Sunrise (telecom)

Sunrise is the Registered trademark under which the Entreprise of Télécommunications Suisse CCT Switzerland AG is known of the public. CCT (Denmark) holds 100% of the actions of CCT Switzerland AG.

Sunrise is known for its offer in Téléphonie fixes, supply of access to Internet and since its fusion with DiAx in Mobile telephony.

Profile of the company

The January 23rd 2001, the operators of telecommunication DiAx and Sunrise amalgamate under the Sunrise mark to form CCT Switzerland AG . Now, more than 2,2 million private customers and businesses use its performances of service in the fields of mobile telephony, the fixed network and Internet. Its hybrid network based on technology GSM, EDGE, UMTS and HSDPA provides to more than 99% of the mobile population of the telephone services and allows a rate of transmission which can reach 3.6 Mbps. A network in Fiberoptic high efficiency of more than 7500 kilometers makes it possible Sunrise to offer a range of services vocal and data.

The legal head office of Sunrise is located at Zurich and the principal building, Sunrise Tower, is in Zurich-North. Sunrise is also established with Bern, Lausanne, Bienne and Manno (Tessin).

Partnerships in the world

More than 360 partners GSM and UMTS in more than 180 countries underline the engagement of Sunrise to offer to its customers a service available in the whole world.

Human resources

2400 collaborators of some 60 different nationalities make of Sunrise an employer offering a dynamic and innovative work environment. Sunrise attaches a considerable importance to the Continuing education of his/her collaborators.

History

2006

Christoph Brand takes the head of CCT Switzerland AG.
Sunrise inaugurates a first in Switzerland: Sunrise surfing & talk: the mobile box which can do everything.
Sunrise and Tele2 concludes an agreement from roaming at the national level.
Jesper Theill Eriksen takes the head of CCT Switzerland AG.
New partnership in the sector of mobile telephony: National agreement of roaming between Sunrise and in&phone.

2005

Sunrise and Cablecom conclude a strategic partnership in the field from mobile telephony.
With the launching of the mobile services with broad band, Sunrise offers to its private and commercial customers of new universes, of the faster flows as well as a vaster range of mobile services.
Sunrise takes again Ascom Business Communication Swiss and becomes the n°2 in the segment of the commercial customers of the Swiss market of telecommunications.
With the launching of yallo , a twin mark of Sunrise, CCT Switzerland AG proposes the first Swiss mobile telephone offer reducing the mobile communication to essence, namely mobile telephony and the sending of SMS to an advantageous tariff.
network UMTS of Sunrise covers some 60% of the population and its extension continues.

2004

Mobile Member of Starmap Alliance, Sunrise proposes services network on a European scale .
Hans Peter Baumgartner replaces Kim Frimer and becomes chairman of Sunrise.
Sunrise CCT Switzerland AG carries out net prices of CHF 2,012 billion Swiss francs. The receipts of the company thus exceed for the first time the bar of the 2 billion francs.
For the first time in Switzerland, Sunrise binds the fixed network to mobile telephony. Thanks to Sunrise family , the family S save money because the calls exchanged between members of the same family are invoicees with the single tariff. The tariff of group is valid for the communications of mobile with mobile and the mobile network towards the fixed network and vice versa.

2002

Sunrise launches ms for the first time to Switzerland.
Sunrise launches Sunrise myzone for the private customers. For the first time in Switzerland, it is possible to telephone on the national fixed network with its mobile with the tariff of 12 Centime S the minute.

2000

Kim Frimer leaves the German operator of telecommunication Talkline to take the head of CCT Switzerland AG.
dSpeed , company affiliated of diAx and the partner of Sunrise fusion, obtains a license UMTS for an amount of 50 franc million, which corresponds to the minimal offer.
Tele Danmark acquires the majority of the actions of Sunrise and diAx. The two companies amalgamate under mark CCT Switzerland AG.

1996

diAx, the precursor of diAx Holding, is rested by the 6 most important companies in the sector of electricity, namely Atel, BKW, CKW, EGL, EOS and NOK.
the CF, UBS and Migros create Newtelco AG. In March 1997, British Telecom and Tele Danmark join it as partners and investors. In September 1997, marks it Sunrise is launched.

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