UPC Netherlands

UPC Nederland was the second largest cable operator in the Netherlands, providing cable television (digital and analogue), broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers.

In early 2015, UPC Nederland started merging with Ziggo. The name UPC was finally phased out in favor of Ziggo on 13 April 2015.

History

UPC Nederland was formed in 1995 as a joint venture between the Philips Electronics and United International Holdings, a United States-owned media company, setting off on a path of quick acquisition of the Netherlands' then mostly regional TV cable operators, many of whom were already partially owned by Philips.[1] The South-Eastern and Eastern cable networks were unified under the UPC name in 1998,[2] with other networks, the largest being the Amsterdam A2000 network, joining later.

Some of the larger cable companies bought by UPC were: A2000 (

Services

UPC Nederland offered analogue and digital cable television, broadband Internet access, and voice over IP telephone services.

Cable television

Digital television

UPC Nederland provided about 200 television channels including about 51 in HD[11] and also more than 100 radio channels,[12] DVR service, video-on-demand content, catch-up TV from public television broadcasters and commercial television stations and interactive television using the DVB-C specification.[13] UPC did use the Nagravision conditional access system. Nevertheless, about 40 TV channels and also 40 radio channels were transmitted in clear (unencrypted).[14]

The new high-end set-top box called Horizon got its first release in the Netherlands on 7 September 2012. It incorporates television, internet and telephone services in one device. It has six tuners, a modem and a router on board.[15]

Analogue television

There were about 30 analogue television channels and about 40 analogue radio channels available.[16]

Digital television

Analogue television

There were about 30 analogue television channels and about 40 analogue radio channels available.[16]

Internet

UPC Nederland was in 2008 the first cable company in Europe to be using the new EuroDOCSIS 3.0 cable standard. This new standard made it possible to achieve speeds comparable to fiber, up to 120 Mbit/s. As of, UPC offered the following subscription forms:[17]

Internet subscriptions included a Basic Cable TV and Radio (both analog and digital) subscription.[18]

type	Subsidiary
successor	Ziggo
foundation	1998
defunct	2015
location city	Amsterdam
location country	Netherlands
area served	Parts of: Flevoland Friesland Gelderland North Brabant North Holland South Holland
industry	Telecommunications
products	Cable television Broadband Internet Telephony
parent	Liberty Global
homepage	upc.nl

History

Services

Cable television

Digital television

Analogue television

Digital television

Analogue television

Internet

See also

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