Following the acquisition of Vodafone Italia, Swisscom Group’s first joint half-year figures show a revenue increase of 36.7 per cent to CHF 7.4 billion (€7.9bn) EBITDA after lease expense (EBITDAaL) rose by 15.9 per cent to CHF 2.4 billion, while operating free cash flow rose by 1.2 per cent to CHF 989 million. In addition, […]

SoftAtHome, the independent software company specialising in broadband, video and analytics, has announced its role in powering Swisscom’s latest home connectivity innovation: the WLAN-Box 5 and WLAN-Box 5 Pro repeaters. These are the first Wi-Fi 7 repeaters launched by Swisscom, complementing the Internet-Box 5 gateway family released earlier this year. The WLAN-Box 5 is a […]

Nvidia has announced it is working with European nations, and technology and industry leaders, to build Nvidia Blackwell AI infrastructure that will strengthen digital sovereignty, support economic growth and aim to position the continent as a leader in the AI industrial revolution. The UK, France, Italy and Spain are among the nations building domestic AI infrastructure […]

Ahead of Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, Ericsson is introducing new radios, antennas and open fronthaul solutions called RAN Connect designed to empower communications service providers (CSPs). With its enhanced portfolio, Ericsson is set to offer 130 radio products supporting open and programmable networks during 2025. These products will make up more than two […]

After obtaining all regulatory approvals, Swisscom has successfully completed the acquisition of Vodafone Italia. Fastweb and Vodafone Italia bring together complementary high-quality mobile and fixed infrastructures, competencies, and capabilities to create a leading converged challenger in Italy: Fastweb + Vodafone. The transaction is a key step for Swisscom to achieve its strategic objective of profitable […]

Swisscom has received clearance for the acquisition of Vodafone Italia from both the Italian Competition Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato) and the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT). The Italian Competition Authority has cleared the transaction and accepted behavioural commitments proposed by Swisscom. These include the continued provision of wholesale […]

Netcracker Technology has announced that long-standing customer Swisscom will leverage Netcracker’s cloud-native OSS and operations solutions to support its strategy of adopting TM Forum’s Open Digital Architecture to achieve decoupling and autonomy of architectural domains. Swisscom’s use of the Netcracker Digital OSS suite will allow the operator to respond to future technical and market requirements across the […]

Following the announcement of the acquisition of Vodafone Italia on March 15th, Swisscom notified the transaction to the Italian Authority for Communications (AGCOM) on September 17th. On November 6th, AGCOM cleared the transaction unconditionally. Overall, completion of the Vodafone Italia transaction is on track. Swisscom secured the financing for the purchase price of €8 billion […]

Swisscom has reported that Q3 group revenue fell slightly by 0.4 per cent to CHF 8,173 million (€8,686m), which translates to a minor increase of 0.3 per cent at constant exchange rates. In the Swiss core business, revenue fell by 1.7 per cent to CHF 5,966 million. Revenue from telecom services decreased by 1.9 per […]