Open Dutch Fiber starts fiber optic installation in Leidschendam and Voorburg.
Open Dutch Fiber will offer superfast internet via fiber optic in Leidschendam-Voorburg. Open Dutch Fiber intends to provide the entire municipality with superfast fiber optic and will start with the installation in Leidschendam. In total, more than 37,000 households will soon be able to use superfast internet via fiber optic.
The network is expected to be ready by mid-2023. Open Dutch Fiber recently announced connections in cities such as Zoetermeer, Haarlem, Utrecht, Ridderkerk, and Rotterdam Prins Alexander. Now, Leidschendam-Voorburg is being added to the list. With over 37,000 households in Leidschendam-Voorburg, Open Dutch Fiber is once again connecting a large municipality to fiber optic. The construction works will start in November, and the first homes will be connected by March 2022. More projects outside Leidschendam-Voorburg will be announced later this year.
On the way to 1,000,000 households
The installation of fiber optic in Leidschendam-Voorburg is part of the plan presented by Open Dutch Fiber in April 2021 to connect at least one million households in the Netherlands to fiber optic over the next five years. They choose urban areas where fiber optic is not yet available. In this way, Open Dutch Fiber makes a significant contribution to further digitalization of the Netherlands. Open Dutch Fiber sees opportunities to further expand this ambition in the coming years by connecting even more households to fiber optic.
Access to fiber optic as soon as possible for everyone
Open Dutch Fiber only installs fiber optic in places where there is currently no fiber optic available, in order to ensure that all of the Netherlands has access to competitive services via fiber optic as soon as possible.
Michael Griffioen, CEO Open Dutch Fiber:"Approximately half of all Dutch people now have access to high-speed internet via fiber optic. We are particularly lagging behind in urban areas compared to other countries in Europe. In the past period, we have learned how important access to high-speed internet is now that we work from home much more. High-quality and reliable fiber optic connections are essential for the Netherlands. Therefore, Open Dutch Fiber wants to quickly provide residents of urban areas with access to all the possibilities that fiber optic offers."
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