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You have undoubtedly experienced it recently in France, Italy or the United States. An unstable, even nonexistent 5G connection, of sometimes very slow download speeds or interruptions. Outside Switzerland, internet access from its smartphone is similar from time to time to a lottery. Difficult to comfortably watch streaming videos and sometimes even simple phone calls suddenly stop. These are all recall bites to keep in mind that yes, despite their imperfections, Swiss telecoms networks are very high.
Everything is fine, therefore. But nothing is eternal. Switzerland has very high quality infrastructure, one of the many pillars for the well-being of the population and for the prosperity of its economy. But is it possible to maintain this level in the long term? If so, at what price? Here is the purpose of this article, dissecting the current situation in terms of telecoms networks, both on the fixed and mobile side, and exploring their future.