Every home with fibre-optic access has a corresponding OTO socket with an identification number, the OTO-ID. In this article, we explain the method used to determine the OTO-ID and what information can be read from it.

The “fiber optic dispute” is an important antitrust case that happened in Switzerland – a case of enormous economic significance. In a nutshell, Swisscom, the largest telecommunications provider in Switzerland, attempted to monopolize fiber optic infrastructure in the country, but it was prevented from doing so by the “Cartel Act”, the Swiss Antitrust Law. In this blog, we’ll summarize how this case came to be and where fiber optic technology is headed.

Das OSI-Modell ist ein Referenzmodell, das beschreibt, wie verschiedene Computersysteme miteinander kommunizieren können. Wir erklären die 7 Schichten des Modells und zeigen auf, wie die Arbeit eines Internetproviders darin verortet werden kann.