- This article is about the internet service provider. For the musical instrument, see Cello.
chello is the brand of internet service provider-activities of Liberty Global Europe (formerly UGC), the leading provider of broadband internet access via cable in Europe, with estimated 1.3 million customers across its markets. LGI operates in 15 European, 4 Latin American and 2 Asian/Pacific countries. The chello branded internet service is currently available in nine of these: Austria, Belgium, The Czech Republic, France, Hungary, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Slovakia. The chello brand was introduced in the European market in 1998. Features of the chello service are standardized according to the cable provider. In each market chello delivers open-access content portals that feature local news and entertainment content. Also, all users of the service are granted email addresses. chello products are typically available at many speeds and are named chello starter, chello easy, chello classic, and chello extreme. The chello brand appears to be replaced by other brands. For example, in The Netherlands, chello is renamed to UPC Live. UPC Live also has replaced chello in Czech Republic and Poland. In Sweden chello has been replaced by ComHem and in Norway by Get.
