Surfing at multi-gigabit speeds – over WLAN too

The new WLAN standard ‘WiFi 6’ was only adopted in September, so Swisscom customers are among the first in the world to start benefiting from this new technology. This is all possible thanks to the Internet-Box 3, which Swisscom has developed entirely in Switzerland. The slender, narrow router with WiFi 6 offers three significant improvements:

• Fastest WLAN of up to 4.8 Gbit/s through more efficient use of the WLAN signal.
• Even more stable WLAN connections because WiFi 6 systematically reduces signal interference.
  
• Even more capacity for the simultaneous control of even more devices within the same network.
  

In addition, from spring 2020, a revamped WLAN box will be available that also supports the WiFi 6 standard and will ensure the best reception throughout the home.

“This results in a quantum leap for our customers. And thanks to further innovations, the new Internet-Box is more efficient, more secure and faster than ever before,” explains Dirk Wierzbitzki, Head of Residential Customers and member of the Swisscom Group Executive Board. This is ensured by a second technology that is integrated in the Internet-Box 3, enabling speeds of up to 10 Gbit/s over fibre optic. From March 2020, this will be successively rolled out to all Swisscom customers with a FTTH connection – both residential customers and SMEs – without any price increase. The only prerequisite is an Internet L subscription and a Swisscom Internet-Box 3.