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05.10.2026

XGS-PON – the Industry Standard

About 20 years ago, the first tentative experiments with FTTH (Fiber to the Home) were undertaken. Since then, not only has the geographic spread of fiber optics expanded rapidly, if not exponentially, but the associated technology has also evolved considerably. Whereas bandwidths in the megabit range were common at first, today people speak only of gigabit or more. Our Fiber7-25-Gigabit offering, affordable for private customers, has been the benchmark in Switzerland since 2021, if not worldwide.
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18.06.2026

WYSIWYG.

A term from the early days of computing. ‘What You See Is What You Get’, or WYSIWYG for short, referred in the 1980s to desktop publishing programs such as PageMaker, which could display a designed page on the screen as closely as possible to how it would later appear when printed.
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27.02.2026

The economics of the telecommunications industry

Competition, regulation and returns: how does the telecommunications industry really work? Why ‘the market regulates everything’ only applies to a limited extent in the telecommunications market, how the historical advantages of the former monopolist Swisscom continue to have an impact today, and why genuine competition cannot function without clear rules.
17.12.2025

FTTH fiber optic construction from the perspective of property owners

Residential and commercial buildings in Switzerland have been connected to FTTH fiber optics for over 15 years now, and after initial skepticism among some property owners, the general consensus is now that FTTH is not a nice-to-have for tenants, but a necessity. A property with FTTH is simply worth more than one without.
25.09.2025

GeoIP: How the internet recognises your location

It is well known that there are countless applications that evaluate and display the position of users on the basis of GPS data. For example, consider Google Maps, navigation systems in vehicles, or hiking apps such as Swisstopo. This also includes public transport apps such as FAIRTIQ or EasyRide, which ensure that tickets are charged correctly.
20.06.2025

Surveillance on the Internet: Who can the authorities put under surveillance and when?


Law enforcement authorities can monitor individuals as part of their investigations. Internet providers must provide the authorities with information in these cases. Init7 responded to a total of 80 such requests in 2021. And the number is steadily increasing.
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