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Location Based Services of Proximus Touring - Immonet Best of Wireless 24/09/2003 Fabienne Evers/Eric Snel – Belgacom Mobile Thierry Delire - Touring Jan Van Wijnendaele – Belgacom Mobile Patrick Van Waeyenberge – De Persgroep. Agenda. What are Location Based Services?
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Location Based Services of Proximus Touring - Immonet Best of Wireless 24/09/2003 Fabienne Evers/Eric Snel – Belgacom Mobile Thierry Delire - Touring Jan Van Wijnendaele – Belgacom Mobile Patrick Van Waeyenberge – De Persgroep
Agenda • What are Location Based Services? • Proximus’ Location Based Services offer • Proximus Geo Services • Proximus Mobile Business Solutions • Proximus B2B • Concept • How does it work? • Touring • Proximus Value Added Network&Services • Concept • Offer • Immonet • Conclusions
LBS:Location Based Services = services based on the geographical position of the end-user The end-user’s geographical position enters the dance in mobile services The location adds value to existing applications The location creates new applications What are Location Based Services?
Proximus’ Location Based Services offer • Proximus Geo Services • Proximus Interactive (http://www.proximus-interactive.be) • Mobile Business Solutions • Improve Productivity • Control Costs Proximus B2B – LBS • Generate revenues Proximus Value Added Network&Services - LBS
Proximus offer: Geo Services • Proximus Geo Services : • Proximus interactive: SMS, WAP
Proximus B2B – LBS: concept • Proximus concept: Mobile Business Solutions • Improve productivity • Control costs • Generate revenues • LBS offer towards companies who want to integrate location information of e.g. employees, goods or assets in their own applications (e.g. dispatching)
Proximus B2B - LBS: how does it work? Corporate / Business Customer LES Proximus Application Server Proximus Network
Proximus B2B – LBS: Touring • Positive impacts reported: • Versus GPS solutions: No Hardware investments, only software development (XML/Soap application) • Cost efficiency • Time management • Planning • Dispatching
Proximus Value Added Network&Services - LBS • Proximus concept: Mobile Business Solutions • Improve productivity • Control costs • Generate revenues • LBS offer towards companies who want to offer a location based service to their customers
Proximus Value Added Network&Services - LBS WASP • The different players in a VAN&S environment • And their roles End-user Proximus COSP LBS applications Location Platform • Network • Billing • Platforms • Support to WASP & COSP • Customer support • Gateway • Coordination with mobile operators • Application provider • Customer service (opt-in/opt-out…) • Content offer • Applications • Marketing push
Proximus VAN&S – LBS product offer WASP • VAN&S LBS product offer End-user Proximus COSP LBS applications Location Platform • Access to the Proximus Location Platform • Location Information • Additional features: Geo-coding & reverse geo-coding • End-user privacy management
Proximus VAN&S – LBS: What is in it for you as a company? • Offer location based services yourself towards your customers and prospects • Location is an enabler: • Adds value to existing applications • Enables new applications • Combine location with SMS/MMS/WAP/voice • Applications with potential • Information Services • Games • Advertisement • Safety • Community • Track & trace
Immonet.be – Who are we? • De Persgroep • Newspapers: • Het Laatste Nieuws • De Morgen • Magazines: • Dag Allemaal • TV-Familie • Joepie • ... • Audiovisual • VMMa • ATV • Internet • www.autozone.be -> November 2002 • www.immonet.be -> February 2003 • www.hetlaatstenieuws.be ->July 2003 • www.checkin.be -> Augustus 2003
Situation Online Immomarket • Problem: • only 1 dominant player • gaining market share is difficult for newcomers • Immonet.be • High quality site, can compete with other players • Difficult to gain market share • Need for innovative market presence • Offer services with Added Value : LBS = opportunity
Hoe does it work? End-user SMS Platform LBS application Location Platform To: 3326 huis tekoop Boulevard Leopold II 209, 1080, pr €1.000.000, Tel 02/3471147
Advantages for Immonet.be • LBS - SMS application : opportunity for Immonet.be • Newservice: did not exist before • INNOVATIVE & enforcing IMAGE • Generate new revenues • Agents will provide more easily address info of their real estate (advantage for our site) • Future evolution: • Enlarge the database of real estate • LBS combined with MMS: more advantages • More info can be put in the message • Photo’s!!
Conclusions • The Proximus Location Based Services platform is ready for commercial use today • Two end-to-end offers for enterprises exist: • Proximus B2B - LBS • Improve productivity • Control costs • Proximus Value Added Network&Services - LBS • Generate revenues • Introduction of Proximus Location Based Services in your company: • Easy integration • Integrated privacy management • Commercial, technical and operational support