Fibre, cable, 5G and satellite infrastructure explained for people choosing a connection
The company that brings the connection into your building is often not the one that bills you. Browse the networks to see what each one runs, what to know about coverage and installation, and how it relates to the providers selling plans over it. It is the place for infrastructure questions; subscriptions are chosen elsewhere.
Network or provider
Your internet comes from two companies at once. The network owner built the cable in the street and the connection point in your home, while the provider sells the subscription on top of it. On open fibre networks such as KPN, Open Dutch Fiber or Glaspoort, you can usually choose between several providers on the very same fibre.
The physical side of your connection, which you cannot change by switching provider.
Everything about the subscription, which is why the same fibre can come with very different deals.
Choice per network
The more providers sell over a network, the more you can compare on price, contract and service without changing the connection in your home. These networks carry plans from the most providers in our catalogue.
Counts reflect the providers and plans in our catalogue, not every company that may sell over a network.
Directory
20 networks, from national fibre and cable to regional fibre projects, mobile 5G and satellite. Open a network to see where it reaches, what installation involves and every plan sold over it.
Glasvezel networks, national and regional, plus the copper DSL lines still running in many streets.
Fibre network
Copper or fibre, retail or wholesale
Fibre network
The network operator, not the retail provider
Fibre network
Infrastructure versus the Kabelnoord brand
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Fibre network
Network built once, providers chosen after
Fibre network
Shared infrastructure, separate providers
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Fibre network
Several providers, one physical route
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Fibre network
Connection first, provider second
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Fibre network
Physical connection versus service set-up
Fibre network
Which one is behind your wall socket?
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Fibre network
Network-specific offers worth comparing
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Fibre network
The Coevorden-area route, explained
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Fibre network
Network fee and provider fee, kept apart
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Fibre network
Membership categories and separate billing
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Fibre network
Selected areas, and a pre-order stage
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Fibre network
Faults, new builds and the right contact
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Fibre network
Equipment and access settings are network-specific
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Coax networks that deliver fast download speeds through the cable socket in the wall.
Cable network
Hybrid fibre-coax, in plain language
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Connections without a cable to your home: 5G routers on mobile networks and satellite dishes.
Mobile or satellite network
A radio connection, not a fixed line
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Mobile or satellite network
A wire-free route for a temporary home
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Mobile or satellite network
Coverage is not the same as a usable dish spot
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Questions
How networks, providers and connection points fit together, explained for renters and people moving house.
The network owns the physical cable and the connection point in your home. The provider sells you the subscription, supplies the router and sends the bill. They are often different companies, and on open networks several providers compete over the same line.
On open fibre networks you usually can: several providers sell plans over the same fibre. On some networks only one or a few providers are active. The postcode check of each provider shows whether it can deliver to your exact address.
An open network lets multiple internet providers rent access to the same fibre. You keep the same connection point in your home but can switch to another provider without building work, which helps competition on price and service.
No. The name on the box shows who owns the network, not who must sell you internet. Other providers that sell over that network can activate the same connection. Check your address with the providers you are considering.
No. Cable uses coax into the home, even though fibre is used further back in the network. Cable download speeds can be high, but upload is much lower than on fibre to the home, which matters for video calls and backups.
A 5G router on a mobile network or a satellite dish can provide internet without a cable. Test the signal or the view of the sky at your address first, check data limits, and ask your landlord before mounting any equipment outside.
Once you know which networks serve your area, search plans by speed and contract or compare a few side by side. Whether a network reaches your address is still settled by the provider's postcode and house-number check.
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