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KPN

Index KPN

KPN (in full Koninklijke KPN N.V., also Royal KPN N.V.) is a Dutch telecommunications company. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 97 relations: AEX index, América Móvil, BASE (mobile operator), Belgium, BlackRock, Bouygues Telecom, Canada, Capgemini, Carlos Slim, Chair (officer), Chief executive officer, Corporate spin-off, Corporatization, Demon Internet, Digital subscriber line, Digital terrestrial television, Digitenne, Dominique Leroy, DPG Media, E-Plus, EQT AB, Eredivisie, EUnet, Euro, Euronext, France, Franklin Templeton Investments, Full-time equivalent, Germany, Getronics, Golden share, Government Pension Fund of Norway, GSM, Het Nieuwsblad, I-mode, IBasis, Information and communications technology, Information technology, Interactive television, Internet, Internet Protocol television, Internet service provider, Koninklijk, Koninklijke TNT Post, KPNQwest, Landline, List of telecommunications companies, LTE (telecommunication), Mail, Ministry of Economic Affairs (Netherlands), ... Expand index (47 more) »

  2. Companies based in Rotterdam
  3. Companies in the AEX index
  4. Companies listed on Euronext Amsterdam
  5. Mobile phone companies of the Netherlands
  6. Telecommunications companies of Belgium
  7. Telecommunications companies of Germany
  8. Telecommunications companies of Spain
  9. Telecommunications companies of the Netherlands

AEX index

The AEX index, derived from Amsterdam Exchange index, is a stock market index composed of Dutch companies that trade on Euronext Amsterdam, formerly known as the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.

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América Móvil

América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. is a Mexican telecommunications corporation headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.

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BASE (mobile operator)

Base (stylized as BASE) is the third largest of Belgium's three mobile telecommunications operators.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.

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BlackRock

BlackRock, Inc. is an American multinational investment company.

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Bouygues Telecom

Bouygues Telecom is a French mobile phone, Internet service provider and IPTV company, part of the Bouygues group.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Capgemini

Capgemini SE is a French multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company, headquartered in Paris, France.

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Carlos Slim

Carlos Slim Helú (born 28 January 1940) is a Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist.

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Chair (officer)

The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly.

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Chief executive officer

A chief executive officer (CEO) (chief executive (CE), or managing director (MD) in the UK) is the highest officer charged with the management of an organization especially a company or nonprofit institution.

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Corporate spin-off

A corporate spin-off, also known as a spin-out, or starburst or hive-off, is a type of corporate action where a company "splits off" a section as a separate business or creates a second incarnation, even if the first is still active.

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Corporatization

Corporatization is the process of transforming and restructuring state assets, government agencies, public organizations, or municipal organizations into corporations.

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Demon Internet

Demon Internet was a British Internet service provider, initially an independent business, later operating as a brand of Vodafone.

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Digital subscriber line

Digital subscriber line (DSL; originally digital subscriber loop) is a family of technologies that are used to transmit digital data over telephone lines.

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Digital terrestrial television

Digital terrestrial television (DTTV, DTT, or DTTB) is a technology for terrestrial television where television stations broadcast television content in a digital format.

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Digitenne

Digitenne is the Dutch digital terrestrial television platform.

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Dominique Leroy

Dominique Leroy (born 8 November 1964, Ixelles) is a Belgian businesswoman who has been serving as member of the Board of Deutsche Telekom with responsibility for the Europe segment since 2020.

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DPG Media

DPG Media Group is a Belgian media company also active in the Netherlands and Denmark.

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E-Plus

E-Plus was a mobile telecommunications operator in Germany.

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EQT AB

EQT AB is a Swedish global investment organization founded in 1994.

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Eredivisie

The Eredivisie ("Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands.

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EUnet

EUnet was a very loose collaboration of individual European UNIX sites in the 1980s that evolved into the fully commercial entity EUnet International Ltd in 1996.

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Euro

The euro (symbol: €; currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 20 of the member states of the European Union.

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Euronext

Euronext N.V. (short for European New Exchange Technology) is a pan-European bourse that provides trading and post-trade services for a range of financial instruments.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Franklin Templeton Investments

Franklin Resources, Inc. is an American multinational holding company that, together with its subsidiaries, is referred to as Franklin Templeton; it is a global investment firm founded in New York City in 1947 as Franklin Distributors, Inc.

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Full-time equivalent

Full-time equivalent (FTE), or whole time equivalent (WTE), is a unit of measurement that indicates the workload of an employed person (or student) in a way that makes workloads or class loads comparable across various contexts.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Getronics

Getronics is a Dutch-headquartered ICT services business, founded in 1887 and today employing approximately 4,000 employees across Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.

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Golden share

In business and finance, a golden share is a nominal share which is able to outvote all other shares in certain specified circumstances, often held by a government organization, in a government company undergoing the process of privatization and transformation into a stock-company.

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Government Pension Fund of Norway

The Government Pension Fund of Norway (Statens pensjonsfond) is composed of two entirely separate sovereign wealth funds owned by the government of Norway.

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GSM

The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is a standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) to describe the protocols for second-generation (2G) digital cellular networks used by mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets.

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Het Nieuwsblad

(The Newspaper) is a Flemish newspaper that mainly focusses on "a broad view" regarding politics, culture, economics, lifestyle, society and sports.

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I-mode

NTT DoCoMo's i-mode is a mobile internet (distinct from wireless internet) service popular in Japan.

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IBasis

iBASIS is a communications provider based in Lexington, Massachusetts.

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Information and communications technology

Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extensional term for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals) and computers, as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, storage and audiovisual, that enable users to access, store, transmit, understand and manipulate information.

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Information technology

Information technology (IT) is a set of related fields that encompass computer systems, software, programming languages, and data and information processing, and storage.

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Interactive television

Interactive television is a form of media convergence, adding data services to traditional television technology.

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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.

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Internet Protocol television

Internet Protocol television (IPTV), also called TV over broadband, is the service delivery of television over Internet Protocol (IP) networks.

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Internet service provider

An Internet service provider (ISP) is an organization that provides myriad services related to accessing, using, managing, or participating in the Internet.

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Koninklijk

Koninklijk (Dutch for 'royal') is an honorary title given to certain companies and non-profit organisations in the Netherlands and to a lesser extent Belgium, by the monarchs of each country.

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Koninklijke TNT Post

Koninklijke TNT Post BV was the national postal company in the Netherlands, owned by TNT N.V. Until May 2011, it operated under the brand TNT Post and employed 75,000 people.

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KPNQwest

KPNQwest was a telecommunications company equally owned by the Dutch national telecom operator KPN and Qwest Communications International Inc., the Internet communications company, headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

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Landline

A landline (land line, land-line, main line, fixed-line, and wireline) is a telephone connection that uses metal wires from the owner's premises also referred to as: POTS, Twisted pair, telephone line or public switched telephone network (PSTN).

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List of telecommunications companies

This list identifies the fixed line operators and the mobile operators for the top 200 most populous countries in the world.

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LTE (telecommunication)

In telecommunications, long-term evolution (LTE) is a standard for wireless broadband communication for mobile devices and data terminals, based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA standards.

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Mail

The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels.

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Ministry of Economic Affairs (Netherlands)

The Ministry of Economic Affairs (Ministerie van Economische Zaken; EZ) is the Netherlands' ministry responsible for international trade, commercial, industrial, investment, technology, space policy, as well as tourism.

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Mobile network operator

A mobile network operator (MNO), also known as a mobile network provider, wireless service provider, wireless carrier, mobile network carrier, or cellular company, is a telecommunications provider of services that sells, delivers and maintains mobile telephony services to an end user.

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Mobile phone

A mobile phone or cell phone is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while the user is moving within a telephone service area, as opposed to a fixed-location phone (landline phone).

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Mobile virtual network operator

A mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) is a wireless communications services provider that does not own the wireless network infrastructure over which it provides services to its customers.

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Naamloze vennootschap

Naamloze vennootschap (correctly abbreviated NV) or (in the French Community of Belgium) Société anonyme (SA) is a type of public company defined by business law in the Netherlands, Belgium, Indonesia (where it is known as perseroan terbatas, correctly abbreviated PT and allows for private companies), and Suriname.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

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Nordic Mobile Telephone

NMT (Nordic Mobile Telephony) is an automatic cellular phone system specified by Nordic telecommunications administrations (PTTs) and opened for service on 1 October 1981.

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Norges Bank

Norges Bank is the central bank of Norway.

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NTT Docomo

, also known as, is a Japanese mobile phone operator owned by the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT).

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Optical fiber

An optical fiber, or optical fibre, is a flexible glass or plastic fiber that can transmit light from one end to the other.

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Orange Belgium

Orange Belgium (known as Orange) is a Belgian telecommunications company.

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Postal code

A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail.

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Postal, telegraph and telephone service

A postal, telegraph, and telephone service (or PTT) is a government agency responsible for postal mail, telegraph, and telephone services.

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PostNL

PostNL N.V., commonly known as PostNL (formerly TNT N.V.) is a Dutch mail, parcel and e-commerce company with operations in the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the United Kingdom. KPN and PostNL are companies listed on Euronext Amsterdam.

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Privatization

Privatization (rendered privatisation in British English) can mean several different things, most commonly referring to moving something from the public sector into the private sector.

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Proximus Group

The Proximus Group is a provider of digital services and communication solutions operating in Belgium and international markets. KPN and Proximus Group are telecommunications companies of Belgium.

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Qwest

Qwest Communications International, Inc. was a United States telecommunications carrier.

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Rotterdam

Rotterdam (lit. "The Dam on the River Rotte") is the second-largest city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam.

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Screen International

Screen International is a British film magazine covering the international film business.

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Simyo

Simyo is a brand for various mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in Europe. KPN and Simyo are mobile phone companies of the Netherlands.

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Singtel

Singapore Telecommunications Limited, commonly known as Singtel, is a Singaporean telecommunications conglomerate, the country's principal fixed-line operator and one of the four major mobile network operators operating in the country.

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State of the art

The state of the art (SOTA or SoTA, sometimes cutting edge, leading edge, or bleeding edge) refers to the highest level of general development, as of a device, technique, or scientific field achieved at a particular time.

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Stonepeak

Stonepeak (also known as Stonepeak Partners and Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners) is an American investment firm headquartered in New York City.

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Supervisory board

In corporate governance, a governance board also known as council of delegates are chosen by the stockholders of a company to promote their interests through the governance of the company and to hire and fire the board of directors.

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Sweden

Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.

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Swisscom

Swisscom AG is a major telecommunications provider in Switzerland.

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TDC Holding A/S

TDC Holding A/S or TDC Group (formerly Tele Danmark Communications) is a Danish telecommunications company dating back to 1879.

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Technological convergence

Technological convergence is the tendency for technologies that were originally unrelated to become more closely integrated and even unified as they develop and advance.

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Tele2

Tele2 AB is a provider of mobile and fixed connectivity, telephony, data network services, TV, streaming and global Internet of Things services, amongst others, to consumers and enterprises.

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Telecommunications

Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information with an immediacy comparable to face-to-face communication.

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Telefónica

, S.A. is a Spanish multinational telecommunications company with registered office and headquarters located in two different places, both in Madrid, Spain. KPN and Telefónica are telecommunications companies of Spain.

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Telefónica Germany

Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. KPN and Telefónica Germany are telecommunications companies of Germany.

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Telenet Group

Telenet Group N.V. is the largest provider of cable broadband services in Belgium.

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Telfort

Telfort was a brand of Dutch mobile telecommunication company KPN. KPN and Telfort are mobile phone companies of the Netherlands.

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Telkomsel

PT Telekomunikasi Selular, trading as Telkomsel, is an Indonesian telecommunications company founded in 1995.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.

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Thomas Nationwide Transport

Thomas Nationwide Transport, commonly known by its TNT acronym, and in its later years as TNT Limited, was an Australian logistics and transport company.

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UMTS

The Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is a third generation mobile cellular system for networks based on the GSM standard.

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Video on demand

Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos, television shows and films digitally on request.

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West Germany

West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until the reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. The Cold War-era country is sometimes known as the Bonn Republic (Bonner Republik) after its capital city of Bonn. During the Cold War, the western portion of Germany and the associated territory of West Berlin were parts of the Western Bloc.

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Western Europe

Western Europe is the western region of Europe.

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XS4ALL

XS4ALL was an Internet service provider (ISP) in the Netherlands.

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1G

1G refers to the first generation of cellular network (wireless) technology.

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2G

2G is a short notation for second-generation cellular network, a group of technology standards employed for cellular networks.

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3G

3G is the third generation of wireless mobile telecommunications technology.

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4G

4G is the fourth generation of broadband cellular network technology, succeeding 3G and preceding 5G.

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5G

In telecommunications, 5G is the fifth-generation technology standard for cellular networks, which cellular phone companies began deploying worldwide in 2019, and is the successor to 4G technology that provides connectivity to most current mobile phones.

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5G NR

5G NR (New Radio) is a radio access technology (RAT) developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) for the 5G (fifth generation) mobile network.

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See also

Companies based in Rotterdam

Companies in the AEX index

Companies listed on Euronext Amsterdam

Mobile phone companies of the Netherlands

Telecommunications companies of Belgium

Telecommunications companies of Germany

Telecommunications companies of Spain

Telecommunications companies of the Netherlands

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPN

Also known as Ay Yildiz, Hi (mobile), KPN Internet, KPN Mobile, KPN Retail, Mine TV, Netherlands Postal, Telegraph and Telephone, Ortel Mobile, PTT (Netherlands), PTT Nederland, PTT Telecom, PTT-NL, Posterijen, Telegrafie en Telefonie, Posterijen, Telegrafie en Telefonie (Nederland), Posterijen, Telegrafie en Telefonie (Netherlands), Royal KPN, Royal KPN N.V., Royal KPN NV, Staatsbedrijf der Posterijen, Telegrafie en Telefonie.

, Mobile network operator, Mobile phone, Mobile virtual network operator, Naamloze vennootschap, Netherlands, Nordic Mobile Telephone, Norges Bank, NTT Docomo, Optical fiber, Orange Belgium, Postal code, Postal, telegraph and telephone service, PostNL, Privatization, Proximus Group, Qwest, Rotterdam, Screen International, Simyo, Singtel, State of the art, Stonepeak, Supervisory board, Sweden, Swisscom, TDC Holding A/S, Technological convergence, Tele2, Telecommunications, Telefónica, Telefónica Germany, Telenet Group, Telfort, Telkomsel, The Wall Street Journal, Thomas Nationwide Transport, UMTS, Video on demand, West Germany, Western Europe, XS4ALL, 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, 5G NR.