UPC Netherlands
{{Short description|Defunct Dutch cable company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = UPC Nederland B.V.
| type = Subsidiary
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| image = Sediu 2 small.jpg
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| successor = Ziggo
| foundation = {{start date and age|1998}}
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| defunct = {{end date|2015}}
| location_city = Amsterdam
| location_country = Netherlands
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| area_served = Parts of:
Flevoland
Friesland
Gelderland
North Brabant
North Holland
South Holland
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| industry = Telecommunications
| products = Cable television
Broadband Internet
Telephony
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| parent = Liberty Global
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| homepage = [http://www.upc.nl/ upc.nl]
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UPC Nederland ({{langx|en|UPC Netherlands}}) 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.
{{cite web | title = Company History: United Pan-Europe Communications NV | url = http://www.answers.com/topic/united-pan-europe-communications-nv | work = International Directory of Company Histories | publisher = The Gale Group | year = 2006 | access-date = April 15, 2010 }}
The South-Eastern and Eastern cable networks were unified under the UPC name in 1998,
{{Cite press release | title = UPC and Nuon Create Largest Dutch Cable Company: United TeleKabel Holding | publisher = United International Holding, Inc | date = 13 November 1997 | access-date = 15 April 2010 | url = http://www.thefreelibrary.com/UPC+and+Nuon+Create+Largest+Dutch+Cable+Company:+United+TeleKabel...-a019980918}}
with other networks, the largest being the Amsterdam A2000 network, joining later.
Some of the larger cable companies bought by UPC were: A2000 (Amsterdam and surrounding regions), Telekabel (Gelderland, Brabant, and Friesland), Gelrevision (Northern part of the Veluwe, South-east Flevoland and East Gelderland),{{cite web|url=http://tweakers.net/nieuws/5128/a2000-telekabel-gelrevision-=-chello.html|title=A2000 / Telekabel / Gelrevision = Chello|publisher=Tweakers.net|author=Femme Taken|date=September 7, 1999|language=nl}} Eneco K&T (Rotterdam and surrounding regions),{{cite web|url=http://retro.nrc.nl/W2/Nieuws/2000/01/15/Med/03.html|title=UPC verslindt alles|publisher=Trouw|author=Stéphane Alonso and Jochen van Barschot|date=January 15, 2000|language=nl}} Combivisie (Brabant){{cite web|url=http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/5009/Archief/archief/article/detail/2574378/1997/12/18/Telekabel-UPC-lijft-ook-Combivisie-in.dhtml|title=Telekabel/UPC lijft ook Combivisie in|publisher=Trouw|date=December 18, 1997|language=nl}} and several smaller and mid-sized networks.
UPC Nederland owned premium television service CineNova in a joint venture with Buena Vista International Television and Sony Pictures Entertainment between 2000 and 2005.{{cite web |url=https://www.entertainmentbusiness.nl/muziek/cinenova-sinds-1-december-via-casema-digitale-televisie/ |title=CineNova sinds 1 december via Casema Digitale Televisie |access-date=16 July 2019 |date=5 December 2000 |work=EntertainmentBusiness.nl |language=nl}}{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalekabeltelevisie.nl/nieuws/archives/2005/05/cinenova_stopt.shtml |title=Cinenova stopt distributie via digitale kabel |access-date=16 July 2019 |date=15 May 2005 |work=DigitaleKabelTelevisie.nl |language=nl}}
On 27 January 2014 Liberty Global announced that it would acquire Ziggo.{{cite web|url=https://www.ziggo.com/resources/documents/Joint%20announcement%20press%20release.pdf |title=Liberty Global to Acquire Ziggo Strategic combination creates national Dutch cable operator |publisher=Ziggo.com |date=2014-01-26 |access-date=2014-01-26}} In December 2014 the shares of Ziggo N.V. were delisted from Euronext Amsterdam as Ziggo was converted into the Dutch private limited company Ziggo Holding B.V. (Besloten Vennootschap), owned by Liberty Global.{{cite web|url=http://www.totaaltv.nl/nieuws/18493/liberty-global-zet-volgende-stap-met-ziggo.html |title=Liberty Global zet volgende stap met Ziggo |publisher=TotaalTV |date=2014-12-20 |access-date=2015-02-05}} On 5 January 2015 Ziggo started to harmonize its cable network with the UPC Nederland cable network. The name UPC was finally phased out in favor of Ziggo on 13 April 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.totaaltv.nl/nieuws/19580/upc-en-ziggo-nu-samen-als-ziggo-verder.html |title=UPC en Ziggo nu samen als Ziggo verder |publisher=TotaalTV.nl |date=2015-04-13}}
Services
UPC Nederland offered analogue and digital cable television, broadband Internet access, and voice over IP telephone services.
=Cable television=
Image:Pace 621KU upc.JPG set-top box with a UPC smart card and remote, used by UPC Nederland.]]
==Digital television==
UPC Nederland provided about 200 television channels including about 51 in HD{{cite web|url=http://www.upc.nl/televisie/tv-zenders/|title=TV-zenderoverzicht|publisher=UPC|author=UPC|access-date=April 29, 2014|language=nl}} and also more than 100 radio channels,{{cite web|url=http://overupc.upc.nl/nieuws/persberichten/2012/upc-voegt-veel-televisie-en-radiozenders-toe-aan-digitaal-aanbod/|title=UPC voegt veel televisie- en radiozenders toe aan digitaal aanbod|publisher=UPC|author=UPC|date=August 31, 2012|language=nl}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://info.upc.nl/pages/televisie/ongecodeerde-digitale-tv-televisie/digitale-ontvanger-dvb-c.html|title=Digitale ontvanger voor DVB-C|publisher=UPC|author=UPC|date=October 9, 2013}} UPC did use the Nagravision conditional access system. Nevertheless, about 40 TV channels and also 40 radio channels were transmitted in clear (unencrypted).{{cite web|url=http://overupc.upc.nl/nieuws/persberichten/2013/alle-klanten-van-upc-krijgen-standaard-digitale-tv/|title=Alle klanten van UPC krijgen standaard digitale TV|publisher=UPC|author=UPC|date=March 27, 2013|language=nl}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012/09/07/upc-launches-horizon-in-holland/|title=UPC launches Horizon in Holland|publisher=Broadband TV News|author=Robert Briel|date=September 7, 2012}}
==Analogue television==
There were about 30 analogue television channels and about 40 analogue radio channels available.{{cite web|url=http://www.upc.nl/televisie/kabel-tv-en-radio/|title=Kabel TV en Radio|publisher=UPC|author=UPC|date=September 9, 2012|language=nl}}
=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|July 2014}}, UPC offered the following subscription forms:{{cite web|url=http://www.upc.nl/internet/|title=Razendsnel en draadloos internetten - Internet - UPC Nederland|publisher=UPC|author=UPC|date=October 9, 2013}}
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| Name
! Monthly cost |
|---|
| 50 Mbit/s Internet
| 50 Mbit/s | 5 Mbit/s | N/A |
| 120 Mbit/s Internet
| 120 Mbit/s | 12 Mbit/s | N/A |
| 200 Mbit/s Internet
| 200 Mbit/s | 20 Mbit/s | N/A |
Internet subscriptions included a Basic Cable TV and Radio (both analog and digital) subscription.{{cite web|url=http://www.upc.nl/internet/internet-50-mbps|title=Je aanbieder voor Televisie, Internet en Bellen - Altijd verbonden - Ziggo|work=upc.nl|date=October 23, 2013|language=nl}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://upc.nl/ UPC Nederland homepage] {{in lang|nl}}
- [http://www.tvchannellists.com/List_of_channels_on_UPC_Netherlands List of channels on UPC Nederland]
{{Liberty Global}}
{{CATV Europe}}
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Category:1998 establishments in the Netherlands
Category:Telecommunications companies of the Netherlands