Celebrating 70 years of Bantiger.

And teaches us to learn from his story.

The best network began with the Miracle of Bern

Swisscom receives regular recognition for operating the best network. Its recipe for success: Swisscom is always planning today for the network of tomorrow to stay ready for whatever changes the future may bring. And 70 years ago, the future was television.

The history of the Bantiger

1954: Those crazy Swiss,
wanting to broadcast the World Cup on TV!

Amid trial broadcasts and sluggish sales of TV sets, the predecessor organisation of Swisscom had the novel idea of broadcasting the upcoming World Cup in Switzerland live on television.

A mountain full of problems: How do we bring the miracle of Bern to the world?

As there were no satellites in 1954, the signals had to be relayed from point to point like a beam of light using radio relay. This is a problem in hilly Switzerland: for the World Cup final in Bern, the 947 metre high Bantiger stands in the way.

A tower makes it possible. And was almost made impossible.

The solution: a tower that receives the signal from Wankdorf and retransmits it. After the World Cup, it should also remain in place for television. But there is resistance - nevertheless, the tower can finally go into operation, at least provisionally.

The final result: 90 million to zero in favour of the visionaries

Although there are still comparatively few television sets, 90 million people around the world are watching live. Crowds form in front of shop windows as Germany celebrates the "Miracle of Bern". Televisions are sold out for months in large parts of Europe after the 1954 World Cup.

And tomorrow?

Let's think ahead!

What demands will the future place on our network?
Certain trends are emerging and we are preparing our network for them:

Kl made in Switzerland

With the "Swiss AI Platform", Swisscom is making it possible for Swiss companies to develop their own trustworthy AI applications.

Fibre optics for the whole country

This autumn, for the first time, more than half of all households will be surfing the net via fibre optics; by 2030, this figure will have risen to three quarters.

Networked mobility

No need to worry about charging - because the best network supplies more and more electric cars with live traffic data and they automatically plan charging stops.

The birthday present

Switch to electromobility at unique conditions. Exclusively for Swisscom customers

Now it's your turn - do as we do and switch to e-mobility! Several Swiss car importers and Arval are offering discounted all-inclusive packages for Swisscom customers. Offer extended until 31 March 2025.