Salt gets nod to subpoena Liberty chairman, CEO over Sunrise spat
Swiss operator Salt Mobile has been given the go-ahead by a US court to subpoena Liberty Global chairman John Malone and CEO Michael Fries.
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Xavier Niel gets Salt-y over Liberty/Sunrise tie-up
French telco magnate Xavier Niel is mulling legal action to block UPC Switzerland’s acquisition of Sunrise.
The Sunrise has got its Red Hat on
Swiss MNO Sunrise has picked open-source software specialist Red Hat to build a hybrid cloud-ready platform, to make sure it’s nice and agile.
Liberty Global to acquire Sunrise Switzerland for $7.4 billion
Having tried and failed to do it the other way around, the parent of UPC Switzerland has decided to take Swiss consolidation into its own hands.
Sunrise and Salt supply strategic support to scupper Swisscom
Sibilant Swiss service providers Sunrise and Salt are forming a strategic partnership for the rollout of fibre across the country.
Sunrise and CEO Swantee abruptly part ways
Sunrise has entered 2020 with the surprise announcement that Olaf Swantee, previously one of the favourites to take over the top-job at BT, will no-longer be CEO.
Investors scupper Sunrise expansion plans
Sunrise has cancelled an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to secure acquisition funds to acquire UPC Switzerland after investors rejected the move.
Huawei and Sunrise claim 3.67 Gbps from one 5G cell to multiple phones
Swiss operator Sunrise is happy to work with Huawei on 5G and their collaboration is yielding some impressive download speeds.
Sunrise claiming 80% (no joke) 5G population coverage already
It might be a small country, and its citizens might be concentrated in the cities, but Switzerland is driving forward with 5G like few other countries around the world.
Sunrise plugs FWA in Swiss 5G launch
Swiss telco Sunrise has jumped on the 5G bandwagon with the launch of a Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) offering aiming to bridge the digital divide.
Liberty Global offloads Swiss business for $6.3 billion
Liberty Global has continued its great withdraw from the European markets with another sale, this time convincing Sunrise its 1 million Swiss customers are worth $6.3 billion.
Cellnex adds Switzerland to European tower crusade with Sunrise purchase
Telecoms infrastructure company Cellnex has bought 2,239 towers in Switzerland from Sunrise, as part of an investment consortium.
Olaf Swantee to become CEO of Swiss multiplay operator Sunrise
The former head of UK mobile operator EE will take over as CEO of Sunrise, a Swiss telco that is trying to challenge state-owned Swisscom with a full multiplay offering.
Swiss telcos form net neutrality agreement
The four leading Swiss service providers, as well as the country’s cable operator association Swisscable, have joined forces to formulate an official code of conduct on net neutrality. Swisscom, Sunrise, UPC Cablecom and Orange, as well as Swisscable, are working to keep the internet open in Switzerland, according to an official statement from Swisscom.
Swiss Post trials SMS stamps
The Swiss postal service Swiss Post has launched a trial that will allow consumers to pay to send letters using premium SMS. If a customer who wants to send a letter has no stamps they can text “STAMP” to a dedicated short number and receive a numerical code in return. If they write this code on the envelope where they would normally attach a stamp delivery will be authorised.
Swiss Competition Commission blocks Orange TDC deal
ComCo, the Swiss Competition Commission has ruled that the merger of France Telecom’s Orange Switzerland with competitor Sunrise, owned by Denmark’s TDC, will not be allowed to go ahead. The regulatory authority said that the merger would give the firm too dominant a position in the Swiss market.
Swiss merger to deliver Orange Sunrise
France Telecom and Danish carrier TDC said Wednesday they have agreed to combine their Swiss operations – Orange and Sunrise – creating a new entity with fixed and mobile service offerings.
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