Sunrise takes over cable network around Lausanne
The city of Lausanne is handing over its cable network in ten neighbouring municipalities to Sunrise. Switzerland's largest private telecommunications company wants to modernise this digital infrastructure in the Lake Geneva region and make it future-proof.
The city council of Lausanne has decided to transfer the cable network of ten neighbouring municipalities to Sunrise. It wants its Services industriels de Lausanne(SiL) to focus its multimedia activities on the city area in future. With this strategic decision, the city wants to offer its citizens a more diverse range of services, dismantle the historic cable network and continue the development of its FTTH fibre optic network, according to a press release.
This step should help to ensure that customers outside of Lausanne are not penalised. Sunrise, the largest private telecommunications provider in Switzerland, convinced the city in a comprehensive evaluation process with its technical and operational expertise as well as its attractive offers for businesses and private individuals.
By taking over the cable network, Sunrise is acquiring an important digital infrastructure in the Lake Geneva region. It covers the municipalities of Prilly, Le-Mont-sur-Lausanne, Epalinges, Jouxtens-Mézery, Bottens, Morrens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Cugy, Froideville and Savigny. The transition is to take place gradually from May 2024 until around the end of the year.
“By taking over SiL’s cable network for the surrounding Lausanne region and providing our services directly to the more than 17,000 connected households, we are ensuring the continuous supply of innovative services of the highest quality to our customers,” Sunrise CEO André Krause is quoted as saying. “We will also modernise the cable network and make it future-proof for both residential and business customers.”