DELTA is a
cable operator in the
Netherlands
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, providing digital
cable television
Cable television is a system of delivering television programming to consumers via radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted through coaxial cables, or in more recent systems, light pulses through fibre-optic cables. This contrasts with broa ...
,
Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...
, and
telephone
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service to both residential and commercial customers in mainly the province of
Zeeland
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. In addition, Delta supplies
fiber-to-the-home
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in large parts of the Netherlands.
DELTA began as a merger between Watermaatschappij Zuidwest-Nederland and Provinciale Zeeuwsche Electriciteits-Maatschappij in 1991, providing electricity, gas, heat, and cable television. On 1 March 2017, the cable division was taken over by the Swedish investment fund
EQT. EQT also acquired cable company
Caiway
Caiway (or simplified as CAIW) is a cable operator in the Netherlands, providing digital cable television, Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in mainly the Westland, Twente and Schiedam areas. In additio ...
by the end of 2017. Both companies are within one holding DELTA Fiber Netherlands as of 1 August 2018.
[DELTA Fiber Nederland, 16 July 201]
"Juridische wijziging DELTA en CAIW groep"
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See also
* Digital television in the Netherlands The Netherlands now has three major forms of broadcast digital television. Terrestrial (DVB-T), Cable ( DVB-C), and Satellite ( DVB-S). In addition IPTV services are available. At the end of the first quarter of 2013 almost 84% of the households in ...
* Internet in the Netherlands
According to research done by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Netherlands is ranked with Switzerland in having the most broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, has no bandwidth caps, and has the most hom ...
* List of cable companies in the Netherlands
* Television in the Netherlands
Television in the Netherlands was officially introduced in 1951. In the Netherlands, the television market is divided between a number of commercial networks, such as RTL Nederland, and a system of public broadcasters sharing three channels, NPO 1 ...
References
External links
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Telecommunications companies of the Netherlands
Cable television companies of the Netherlands
Internet service providers of the Netherlands