KPN sees agreement soon on virtual DSL access

News Broadband Netherlands 2 APR 2015
KPN sees agreement soon on virtual DSL access
KPN expects to reach an agreement soon with wholesale customers on its DSL network over upgrades and faster subscriptions, according to COO Joost Farwerck at a press conference on the network plans. The Dutch operator has already rolled out vectoring at up to 100/30 Mbps and bonded vectoring at 200/60 Mbps in part of its footprint. Another 1,000 cabinets will be upgraded in 2015-2016, and the operator plans to focus on street cabinets less than 1,500m from the exchange. 

To date this has proven complicated in areas with MDF unbundling, as active equipment from Tele2 and Online is present. Vectoring is not possible in street cabinets where customers from other providers are connected. The aim is to reach an agreement with wholesale customers on virtual access, rather than physical unbundling. 

As part of an agreement with regulator ACM, if KPN agrees virtual access conditions with the alternative operators, it will be able to accelerate its network upgrade plans. The negotiated agreement is aimed at avoiding court appeals of the new broadband access regulation. Farwerck said an agreement is in the interests of all the parties involved, as then other operators can also offer the faster speeds to customers. KPN made its proposal for an 'Open Wholesale Model' last year and hopes to reach an agreement in the coming weeks. The ACM recently sent its own decision on the broadband access market to the European Commission for comment. 

Categories:

Fixed

Companies:

KPN,  ACM

Countries:

Netherlands

Tags:

Network Access, xDSL, Internet Access, Wholesale, Corporate strategy

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