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.

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…