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This page provides information about the electrical energy consumption of Swisscom devices. The Help section contains useful tips on how you can save energy and do your bit for the environment and climate.
Select your TV-Box for more information about its energy consumption.
Operational mode | Power consumption in watts |
POn | 2.6W |
PStandby | 1.4W |
PAPD | 1.4W |
PDeep Standby | 0.2W |
Off | 0.06W |
Annual power consumption | 14.25kWh/Year |
Operational mode | Power consumption in watts |
POn | 4.7W |
PStandby | 2.1W |
PAPD | 2.1W |
PDeep Standby | 0.3W |
Off | 0.06W |
Annual power consumption | 22.67kWh/Year |
Operational mode | Power consumption in watts |
POn | 5.1W |
PStandby | 2.9W |
PAPD | 2.9W |
Off | 0.06W |
Annual power consumption | 29.02kWh/Year |
Operational mode | Power consumption in watts |
POn | 5.7W |
PStandby | 2.4W |
PAPD | 2.4W |
Off | 0.06W |
Annual power consumption | 26.4kWh/Year |
Discover the electrical energy consumption of your Internet-Box.
Status | Fibre-optic connection (XGS-PON / 10Gbit/s) |
Fibre-optic connection (BX / 1Gbit/s) |
Standby mode (WLAN active, no devices connected) |
8.3W | 8.9W |
Normal operating mode* (WLAN active and data transmission from connected devices) |
9.6W | 10.3W |
Off | < 0.06W |
* Normal operating mode:
With 1 WLAN device connected to each 2.4 and 5 GHz WLAN connection, both watching blue TV.
1 Davos HD phone on the DECT base station.
1 TV-Box with Ethernet cable connection and television channel with HD resolution in operation.
Status | Fibre-optic connection |
10Gbit/s Fibre-optic connection |
VDSL connection |
Standby mode (WLAN active, no devices connected) |
9.3W | 9.6W | 10.6W |
Normal operating mode* (WLAN active and data transmission from connected devices) |
10.1W | 10.9W | 11.6W |
Off | < 0.06W |
* Normal operating mode: With 1 WLAN device connected to each 2.4 and 5 GHz WLAN connection, both watching blue TV.
1 Davos HD phone on the DECT base station.
1 TV-Box with Ethernet cable connection and television channel with HD resolution in operation.
Status | Fibre-optic connection |
VDSL connection |
Standby mode (WLAN active, no devices connected) |
9.8W | 10.1W |
Normal operating mode* (WLAN active and data transmission from connected devices) |
10.8W | 11.3W |
Off | 0.05W |
* Normal operating mode: With 1 WLAN device connected to each 2.4 and 5 GHz WLAN connection, both watching blue TV.
1 Davos HD phone on the DECT base station.
1 TV-Box with Ethernet cable connection and television channel with HD resolution in operation.
Status | Fibre-optic connection |
Standby (no data transfer) |
10.08W |
Normal service* (with data transfer) |
10.68W |
Off | < 0.14W |
* Normal service: Internet Box connected to fibre optic port. Each wireless device connected to the 2.4 GHz wi-fi, and to the 5 GHz wi-fi, each used to watch a Youtube video.
1 HD Phone Montreux on DECT base station.
1 TV Box connected by Ethernet cable and a TV channel with HD resolution on.
Status | fibre-optic connection | VDSL connection |
Standby (no data transfer) |
9.68W | 10.15W |
Normal service* (with data transfer) |
10.52W | 10.8W |
Off | < 0.08W |
* Normal service: Each WLAN device connected with 2.4 and 5GHz WLAN, both showing Youtube videos. 1 HD Phone Montreux in the DECT Base station. 1 Swisscom TV Box connected by Ethernet cable and a HD TV channel running.
Status | Power consumption (Watt) VDSL |
Standby |
5.0W |
Normal service* |
5.2W |
Off | < 0.14W |
* Normal service: Connecting the Internet Box to a VDSL port. A WLAN device connected with 2.4 WLAN, showing a Youtube video. 1 HD Phone Montreux in the DECT Base station. 1 TV Box connected by Ethernet cable and a HD TV channel running.
Status | Energy consumption (watt) |
Idle State |
4.5W |
On State |
8W |
Max power consumption | 11W |
Additional home networking equipment also requires electricity. Select your device to find out its energy consumption.
Status | WLAN connection | Ethernet connection |
Standby mode (no end devices connected) |
7.0W | 6.7W |
Normal operating mode* (Data transmission from connected terminals) |
7.3W | 7.1W |
Off | 0.07W |
* Normal operating mode: WLAN-Box is connected to Internet-Box (WLAN backbone or Ethernet backbone) With 1 WLAN device connected to each 2.4 and 5 GHz WLAN connection, both watching blue TV.
Status | WLAN connection | Ethernet connection |
Standby mode (no end devices connected) |
4.9W | 4.1W |
Normal operating mode* (Data transmission from connected terminals) |
5.2W | 5.1W |
Off | 0.05W |
* Normal operating mode: WLAN-Box is connected to Internet-Box (WLAN backbone or Ethernet backbone) With 1 WLAN device connected to each 2.4 and 5 GHz WLAN connection, both watching blue TV.
Status | WLAN connection | Ethernet connection |
Standby mode (no end devices connected) |
5.51W | 5.56W |
Normal operating mode* (Data transmission from connected terminals) |
6.15W | 6.47W |
Off | 0.086W |
* Normal operating mode: WLAN-Box is connected to Internet-Box (WLAN backbone or Ethernet backbone) With 1 WLAN device connected to each 2.4 and 5 GHz WLAN connection, both watching blue TV.
Status | Energy consumption (watt) |
Normal service |
1.4W* |
Off | 0.9W* |
* Only refers to the energy consumption of the switch. The total power consumption depends on the connected device.
Discover the electrical energy consumption of your Centro Business.
Status | Fibre-optic connection |
XGS-PON Fibre-optic connection |
G.Fast- connection |
Standby mode (WLAN active, no devices connected) |
8.0W | 9.6W | 10.6W |
Normal operating mode* |
9.2W | 11.4W | 11.0W |
Off | < 0.07W |
* Normal operating mode: With 1 WLAN device connected to each 2.4 and 5 GHz WLAN connection, both watching blue TV. 1 Davos HD phone on the DECT base station. 1 TV-Box with Ethernet cable connection and television channel with HD resolution in operation.
Status | Power consumption copper |
Power consumption fibre |
Standby (no data transfer) |
9.2W | 7.8W |
Normal operation* |
9.7W | 8.2W |
Off | 0.1W |
* The “normal operation” consumption figures are based on use of the following devices: the Centro Business 2.0 is connected to a corresponding Swisscom copper or fibre-optic connection. Separate WLAN devices are connected to the 2.4 and 5 GHz WLANs, each playing a YouTube video. A Nyon HD phone is connected to the DECT base station, a Swisscom TV Box is connected via Ethernet cable and an HD TV channel is on. No Internet Backup sticks are being used.
Status | Power consumption copper |
Power consumption fibre |
Standby (no data transfer) |
8.2W | 8.0W |
Normal operation* (with data transfer) |
8.7W | 8.5W |
Off | 0.2W |
* The “normal operation” consumption figures are based on use of the following devices: the Centro Business 2.0 is connected to a corresponding Swisscom copper or fibre-optic connection. Separate WLAN devices are connected to the 2.4 and 5 GHz WLANs, each playing a YouTube video. A Nyon HD phone is connected to the DECT base station, a Swisscom TV Box is connected via Ethernet cable and an HD TV channel is on. No Internet Backup sticks are being used. For the Centro Business 1.0, no 5 GHz WLAN or DECT base station are used.
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