Statistical observatory
The telecommunications sector in figures: fixed network, mobile network and roaming, broadband in general and the market situation. OFCOM regularly publishes data on these topics and is making this available here.
The Swiss telecommunications market continues to grow, particularly in the mobile sector. As regards fixed fibre optic internet, customers tend to prefer high-speed connections.
In 2024, the volume of data downloaded by mobile subscribers continued to grow at the same pace as the previous year (2024: +12.7%; 2023: +12.3%), while the number of subscriptions increased by a smaller amount, up 2.5% to a total of around 9.9 million. Unsurprisingly, in terms of the number of communications, mobile telephony remains by far the dominant category. Only 13.0% of calls are still made from a fixed line. Moreover, the number of traditional voice calls is declining for both fixed and mobile networks.
With 4.2 million subscribers, fixed Internet remained stable compared with the previous year (+0.3%), with a decrease in copper lines (-5.8%) in favour of fibre optics (+11.3%), leading to faster connections. Furthermore, 73.7% of fibre-optic subscriptions offer a connection speed equivalent to 10 Gbit/s, the highest transmission speed available. Finally, the number of machine-to-machine (M2M) subscriptions continues to grow, albeit at a slightly slower rate than in previous years, rising from 4.6 to 5.2 million (+14.3%), according to the final telecommunications statistics.
Telecommunications Infrastructure in Switzerland
Fixed and mobile infrastructure
Fixed-line telephony
Contracts, volumes and durations of calls, barring 090x/0906, market shares
Mobile telephony
Mobile contracts, volumes and durations of calls, SMS and M2M subscribers, market shares
Fixed-line Internet
Subscribers by type, downlink speed, and ISP market shares
Audiovisual Broadcasting
Number of TV customers in Switzerland by connection type
Specific Telecommunications Services and Bundled Offerings
Services for the hearing and visually impaired, short numbers, individual numbers, directory enquiries, satellite services, and bundled offerings.
Wholesale market on fixed networks
Access to fixed network resources, leased lines, cable ducts, and minutes sold between TSPs.
Finances, Personnel and Companies
Financial data, personnel figures and number of providers by service type
Prices of Telecommunications Services
This page presents comparative analyses of telecommunications service prices in Switzerland and abroad. These analyses are separate from the data collected through the annual statistical questionnaire.
Roaming
During trips abroad, using your mobile phone to make or receive calls, to send or receive text (SMS) or media (MMS) messages, or to access the internet could cost you dearly.
The Swiss telecommunications market - an international comparison
The documents listed under this heading set out to give an indication of the state of the telecommunications market in Switzerland and its development.