UPC Broadband
 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into Liberty Global. (Discuss) Proposed since April 2017. |
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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications |
| Founded | as United Philips Cable, Netherlands |
Area served | Austria Czech Republic Hungary Poland Romania Slovakia Switzerland |
Key people | Gene M. Musselman (President and Chief Operating Officer) |
| Products | Cable television communications |
| Parent | Liberty Global |
UPC Broadband is a pan-European telecommunications company owned by Liberty Global and is active in several European countries providing bundled cable television, internet and telephone services.
UPC was founded in the Netherlands by United International Holdings and Philips, originally as United Philips Cable and later Pan-Europe Communications, before being bought out by Liberty Global. UPC provides internet, phone and television in 10 countries of Europe, and is a major provider in countries like Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. UPC has previously had operations in France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia and Sweden but these business units have been sold off or rebranded to other Liberty Global subsidiaries.
Key Facts:
- Subsidiary of Liberty Global
- Cable operations in 10 countries
- Largest Pan-European cable operator
- 22.8 million homes passed
- 20.5 million RGU's
- 13.4 million customers
In 2005, Liberty Global Europe bought the Romanian communications company Astral Telecom for $420 million, the Swiss communications company Cablecom for CHF2.8 billion, and the Slovenian communications company UPC Telemach for EUR71 million. In 2007 UPC Telemach also bought 66.7% of Ljubljanski kabel[1] (major competition in Ljubljana) and grew its market share to 40% in Slovenia.
Previously, some of Liberty Global's European operations were part of Chello, until they were merged into UPC Broadband.
Companies in the UPC unit:
- UPC Austria
- UPC Czech Republic
- UPC Magyarország (Hungary)
- UPC Polska (Poland)
- UPC Romania
- UPC Slovakia
- UPC Switzerland
References
- ^ "UPC Telemach buys Ljubljanski kabel". Telecompaper. 11 June 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2015.