In August 2020, the reverse operation occurred, Liberty Global, UPC's parent company, announced that it will acquire Sunrise for $7.4 billion.

One of these cable network operators, Rediffusion S.A., which was established in 1931, transmitted radio programmes via wire broadcasting.

In 1994, Rediffusion and other independent cable network companies merged to form Cablecom, owned by Siemens, VEBA and Swisscom.

In the wake of financial difficulties NTL sold Cablecom to a group of banks and private investors in 2003.

In 2010, Cablecom launched the DigiCard enabling customers to enjoy digital TV without having to connect an additional device to their television set.

A coloured version of the light blue logo used by UPC Broadband (at that time the operating company of Liberty Global).

[7] This system comprises a set-top box for digital television and HDTV, combined with an Internet modem with WLAN, IP telephony and a hard disk recorder.

[12] On 27 February 2019, Sunrise Communications AG announced it intent to buy UPC Switzerland.

This included analogue channels stipulated by the Federal Council that had to be broadcast throughout Switzerland by UPC and other cable television providers.

[16] The abolition of basic encryption also made it possible for customers to choose their preferred device for reception (TV, receiver, recorder, DigiCard).

[citation needed] At the start of 2019, UPC replaced the bundles previously known as “Connect & Play”.

[20] UPC was the first company in Switzerland to introduce a flat rate model for films and series, MyPrime.

At the end of 2016, more than 10,000 items of content such as classic films, series, documentaries and children's programmes were available to customers in German-, French- and Italian-speaking Switzerland.

[22] Since autumn 2014, UPC has offered its customers Switzerland's biggest free wifi network with Wi-Free.

[23] UPC Business has offered communication solutions for companies since 1999 – including small- and medium-sized enterprises, cantonal banks, hospitals, public administrations etc.

In the finance sector, the company now provides connectivity and managed services to more than half of all cantonal banks.

Further customers include SV (Switzerland) AG (IP telephony solutions and LAN management) and the BKW Group (software-defined WAN).

[citation needed] UPC Switzerland's speeds are made possible by a hybrid network with a high fibre proportion in combination with coaxial cable.

The status quo of 600 Mbit/s can therefore be adjusted to meet future customer needs – without additional construction work in streets or houses being necessary.

[27] UPC, Sunrise and Swisscom offer various subscriptions for fixed network as well as for mobile telephony.