The Netherlands has passed the milestone of half of all households connected to fibre networks. The 4 millionth connection was reached in Zwartewaterland on 15 July, the industry group NLconnect announced. Local politicians and network operator Delta Fiber held a ceremony to mark the achievement in the Overijssel town, where Delta is rolling out a network with Rendo.
The fibre roll-out has accelerated in the past year as more players enter the market and market leaders KPN and Delta Fiber speed up their expansion. NLconnect expects the market will exceed the record year of 2013 in terms of the number of new connections added in 2021, with further growth in the coming years.
According to Telecompaper research, a quarter of Dutch households subscribe to broadband services on a fibre network. The market reached nearly 2 million fibre broadband connections in Q1 2021.
