belgium - November 6, 2006 - Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced that Norbert Metzner, most recently Vice President Terminal Management at T-Mobile International – Bonn (Germany), has joined Option as its Vice President Product Marketing. Norbert Metzner reports directly to Option’s CEO, Jan Callewaert.

Norbert Metzner, Dipl.-Ing. in Telecommunications, was primarily responsible for product management and the product concepts of mobile devices within the product portfolios of T-Mobile International. Previously, as Head of Terminals at Vodafone Holding – Düsseldorf (Germany), he was responsible for the definition and the successful roll-out of the business model for Vodafone live! terminals. He can also draw on consumer device, mobile phone and mobile networking experience from a variety of roles during a ten-year career at Siemens – Munich (Germany). He was educated within Germany’s University of the Federal Forces and Air Force Academy.

In his new role of Vice President Product Marketing at Option, Norbert Metzner will contribute his considerable experience of operators’ device requirements to identify the most attractive customer segments, define the products to be offered, their attributes and channels of distribution. He will also ensure the entire company remains focused on delivering products that establish the benchmark within the industry for combining innovation, customer benefits and ease-of-use.

Welcoming his new colleague, Jan Callewaert, CEO said: “As Option delivers an ever wider portfolio of products to an increasing number of markets across Europe, Asia and the Americas, Norbert brings invaluable expertise and experience combined with international perspectives that will further strengthen the Executive Management Team as it exploits the burgeoning opportunities offered by wireless broadband.”

About Option:

Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (HSDPA and UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany), a Wireless Router development centre in Stockholm (Sweden) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland and sales & support offices in the US, Japan and Taiwan.

For more information please contact:

Jan Callewaert, CEO or Frederic Convent, CFO

Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 411, E-mail: investor@option.com

LEUVEN, Belgium - October 31, 2006 - Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today unveils Uniwill, Taiwan’s leading manufacturer of ultra-portable notebook solutions, as the Company’s third design win for its embedded wireless modules. Commercial shipments of the wireless module to Uniwill have started in support of the further roll-out in 2007 of the X20 and L51 notebook platforms, both incorporating the Intel Core® Duo processor, to Uniwill’s OEM customers.

Uniwill, an Original Design Manufacturer (ODM), is widely recognized within the personal computer industry for its strength in notebook design and contract manufacturing expertise. The company manufactures notebooks for some of the world’s leading brands as well as many strong local brands.

With access to Option’s wireless module, Uniwill empowers the local brands, many of whom are well known and respected in their home markets, to co-operate with local mobile operators on the development and marketing of laptops bundled with embedded wireless broadband connectivity.

In 2005, Uniwill’s notebook PC business reported annual revenue of NTD $26.8 billion, representing over 1.8 million units sold worldwide. In August of this year Elitegroup Computer Systems, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of desktop PCs, notebooks, servers, motherboards, video cards, wireless solutions and handheld devices , announced an agreement to acquire Uniwill Computer. This acquisition will allow customers of both companies to bring a wide range of compelling white label notebooks and devices to market quickly.

Incorporating HSDPA 1.8 Mbps and UMTS WCDMA in the 2100 MHz band and EDGE/GPRS in four bands (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), Option’s wireless module enables IT manufacturers to offer laptop, portable and mobile devices with comprehensive wide-area broadband connectivity. Its latest module, supporting 3.6 Mbps HSDPA and capable of post-sale upgrade to 7.2 Mbps, is being trialled by Option’s laptop OEM partners.

Option is working with four manufacturers including Acer, Samsung and Uniwill. A fourth design win with an as yet un-named top ten laptop manufacturer was announced by Option early October 2006.

About Option:

Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (HSDPA and UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany), a Wireless Router development centre in Stockholm (Sweden) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland and sales & support offices in US, Japan and Taiwan.

For more information please contact:

Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing Option

Tel +32 (0)16 317 411, E-mail: d.ros@option.com

Frederic Convent, CFO Option

Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 411, E-mail: investor@option.com

Option N.V. (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI; ADR: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today reported results for the third quarter 2006.

Download Q3 2006 Results UK version

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Option HSUPA data card – QUALCOMM chipset- Nortel infrastructure

Leuven, Belgium – Wednesday October 11, 2006 - Option (Euronext: OPTI, OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced that they have successfully completed the industry’s first demonstration of live HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) data card calls reaching a wireless uplink transmission rate of 1.3 Mbps and a wireless downlink of 2.7 Mbps at application level. The test calls were carried out at Nortel’s* (NYSE/TSX: NT) research campus in Chateaufort, France. Commercial availability of “HSUPA-Ready” and full HSUPA products from Option are planned for the first half of 2007.

HSUPA, the next step after HSDPA, enhances the data speed in the uplink up to a theoretical maximum of 5.7 Mbps, from the 384 kbps currently available with HSDPA. Higher performance is achieved through more efficient uplink scheduling in the base station and faster retransmission control. Whereas HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) enables users to receive large data files across the “downlink”, HSUPA increases the speed at which users can send large data files across the “uplink”. Traditional business applications along with many consumer applications will greatly benefit from these enhanced uplink speeds.

A laptop fitted with an Option HSUPA data card (category 3 in uplink, cat 6 in downlink) based on QUALCOMM (NASDAQ: QCOM) Mobile Station Modem ™ (MSM™) MSM7200™ chipset and commercial HSDPA/HSUPA network equipment from Nortel were used to achieve the new record data speeds. The companies completed an initial series of tests showcasing the HSUPA advantages for a large number of applications such as: uploading a 15 MB file onto a server, sending and receiving e-mails with large attachments, demonstrating the simultaneous HSD (High Speed Downlink) and HSUPA capabilities and video conference over IP. In addition, the HSUPA and HSDPA calls were also conducted in a car while driving at 50 km/h. The tests clearly demonstrate the capacity of mobile wireless broadband for high quality Mobile-TV, High Definition Video on demand, MP3 downloads, person-to-person data applications and real-time person-to-person gaming.

Jan Callewaert, CEO of Option: “Another world first for Option, this successful HSUPA test confirms our product roadmap is on schedule and underscores our commitment to bringing the most advanced wireless broadband solutions to market. The strong relationships that we enjoy with leading chipset suppliers and infrastructure providers – QUALCOMM and Nortel, - are important elements in our continuing technological and product leadership.”

“This demonstration is an important milestone in making true wireless broadband a reality,” said Dr. Sanjay K. Jha, president of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. “QUALCOMM is pleased to be working with Option to drive HSDPA and HSUPA deployment for wireless users around the world.”

Option announced its first HSDPA demonstrations at CeBIT 2005 and CTIA Wireless 2005 tradeshows. In September 2005 the company announced its worldwide unique “HSDPA-Ready” concept. In December 2005 Option was the first to demonstrate data cards working at 3.6 Mbps. Subsequently in January 2006 this year Cingular demonstrated Option’s 3.6 HSDPA card live at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics show. In June 2006 the company announced its “7.2 Ready” product, the GlobeTrotter GT MAX, as a continuation of its HSDPA strategy. With today’s announcement of the world’s first HSUPA data call the company is further building on its leadership in cellular technologies.

About Option:

Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (HSDPA and UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany), a Wireless Router development centre in Stockholm (Sweden), an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland and sales & support offices in US, Japan and Taiwan.

About QUALCOMM:

QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2006 FORTUNE 500^® company traded on The NASDAQ Stock Market^® under the ticker symbol QCOM. QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Mobile Station Modem, MSM and MSM7200 are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

*Nortel, the Nortel logo and the Globemark are trademarks of Nortel Networks.

For more information please contact:

Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing Option

Tel +32 (0)16 317 411, E-mail: d.ros@option.com

Frederic Convent, CFO Option

Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 411, E-mail: investor@option.com

Leuven, Belgium - October 5, 2006 - Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced that revenues for the three-month period ending September 30, 2006 will be EUR 75+ million with net positive earnings. Although the top line results for the period will be below previous guidance, revenues for the quarter will still represent an increase of 35% compared to the EUR 55.9 million posted in the third quarter of 2005. Full-year revenue growth is now expected to be 50% compared with the previous guidance of 75%.

Wireless data cards sales, which are ahead of forecast in volume terms, are now expected to account for 89% of 2006 unit sales compared with the previous guidance of 75%.

Although significant progress has been made in the new category of non-PC data cards, the markets for embedded modules and fixed wireless are not yet growing as fast as anticipated. Current business models for embedded PC modules have yet to achieve the market breakthrough desired or expected by laptop manufacturers and their mobile carrier partners. As a result, Option expects the non-PC data card business to account for 11% of its 2006 unit sales instead of the previously forecast 25%.

However, with its established operator customer base and increasingly close ties with laptop manufacturers, the company remains in a strong position as the market develops. Option announced customer agreements for its wireless modules with Acer in February 2006 and Samsung in September 2006. At the time of the Q1 earnings release, May 4th 2006, the Company announced a design win with an undisclosed OEM and has subsequently secured a fourth design win with one of the world’s top ten laptop manufacturers.

Demand for wireless modules based on 1.8 Mbps HSDPA – a technology that only entered the market earlier this year - has also been held back by anticipation of the more advanced 3.6 Mbps version of HSDPA which offers higher bandwidth and has the potential for post-sale upgrade to 7.2 Mbps. The faster technology appeals strongly to end-users, operators and laptop manufacturers alike.

Although growth rates have been constrained in the short term, the longer term trends are positive and Option remains confident that it has the technological expertise and speed of execution to lead the market as HSDPA continues its rapid evolution: the company has already announced its first commercial “7.2 Ready” product and also has a “7.2 Ready” wireless module in test with its laptop partners.

The entire management team is focused on maintaining Option’s leading position in the wireless data market through the execution of its growth strategy based on an innovative product roadmap that is recognized globally, the “5 by 8” program and continuing the expansion of its global presence.

The announcement of the full third quarter results is scheduled for October 26, 2006.

About Option:

Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (HSDPA and UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany), a Wireless Router development centre in Stockholm (Sweden), an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland and sales & support offices in US, Japan and Taiwan.

For more information please contact:

Jan Callewaert, CEO Option

Frederic Convent, CFO Option Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 411, E-mail: investor@option.com

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Los Angeles, September 15, 2006 - Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, congratulates HSBC and Vodafone for winning the 2006 3G A-List Award in the category of UMTS/HSDPA. Now in its fourth year, the QUALCOMM-sponsored awards program is designed to recognize innovative and successful enterprise wireless data solutions based on third-generation (3G) standards. During CTIA Wireless I.T & Entertainment 2006 in Los Angeles, HSBC, one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organizations, was honoured with the 3G A-List Award in the UMTS/HSDPA category. HSBC equipped their sales force and corporate users, who were utilising a variety of laptops, with Option wireless broadband data cards running on the Vodafone UMTS/HSDPA network to enable them to connect to the bank systems from anywhere.

London-based HSBC has an international network comprising more than 9,500 offices in 76 countries and territories in virtually every corner of the globe. HSBC has approximately 284,000 employees and more than 125 million customers worldwide.

HSBC’s main objective was to enable its mobile sales force and other corporate users to connect to bank systems from anywhere. The company was looking to untether its mobile sales force and empower them to engage with customers in real time by providing the ability to transmit data from applications on their laptops while they were with the customer. Previously, users either had to dial-in from home or return to a bank branch to connect to the network. This travel time was eating into the time that could be spent servicing customers. The business case for the UMTS/HSDPA implementation was driven by the commercial side of the sales force who greatly desired mobile connectivity.

Half of the 4,000 users equipped in the initiative were retail bank sales staff and the rest were corporate employees. Connectivity was achieved via a Citrix^® interface or through an iPass^® dialler and Cisco VPN connection. An additional benefit of the UMTS/HSDPA cards, HSBC added, is that IT can update anti-virus signature files over the air, eliminating the need for sales people to visit an office to update their security.

The annual 3G A-List Awards, organised by Qualcomm, honour outstanding wireless implementations that demonstrate creativity, innovation, and overall business impact. Assessment criteria includes how the winning company or organization exceeded business objectives in terms of achieving higher return on investment, lower operating expenses or increased user satisfaction. More information about the 2006 3G A-List Awards honourees and their innovative solutions can be found at http://www.3galist.com/winners.html

About Option:

Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (HSDPA and UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany), a Wireless Router development centre in Stockholm (Sweden), an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland and sales & support offices in US, Japan and Taiwan.

For more information please contact:

Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing

Tel +32 (0)16 317 411, E-mail: d.ros@option.com

Frederic Convent, CFO

Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 411, E-mail: investor@option.com

Leuven, Belgium - September 15, 2006 - Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced that Orange France has selected the GlobeSurfer^® ICON, the GlobeTrotter HSDPA and the GlobeTrotter FUSION+ HSDPA as part of its new HSDPA (3G+) offering. The products provide French desktop and laptop users with internet access via Orange’s HSDPA network using either an elegantly designed USB device or data cards. When installed with Orange‘s Business Everywhere software all three products offer straightforward access to email, office applications and the Internet. The products will be sold under the Orange brand as “Modem USB Option ICON 3G+”, “Fusion 3G+” and “Option GlobeTrotter 3G+”

Orange France is the French subsidiary of the Orange Group, which delivers a broad range of voice and data communication services to some 57 million customers in 17 countries. The Orange Group is part of France Télécom (Euronext - NYSE: FTE), one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators serving, as at 30 September 2005, over 130 million customers on five continents. Within the Orange Group the Orange brand operates in the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Thailand, the Ivory Coast, the Dominican Republic, Cameroon, Botswana and Madagascar. The Orange group also has controlled operations in Belgium (Mobistar), and a joint controlling interest in Egypt (MobiNil). The group has minority interests in Portugal (Optimus) and Austria, (One).

GlobeSurfer^® ICON, announced at the 3GSM World Congress last February, is a new breed of wireless device that delivers simple and fast wireless broadband connectivity for consumer or business applications whether at home or at work. With data speed comparable to DSL, the GlobeSurfer^® ICON connects, and is powered, through any Desktop or Laptop USB port. Available for mobile operators to supply ‘off-the-shelf’, GlobeSurfer^® ICON can be tailored with pre-configured network settings providing virtually instantaneous broadband access to Internet, email, instant messaging and video conferencing applications. GlobeSurfer^® ICON supports numerous features to enable multiple service offerings such as network lock, cell lock, and home-zoning.

Over an HSDPA network, GlobeSurfer^® ICON enables connection to the Internet at data speeds of up to 1.8 Mbps. In areas where HSDPA service is not available GlobeSurfer^® ICON can connect over 3G UMTS at up to 384 kbps, or quad-band EDGE/GPRS at up to 247 kbps.

The GlobeTrotter HSDPA and GlobeTrotter FUSION+ HSDPA are best of breed PC data card solutions bringing fast broadband wireless capability to laptops by combining HSDPA UMTS, EDGE, and GPRS in a single PC Card package. The FUSION series also incorporates WLAN technologies.

On HSDPA networks the GlobeTrotter HSDPA and the GlobeTrotter FUSION+ HSDPA data cards enable broadband connection to the internet at data speeds of up to 1.8 Mbps. Move within range of a public WiFi hotspot, the corporate wireless LAN or a home wireless network, and the GlobeTrotter FUSION+ HSDPA, with integrated WLAN/Wi-Fi functionality, provides connection at speeds up to 54 Mbps. In areas where HSDPA or WiFi services are not available both the GlobeTrotter HSDPA and the GlobeTrotter FUSION+ HSDPA will supply reliable and secure data connection over the 3G UMTS at up to 384 kbs, EDGE (up to 247 kbs) and GPRS at up to 85.6 kbs.

About Option:

Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (HSDPA and UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany), a Wireless Router development centre in Stockholm (Sweden), an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland and sales & support offices in US, Japan and Taiwan.

For more information please contact:

Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing Option

Tel +32 (0)16 317 411, E-mail: d.ros@option.com

Frederic Convent, CFO Option

Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 411, E-mail: investor@option.com

Leuven, Belgium - September 8, 2006 - Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced that Proximus has selected the GlobeSurfer^® ICON as the wireless broadband product to offer Belgian PC users internet access via 3G UMTS or HSDPA. The small, elegantly device, designed for hassle-free installation, connects to the USB port of any desktop or laptop PC to allow straightforward access to e-mail, office applications and the Internet. The GlobeSurfer^® ICON is commercialized as part of the Proximus Mobile Internet program and is marketed as Vodafone Mobile Connect USB Modem.

Proximus is the largest mobile telecommunications operator in Belgium, serving some 4.25 million customers, representing a 48.4% share of the market of active customers on 31 December 2005. The company offers a wide range of mobile telecommunications products and services to private and professional customers. The offerings include traditional voice services, data services (SMS, MMS), a wide range of mobile solutions for companies and roaming agreements with more than 260 foreign networks in more than 170 countries. In 2005, Proximus became the first Belgian mobile operator to offer third-generation services to its private customers.

GlobeSurfer^® ICON, announced at the 3GSM World Congress last February, is a new breed of wireless device that delivers simple and fast wireless broadband connectivity for consumer or business applications whether at home or at work. With data speeds comparable to DSL, the GlobeSurfer^® ICON connects, and is powered, through any Desktop or Laptop USB port. Available for mobile operators to supply ‘off-the-shelf’, GlobeSurfer^® ICON can be tailored with pre-configured network settings providing virtually instantaneous broadband access to Internet, email, instant messaging and video conferencing applications. GlobeSurfer^® ICON supports numerous features to enable multiple service offerings such as network lock, cell lock, and home-zoning. Over an HSDPA network, GlobeSurfer^® ICON enables connection to the Internet at data speeds of up to 1.8 Mbps. In areas where HSDPA service is not available GlobeSurfer^® ICON can connect over 3G UMTS at up to 384 kbps, or quad-band EDGE/GPRS at up to 247 kbps.

About Option

Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (HSDPA and UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany), a Wireless Router development centre in Stockholm (Sweden), an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland and sales & support offices in US, Japan and Taiwan.

For more information please contact:

Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing Option

Tel +32 (0)16 317 411, E-mail: d.ros@option.com

Frederic Convent, CFO Option

Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 411, E-mail: investor@option.com

Leuven, Belgium - September 8, 2006 - Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today celebrates “20 years of Innovative Entrepreneurship”. Since its foundation in 1986, Option has been transformed from a start-up with just five employees into the global leader in the field of broadband wireless with nearly 580 employees and offices in Belgium, Ireland, Germany and Stockholm and sales and support offices in the US, Japan and Taiwan.

Today, with a share of 32.5 percent (December 2005), Option is the worldwide leader in the market for wireless PC data cards and is pioneering new market segments such as fixed-mobile convergence and wireless broadband connectivity for mobile devices such as notebooks, UM-PCs and PDA’s.

Option’s products have changed, are changing, and will continue to change, peoples’ lives by allowing users to share in the company’s vision of “anytime, anywhere access to information” via cellular networks. Leading operators worldwide, including Vodafone, T-Mobile, Orange, Cingular Wireless, Airtel, Swisscom and many others, offer Option devices to their own customers to empower them to view, listen, play, chat, download, e-mail, or connect to corporate networks faster and more efficiently from home, at work or on the road.

The company has seen annual revenue grow from less than 1 million EURO in 1988 to almost 200 million EURO by the end of 2005. Option’s ambition is to achieve 500 million EURO by 2008.

For the past 20 years the driving force behind the growth of Option has been its crystal clear vision, market-driven innovation, solid execution and its talented people. The company remains faithful to these principles as it embarks on a new growth path.

Jan Callewaert, CEO Option: "On behalf of the management team, I congratulate our employees, customers and suppliers past and present, on a truly remarkable journey of innovative entrepreneurship. Our entrepreneurial spirit, our market driven innovation and our focus on execution have made Option what it is today: a worldwide market leader in the wireless industry.

Our company uniquely combines a passion for excellence in engineering with the ability to execute (values that are more commonly associated with start-ups), whilst mastering the art of delivering the right products at the right time to an ever growing number of customers. As impressive as our recent track-record has been, our opportunities for the future are as bright as ever. Our technology and products are ubiquitous, and enable millions of individuals and businesses around the world to exchange ever more information, more simply and faster."

With more than sixteen products today, Option’s portfolio carries with it a legacy of industry leadership and technology firsts. From the first half-size modem cards for the early laptop computers in the early nineties to the recently announced ‘7.2Mbps Ready’ PC data cards, Option is recognized for its innovation while remaining relentlessly focussed on customer needs.

Innovative milestones established by Option include:

•tThe Jet 1200, the first pan-European modem for PCs

•tThe world’s first PC Card modem with pan-European type approval for portable computers (1992)

•tGSM Ready, the first data card for a laptop that, when connected to a mobile phone, enabled truly wireless communication (1995)

•tFirstFone, the first product integrating a cellular radio into the PC data card format (1998)

•tGlobeTrotter GPRS, the first wireless PC data card with an integrated miniaturized antenna design that met the practical needs of mobile users (2001)

•tGlobeTrotter COMBO (later the FUSION series), the first PC data card fusing cellular technologies with WLAN/Wi-Fi access (2003)

•tGlobeTrotter 3G, the first data card for 3G networks (2003)

•tGlobeTrotter 3G/EDGE ‘HSDPA Ready’, an HSDPA high speed 3G PC data card that, uniquely in the history of mobile devices, operators could put in the market in advance of the commercial availability of the underlying network service. (2005)

•tGlobeSurfer ICON, the elegantly designed device that connects to the USB port of any Desktop or Laptop computer to enable HSDPA connectivity (2006)

•tGlobeSurfer 3G HSDPA, a wireless router that creates an instant WLAN hotspot enabling multiple users to share the same HSDPA connection (2006)

•tGlobeTrotter GT MAX, the first HSDPA PC data card with a flip-out antenna that eliminates the need to remove the data card when travelling (2006)

•tGlobeTrotter GT MAX ‘7.2 Ready’, the first data card enabling HSDPA connectivity at 7.2Mbps while being backward compatible with HSDPA 3.6Mbps and 1.8Mbps and 3G UMTS (2006)

New corporate identity

To coincide with its twentieth anniversary, and as the company enters a new phase in its history, with geographical expansion and the emergence of new consumer segments alongside the established corporate market, Option has unveiled a refreshed corporate identity. Unique and visually rich, the new identity will be used consistently throughout all its markets, increasing the prominence and awareness of the Option brand.

Jan Callewaert commented: “Having the right branding, corporate identity and messaging is increasingly critical in our industry as more players enter the market and more people use our products. The new logo reflects passion, and the transferring of information and knowledge while maintaining a sense of advanced technology. When fully rolled-out, the new corporate identity, will have a very positive impact on all our communication, externally and internally.”

About Option

Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (HSDPA and UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany), a Wireless Router development centre in Stockholm (Sweden), an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland and sales & support offices in US, Japan and Taiwan.

For more information please contact

Jan Callewaert, Founder & CEO or Frederic Convent, CFO Option

Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 411

Leuven, Belgium - September 1, 2006 - Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced that it is to supply the GTM351E embedded wireless module to Samsung Electronics. Samsung will integrate the modules in notebooks and Ultra-Mobile PCs. Commercial shipments of the GTM351E to Samsung are planned to support the commercial roll-out of a new range of wireless enabled products. The new products, the Notebook Q40 and a new model of the Ultra-Mobile PC, will be showcased at the Berlin Messe IFA (1 – 6 September 2006, Hall 01.2, stand 118), one of the world's largest Consumer Electronics trade fairs. The Notebook Q40 and Ultra-Mobile PC enable wireless broadband access thus empowering the user to view, listen, play, chat, download, e-mail, connect to the corporate network and work anytime, anywhere.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2005 parent company sales of US$56.7 billion and net income of US$7.5 billion. Employing approximately 128,000 people in over 120 offices in 57 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication Network Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones, and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.

Option unveiled the GTM351E wireless module in December 2005 and announced its first customer agreement in February 2006. At the time of the Q1 earnings release, May 4th 2006, the company announced two new design wins for the product: the first with a leading wireless device manufacturer and the second with a leading laptop OEM. Samsung Electronics is now disclosed as being ‘the leading wireless device manufacturer’.

The Option GTM351E embedded wireless module is the ideal solution for an IT manufacturer wishing to incorporate comprehensive broadband wide area wireless connectivity into laptop, portable, and mobile devices. Incorporating HSDPA 1.8 Mbps, UMTS WCDMA in the 2100 MHz band and EDGE/GPRS in four bands (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), the GTM351E delivers broadband wireless internet connectivity to mobile devices across mobile networks worldwide.

About Option:

Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (HSDPA and UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany), a Wireless Router development centre in Stockholm (Sweden) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland.

For more information please contact:

Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development & Marketing Option

Tel +32 (0)16 317 411

E-mail: d.ros@option.com

Frederic Convent, CFO Option

Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 411

E-mail: investor@option.com

Leuven, Belgium - July 31, 2006 - Option N.V. (Euronext: OPTI; ADR OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced participation in the Avondale Partner’s 2006 Small Cap Internet, Tech & Communications Conference in San Francisco:

tWhen: Thursday 10th of August 2006

tWhere: Omni Hotel – San Francisco

Option: Presentation at 12.40pm represented by Frederic Convent – Chief Financial Officer

This highly focused forum is designed to bring together institutional investors and industry executives from 26 companies participating in the eCommerce, Communications and Internet Security / Data Analytics industries.

Interested institutional parties can register for the group meeting or the one-on-one cessions on-line via www.avondalepartnersllc.com/about/conference_techComm20060810.asp .

About Option:

Option NV (www.option.com), the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (HSDPA and UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions, amongst which PC data cards, residential gateways, wireless routers and laptop embedded modules. Option, with its global market leadership of 32% as per recent industry research, has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications with partners such as Vodafone, Orange, T Mobile, Telefonica, Cingular Wireless and Acer. The company posted fourteen quarters in row positive earnings. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany), a Wireless Router development centre in Stockholm (Sweden) and an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland.

Hyperlink with last week’s Q2 + 1H 2006 earnings release: www.option.com/MFiles/20060727_EarningsQ2_2006_UK.pdf

For more information please contact:

Frederic Convent, CFO Option Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 411, E-mail: investor@option.com

Avondale Partners is an institutional investment banking firm; more information can be found on avondalepartnersllc.com