What Kabeltex does

Kabeltex BV is a Dutch regional telecommunications provider founded in 1985 and headquartered in Den Burg, Texel. It delivers bundled Internet, Television, and Telephony services (triple-play) to residential and business customers in the Kop van Noord-Holland region and on Texel island, using a mix of fiber-optic (glasvezel) and DVB-C coaxial cable infrastructure. Its product portfolio centers on fiber internet, digital cable TV delivered through Basis/Standaard/Totaal packages with optional add-ons (Film1, Ziggo Sports, Kinderen, German channels), an interactive IP-TV platform branded TV2GO (Android settopbox plus iOS/Android/Apple TV/Smart TV apps with catch-up and multi-device streaming), VoIP telephony with an unlimited-calling bundle, and email accounts on @texel.com and @kabeltexmail.nl domains.

The business runs on subscription-based recurring revenue with 1-year minimum contracts, monthly billing thereafter, and tiered add-on pricing (e.g., €4-5/month settopbox, €3/month CI+ module, €10/month unlimited calling). Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via website subscription forms, phone (0222-315411), and email, with no app marketplace presence beyond TV2GO. The customer base spans residential users plus a business segment focused on SMEs, holiday parks, and Owners' Associations (VvE), the latter requiring international TV channel packages.

Since 2023 Kabeltex has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of KPN and is in an active, scheduled migration of all customers to KPN's network and services, with business customers transitioning through VTM Group as KPN's business partner. The website states new subscriptions are limited and the migration deadline is 01-12-2026, indicating Kabeltex is in a controlled wind-down phase rather than an operating growth posture.

Name

Kabeltex

Legal name

Kabeltex BV

Website

https://kabeltex.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kabeltex BV is a Dutch regional telecom provider offering bundled fiber internet, DVB-C television, VoIP telephony, and email to residential and business customers in North-Holland and Texel. Since 2023 it has been a KPN subsidiary migrating all customers to KPN by December 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Telecommunications Services

NAICS

Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (51711), Wired Telecommunications Carriers (517111), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162)

SIC

Cable & Other Pay Television Services (4841)

akta.pro primary industry

Rural Broadband & Cooperative Fiber Operators (HDAIACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Set-Top Box, CPE & Home Video Distribution Hardware (STB/Gateways/Remotes) (MPABAGAI), Digital Content & Media Subscriptions (CRAFAIAA)

Keywords

• Fiber internet services
• Cable television packages
• VoIP telephony subscriptions
• Interactive IP-TV platform
• Regional telecom operator

Headquarters

HQ city

Den Burg

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Internet Subscription: Monthly recurring subscription fees for fiber optic internet access, with tiered packages and optional surcharges for rural areas.
2. Television Services: Monthly fees for TV packages (Basis, Standaard, Totaal) plus optional extra packages (Recreatie, Ziggo, Film1, Duits, Kinderen, Erotiek). Includes hardware rentals for settopboxes and CI+ modules.
3. Telephone Services: Monthly subscription with optional unlimited calling bundle and per-minute charges for international calls and special numbers.
4. Hardware Rentals: Rental fees for settopbox (TV2GO), CI+ modules, and smartcards. Router provided free of charge.
5. Fixed Network Fee (Vastrecht): Monthly fixed fee for use of the fiber network in rural areas and business parks, charged separately from internet subscription.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kabeltex provides a bundled triple-play of fiber-optic (glasvezel) Internet access, DVB-C cable television with an interactive TV2GO IP-TV platform (live TV, catch-up, recording, multi-device streaming), and VoIP telephone services to residential and business customers in North Holland and Texel. Subscriptions are sold on monthly recurring fees with optional add-on TV packages, hardware rentals (settopbox, CI+ module, smartcard), and a fixed network fee for rural and business-park areas. The customer base is being progressively migrated to KPN under a 2023 acquisition.

Product overview

Kabeltex is a Dutch telecommunications service provider offering bundled Internet, Television, and Telephony (triple-play) services primarily via fiber-optic (glasvezel) and DVB-C cable networks to residential and business customers in North Holland and Texel. The core product portfolio centers on Internet connectivity as the anchor service, with television delivered through two platforms: a traditional DVB-C cable offering (Basis, Standaard, Totaal packages with optional add-on packages for sports, film, children, and German channels) and an interactive IP-TV platform branded TV2GO (accessible via Android settopbox, mobile app, web browser, Apple TV, Android TV/Google TV, and Smart TVs). Telephony is delivered over VoIP with optional unlimited calling bundles. Kabeltex also provides complementary services including email (via @texel.com and @kabeltexmail.nl domains), hardware rental (Fritzbox router, TV settopbox, CI+ modules, smartcards), and radio channels. Since 2023, Kabeltex has been integrated into KPN, with all customers being progressively migrated to KPN's network and services by December 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TV2GO: Interactive TV streaming service and app allowing customers to watch live TV, access catch-up services, record programs, and view content on multiple devices including mobile phones, tablets, PCs, Apple TV, and Smart TVs.

Products and services

• Kabeltex Internet (Fiber) Fiber-optic (glasvezel) internet connectivity for residential and business customers in North Holland and Texel; bundled with TV and telephone in a triple-play offering.
• Kabeltex Televisie (DVB-C Cable TV) Digital cable television with packages Basis, Standaard, Totaal, Recreatie and themed add-on packages (sports, film, children, German, adult) in SD, HD, and 4K.
• TV2GO Interactive IP-TV Platform Interactive TV platform accessible via settopbox, mobile app, web browser, Apple TV, Android TV/Google TV, Samsung Smart TV, and LG Smart TV, offering live TV, catch-up services, program recording and multi-device streaming.
• Kabeltex Telefonie (VoIP) VoIP telephony service with features including call forwarding, number retention, optional unlimited calling bundle to Dutch fixed lines, and international calling rates to multiple global zones.
• TV Channel Add-on Packages Optional thematic TV packages beyond the Standard package, including Ziggo Sports, Film1, Dutch, German, Kinderen (Children's), Erotiek, and Radio Plus, with a 3-month minimum commitment.
• Kabeltex Email Email service delivered under @texel.com and @kabeltexmail.nl domains, with 1000 MB mailbox storage, webmail access, IMAP/SMTP (SSL/TLS) support, forwarding, vacation/out-of-office replies and up to 50 MB attachments. Provided free with subscription.
• Unlimited Calling Bundle VoIP add-on bundle at €10.00/month enabling unlimited calls to Dutch fixed-line numbers (excluding 06760 dial-in numbers and 08xx/09xx premium numbers), with a fair-use policy on high-volume usage.
• CI+ Module (Rental) CI+ conditional access module rented at €3.00 per month, enabling DVB-C-compatible televisions to receive encrypted subscription TV channels without a separate settopbox.
• Smartcard DVB-C smartcard provided free in bruikleen (loan) with the first TV subscription for descrambling encrypted channels; additional smartcards available at €1.50/month rental.
• Fritzbox 4040 Router AVM Fritzbox 4040 wireless router provided free of charge (in bruikleen/loan) with Kabeltex internet subscriptions.
• Kabeltex→KPN Migration Program Program under which customers are progressively transferred to KPN's fiber network and services; coax connections are converted to fiber at no cost, and business customers move via VTM Group as KPN Business Partner, with a stated migration deadline of 01-12-2026.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• KPNcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Kabeltex has been part of KPN since 2023. The company is in the process of transitioning all customers to KPN services, migrating to KPN's technical systems. The fiber network is being prepared for full integration into KPN's network infrastructure.
• VTM GroepcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVTM Groep is KPN's strategic business partner handling the migration and ongoing service for business market customers in the North-Holland and Texel region. With 120+ employees across the Netherlands, VTM provides local expertise and support for SME customers during the Kabeltex to KPN transition.
• Digitale StadminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDigitale Stad is a KPN partner that handles the collection of fixed network fees (vastrect) from customers in rural areas and business parks. This partnership continues after the KPN transition.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Glaspoort: Glaspoort is a KPN/APG joint venture rolling out open-access fiber in the Netherlands, competing directly with regional fiber operators like Kabeltex for new-build connections in rural and suburban areas.
• Caiway: Caiway is a regional Dutch cable and fiber operator serving rural and semi-urban areas with bundled Internet, TV, and telephony — the closest direct peer to Kabeltex in business model, triple-play structure, and regional-fiber footprint.
• Online.nl: Online.nl is a smaller Dutch triple-play Internet, TV, and telephony provider offering subscription bundles at competitive price points — directly comparable in product mix and target customer to Kabeltex's consumer offering.
• Delta Fiber: Delta Fiber operates fiber networks across the Netherlands, including rural and regional rollouts under brands such as Delta and Caiway, making it a structural peer in regional fiber deployment and triple-play bundling.
• Solcon: Solcon is a Dutch ISP and telephony provider offering Internet and triple-play-style bundles to consumers and SMEs — a small/mid-scale Dutch ISP comparable in scale and product breadth to Kabeltex.

Broad incumbents

• Ziggo: Ziggo is the dominant Dutch cable operator (Liberty Global), offering Internet, TV, and telephony nationwide — the incumbent Kabeltex explicitly positions against as the 'national alternative' to its regional fiber offering.
• KPN: KPN is the parent company and largest Dutch fixed-line telecom, operating the national fiber network to which all Kabeltex customers are being migrated — a broad incumbent and absorbing acquirer rather than a direct competitor in Kabeltex's territory.
• T-Mobile Thuis: T-Mobile Thuis is the fixed broadband and TV arm of T-Mobile Netherlands, selling fiber/cable Internet and TV bundles over KPN and Open Dutch Fiber networks — a national triple-play incumbent competing for the same household wallet.

Emerging players

• Youfone: Youfone is a Dutch MVNO/ISP selling mobile and fixed-line services over partner networks at aggressive price points — overlapping with Kabeltex's telephony and Internet subscription model via a leaner, network-less go-to-market.
• Freedom Internet: Freedom Internet is a Dutch independent ISP providing fiber Internet connections over third-party networks, including rural regions — an emerging fiber reseller competing for the same regional customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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