Swisscom Magazine

New Technologies

What are the biggest trends in IT and digitalisation? What influence do developments such as AI (artificial intelligence), machine learning, augmented and virtual reality, blockchain and social networks have? Background information, trends and real-world examples of technological developments.

5. August 2021

Swisscom to become part of the world’s largest oracle network

Swisscom is joining Chainlink, the world’s largest oracle network, as part of a pilot initiative. The Chainlink network provides important data for what are known…

Manage your cryptocurrency yourself

If you want to understand and use digital assets like cryptocurrencies, there’s no getting around “wallets”, which provide direct and secure access to digital money.…

Electronic seals and signatures: an overview

A valid way to exchange digital documents

The authenticity of a document can be proven digitally. Documents can also be signed digitally. But how does this work, and what is the difference…

Facility management made easy

With Siri, Alexa and Co., the Internet of Things (IoT) is finding its way into your own four walls. As well, little IoT helpers also…

The Internet of Things in everyday working life

Data is the new digital gold. But what exactly can you do with it? What does the Internet of Things (IoT) have to do with…

Gruppenbild der SUP Challenge Gewinner 2019

Picking up speed in Silicon Valley

The five winners of the Swisscom StartUp Challenge 2019 are back from Silicon Valley. In our highlight video, they discuss their experiences and what they…

‘Swiss fintech start-ups are world class’

Johs. Höhener has been publishing the Swisscom Fintech Start-up Map for the past six years. He is an expert on trends and developments in the…

Quiz: Are you an abbreviations expert?

We use acronyms such as 5G, IoT, WAN and SDN all the time. But what do these abbreviations actually stand for? Test your knowledge in…

Visualizing environmental data with IoT

The controversy surrounding how to address climate change is white-hot. The Internet of Things (IoT) could help bring some objectivity to the discussion. Swiss IoT…

If housework took care of itself

Column: What 5G Innovation Manager Matthias Jungen hopes to get from the 5G network at home.

‘Swiss fintech start-ups are world class’

(Almost) travelling through time

Column: What 5G Innovation Manager Matthias Jungen hopes to get from the 5G network in the classroom.

Gerd Leonhard on ethics in the IoT and artificial intelligence.

‘We need to dial down the fear’

The future will be better than we think, claims futurist Gerd Leonhard. Ultimately, managing digital transformation is in people’s own hands – however, everyone needs…

‘Cities need to find their own identities’

You have to take small steps when it comes to smart cities – after all, it’s impossible to implement it all. That’s what smart city…

Autonomous driving and flying to a rustico, thanks to the 5G network.

On the move and carefree

Column: What 5G Innovation Manager Matthias Jungen hopes to get from the 5G network on and off the roads. Somehow, among my group of friends,…

Smart farming: using drones and the 5G network for precise fertilising and watering.

Good food and a clear conscience

Column: What 5G Innovation Manager Matthias Jungen hopes to get from the 5G network on and around the farm. When I’m making a delicious meal,…

How 5G with augmented reality and live streaming makes new experiences possible.

Right in the midst of the action, not just on the edge of the slopes

Column: What 5G Innovations Manager Matthias Jungen hopes to get from the 5G network, both on and off the slopes. I feel I have a…

Freerider and world champion Fabian Bösch: I would benefit from 5G’s assessment of avalanche risk.

‘When you’re freeriding, you always have to assess the risks’

Fabian Bösch, freestyle skiing world champion in slopestyle, loves skiing and freeriding. In an interview, he explains how he juggles risk-taking with the need to…

A tracker for Krokus the cow

Thirteen cows on Alp Funtauna have recently started wearing IoT trackers around their necks. This experiment shows how one of the Grison Alps can benefit…