German cable operators gained around 500,000 new internet customers last year and currently provide broadband internet access to a total of 7.7 million households.
PŸUR starts analogue switch-off on German cable
German cable operator PŸUR (formerly Primacom) will commence analogue switch-off on its network on March 20, 2018.
EXCLUSIVE: Unitymedia to focus on growth in 2018
After a challenging year with analogue switch-off and a major channel relocation, German cable operator Unitymedia wants to focus on the expansion of its business in 2018, Chief Financial Officer Winfried Rapp told Broadband TV News.
Vodafone rolls out Gigabit internet in Germany
Vodafone Deutschland will introduce internet access at Gigabit speed in a few months in the first pilot region where it switched off its analogue TV and radio distribution.
Unitymedia to roll out Horizon 4K in Germany
German cable operator Unitymedia will deploy the 4K version of Horizon in Germany as part of the rollout of the new box throughout the European footprint of parent company Liberty Global, Unitymedia CEO Lutz Schüler told Broadband TV News.
Vodafone initiates analogue switch-off on German cable [UPDATE]
Vodafone Deutschland gears up for analogue switch-off on its cable network (formerly Kabel Deutschland).
Liberty Global starts DOCSIS 3.1 rollout in Germany
Marking the first commercial DOCSIS 3.1 deployment across Liberty Global’s European footprint, German subsidiary Unitymedia will launch a gigabit internet service in the city of Bochum in Q1 2018.
SCTE/ISBE, MOCA team up for DOCSIS 3.1 interoperability
The SCTE and ISBE, and the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) have announced a new SCTE/ISBE Standards operational practice that is designed to ensure interoperability between MoCA 2.0 and the new DOCSIS 3.1 specification.
Unitymedia opts for gradual analogue switch-off
German cable operator Unitymedia will switch off the analogue TV channels on its cable network in five regional steps between June 1 and 30, 2017.
Tele Columbus stays on acquisition course
Germany’s third-largest cable operator Tele Columbus remains interested in acquisitions, mainly of small, but no longer big companies, CEO Ronny Verhelst said at the presentation of the company’s new 4K home platform AdvanceTV in Berlin.