Fibre and Cable Broadband in the Netherlands
Fibre will not be the sole broadband technology in the Netherlands, as cable broadband remains important.
In the first quarter of 2025, fibre overtook cable as the dominant broadband technology in Dutch households for the first time, mainly at the expense of older copper xDSL networks.
Despite a dip in users, cable broadband is still expected to play a key role in the Netherlands' connectivity landscape.
- Fibre coverage is expanding across the country, making high-speed internet more widely accessible.
- xDSL platforms are experiencing a sharp decline in users as fibre adoption accelerates.
The Dutch market is expected to remain competitive as the fibre roll-out continues.
KPN now passes 5.51m homes, with 695k connected through Glaspoort, a joint venture with APG, and 4.3m of these homes are connected to fibre.
Author's summary: Fibre overtakes cable in Dutch broadband.