NOWO builds and owns its own regional fixed broadband infrastructure (primarily HFC cable with FTTH expansions and legacy ADSL/DSL) (Source).
Portugal
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Organization: Any kind of organization. The Organization class represents a kind of Agent corresponding to social instititutions such as companies, societies etc.
About
NOWO is an ISP and Network Operator that builds and owns its own regional fixed broadband infrastructure (primarily HFC cable with FTTH expansions and legacy ADSL/DSL) while selling internet, TV, telephony, and mobile services directly to consumers and businesses as Portugal's fourth major operator; founded in 1993 as Cabovisão for cable TV, acquired by Altice in 2014 and sold to Apax France/Fortino Capital in 2015 due to EU antitrust, rebranded to NOWO in 2016, acquired spectrum in 2021 5G auction, blocked Vodafone merger in 2023, and fully acquired by Digi Communications in 2024 for €150M to bolster its convergent offerings (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).
Operator Characteristics
Retail-only ISP?
No
NOWO is not retail-only; because NOWO builds and operates its own physical networks in addition to retail sales (Source).
Wholesale-only Network Operator?
No
NOWO is not wholesale-only; since NOWO sells retail directly to consumers and businesses via bundled packages (Source).
Business-only ISP?
No
NOWO is not business-only; since NOWO offers services to both residential consumers and businesses (Source).