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Until now, Sunrise has tested the ultra-fast Internet of the latest generation in the lowlands. Today, however, CEO Olaf Swantee invites you to come down. In Laax, the telecommunications group puts the second network into operation.
The second Swiss telecom operator, Sunrise, is making progress in the area of the 5G network. For several months, the latest Internet generation from Zurich-Oerlikon has been tested. Go now to the ski area Graubünden Weisse Arena in Laax. More precisely: on the Sogn Gion Crap at 2252 meters altitude.
Today, Sunrise's second 5G network will be operational on this site. It is also the first standardized 5G network in a ski resort around the world. "We are proud to be able to launch a world premiere of" fiberglass in the air "in the most innovative ski resort," said Olaf Swantee, CEO of Sunrise, according to a press release.
"Surf all around" from 2020
What can users expect? Sunrise promises "very high-speed mobile Internet connections, 360 ° live video in 4K quality without saccades, augmented reality during snowy walks".
From around 2020, the first tourists with 5G smartphones on the runways will make their way, said Reto Gurtner, chairman and CEO of Weisse Arena Group.
Frequency auction in January
Swisscom also counts on the fast technology of the future. In the meantime, she also tests for Burgdorf BE in Lucerne, Zurich, Bern, Lausanne and Geneva. A new expansion is planned for the end of the year.
The next important appointment of 5G is in January. Then, the auction for the new mobile frequencies takes place. This was announced by the Comcom of the competent Federal Communications Commission in the middle of the year (Blick report).
Until the beginning of October, telecommunication companies could submit their application files. The minimum price will be 220 million francs if there is a demand for all frequencies.
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