KPN stops on 1 May with brand name Telfort
As of May 1, we will cease all sales of subscriptions through our subsidiary Telfort. That's what the provider is letting us know today. As a result, all shops will close as of that date and 207 people will be on the streets.
The provider informs its customers and the Tweakers site that Telfort is s... Read more
Initiators of petition ‘XS4ALL must stay’ in conversation with KPN
XS4ALL is going to disappear. At least, that's the plan of telecom provider and owner KPN. The provider wanted to discontinue the brands Telfort, XS4ALL and Yes Telecom in the course of this and next year. But with a petition, customers of XS4ALL hope to put a stop to this. Now KPN is talking to the... Read more
Turnover in the Dutch business telecom market down 6.4 percent’.
The Dutch market for corporate telecom services generated a turnover of 575 million euros in the third quarter of 2018. This is a decrease of 6.4 percent compared to the same quarter a year earlier. This is evident from Telecompaper's quarterly report on the market for corporate telecommunications.
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Advertorial: Mobile phone calls via wifi from KPN
On the way home, you can call your partner and make an appointment with the dentist. Or you're working. Your company just moved to a state-of-the-art office building. You want to call your colleague to reschedule, but you don't have a signal. The building is too well insulated.
A bad mobile signal; ... Read more
KPN successfully tests 5G applications for precision agriculture in Drenthe
KPN has successfully tested its first 5G application for precision agriculture on a trial farm in Valthermond, Drenthe, the Netherlands. The test was carried out using a camera drone for potato cultivation, which makes very accurate images of a field. The images were processed via a mobile connectio... Read more
In addition to KPN, VodafoneZiggo must also open up its fixed network.
Like KPN, VodafoneZiggo must open up its fixed network to competition. That is what the Consumer and Market Authority (ACM) has decided. The rule will enter into force on 1 October 2018 and forms part of the Wholesale Fixed Access market analysis decision.
Until now, alternative providers without t... Read more
Mobile market continues to shrink in second quarter of 2018
The Dutch mobile market contracted significantly last quarter. In the second quarter of 2018, the market generated a turnover of 938 million euro, 8.2 percent less than in the same period a year earlier. This is comparable to the first quarter on an annual basis.
Telecompaper reports this in its qua... Read more