COUNTRY FOCUS: SWITZERLAND
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SUNRISE WILL ALSO BE
LAUNCHING A DEDICATED SOLUTION
FOR COMPANIES, ALLOWING THEM
TO BENEFIT FROM 5G AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE TO AID THEIR DIGITISATION.
Swantee continued by saying that private
and business customers want good and
fast 5G coverage. It is because of this
that the telecom provider will be offering
5G coverage in all of its Sunrise Shops by
the end of the year. In addition, Swantee
revealed that Sunrise will also be launching
a dedicated solution for companies, allowing
them to benefit from 5G as soon as possible
to aid their digitisation.
Sunrise is continuing to implement its
plan of securing Switzerland’s leading
position within Europe in terms of its digital
infrastructures through 5G coverage. As of
the end of August 2019, Sunrise already
provides more than 262 towns/cities all
across Switzerland with 5G, over twice as
many as the provider in second place. To
further advance the 5G expansion, the
first phase will largely entail extending 5G
coverage at existing antenna locations.
With its 5G expansion efforts, Sunrise aims
to provide a top speed of up to 2 Gbit/s and
high coverage quality everywhere. That is
why the list of locations only includes the
262 cities and towns in which at least 80%
of the local population have 5G coverage.
Gradually, 5G coverage will extend to far
more than these 262 towns/cities, including
parts of major cities such as Zurich.
Many cities with coverage are located
outside of urban areas. With ‘5G for
People’, Sunrise is setting up fast Internet
with ‘fibre optics through the air’, so that
households and companies can still benefit
from speeds of up to 2 Gbit/s without a
fibre optic connection.
5G coverage in Sunrise Shops and
for companies
With so-called ‘LampSites’, Sunrise is
ensuring powerful 5G coverage inside
buildings. Currently, eight Sunrise Shops in
(Spreitenbach, Aargau / Freiestrasse, Basle
/ Rue de l’Ale, Lausanne / Balexert, Geneva
/ Flagshipstore Bahnhofstrasse, Airport,
Glattzentrum, Zurich / Ambassador
House, Opfikon) already have this type
of 5G connection. Interested parties can
experience 5G first-hand and with the
newest devices in these shops.
5G is a key technology in the digitisation
process. That is why companies in
particular want to benefit from its
advantages as quickly as possible.
Especially when it comes to business-
critical applications such as automation
and monitoring production processes – a
flawless 5G connection inside buildings is
indispensable. For this reason, Sunrise will
be providing a dedicated solution over
the course of the year with ‘5G Indoor
Coverage as a Service’. This will entail the
use of LampSites on company premises.
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