Cable operator

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Cable network operators are companies that operate a broadband cable network for the distribution of television and radio programs . Both cable and satellite providers fall under the term of cable network operator. Typically, the operator of network levels 2, 3 and sometimes also 4 for cable television , cable radio and satellite television is meant.

In view of the technology convergence , cable network operators are also increasingly appearing as providers of cable internet and cable telephony ( providers of value-added services ).

Overview of cable network operators

Germany

Operator of the original from the early 1980s by the German Post Office later or Deutsche Telekom AG structured cable TV network

Main operators of network level 2 and network level 3 as well as other nationally important cable network operators (sorted by size of the respective networks):

In 1997 the Monopoly Commission at the time announced that the then network operator Deutsche Telekom would have to sell its cable television network, and in 1998 the EU Commission prohibited the creation of a media platform for German providers Deutsche Telekom, Bertelsmann and the Kirch Group .

From 2003 this led to more competition. There were u. a. iesy (1999) in Hesse, Kabel Baden-Württemberg (2000) in Baden-Württemberg and ish (2001) in North Rhine-Westphalia (which later became part of Unity Media) and Kabel Deutschland (2003).

In 2011, Kabel BW (originally Kabel Baden-Württemberg ) was taken over by Liberty Global and merged with Unitymedia to Unitymedia KabelBW on July 1, 2012.

In September 2013 Vodafone achieved a 75 percent majority stake in the German company Kabel Deutschland. Since September 2, 2015, Vodafone Kabel Deutschland GmbH has been responsible for fixed-line cable and cable TV offers.

On May 9, 2018 it was announced that Unitymedia would be sold to the British Vodafone. The merger of Vodafone Kabel Deutschland and Unitymedia creates a monopoly in the German cable television market. The approval of the EU competition authorities has been granted. As of the end of July 2019, Unitymedia GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of Vodafone.

Independent, regional cable network operators in private and municipal hands

The following providers (alphabetical order) are active with different focuses on network levels 2 to 4 :

The providers listed here are only to be regarded as cable network operators by definition in the narrower sense in those areas in which they themselves also operate their own cable head-end stations (network level 2) independently of the companies mentioned in the previous section. Otherwise, from a functional point of view, they are only active as service providers for network level 3 and network level 4 .

In addition, there are numerous other, mostly quite small craft businesses and housing companies that operate house distribution systems similar to cable networks ( network level 4 ) and often work with one of the aforementioned network operators, as well as some other companies that are organized in the corresponding associations such as ANGA Association of German Cable Network Operators or FRK Cable Association .

Austria

In Austria there are several large cable providers as well as some regional cable network operators. All of the major Austrian cable network operators also offer internet and telephony over their lines .

  • Magenta Telekom is the largest alternative cable network operator in Austria and was created through the acquisition of UPC Austria . Cable networks exist in the federal capital Vienna, the provincial capitals Graz, Klagenfurt and Innsbruck and in the regions around Vienna, Baden, Wr. Neustadt, Neunkirchen and another 15 communities in Upper Austria.
  • kabelplus Lower Austria and Burgenland belongs to EVN AG and was created by merging b.net and kabelsignal.
  • LIWEST (Upper Austrian Central Area, western Lower Austria), belongs to Linz AG
  • ASAK cable media (Salzkammergut)
  • cablelink, Salzburg AG (Salzburg)
  • Stadtwerke Judenburg AG (Upper Styria)
  • D-Light (Graz)

as well as a number of small operators

Switzerland

By far the largest Swiss cable network operator is UPC Switzerland . Many hundreds more, medium-sized and smaller companies cover additional areas. One point of contact for comparing cable offers is the Swiss provider list, for example.

  • UPC Switzerland (formerly upc Cablecom) - the largest Swiss cable network operator
  • Quickline - the second largest Swiss cable network operator
  • WWZ - the third largest Swiss cable network operator
  • Rii-Seez-Net - cable network operator in Eastern Switzerland
  • Kabelfernsehen Bödeli AG - Regional cable network operator in the Bernese Oberland with the highest cable connection on the Jungfraujoch
  • Thurcom - cable network operator in Eastern Switzerland
  • Digital Cable Group - Aargau, Bern, Greifensee-Pfannenstiel, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Upper Valais

Liechtenstein

  • Lie-Comtel - the largest cable network operator in Liechtenstein
  • TV COM AG - the cable network operator for the communities of Eschen / Nendeln and Mauren / Schaanwald

Belgium

  • Voo - Largest Belgian cable operator in Wallonia
  • Telenet - Largest Belgian cable network operator in Flanders

Finland

Netherlands

  • VodafoneZiggo, a joint venture between Liberty Global and Vodafone
  • UPC Nederland
  • Voo

See also

literature

  • Marius Schmitt: Comparison of the high-speed Internet technology at Deutsche Telekom and Kabel Baden-Württemberg . Grin Verlag, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-656-21275-1 .

Web links

Wiktionary: Cable network operator  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
  1. ↑ [1] Overview map of national cable providers in Germany
  2. ↑ https://www.vodafone.de/featured/inside-vodafone/jetzt-kom-die-gigabit REPUBLIC-eu- htt-gruenes-licht-fuer-unitymedia-uebernahme /
  3. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from July 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Cable operator Tele Columbus and PrimaCom join forces @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.telecolumbus.com
  4. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Tele Columbus AG acquires the cable network operator pepcom @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.telecolumbus.com
  5. ↑ The time 23/1998: The Digital pact between Kirch and Bertelsmann - Europe spektakulärster case
  6. ^ Rita Deutschbein: Merger completed: Unitymedia Kabel BW is created. In: teltarif. July 3, 2012, accessed March 10, 2014 .
  7. ↑ https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Gruenes-Licht-aus-Bruessel-Vodafone-darf-Unitymedia-uebernehmen-4474398.html
  8. ^ Liberty Global to Sell Operations in Germany, Hungary, Romania and the Czech Republic to Vodafone. Liberty Global, May 9, 2018, accessed May 9, 2018 .
  9. ↑ https://www.vodafone.de/featured/inside-vodafone/jetzt-kom-die-gigabit REPUBLIC-eu- htt-gruenes-licht-fuer-unitymedia-uebernahme /
  10. ↑ Cable network operator - Anders Elektrotechnik Berlin. Retrieved April 15, 2020 .
  11. ↑ kabelplus AG
  12. ↑ ASAK Kabelmedien GmbH
  13. ↑ cablemodem.ch - List of all cable network operators in Switzerland sorted by canton
  14. ↑ Providerliste.ch - comparison of offers for broadband internet providers in Switzerland
  15. ↑ Thurcom - digital TV and radio
  16. ↑ TV-COM AG - cable network Eschen / Nendeln and Mauren / Schaanwald