Technology Magazine February 2022 | Page 157

VODAFONE ZIGGO
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The latest roll – out of super – fast internet has been completed in Maastricht to almost 59,000 households and businesses . Download speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second are now possible in the municipality of Limburg .
In total , Ziggo provides more than 3.3 million Dutch households and companies with gigabit speeds with this latest connection . In the course of 2022 , VodafoneZiggo will offer all customers access to a download speed of up to 1 Gbps via the existing network .
Ziggo ' s network has recently been improved by smart technology . As a result , it was not necessary to break open the street . The 1 Gbps download speeds are therefore available immediately . There are no waiting times or delays .
" The roll – out of super – fast internet in the Netherlands fits in completely with VodafoneZiggo ' s ambition to prepare the Netherlands for the digital future ", says Jeroen Hoencamp , CEO VodafoneZiggo .
" Under the name GigaNet , the powerful network of Vodafone and Ziggo , we invest hundreds of millions annually in a stable , innovative and secure network . ' Gigabit without digging ' is an important part of this .” Ziggo ' s fixed network is a typical hybrid network consisting of fibre optic and coax . In April , VodafoneZiggo achieved a download speed of 10 gigabits per second on the existing fixed network during a test . At this speed , an average two – hour 4K movie is downloaded in 10 seconds .
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