Fiberklaar, the new joint venture of Proximus and Sweden’s EQT Infrastructure, will be investing EUR 2.5 billion in the roll-out of a FTTP network in Flanders. The company hopes to connect 1.5 million homes to fibre by 2028. The joint venture, which was first announced in November 2020, received the European competition authority’s green light on 24 March.
The rollout will take place as a matter of priority in the municipalities where consumer demand is greatest. Fiberklaar wants to start this year in 10 Flemish cities and municipalities, three of which will be announced in April. Before construction of the network, Fiberklaar will organise local campaigns to give residents the chance to subscribe to the offer of service providers. Those who register at that time will not have to pay connection costs for the fibre connection.
The network will be open to all providers under the same conditions. Proximus will start offering its services on the network from day one, with others following after that.
