(IN BRIEF) Swisscom is modernising its Finnova-based banking infrastructure with Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer, becoming the first operator in Switzerland to deploy the technology. The platform will run entirely from Swisscom’s Swiss data centres, combining cloud capabilities with local data residency … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Armin Schädeli, banking applications, banking platforms, banking technology, Business Continuity, business-critical applications, cloud infrastructure, Cloud technology, cloud-based banking services, compute resources, core banking, data residency, database infrastructure, digital banking, disaster recovery, financial infrastructure, financial services technology, Finnova, Finnova core banking system, high availability, infrastructure consolidation, licence management, local data storage, more than 40 Swiss banks, operational resilience, Oracle, Oracle Data Guard, Oracle databases, Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer, Oracle RAC, performance, resource provisioning, Scalability, securities data management platform, SECURITY, September 1 2026, Swiss banks, Swiss data centres, Swisscom, Swisscom Modernises Finnova Banking Infrastructure With Oracle Exadata, Swisscom Strengthens Finnova Services With Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer, Swisscom Upgrades Banking Platforms With Cloud Technology and Swiss Data Residency, Switzerland, Tonio Di Domenico
(IN BRIEF) Swisscom has launched Young Benefit, a new offer for customers under the age of 28 that provides 50% off the monthly subscription fee for selected blue Mobile plans, including blue Mobile S, M, L and the recently launched … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Internet & Online, News, Retail, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 50% discount, affordability, Annina Merk, blue Mobile, blue Mobile L, blue Mobile M, blue Mobile S, blue Mobile XL, Callfilter, couples, customer service, customers under 28, Dirk Wierzbitzki, Education, Families, high-speed connectivity, housemates, Identity Monitor, independence, Internet Guard, mobile phone contract, mobile plans, mobile security features, mobile services, mobile subscriptions, monthly subscription fee, premium mobile services, professional career, residential customers, roaming allowances, students, Swisscom, Swisscom Expands Youth Offering With Half-Price blue Mobile Subscriptions, Swisscom network, Swisscom Switzerland, Swisscom Targets Young Adults With New Mobile Discount Programme, Switzerland, telecommunications offer, under 28 mobile offer, university students, We are Family, Young Adults, Young Benefit, Young Benefit Brings Discounted Swisscom Mobile Subscriptions to Under-28 Customers, young professionals, youth mobile plan
(IN BRIEF) Swisscom is bringing its products to Swiss MediaMarkt branches for the first time, expanding its presence in brick-and-mortar retail and giving customers new access to Swisscom and Wingo services in selected electronics stores. Sales will begin on Friday, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Internet & Online, News, Retail, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Basel SBB, brick-and-mortar retail, Carouge, consumer technology, contract signing, Crissier, customer experience, customer proximity, dedicated retail spaces, Dietikon, Dietlikon, Dirk Wierzbitzki, electronics retail, in-store advice, Internet services, Kriens, Lyssach, MediaMarkt, MediaMarkt branches, MediaMarkt Switzerland and Austria, MediaMarkt Switzerland to Offer Swisscom and Wingo Products In-Store, Meyrin, mobile services, residential customers, retail rollout, Sabrina Hubacher, security solutions, St. Gallen, strategic branches, Swiss retail market, Swisscom, Swisscom and MediaMarkt Partner to Bring Telecom Advice to Swiss Stores, Swisscom products, Swisscom Strengthens Customer Access With New MediaMarkt Retail Rollout, Swisscom Switzerland, Switzerland, telecommunications advice, telecommunications products, TV services, Vittorio Buonfiglio, Wingo, Wingo portfolio, Zurich Sihlcity
(IN BRIEF) Swisscom is welcoming 186 young people starting apprenticeships this summer, while 196 apprentices and students are celebrating the successful completion of their training. The new intake includes apprentices in IT, interactive media design, mediamatics, commercial and retail professions, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Internet & Online, Management, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 186 new apprentices, 192 completed apprenticeships, 196 apprentices and students, 24 IT bachelor students, 700 apprentices, 86 percent cablex pass rate, 98.5 percent completion rate, Application Development, apprentices, apprenticeship certificate, Apprenticeships, assembly electricians, cablex, commercial professions, completion rate, digital business development, digital skills, electricians, Federal VET Diploma, final examinations, Head of Next Generation, ICT apprenticeships, information technology, inspiration phase, Interactive Media Design, internal projects, IT training, Mediamatics, modular training, network electricians, next generation talent, onboarding phase, performance phase, platform development, practical bachelor’s degree, practical experience, retail professions, Sabrina Hubacher, skills development, Stefanie Gansterer, Swisscom, Swisscom Introduces Phased ICT Apprenticeship Model as New Trainees Begin Careers, Swisscom Invests in Next Generation Skills With New Apprentice Intake Across Switzerland, Swisscom Starts New Training Year With 186 Young Talents Entering Apprenticeships, Switzerland, talent development, telecommunications, vocational training, workforce development, young talents
(IN BRIEF) Ericsson has expanded its Intelligent Automation Platform to include core network automation, creating a unified platform for RAN and core operations. The enhanced EIAP will support new AI-driven core automation applications, known as cApps, alongside existing rApps for … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, International Trade, Management, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G Core, agentic AI, Anders Vestergren, artificial intelligence, AT&T, autonomous networks, cApps, closed-loop automation, cloud-native core, communications service providers, core network automation, core networks, CSPs, EIAP, ENM, Ericsson, Ericsson Adds Low-Latency Data Streaming and AI-Driven Core Automation to EIAP, Ericsson Extends EIAP Beyond RAN to Support End-to-End Network Automation for CSPs, Ericsson Intelligent Automation Platform, Ericsson Introduces Core Network cApps and Real-Time Data Streaming for Autonomous Operations, Ericsson Network Manager, Ericsson Stream Processing and Enrichment, Espe, Intelligent Core, low-latency data, Monica Zethzon, multi-vendor networks, network data streaming, network performance, network resilience, Omdia, Open RAN, Philipp Bichsel, radio access network, RAN automation, rApps, Rob Soni, Roberto Kompany, service experience, Swisscom, telecom operations, Telstra, vodafone
(IN BRIEF) Ericsson and Swisscom have introduced a next-generation Energy & Enclosure platform as part of the Ericsson Radio System, marking a significant step toward more intelligent, automated, and energy-efficient network infrastructure. Developed through a two-year collaboration built on a … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Internet & Online, Management, News, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G networks, AI-driven energy management, carbon reduction, Controller 6610, Enclosure 6235, Energy and Enclosure platform, energy efficiency, Ericsson, Ericsson and Swisscom Advance Telecom Infrastructure with AI-Driven Energy and Enclosure Solution, Ericsson and Swisscom Strengthen Long-Term Collaboration with Launch of Advanced Network Energy Management Platform, Ericsson Radio System, intelligent battery management, Mårten Lerner, network resilience, Philipp Bichsel, Power 6280, Power D620, predictive analytics, radio access network, RAN, sustainable networks, Swisscom, Switzerland telecommunications, telecom infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) Swisscom has won the connect mobile hotline test for the fourth consecutive year, demonstrating its sustained excellence in customer service within the telecommunications sector. The company achieved outstanding ratings in key areas such as accuracy and reliability of … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged accessibility, connect mobile hotline test, customer experience, customer service, Customer support, employee training, hotline performance, service quality, Swisscom, Swisscom achieves fourth consecutive top ranking in connect mobile hotline test with improved customer service performance, Swisscom recognized for outstanding hotline service quality with continued success in connect mobile test, telecom benchmarking, telecommunications, voice response system
(IN BRIEF) Swisscom has launched the Swiss AI Assistant, a Switzerland-based generative AI chatbot designed for secure internal knowledge management. By processing and storing all data domestically and using open-source language models without training on customer information, the solution offers … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AI Work Hub, Apertus LLM, data protection compliance, digital sovereignty, GenAI Studio, generative AI enterprise solution, knowledge management AI, New Swiss AI Assistant Delivers Data Sovereign Knowledge Management Without Complex IT Deployment, open source language models, regulated industries AI adoption, secure chatbot platform, sovereign AI Switzerland, Swiss AI Assistant, Swiss data centres, Swisscom, Urs Lehner
(IN BRIEF) Ericsson has been named the overall leader in ABI Research’s ranking of 5G RAN Automation Platform vendors, with its Ericsson Intelligent Automation Platform securing the top position in both overall and implementation categories. The evaluation assessed innovation and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Business, Industrial, Internet & Online, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G RAN automation, ABI Research, agentic AI, AT&T, autonomous networks, Cloud RAN, EIAP, Ericsson, Ericsson Intelligent Automation Platform, Ericsson’s EIAP Secures Leadership Position in Global 5G RAN Automation Assessment, Mobile World Congress 2026, multi vendor interoperability, network autonomy Level 4 Level 5, rApp ecosystem, Service Management and Orchestration, SMO platform, Swisscom, telecom AI, Telstra, Vodafone Group
Europe’s LoRaWAN and LPWAN market is moving from fragmentation toward consolidation as customers demand scale, interoperability, and carrier-grade reliability Mergers and acquisitions, such as Netmore’s purchase of Actility, are combining network operations with platform control to support cross-border Massive IoT … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Sweden, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Abeeway, acquisition, Actility, Actility ThingPark, American Tower Corporation, Arson Metering, Asset Tracking, ATC, BACnet/Modbus connectivity, BMS, Brazil IoT market, building management systems, buildings, carrier grade networks, CRA, cross border IoT, cybersecurity resilience act, Device Language Message Specification, DLMS over LoRaWAN, enterprise IoT, Etienne Robert, EU Cybersecurity Resilience Act, European IoT ecosystem, European IoT market, Everynet, firmware update over the air, firmware updates, FUOTA, gas metering, geolocation, geolocation services, Industrial IoT, Internet of Things, interoperability, IoT, IoT connectivity, IoT ecosystems, IoT infrastructure maturity, IoT platform, IoT platforms, IoT tracking solutions, KPN, LoRaWAN, LoRaWAN Relay, LoRaWAN® technology, LoRa® Alliance, low power wide area networks, low-power wide-area network, LPWAN, LPWAN ecosystem, LPWAN solutions, LTE-M, market consolidation, Massive IoT, Massive IoT operator, multi-radio trackers, Native DLMS, NB-IoT, Netmore, Netmore Group, network consolidation, network roaming, Olivier Hersent, Orange, Ove Anebygd, platform integration, Polar Structure, private networks, public LoRaWAN networks, roaming hub, sensor networks, SIGFOX, Smart Cities, smart metering, smart-territory solutions, Swisscom, TEX, ThingPark Exchange, ThingPark Market, ThingPark platform, ultra-low power multi-technology geolocation, UnaBiz, utilities, utilities IoT, water metering
Netmore’s acquisition of Actility marks a major consolidation in the global LoRaWAN and LPWAN market The deal creates one of the world’s largest Massive IoT ecosystems, managing more than 14 million connected devices across 100+ countries Actility adds the ThingPark … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Sweden, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Abeeway, acquisition, Actility, Actility ThingPark, American Tower Corporation, Arson Metering, Asset Tracking, ATC, BACnet/Modbus connectivity, BMS, Brazil IoT market, building management systems, buildings, carrier grade networks, CRA, cybersecurity resilience act, Device Language Message Specification, DLMS over LoRaWAN, enterprise IoT, Etienne Robert, EU Cybersecurity Resilience Act, European IoT ecosystem, Everynet, firmware update over the air, FUOTA, gas metering, geolocation, geolocation services, Industrial IoT, Internet of Things, IoT, IoT connectivity, IoT ecosystems, IoT platform, IoT platforms, IoT tracking solutions, KPN, LoRaWAN, LoRaWAN Relay, LoRaWAN® technology, LoRa® Alliance, low power wide area networks, low-power wide-area network, LPWAN, LPWAN ecosystem, LPWAN solutions, LTE-M, Massive IoT, Massive IoT operator, multi-radio trackers, Native DLMS, NB-IoT, Netmore, Netmore Group, network consolidation, network roaming, Olivier Hersent, Orange, Ove Anebygd, Polar Structure, roaming hub, sensor networks, Smart Cities, smart metering, smart-territory solutions, Swisscom, TEX, ThingPark Exchange, ThingPark Market, ThingPark platform, ultra-low power multi-technology geolocation, utilities, water metering
(IN BRIEF) Netmore Group has acquired Paris-based Actility, a pioneer in LPWAN and a co-inventor of LoRaWAN, along with its geolocation subsidiary Abeeway, creating what the companies describe as the world’s largest LoRaWAN ecosystem with more than 14 million contracted … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Sweden, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Abeeway, acquisition, Actility, Actility ThingPark, Asset Tracking, BACnet/Modbus connectivity, BMS, building management systems, buildings, carrier grade networks, CRA, cybersecurity resilience act, Device Language Message Specification, DLMS over LoRaWAN, enterprise IoT, Etienne Robert, EU Cybersecurity Resilience Act, firmware update over the air, FUOTA, geolocation services, Industrial IoT, Internet of Things, IoT, IoT connectivity, IoT platform, IoT platforms, IoT tracking solutions, KPN, LoRaWAN, LoRaWAN Relay, LoRaWAN® technology, LoRa® Alliance, low power wide area networks, low-power wide-area network, LPWAN, LPWAN ecosystem, LPWAN solutions, LTE-M, Massive IoT, Massive IoT operator, multi-radio trackers, Native DLMS, NB-IoT, Netmore, Netmore Group, network roaming, Olivier Hersent, Orange, Ove Anebygd, Polar Structure, roaming hub, sensor networks, Smart Cities, smart metering, smart-territory solutions, Swisscom, TEX, ThingPark Exchange, ThingPark Market, ThingPark platform, ultra-low power multi-technology geolocation, utilities, water metering
(IN BRIEF) Swisscom has set a new record in the connect mobile network test, scoring 983 points — the highest result ever achieved not only in Switzerland but also compared with Germany and Austria. The company has now secured first … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G expansion leader, 983 points record, connect mobile network test, CTIO Swisscom, customer service leader, fixed network winner, Germany Austria comparison, Mark Düsener, network on trains, outstanding rating, regulatory framework for infrastructure development, reliability performance, sixteen-year streak, Swisscom, Swisscom extends leadership streak to 16 years with highest score ever measured in DACH region, Switzerland top network, voice data quality
La Suisse renforce son autonomie numérique face aux hyperscalers étrangers, en développant un écosystème cloud national. Le Swiss Government Cloud marque un tournant stratégique pour l’État et les collectivités. Des acteurs privés, coopératifs et cantonaux proposent des alternatives souveraines adaptées … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Security & Safety, Society, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Adfinis, administration fédérale, Amazon Web Services, autonomie numérique, bases de données, chiffrement des données, CI/CD, Cloud, CLOUD Act, cloud durable, cloud national, cloud performant, cloud responsable, cloud souverain, Cloud souverain en Suisse : vers une architecture numérique résiliente et indépendante, cloud suisse, Cloudscale.ch, Confédération, Confédération suisse, confidentialité, continuité, coopératives IT, data centers, data centers suisses, DevOps, données sensibles, durabilité, EcoEnterprise, énergie renouvelable, Entre autonomie numérique et sécurité des données la Suisse redéfinit son infrastructure cloud, EveryWare, Face au CLOUD Act et aux dépendances critiques la Suisse renforce son cloud domestique, finance, FINMA, fournisseur cloud Suisse, GENÈVE, Gland, Google Cloud, gouvernance numérique, GPU NVIDIA, green, haute disponibilité, haute performance, Hidora, Hikube, Hikube la nouvelle initiative d’Hidora, hôpitaux universitaires, hyperscalers, IA, indépendance technologique, industrie, Infomaniak, infrastructure Cloud, infrastructure durable, infrastructure numérique, infrastructures critiques, interopérabilité, ISO 27001, Kubernetes managé, La Confédération accélère la construction d’un cloud souverain hybride et sécurisé, label Swiss Cloud, LPD, LUCERNE, Machine Learning, Matthieu Robin, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, multi-zones, Netcloud, Nine, OFIT, open source, PCI-DSS, plateforme cloud, plateforme cloud unique en Suisse, réglementation européenne, réglementation suisse, rendu graphique, resilience, résilience technologique, Responsibility Europe, RTS, Safe Swiss Cloud, SANTE, secteur financier, sécurité des données, serveurs virtuels, souveraineté numérique, stockage S3, Suisse, Suisse : le virage stratégique d’un cloud national face aux géants internationaux, Swiss Government Cloud, Swisscom, s’aligne sur la stratégie suisse d’autonomie numérique et énergétique, Xelon, Yannick Costa
(IN BRIEF) Swisscom has welcomed 194 new apprentices and degree students into its training programmes while celebrating the successful graduation of 222 others. Covering six vocational disciplines and an IT bachelor’s degree with integrated practice, the programmes allow participants to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G expansion leader, 983 points record, apprenticeship pass rate, Apprenticeships, assembly electricians, cablex, Commercial Education, connect mobile network test, CTIO Swisscom, customer service leader, degree programmes, Digital Business Developer, digital skills development, Federal VET Diploma, fixed network winner, Germany Austria comparison, Interactive Media Design, IT bachelor’s degree, Mark Düsener, Mediamatics, modular training model, network electricians, network on trains, next generation, outstanding rating, regulatory framework for infrastructure development, reliability performance, Retailing Specialist, sixteen-year streak, Stefanie Gansterer, Swisscom, Swisscom extends leadership streak to 16 years with highest score ever measured in DACH region, Switzerland top network, telecommunications training, vocational training, voice data quality, Youth employment
(IN BRIEF) Swisscom is launching new, affordable roaming packages starting 1 June 2025, with data options as low as CHF 5.90 per GB for over 100 countries, including popular travel destinations like the USA, UK, and Greece. The new country-specific … Read the full press release
Posted in Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Society, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 1 GB data, affordable roaming, blue Mobile L, blue Mobile S, blue Mobile subscriptions, CROATIA, data packages, EU roaming, global roaming, Greece, international travel, mobile data, price reduction, roaming improvements, roaming packages, Swisscom, travel savings, UK, USA
(IN BRIEF) Swisscom has been named the best mobile network in Switzerland by CHIP magazine for the tenth year in a row, scoring highest across all categories including mobile Internet, telephony, 5G availability, and long-distance train coverage. The award confirms … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Media, News, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G, 5G Switzerland, Awards, best mobile network, CHIP magazine, Connect magazine, customer service, Digital connectivity, infrastructure investment, leadership, Mark Düsener, mobile innovation, mobile internet, mobile telephony, network expansion, SBB train connectivity, Swiss IT investment, Swiss mobile coverage, Swiss telecommunications, Swisscom, Swisscom 2025, telecom awards Switzerland
(IN BRIEF) Swisscom expands its digital offerings with new security packages and mobile subscriptions for children, providing enhanced protection for family devices, including a VPN, identity monitoring, and improved parental controls, all while maintaining affordable pricing. (PRESS RELEASE) BERN, 26-Feb-2025 … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Society, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged "We are Family!" discount, 5G, blue Kids Mobile, blue Kids Watch, CHILDREN, connected life, Customer support, data roaming, desktops, device protection, devices, digital protection, digital safety, family services, flexible solutions, identity monitoring, internet access, Laptops, malicious websites, media literacy, mobile plans, mobile subscriptions, My Security app, online fraud, online portal, PARENTAL CONTROLS, public WLAN, roaming data, security packages, security solutions, smartphones, SMS fraud, Swisscom, Swisscom Campus, tablets, VPN, ‘phishing’
(IN BRIEF) Swisscom and Atlantic Ventures’ latest report reveals trends in the growing yet consolidating market for sustainability and carbon management software. The integration of AI is transforming the sector by enabling greater efficiency in achieving sustainability goals, automating key … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AI Integration, AI-driven efficiency, Atlantic Ventures, carbon management, Climate and Innovation Act, data-driven sustainability, EHS, ESG, Gina Obrecht, large language models, market consolidation, net-zero emissions, partnership, regulatory requirements, SBTi, sustainability, sustainability software, Swisscom
(IN BRIEF) Swisscom has launched the “We are Family!” discount, offering a 50% reduction on second and subsequent mobile subscriptions within the same household. This new offer builds on existing discounts, allowing families, flatmates, and couples to save up to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged "We are Family!" discount, blue Mobile S, budget-friendly, Combi Discount, data, Dirk Wierzbitzki, Discounts, Family Discount, family savings, flatmates, flatshare, Households, INTERNET, Kids subscription, mobile S, mobile subscriptions, savings, Swisscom, Swisscom Internet, Switzerland, unlimited calls
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