Switzerland

23 May 2013 Sunrise books CHF28.5m losses as mobile revenues drop
7 May 2013 Swisscom threatens to cut ties with Huawei
2 May 2013 Swisscom reports fall in revenues and profits
25 Apr 2013 Swisscom enables IPTV for out-of-country use
5 Apr 2013 LTE network reaches third of population
2 Apr 2013 Post-paid customer increase spurs 5.8% revenue growth at Orange
8 Mar 2013 Steady growth for Sunrise
27 Feb 2013 Orange inks 4G rollout deal with NSN
13 Feb 2013 Swisscom inks FTTS deal with Huawei
7 Feb 2013 Swisscom income stabilises despite struggling Fastweb
24 Dec 2012 Orange signs managed services deal with Ericsson
29 Nov 2012 Swisscom activates first LTE network
29 Nov 2012 Orange revenues up 1.6%, date set for LTE launch
22 Nov 2012 Sunrise revenues grow, boosts wireless speeds to 84Mbps
13 Nov 2012 Swisscom and UPC in TV freebie battle
9 Nov 2012 Swisscom profits slide 9.2%
1 Nov 2012 Swisscom tests FTTS/FTTC/FTTN
19 Oct 2012 Orange sets sights on June 2013 LTE launch
20 Sep 2012 Swiss accounts frozen as MTS plot thickens
23 Aug 2012 Sunrise posts second quarter results
9 Aug 2012 Swisscom profits drop 3.5% y-o-y, braces business against OTT services
5 Jul 2012 Lausanne to receive complete FTTH coverage by 2017
2 Jul 2012 Orange sketches plans for 2013 LTE rollout; earmarks CHF700m
27 Jun 2012 Swisscom ramps up fibre rollout
8 Jun 2012 Swisscom adds two more FTTH partners
7 Jun 2012 Swisscom upgrades IPTV services
6 Jun 2012 Swisscom set to introduce LTE to twelve cities by end-2012
6 Jun 2012 Orange reports 2.7% revenue increase for Q1 2012
24 May 2012 Sunrise books CHF9.6m profit for Q1 2012
3 May 2012 Heavy investment and declining wholesale income eats into Swisscom’s bottom line
27 Apr 2012 Sunrise inks five-year deal with Huawei, sketches network upgrade plans for new TQ Net unit
13 Apr 2012 Cablecom snaps up Telemeyrin
12 Apr 2012 Swisscom boosts IPTV and mobile TV
29 Mar 2012 Telecoms act faces review
22 Mar 2012 Sunrise revenues dip 1.8%
2 Mar 2012 FT completes sale of Swiss arm
23 Feb 2012 Trio snap up Swiss spectrum
17 Feb 2012 Apax gets green light for FT takeover
15 Feb 2012 Fastweb write-down knocks Swisscom profits down 61.2%
6 Feb 2012 Swisscom teams up with Ericsson for M2M services; launches HD voice service
2 Feb 2012 Swisscom inks twelfth fibre-optic rollout deal
23 Jan 2012 Quad-play dawns for Swiss telco
3 Jan 2012 Apax to buy Orange Switzerland for CHF2 billion
22 Dec 2011 Swisscom selects Ericsson for LTE upgrade
22 Dec 2011 Apax, Providence and Xavier Niel front-runners for Orange Switzerland
14 Dec 2011 Five bidders for Orange Switzerland
14 Dec 2011 FastWeb USD1.3bn writedown for parent Swisscom
12 Dec 2011 ComCom raises minimum transmission speed, lowers maximum price
9 Dec 2011 ComCom lowers ULL, other wholesale prices
2 Dec 2011 Sunrise stirs Swiss sale
25 Nov 2011 Sunrise to launch IPTV in 2012
24 Nov 2011 Failing fixed line offsets Sunrise’s smartphone-driven growth Failing fixed line offsets Sunrise’s smartphone-driven growth
14 Nov 2011 Swisscom resolves fibre contract trouble for Basel
11 Nov 2011 Swisscom profits decline as data prices fall
10 Nov 2011 Second round bids for FT’s Swiss unit due before year-end
8 Nov 2011 Swisscom deploys pilot LTE networks
21 Oct 2011 FT Congo deal nears close; Iliad founder tipped as Swiss bidder
17 Oct 2011 Orascom confirms Orange rumours
11 Oct 2011 FT staples better terms to Switzerland sale
6 Oct 2011 FT revises Switzerland sale estimate
30 Sep 2011 FT Swiss deadline
27 Sep 2011 Sunrise and Telefonica ink cooperation deal
22 Sep 2011 FT launches round one of Swiss sale, CVC’s involvement unknown
16 Sep 2011 Swisscom to ‘rethink’ fibre deals, considers solo operation
14 Sep 2011 CVC and Sawiris weigh-in for Orange Switzerland
7 Sep 2011 Swisscom risks sanctions over fibre deals
31 Aug 2011 Sunrise ends service deal with Alcatel-Lucent
24 Aug 2011 Sunrise records 10.1% y-o-y increase for Q2 mobile revenues
11 Aug 2011 Swisscom reports Q2 results
9 Aug 2011 Orange Switzerland could fetch EUR1.5 billion
29 Jul 2011 France Telecom to withdraw from several European markets
13 Jul 2011 Swisscom expands fibre network in Winterthur
7 Jul 2011 Cablecom teams up with Orange
1 Jun 2011 ComCom: wireless auction set for 1Q 2012
26 May 2011 Sunrise reports 1Q results
4 May 2011 Swisscom reports 1Q results
21 Apr 2011 Swisscom did not abuse dominant position
20 Apr 2011 Orange Switzerland outlines upgrade plan
17 Feb 2011 Swisscom reports 2010 results
5 Jan 2011 Anti-trust to investigate Swisscom’s fibre deals
23 Dec 2010 Swisscom teams up with utility company to bring FTTH to Bern
29 Nov 2010 ComCom to sell mobile frequencies in 2011
24 Nov 2010 Deja vu? Sunrise/Orange merger ‘not ruled out’
9 Nov 2010 Swisscom ups y/e expectations on back of 9M results
29 Oct 2010 CVC Capital wraps up Sunrise acquisition
7 Oct 2010 Swisscom trials LTE in Grenchen
17 Sep 2010 TDC sells Sunrise to CVC Capital Partners
4 Aug 2010 Swisscom reports first half figures
4 Jun 2010 Swiss merger ‘dead’
5 May 2010 Swisscom net profit dips as Fastweb probe hurts bottom line
22 Apr 2010 Sunrise/Orange merger rejected by ComCo
12 Apr 2010 FT, TDC ink final accord to merge Swiss units
6 Apr 2010 Cablecom adopts UPC brand
19 Feb 2010 Cablecom expands ‘Fiber Power’ to St Gallen
18 Feb 2010 Swisscom reports y/e results
12 Feb 2010 Swisscom selects NSN for 2G/3G upgrade
20 Jan 2010 Transatel signs MVNE deal with Orange Switzerland
25 Nov 2009 FT and TDC agree to merge Orange Switzerland and Sunrise
11 Nov 2009 Swisscom reports 9M results
5 Nov 2009 ComCom fines Swisscom for overcharging
7 Oct 2009 FTTH round table ‘making progress’
18 Sep 2009 Cooperation key for LTE, Sunrise CEO says
9 Sep 2009 Swisscom to launch HSPA+ next month
12 Aug 2009 Swisscom 1H: revenues fall but net profit grows
19 Jun 2009 Million households ready for Cablecom’s Fibre Power
27 May 2009 ComCom gives green light to 3G at 900MHz
8 May 2009 Swiss Fibre to deploy dark fibre network
6 May 2009 Swisscom reports 1Q results
22 Apr 2009 Swisscom: on track to meet year-end goals
23 Mar 2009 Sunrise to launch FTTH services on 2 April
5 Mar 2009 Court agrees Swisscom must offer bitstream access at regulated prices
4 Mar 2009 Swisscom reports 4Q results
10 Dec 2008 Swisscom to launch FTTH in 2009
9 Dec 2008 Cablecom slashes workforce
28 Nov 2008 Swisscom forges fibre-optic marketing partnership
13 Nov 2008 Swisscom faces complaint over internet pricing
5 Nov 2008 Swisscom reports 3Q results
30 Sep 2008 Tele2 sells its Swiss operation
25 Sep 2008 ComCom demands Swisscom cut wholesale rates
27 Aug 2008 Cablecom plans 100Mbps service
13 Aug 2008 2Q profit drop for Swisscom
3 Jul 2008 MVNO Lycamobile launches over Orange’s network
3 Jun 2008 Orange Switzerland reveals Euro 2008 coverage plans
3 Jun 2008 Sunrise to outsouce network management to Alca-Lu
20 May 2008 Nokia and NSN to power Swisscom mobile TV
16 May 2008 Ericsson wins W-CDMA/HSPA expansion contract with Sunrise
7 May 2008 Swisscom Q1 net profit dips 7%
10 Apr 2008 ComCom provisionally extends three GSM licences
18 Mar 2008 Swisscom lowers last mile fee; Sunrise calls for more
13 Mar 2008 Swisscom says 1,400 lines have been unbundled
12 Mar 2008 Orange Switzerland trials W-LAN telephony
5 Mar 2008 Swisscom: 2007 net profit up 29.4%
29 Jan 2008 Swisscom Mobile celebrates five millionth customer and 30 years on the job
23 Jan 2008 Ericsson wins W-CDMA/HSPA upgrade and expansion contract with Swisscom
23 Nov 2007 Swisscom ordered to provide bitstream access at cost
14 Nov 2007 BT buys Infonet Switzerland assets
7 Nov 2007 Swisscom posts 3Q results
2 Nov 2007 Swisscom to boost HSPA coverage to 90% by mid-2008
11 Oct 2007 Swisscom increases VDSL bandwidths
21 Sep 2007 Swiss regulator seeks spectrum consultation
20 Sep 2007 Orange outsources operations to Alcatel-Lucent
21 Aug 2007 Sunrise says cost of final mile is too high
8 Aug 2007 Swisscom first half beats market forecast
22 May 2007 Swisscom to restructure
11 May 2007 Swisscom’s acquisition of FastWeb approved
9 May 2007 Swisscom's Q1 profit flat, sells Antenna Hungaria
27 Apr 2007 Telefonica loses Swiss 3G licence
13 Mar 2007 Swisscom reports double digit fall in bottom line
1 Mar 2007 Cablecom reports 15% revenue growth
27 Feb 2007 Berne baby Berne
16 Feb 2007 Swisscom fined CHF333 million by competition authority
5 Feb 2007 Sole candidate for universal service
9 Jan 2007 Cablecom launches 10Mbps deal
19 Dec 2006 Vodafone sells Swisscom Mobile stake
29 Nov 2006 ComCom to investigate mobile interconnection fees
23 Nov 2006 Vodafone in talks to sell back its stake in Swisscom Mobile, papers say
13 Nov 2006 Vodafone mulls ditching Swisscom Mobile stake
10 Nov 2006 Cablecom reports 3Q results
9 Nov 2006 Swisscom posts positive 3Q results
2 Nov 2006 Swisscom belatedly launches IPTV
6 Sep 2006 Swisscom launches carrier-hosted VoIP
14 Jul 2006 Wi-Fi roaming for Swisscom Mobile customers
10 Jul 2006 TDC Switzerland wins Swiss federal court ruling
14 Jun 2006 Cablecom denies suggestions that it's up for sale
8 Jun 2006 Swisscom wins broadband wireless access licence
1 Jun 2006 Swiss regulators launch wireless licence consultation
10 May 2006 Swisscom Q1 profit falls
8 May 2006 Swisscom sale plans debated again
10 Apr 2006 Swisscom faces USD376 million fine
29 Mar 2006 Swisscom sell-off report criticised by all
24 Mar 2006 Fixnet completes Cybernet acquisition
8 Mar 2006 Swisscom beats analysts forecasts (but revenues fall)
23 Feb 2006 Ericsson bags a brace
15 Feb 2006 Swisscom launches MVNO platform
26 Jan 2006 Swiss government: small is best
20 Jan 2006 Swisscom chief quits after clash with government
20 Jan 2006 Sunrise and in&phone sign national roaming agreement
12 Jan 2006 Fixnet triples DSL bandwith packages
22 Dec 2005 Swiss government sets new acquisition rules for Swisscom
20 Dec 2005 Cablecom enters mobile market via sunrise tie-up
19 Dec 2005 sunrise teams up with Ericsson for mobile TV launch
29 Nov 2005 Switzerland to auction three BWA licences
28 Nov 2005 Swiss government ‘bans’ Swisscom from foreign deals
25 Nov 2005 Government to sell Swisscom stake in two years
23 Nov 2005 sunrise heralds new dawn of mobile broadband
22 Nov 2005 Swisscom eyeing up TDC bid; another eye on eircom (and a third on KPN?)
11 Nov 2005 Swisscom announces rising profits but axes more jobs
21 Oct 2005 Swisscom buys Cybernet
12 Oct 2005 Swisscom to cut interconnection fees
30 Sep 2005 Liberty Global acquires Cablecom
28 Sep 2005 Siemens does the business for in&phone
14 Sep 2005 Swisscom forges international corporate alliance with Vanco
24 Aug 2005 Orange sets September date for 3G launch
22 Aug 2005 Migros to launch budget MVNO services
10 Aug 2005 Swisscom posts higher net income on falling revenues
3 Aug 2005 Swisscom Fixnet deploys SDSL technology
29 Jul 2005 Swisscom Fixnet follows Critical Path to converged services
14 Jul 2005 Regulator’s report finds Swiss telecoms market lagging behind Europe
13 Jul 2005 ComCom preparing to license new WiMax operators
6 Jul 2005 Cablecom weighs up IPO idea
1 Jul 2005 Tele2 launches Swiss VoIP
6 Jun 2005 Swisscom to lose last-mile virtual monopoly?
31 May 2005 Swisscom runs into May triple play delay
31 May 2005 TDC Switzerland acquires new business solutions arm
25 May 2005 Commission gives the OK to Swisscom-Belgacom tie-up
13 May 2005 Swisscom reports rising profits on falling turnover
11 May 2005 TDC challenges Swisscom and Orange in mobile price war
4 May 2005 Swisscom’s mobile arm to slash its prices by 40%
28 Apr 2005 Swisscom partners Alcatel for triple play launch
20 Apr 2005 Swisscom deploys new VoIP platform
30 Mar 2005 Swisscom Mobil plans flat EDGE to fill data gaps
10 Mar 2005 Flat revenue and profits at Swisscom
2 Mar 2005 ComCom to open WiMAX bidding
24 Feb 2005 Swisscom and Belgacom to merge wholesale carrier businesses
29 Nov 2004 Arabic web addresses on the horizon
8 Oct 2004 Government ends Swisscom’s final monopoly
14 Sep 2004 Smart Tel buys Tiscali Switzerland
25 Aug 2004 Swisscom enters TV market
23 Aug 2004 Swisscom to blame for collapse of merger talks
20 Aug 2004 Telekom Austria and Swisscom end merger talks
18 Aug 2004 Swisscom and Telekom Austria in merger talks
13 Aug 2004 Stable 1H results for Swisscom
12 Aug 2004 Wine, dine, merge?
11 Aug 2004 cablecom eyed by ISPs for last mile access
8 Jul 2004 Swisscom selects ADC for 3G performance management
13 May 2004 Swisscom growth continues despite debitel loss
30 Mar 2004 Ericsson awarded EDGE contract
25 Mar 2004 cablecom to launch W-LAN network with 600 hotspots
29 Jan 2004 Sunrise to add 100 PWLAN spots
18 Dec 2003 Tele2 and In&Phone granted Swiss GSM licence
28 Nov 2003 Vodafone live! a hit
21 Nov 2003 Swisscom seeking Austrian synergies to boost flat revenues
20 Nov 2003 Swisscom and Vodafone launch MMS-delivered music packages
21 Aug 2003 Swisscom chief rules out Austrian move
20 Aug 2003 ADSL and overseas operations keep Swisscom ahead in 1H
7 Aug 2003 New dawn for Swiss 3G
9 Jun 2003 Vodafone goes Live! in Switzerland
27 May 2003 Ericsson accused of bribery
23 May 2003 Swisscom denies Telekom Austria bid
19 May 2003 Operators drag heels in UMTS race
15 May 2003 Swisscom plays it safe
22 Apr 2003 Swisscom baulks at Telekom Austria price
26 Mar 2003 Swiss government’s push for LLU takes gloss off Swisscom’s ‘stable’ year