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The Netherlands has an excellent digital infrastructure. Over the next ten years, the demand for digital connectivity will continue to soar. Providers of digital connectivity have been able to keep up with this demand so far. Nevertheless, we found a few exceptions:
- Without specific policies, rural areas remain without access to high-speed internet, both fixed and wireless.
- In urban areas, concerns arise about the development of competition between fixed networks.
- Many questions remain unanswered: will KPN further upgrade its DSL network to fibre optic, will they implement G.Fast, or will 5G be used for fixed connections? And when will this happen?
- There is suboptimal utilization of the available digital possibilities. The challenges, however, do not seem to lie in digital connectivity. Concerns also exist regarding privacy and data ownership. Finally, cybersecurity remains a challenge.
