Delta leads nPerf rankings for 4th year in a row
NETHERLANDS 15 SEP

Delta leads nPerf rankings for 4th year in a row

Delta was named for the fourth consecutive year the fastest internet provider in the Netherlands in nPerf's annual benchmark. With a total score of 155,325 points, Delta had the top results for download speed, upload speed, latency and streaming quality. 

AI inferencing chip startup Euclyd raises EUR 200 mln from Samsung, other investors
NETHERLANDS 15 SEP

AI inferencing chip startup Euclyd raises EUR 200 mln from Samsung, other investors

Dutch startup Euclyd has raised EUR 200 million to develop its chips for more efficient AI inferencing. Samsung, Dutch investor Somerset Capital Partners, Imec.xpand and the regional development company BOM are among the new investors. Former ASML CEO Peter Wennink also is joining the Euclyd board as chairman.

Q*Bird changes name to Falqon Systems
NETHERLANDS 15 SEP

Q*Bird changes name to Falqon Systems

Dutch startup Q*Bird is changing its name to Falqon Systems, to reflect its main technology for developing quantum secure networks. Its ownership, management, customer relations and technology roadmap are otherwise unchanged, with the focus on developing Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution (MDI-QKD). The new name will roll out in the coming weeks across its communications. 

VodafoneZiggo stages recovery in contracting TV market in Q2
NETHERLANDS 15 SEP

VodafoneZiggo stages recovery in contracting TV market in Q2

VodafoneZiggo staged a recovery on the Dutch TV market in the second quarter, adding new subscribers for the first time since 2020, research by Telecompaper shows. Nevertheless, the total consumer pay-TV market continues to slowly contract, losing almost 100,000 subscribers in the past 12 months.

VTM Group takes over Cloud EEN
NETHERLANDS 14 SEP

VTM Group takes over Cloud EEN

Dutch IT services provider VTM Group acquired Cloud ÉÉN, a specialist in telephony and standardised IT services for small and medium-sized businesses. Both companies will continue to operate independently with their own employees and customer relationships, while sharing expertise and support services.

Glasnet hires former Freedom director Welboren as commercial lead
NETHERLANDS 14 SEP

Glasnet hires former Freedom director Welboren as commercial lead

Former Freedom Internet director Twan Welboren has joined Glasnet, where he will focus on commercial strategy and growing the operator. This follows his departure in June from Freedom, where he worked as commercial and operational director from the start of the Dutch ISP. 

Dutch govt launches consultation on public broadcast system reform
NETHERLANDS 14 SEP

Dutch govt launches consultation on public broadcast system reform

The Dutch government has launched a public consultation on its plans to streamline the public broadcast system. The culture ministry wants to move from 11 broadcast associations to four closer alliances, while also merging to the two centralised service platforms NOS and NTR. The independent media watchdog CvdM said it supports the need for reform but questioned the form proposed. 

Glaspoort achieves 1 mln premises passed with FTTP roll-out
NETHERLANDS 14 SEP

Glaspoort achieves 1 mln premises passed with FTTP roll-out

Dutch fibre network operator Glaspoort has passed the milestone of 1 million premises passed with its FTTP network, five years after its launch. The millionth home passes is in Leimuiden, the company jointly owned by KPN and APG announced. This follows a month after it connected the 300,000th active customer. 

Dutch govt consults again on numbering policy changes to combat spoofing, fraud
NETHERLANDS 11 SEP

Dutch govt consults again on numbering policy changes to combat spoofing, fraud

The Dutch government has opened a consultation on tightening rules for allocating and managing phone numbers. The proposed changes to the Telecoms Act are expected to help combat number spoofing, phishing and bank help desk fraud, which have grown in occurrence in recent years. Interested market parties have until 25 September to comment on the proposals.

Dutch 6G consortium deploys 600MHz antenna in Delft
NETHERLANDS 11 SEP

Dutch 6G consortium deploys 600MHz antenna in Delft

The Dutch 6G research consortium Future Network Services (FNS) has activated a test mobile mast in the 600 MHz band at the TU Delft campus to help further its work. This is one of the first in Europe to employ 5G-Advanced Release 18 specifications, FNS said, noting this will form the basis for the development of 6G. One of the first applications tested is real-time management of the electricity grid. 

Dutch Consumer Television Market 2026-Q2
NETHERLANDS 10 SEP

Dutch Consumer Television Market 2026-Q2

This report analyses developments in the Dutch market for consumer television connections and revenues in the first quarter of 2026, and compares the findings with results from previous quarters. It includes a five year forecast for consumer television subscriptions and revenues, divided by technology. The focus is on TV via cable networks (Ziggo, hollandsnieuwe, Delta and Caiway until Q4 2025), as the largest TV technology in the Netherlands; terrestrial digital TV (DVB-T), offered by KPN's Digitenne; DVB-S (satellite), offered by Canal Digitaal; IPTV via DSL networks, offered by KPN and its brands, Odido, Tele2, Online.nl, Budget Thuis, Youfone and others; and IPTV via FTTH (Caiway, Delta, KPN and its brands, Odido, Tele2, Online.nl, Budget Thuis, Youfone and others).

Dutch landline market loses 102,000 subscribers in Q2
NETHERLANDS 10 SEP

Dutch landline market loses 102,000 subscribers in Q2

The Dutch market lost another 102,000 landline subscribers in the second quarter, contracting by 4.1 percent compared to the first quarter of 2026. The latest quarterly report from Telecompaper shows the market ended June with less than 2.4 million residential fixed telephony customers.

NETHERLANDS 10 SEP

KPN completes tender for perpetual securities, to buy back EUR 407 mln

Dutch operator KPN has agreed to buy back EUR 407 million of its EUR 500 million in outstanding perpetual capital securities. The tender offer was priced at 102.608 percent. The EUR 93 million outstanding on the securities will be subject to a mandatory redemption, as the tender offer exceeded the minimum 75 percent of the securities to exercise a call option. KPN is funding the purchase with its earlier issued EUR 500 million hybrid bond.The tender is part of its efforts to proactively manage its hybrid ca

NETHERLANDS 10 SEP

Third of Dutch households still with no SVOD services

A third of Dutch households (33%) still have no video streaming subscriptions. Older people are less likely to have SVOD services, while young people are more likely to have several streaming services, the latest edition of Telecompaper's Video Behaviour of Dutch Consumers report shows. The data for Q2 2026 shows more people subscribing to the local services Videoland and NPO compared to a year ago, while most other streaming services are stable to slightly lower in their market penetration. Netflix remains

NETHERLANDS 9 SEP

North Holland assembly calls for stricter data centre policy

Politicians in North Holland, the province around Amsterdam, are pushing for a stricter data centre policy in the area. A multiparty resolution received unanimous support in a vote 07 September in the provincial assembly, calling on the regional government to propose new policies to limit the expansion of data centres. The resolution was introduced due to concerns about a new data centre being built by Equinix in Amsterdam that is expected to use some 1.1 billion liters of water a year.

NETHERLANDS 9 SEP

Kaufland e-commerce platform expands to Netherlands, Spain

German retailer Kaufland has launched its e-commerce site in the Netherlands. This is its eighth market in Europe, with Spain to be added soon as well. Part of the Swarz group which also includes supermarket chain Lidal, Kaufland offers some 9 million products for sale online, including smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, computers and other consumer electronics. Other categories include home, garden, toys, sports and clothing. 

NETHERLANDS 9 SEP

Ziggo restricts ad-skipping on Talpa recordings

Dutch cable operator Ziggo has stopped customers from fast-forwarding through ads in programmes recorded from Talpa channels. That includes the channels SBS6, Veronica, Net5 and SBS9. The function is also blocked on the catch-up service for the Star Channel. VodafoneZiggo said the change is part of the commercial terms of its distribution contract for the channels.

NETHERLANDS 8 SEP

DPG Media loses content director Peter van der Vorst

Peter van der Vorst is leaving DPG Media after seven years with RTL Netherlands and its new owner. He has served as Content & Strategy Director since last December for the TV and streaming activities in both the Netherlands and Belgium. According to DPG Media, Van der Vorst is leaving in search of new creative challenges. 

NETHERLANDS 8 SEP

VodafoneZiggo agrees mobile towers sale to DigitalBridge consortium for EUR 669 mln

Dutch operator VodafoneZiggo has agreed the sale of its mobile towers to a consortium led by DigitalBridge for EUR 669 million. The sale is part of efforts by parent company Liberty Global to reduce debt at the Dutch operator before a stock market listing next year. DigitalBridge plans to merge the passive infrastructure with towers already acquired from Liberty Global's Belgian subsidiary Telenet.

NETHERLANDS 8 SEP

Odido matches KPN and VodafoneZiggo on cash flow margin, but growth remains limited

Dutch operator Odido has a very specific strategy and wants to show that it can not only compete but also achieve good results. For now it's only half-way there, with acceptable margins but not much underlying growth beyond inflation. Without a stronger growth strategy, its plans for an IPO may remain on the shelf, unless it chooses a profile as a dividend stock.

NETHERLANDS 8 SEP

KPN leads telecom ads reach in Q2; Ziggo and Hollandsnieuwe campaigns gain ground

KPN achieved the highest marketing reach among Dutch telecom operators in the second quarter, with a peak of 35 percent in May and 31 percent in June. Odido recovered to a reach of 31 percent in May and 27 percent in June, as it resumed marketing following its data breach early in the year. At the same time around 27-30 percent of consumers said they did not see any of the telecom brands' advertising. 

NETHERLANDS 8 SEP

Odido hires Jilles Limburg as new Enterprise CCO

Dutch operator announced Jilles Limburg as the new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) for its Enterprise arm from 14 September. He replaces Martijn Teekens who is stepping down after 23 years with the operator previously known as T-Mobile. Teekens helped build up the Enterprise organisation and will support the management transition. 

NETHERLANDS 7 SEP

Dutch Consumer Fixed Telephony 2026-Q2

This report analyses developments in the Dutch consumer market for fixed telephony in the second quarter of 2026, and compares the findings with previous quarters. Its offers analyse of connections and revenues and includes a five year forecast for consumer fixed telephony connections and revenues, divided by technology. The analysis is based on Telecompaper's continuous research into the development of the Dutch communication services market.

NETHERLANDS 7 SEP

Snap faces fresh class-action lawsuit in Netherlands over addictive design

Snap is facing a potential class-action suit in the Netherlands The Stichting Massaschade & Consument (SMC) started the suit against the maker of Snapchat in Amsterdam, claiming that certain functions in the app are designed to encourage people to open the app repeatedly. The non-profit group says Snap should instead be doing more to protect Snapchat users. 

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