The 2023 Fixed-Line Network Test in the Netherlands 

For the second time, umlaut, part of Accenture, and connect take a closer look at the performance of the fixed-line networks in the Netherlands. It shows very good results – by umlaut’s assessment, all three nationwide operators and one regional player achieve this grade.

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Results at a Glance


KPN

KPN is the winner of our comparison, achieving the grade “very good”. The second largest fixed-line operator in the Netherlands wins due to showing convincing results in all of the assessment categories with a particularly strong result in the Latency category. In the actively performed upload measurements, KPN shares the discipline lead with T-Mobile. In the passive capturing of download data rates, KPN scores closely behind Ziggo, and on a par with T-Mobile.

Ziggo

Ziggo ranks second with the ove-
rall grade “very good”. The largest fixed-line operator in the country achieves this result with the best scores in the actively as well as the passively collected Download Speeds and the passively collected Upload Speeds. Furthermore, Ziggo shows a strong performance in all of our other assessment categories. In the passively observed Uploads Speeds, Ziggo ranks closely behind KPN and T-Mobile, who score on a par in this discipline.


T-Mobile Netherlands

T-Mobile Netherlands takes third place, also with the overall grade “very good”. The Netherland‘s smallest fixed-line operator scores strongly together with winner KPN in the actively determined Upload Speeds. Also, T-Mobile shows very good results in most of our other assessment categories. In the passively observed Download Speeds, T-Mobile follows closely behind Ziggo and on a par with overall winner KPN.

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