Swisscom customers can now surf even faster on the 4G/LTE network
May 23, 2013 | by Swisscom (Schweiz) AG
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May 23, 2013, Swisscom customers benefit from an even faster mobile data network: they can now surf the Internet at up to 150 Mbps while on the move, allowing them to download pictures and videos even more quickly. “We offer our customers the best network in Switzerland and will continue to do so in the future. To this end, we are substantially increasing our data transmission speed once again,” said Urs Schaeppi, Head of Swisscom Switzerland. With 4G/LTE already available in 170 locations, 50% of the population has access to this state-of-the-art mobile broadband network. The 4G/LTE mobile network will also be available to all Swisscom's prepaid customers from early July.
Swisscom is the only provider to offer its customers 4G/LTE, Switzerland's fastest, most cutting-edge mobile network. Expansion is progressing at full speed and the new network is now being upgraded once again: effective immediately, Swisscom is increasing the speed of the 4G/LTE network to 150 Mbps (previously 100 Mbps). This will enable Swisscom customers to download their pictures and videos even more quickly and surf the Internet at lightning speed. To benefit from this new speed, customers require a NATEL infinity XL subscription and a suitable device. These will be available from Swisscom from the start of June. Swisscom will initially increase the speed in high-traffic locations and expand these on an ongoing basis.
4G/LTE now also for prepaid customers A change is also in store for prepaid customers: Swisscom's 4G/LTE network will also be available automatically to mobile customers without a subscription from the beginning of July. Customers with a prepaid card from Swisscom and a 4G/LTE-compatible device can benefit from the considerably higher capacity, greater speed and shorter reaction times of the 4G/LTE network. In just six months, Swisscom has rolled out 4G/LTE to 170 locations in both rural and urban areas. That represents a population coverage of 50%. Swisscom plans to extend 4G/LTE coverage to 70% of the population by the end of the year.
One in two smartphones sold by Swisscom is already 4G/LTE-compatible, clear evidence of the increasing importance of 4G/LTE for customers. Some 400,000 customers use a compatible smartphone or modem.
By combining GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, 4G/LTE and WLAN, Swisscom offers a blend of mobile broadband Internet technology that is unique in Switzerland and will invest around CHF 1.5 billion in the modernisation of its mobile network by 2017. Swisscom continues to expand its network throughout the whole of Switzerland, ensuring that every customer with every subscription has the best connection possible.
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Source: Swisscom (Schweiz) AG , Press release