More than 17,500 households in Hellevoetsluis provided with fiber optic.
Open Dutch Fiber will offer super-fast internet via fiber optic to over 17,500 households in Hellevoetsluis. It is expected that the first households will be able to use internet via fiber optic with speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps) starting from August 2022. With this, Open Dutch Fiber is once again connecting a large area to fiber optic and making a significant contribution to the further digitalization of the Netherlands.
Of the total 17,839 households, they are divided across the neighborhoods of Nieuw-Helvoet, Nieuwenhoorn, RavenseHoek, Den BonsenHoek, De Kooistee, De Struyten, Hellevoet, and Centrum. The works will commence in May 2022, and by August 2022, the first homes were connected. Residents affected by the fiber optic installation works were informed by Open Dutch Fiber.
High-quality and reliable fiber optic connections
Open Dutch Fiber only installs fiber optic in places where there is currently no fiber optic available, in order to ensure that the whole of the Netherlands has access to competitive services via fiber optic as soon as possible.
Floris van den Broek from Open Dutch Fiber:"Approximately half of all Dutch people now have access to high-speed internet via fiber optic. We are lagging behind compared to other countries in Europe. High-quality and reliable fiber optic connections are essential for the Netherlands and necessary for many applications such as remote working and healthcare. Open Dutch Fiber accelerates the deployment of fiber optic in the Netherlands. Access to the capabilities of stable and fast internet via fiber optic should be available to everyone."
Superfast internet via fiber optic for everyone
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