Unitymedia kicks off analogue switch-off in Germany

(Telecompaper) German cable operator Unitymedia has kicked off the switch to a full-digital service on its network, with a ceremony at the Anga Com conference in Cologne. Starting 01 june, the company will switch off the last analogue services in North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse and Baden-Wuerttemberg in the coming month. It will be the first German cable operator to go all-digital. The company started piloting the switch-off last year and said customers had responded well to its information campai