Fiber internet in Buitenveldert

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Buitenveldert served as one of the early focus neighborhoods for the large-scale urban fiber internet rollout by KPN Netwerk. From shared experiences of residents, a striking contrast emerges: while some addresses were connected in record time, other streets in the same neighborhood struggle with prolonged and inexplicable project standstills.

Large differences in processing times

The green and relatively spaciously laid out streets of Buitenveldert generally lend themselves better to mechanical excavation work than the old city center. Yet, practice shows that this does not guarantee a fast connection for every residential block.

A large reel of orange fiber optic cable in a green Amsterdam neighborhood

The rollout in the spaciously laid out streets of Buitenveldert experienced highly variable local processing times. (Illustrative image)

Independent reports show that communication from the network operator sometimes deviates from the actual operational planning of the contractors, resulting in widely varying delivery times per postal code.

Signals from the neighborhood

Responses on public forums sketch a mixed picture of the installation in Buitenveldert:

One resident (who was one of the first in the neighborhood to be connected) shared a very positive experience in which the entire process went extremely efficiently. Between the first formal announcement letter and the actual delivery and activation, there was a period of only three months. [Source: Tweakers.net]
On the other hand, there is a contrasting report from the same period. Another resident in the neighborhood indicated that, over a year after granting official permission, there was still no fiber internet in the street. The expected processing time had meanwhile risen to over two years, which was significantly longer than initially communicated. [Source: Tweakers.net]