Facts and figures
You can find here some data providing a brief overview of the evolution of the telecommunications market in Switzerland.
In order to produce its aggregations of statistical data, ComCom relies primarily on the official figures published by the main telecommunications service providers.
With regard to the fixed broadband communications market in Switzerland – including the internet and digital TV – this involves Swisscom, Sunrise and Quickline, as well as the association of cable operators (CATV) Suissedigital.
In the case of the mobile market in Switzerland, the three mobile network operators Swisscom, Sunrise and Salt are involved. The figures published by these operators include the connections of virtual operators or resellers of services using the networks of Swisscom (M-Budget, Coop Mobile), Sunrise (Yallo, Lebara, Ortel) and Salt (Lidl Connect). The other virtual operators have marginal shares of the market.
For the international comparisons, ComCom uses publications by the OECD, the EU or specialised research institutes (IDC, Gartner…). Depending on the case in question, some figures used are based on estimates.
These figures are updated regularly, as far as possible. The list of sources (below) includes all the sources used.
Further information
The official telecommunications statistics and further informations are available on the OFCOM-website. Data about prices of mobile, fixed and broadband communications are also available on the OFCOM-Website :
Sources
(sorted by alphabetical order, incl. links, if available)
- Ericsson Mobility Report, November 2024, https://www.ericsson.com/4adb7e/assets/local/reports-papers/mobility-report/documents/2024/ericsson-mobility-report-november-2024.pdf
- European Commission, Digital agenda scoreboard key indicators, https://data.europa.eu/data/datasets/digital-agenda-scoreboard-key-indicators/
- Federal Office of Communications, Statistical Observatory, https://www.bakom.admin.ch/en/statistical-observatory
- FTTH Council Europe, FTTH/B Market Panorama in Europe, Update September 2024, https://www.ftthcouncil.eu/knowledge-centre/all-publications-and-assets
- IDC Press release, January 13, 2025, Worldwide Smartphone Shipments Grew 6.4% in 2024, Despite Macro Challenges according to IDC, https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS53072325
- IDC Press release, November 26, 2024, Worldwide Smartphone Market Forecast to Grow 6.2% in 2024, Fueled by Robust Growth for Android in Emerging Markets and China, According to IDC, https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS52757624
- IDC Press Release, January 22, 2024, Worldwide Market for Used Smartphones Is Forecast to Surpass 430 Million Units with a Market Value of $109.7 Billion in 2027, According to IDC, https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS51804924
- OECD Broadband Portal,
https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/broadband-statistics.html
- Quickline Holding AG, press release of 29 April 2025, Quickline erfolgreich im Jahr 2024,
https://www.quickline.ch/download/f/297662/x/b9498fe4c5/20250429-quickline-geschaeftsabschluss-2024.pdf
- Salt press release of 27 March 2025, Full Year Results 2024: Another Record Year for Salt with Outstanding Customer Growth and Strong Financial Performance Outpacing the Market,
https://www.salt.ch/sites/default/files/2025-03/Salt_Q424_240327_EN.pdf
- Salt press release of 2 February 2023, Salt achieves 99.9% network coverage throughout Switzerland, https://www.salt.ch/sites/default/files/2023-02/Press%20release_99.9%20network%20coverage_20230202.pdf
- Suissedigital press release of 15 April 2025, Rétrospective 2024 : croissance de la téléphonie mobile et d'Internet pour les membres de Suissedigital, https://www.suissedigital.ch/fr/medias/article/2024-im-rueckblick-suissedigital-mitglieder-mit-wachstum-im-mobil-funk-und-internet
- Sunrise press release of 28 February 2025, Sunrise achieves solid results as well as its 2024 financial targets and plans to increase cash flow and dividends for 2025, https://www.sunrise.ch/en/corporate/investor-relations/adhoc-releases#id=irpages2.eqs.com/websites/swissfeed/English/99/detail-page.html?newsId=095c12a7-d358-4389-9163-1f1fcacc0b82
- Sunrise, press release of 3 August 2022, Sunrise to deactivate 2G as of January 3, 2023, https://www.sunrise.ch/en/corporate/media#id=irpages2.eqs.com/websites/swissfeed/English/99/detail-page.html?newsId=cba02dce-f9b7-4e27-a40a-e05a3fa1976f
- Swisscom press release of 13 February 2025, Strong today – even stronger tomorrow, https://www.swisscom.ch/en/about/news/2025/02/13-results-2024.html
- Swisscom Annual Report 2024, https://www.swisscom.ch/report2024-pdf
- Swisscom press release of 22 March 2022, Swisscom to continue operating 3G mobile technology until the end of 2025, https://www.swisscom.ch/en/about/news/2022/03/22-3g-bis-ende-2025.html
- TechInsights, (Teligen Price Benchmarking System, Copyright Strategy Analytics, UK), https://www.techinsights.com/