Profiles - KPN

KPN International profile

KPN International is a fully integrated business unit of KPN and serves the needs of international corporates, carriers and Internet Service Providers (ISP), both in the Netherlands and abroad.

Our extensive portfolio of networking and bandwidth solutions is provided through a high-capacity fibre-optic network in more than 22 European countries. In addition worldwide connections to over 180 countries are assured via partnerships and sea cables. The data and IP network is the basis for our business but what matters most to us are tailor-made and innovative services which give our customers a choice, show our commitment to quality and therefore result in customer satisfaction.

KPN International provides comprehensive network coverage combined with guaranteed services and long-term experience.

KPN profile

KPN is the leading telecommunications and ICT service provider in the Netherlands, offering wireline and wireless telephony, internet and TV to consumers and end-to-end telecom and ICT services to business customers. KPN’s subsidiary Getronics operates a global ICT services company with a market leading position in the Benelux, offering end-to-end solutions in infrastructure and network-related IT. In Germany and Belgium, KPN pursues a multi-brand strategy in its mobile operations and holds number three market positions through E-Plus and BASE. KPN provides wholesale network services to third parties and operates an efficient IP-based infrastructure with global scale in international wholesale through iBasis.

At March 31, 2008, KPN served over 35 million customers, of which 27.5 million in wireless services, 5.3 million in wireline voice, 2.4 million in broadband Internet and 0.6 million in TV. With 25,925 FTEs (43,409 FTEs including Getronics), KPN posted revenues of EUR 3.6bn and an EBITDA of EUR 1.2bn in Q1 2008. KPN was incorporated in 1989 and is listed on the Amsterdam and Frankfurt stock exchanges, having recently delisted from the New York and London stock exchanges.