Switzerland - Key Statistics, Telecom Market and Regulatory Overviews

Synopsis

Switzerland enjoys one of the highest broadband penetration rates in the OECD and a competitive mobile market served by a triopoly of international players. The country’s mountainous topography helped to establish a number of cable networks, though in recent years DSL has become the preferred means for accessing broadband and triple-play services. These platforms have been supplemented by a rapidly emerging fibre-optic sector, spearheaded by Swisscom and a number of regional utility companies.

Although not a member of the EU, the country’s economic integration has meant that its telecom market deregulation has followed the EU’s liberalisation framework, including the recent regulations on international voice roaming. This report presents a statistical profile of Switzerland’s fixed network in 2011. It assesses the regulatory environment, noting the status of local loop unbundling, legislated in early 2007, as well as the provision of broadband as a universal service. It also evaluates the strategies and performance of major service providers Swisscom, UPC and Sunrise, and looks ahead to market developments in coming years.

1. Synopsis
2. Key statistics
3. Telecommunications market
- 3.1 Overview of Switzerland’s telecom market
- 3.2 Government ICT strategy
  - 3.2.1 eGovernment
  - 3.2.2 Economic stimulus
4. Regulatory environment
- 4.1 History
- 4.2 Regulatory authorities
- 4.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Switzerland
- 4.4 Privatisation of Swisscom
- 4.5 Interconnect
- 4.6 Leased lines
- 4.7 Access
  - 4.7.1 Bitstream access
- 4.8 Number portability
- 4.9 Carrier PreSelection (CPS)
- 4.10 Universal Service Obligation (USO)
5. Fixed network operators in Switzerland
- 5.1 Market overview
- 5.2 Swisscom
  - 5.2.1 Company reorganisation
- 5.3 Sunrise
- 5.4 UPC
6. Telecommunications infrastructure
- 6.1 National telecom network
7. Related reports

Table 1 – Country statistics Switzerland – 2011 (e)
Table 2 – Telecom revenue and investment statistics – 2009
Table 3 – Telephone network statistics – 2010 (e)
Table 4 – Internet user statistics – June 2010
Table 5 – Broadband statistics – June 2010
Table 6 – Mobile statistics – 2010
Table 7 – National telecommunications authorities
Table 8 – Fixed telephony connections – 2000 - 2011
Table 9 – Telecom sector revenue, profit and investment – 2000 - 2012
Table 10 – Interconnection revenue – 2000 - 2009
Table 11 – Unbundled lines – 2008 - 2010
Table 12 – CPS as proportion of total lines – 1999 - 2010
Table 13 – CPS lines – 2002 - 2009
Table 14 – Share of fixed-line connections by operator – 2007 - 2009
Table 15 – Fixed-line revenue – 2000 - 2011
Table 16 – Cable fixed-line telephony connections – 2003 - 2011
Table 17 – Fixed-line voice traffic – 2000 - 2012
Table 18 – Swisscom Group net revenue, EBITDA and net income – 2004 - 2010
Table 19 – Swisscom (Switzerland) financial data by sector – 2007 - 2010
Table 20 – Swisscom subscribers by sector – 2007 - 2010
Table 21 – TDC Switzerland financial data – 2006 - 2010
Table 22 – TDC Switzerland revenue by type – 2006 - 2010
Table 23 – Sunrise revenue and annual change – 2009 - 2010
Table 24 –Sunrise subscribers by sector – 2005 - 2010
Table 25 – UPC financial data – 2005 - 2010
Table 26 – UPC operational data: home and subscriber statistics – 2006 - 2010
Table 27 – Fixed lines in service, teledensity and traffic in minutes – 1997; 1999 - 2011
Table 28 – ISDN subscribers – 1995; 1997; 1999 - 2009