Caiway (or simplified as CAIW) is a cable operator in the

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, providing digital

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, and

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service to both residential and commercial customers in mainly the Westland,

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and

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areas. In addition, Caiway provides its services via the DELTA fiber optic network in large parts of the Netherlands. Caiway began as CAI Westland (Central Antenna Installation Westland) in 1981 and it was the first cable operator to offer internet in the Netherlands, starting in 1995. At the end of 2017, the company was taken over by the Swedish investment fund

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. EQT was already the owner of cable operator

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operating in the province of the

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. Both companies are within one holding DELTA Fiber Netherlands as of 1 August 2018. Caiway acts on the networks of CAIW (and some joint venture networks of CAIW) as a wholesale provider and provides access to the networks to these service providers. This creates the option on CAIW's networks to choose an alternative service provider, such as Fiber Nederland, Solcon, WeServe, Kliksafe or Cbizz. The Wholesale Ethernet Access (EAS) service was launched in 2014.

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* {{CATV Europe Dutch companies established in 1981 Telecommunications companies established in 1981 2017 mergers and acquisitions 2018 mergers and acquisitions Telecommunications companies of the Netherlands Cable television companies of the Netherlands Internet service providers of the Netherlands

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