NOS

ISP Network Operator

Portugal

Valid from 1994-01-01

Organization: Any kind of organization. The Organization class represents a kind of Agent corresponding to social instititutions such as companies, societies etc.

About

NOS is an ISP and Network Operator that builds and owns its own fixed broadband infrastructure (HFC cable, FTTH, legacy copper DSL) while selling internet, TV, telephony, and mobile services directly to consumers and businesses nationwide; founded in 1994 as TV Cabo (third cable operator in Portugal), spun off as PT Multimédia in 2007, rebranded ZON in 2008, merged with Optimus in 2013, and renamed NOS in 2014, with milestones including acquisition of TVTEL in 2008 for regional cable expansion and Vodafone network-sharing deal in 2019 for 2.6M FTTH homes (Source), (Source), (Source).

Operator Characteristics

Retail-only ISP?

No
NOS is not retail-only; because NOS builds and operates its own physical networks in addition to retail sales (Source))

Wholesale-only Network Operator?

No
NOS is not wholesale-only; since NOS sells retail directly to consumers and businesses via bundled packages (Source).

Business-only ISP?

No
NOS is not business-only; since NOS offers services to both residential consumers and businesses (Source).

Owns Networks

NOS DSL
NOS owns NOS DSL network (Source).
NOS FTTH
NOS owns NOS FTTH network (Source).
NOS HFC
NOS owns NOS HFC network (Source).

Sells Over Networks

NOS DSL
NOS uses NOS DSL for its broadband services (Source).
NOS FTTH
NOS uses NOS FTTH for its broadband services (Source).
NOS HFC
NOS uses NOS HFC for its broadband services (Source).
Vodafone Portugal FTTH
NOS uses Vodafone Portugal FTTH network (reciprocal access under 2017 sharing agreement) (Source), (Source).