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5G across Switzerland.
The best network is now even better. 5G is faster, more reliable and more powerful than ever before. It is opening up new opportunities – for our communities, for the economy and for Switzerland as a whole.
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Mobile network expansion
To ensure we always offer the best network in all regions, we are constantly expanding capacity and coverage in the cities, in the countryside and everywhere in between. Technology neutral with 3G, 4G and 5G. And convergent with our fibre-optic network. Find out more from Swisscom Trainer Marcel in the video.
The benefits of 5G
Surfing speed
5G will make download speeds up to 2 Gbit/s possible initially, with speeds of up to 10 Gbit/s following soon. That’s between two and ten times faster than current download speeds on 4G network.
Response time
Thanks to 5G, the response time will fall from the current 25 to 35 milliseconds to just a few milliseconds, providing virtually delay-free communication in real time.
Capacity
5G enables far more devices to transfer far more data simultaneously. This is important because we now send as much data in half a day as we used to send in a week five years ago.
Efficiency
The network is more sustainable with 5G: it only takes 0.2 watts to transfer one single megabyte of data. With 2G it is 5,400 watts. So, it's a change worth making.
Decentralised cloud
5G enables decentralised, mobile-connected clouds for applications that provide the required resources with greater agility and flexibility.
Network slicing
5G can provide individual applications with flexible network capacities, as might be required by the emergency services during a major incident for example.
Are you ready for 5G?
With inOne mobile from Swisscom and a smartphone to match, you’re ready. With the Premium Speed option, you can even enjoy speeds of up to 2 Gbit/s.
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5G for companies
The 5G Campus Solution enables Swisscom to provide companies with the opportunity to digitise the entire process chain in the shortest possible time. This provides manufacturing companies with significant efficiency gains and potential for cost savings.
FAQ
Here you will find the most important answers for 5G.
When will 5G be available in my area?
Swisscom is rolling out 5G throughout Switzerland (for over 90% of the population). Current coverage can be seen in these maps.
Is my smartphone compatible with 5G?
The manufacturer’s product details indicate whether your device supports 5G. Given that 5G is a new technology, devices bought before spring 2019 will certainly not support 5G.
Will the Internet Booster support 5G?
Swisscom intends to introduce an Internet Boosters that supports 5G in 2020. The current version supports 4G, meaning that speeds of up to 200 mbps are possible.
What are the benefits of 5G?
The first is increased speed. This is particularly interesting in the area of gaming for instance, where new applications look set to develop apace. In the future, we will stream games in the same way as we do music or TV, from anywhere, without the need for high-speed PCs. We also expect further applications in the areas of augmented and virtual reality. You’ll be able to see a piece of furniture from a showroom in your own living room or virtually walk around the house you plan to build on a piece of land.
Does the introduction of 5G require new research to determine whether the technology is dangerous?
Initially, 5G will run on similar frequencies to 4G and 3G. So the existing studies are conclusive in this case.
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What’s the difference between 5G and 5G+?
The 5G mobile communication standard consists of different components. In many areas, it uses better software, and in some, it uses new hardware. 5G+ is a higher bandwidth version of 5G with download speeds of up to 2 Gbit/s. It combines all the advantages of the 5G standard, but also needs new components. The expansion of this network is ongoing. 5G, by contrast, uses part of the existing infrastructure, offers good area coverage as well as good coverage indoors, and enables speeds of up to 1 Gbit/s.
Why can’t I get reception on my 5G smartphone everywhere in Switzerland?
Swisscom provides 5G mobile coverage to more than 90% of the Swiss population. However, the first generation of 5G devices (such as the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G or the Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G) can only support the 5G N78 band, meaning they can only use 5G+. Nonetheless, these smartphones are compatible with the latest 4G standards, thus ensuring that there are no limitations to network service.
Why is the speed slow even though the 5G symbol is displayed?
For technical reasons, it is possible that a 5G device will display a 5G network symbol without being able to use the available 5G network, and will instead connect to the 4G network. This effect is not specific to the Swisscom network, but occurs due to the current development status of the mobile communication standard. The effect is particularly common to first-generation 5G devices (from 2019), which are not able to use the Swiss-wide 5G coverage, and instead only support 5G+. It can also occur in very specific configurations with more recent 5G devices (Apple iPhone 12, Samsung S20 and Note20 families): This is due to hardware limitations within the device, which prevent the use of all configurations supported by the network. Customer devices will, however, always use the best possible network available to and compatible with them.
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Mobile technologies
5G
The latest mobile telephony standard currently offers speeds of up to 2 Gbit/s.
4G+/LTE Advanced
4G+/LTE Advanced enables a theoretical bandwidth of up to 700 Mbit/s on the mobile phone network. Speeds of up to 300 Mbit/s are already available to 90% of the Swiss population and 72% can access speeds of up to 500 Mbit/s.
4G/LTE (Long Term Evolution)
4G/LTE is the successor to 3G technology. It represents the fourth generation of mobile technology. 4G currently enables mobile broadband data rates of up to 150 Mbit/s.
3G
3G is the third generation of mobile technology and includes UMTS, HSPA und HSPA+. 3G enables speeds of up to 42 Mbit/s and covers 99% of the Swiss population.
2G
2G is the second generation of mobile technology that is being phased out by the end of 2020 after more than 25 years. It includes mobile technology such as GPRS, EDGE and GSM.
Carrier aggregation (frequency bundling)
Carrier aggregation is a way of increasing the data rate per user by connecting several frequency blocks together. It means a much larger number of users can use a radio cell simultaneously with higher speeds.
EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution)
EDGE is a feature of the second mobile technology generation and is being phased out by the end of 2020 after more than 25 years. EDGE enables data transfer speeds of up to 256 kbit/s.
GPRS
La rete GPRS appartiene alla seconda generazione di telefonia mobile e sarà disattivata entro la fine del 2020, dopo più di 25 anni di servizio. Sulla GPRS era possibile raggiungere velocità di trasmissione da 30 a 40 kbit/s.
GSM-Net (Global System for Mobile Communications)
GSM is a global digital mobile telephony standard within the second mobile technology generation and is being phased out by the end of 2020 after more than 25 years. As well as voice and data transmission, it supported services such as SMS and international roaming.
HSPA (High Speed Packet Access)
HSPA is a further development of the UMTS mobile telephony standard. HSPA allows a much greater number of customers than was possible with UMTS to use a radio cell at the same time and at a constantly high speed. A transfer rate of up to 14.4 Mbit/s is supported by HSPA.
HSPA+
HSPA+, also known as HSPA Evolution, is the expansion of HSPA for locations experiencing regularly high customer demand. Each radio cell offers a transmission capacity of up to 21 Mbit/s.
UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System)
UMTS is a third-generation international mobile telephony standard that combines mobile multimedia and voice services. Speeds of up to 384 kbit/s are possible with UMTS.