Number of Internet connections in Switzerland stagnates
The Swiss population's online euphoria is reaching its limits: Today, 77% of private households have their own Internet connection. The potential for further connections appears to be exhausted, as 20% of households do not want a connection.
According to a survey by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), these households see no need for their own Internet connection. The reasons for this are a lack of interest, but also a lack of skills or self-confidence, as the FSO wrote in a press release on Friday. The survey of 3621 households conducted as part of the new census system confirms that Switzerland is still among the European leaders in terms of both the Internet connection rate of private households and the proportion of Internet users in the population, behind the Scandinavian countries and the Netherlands.
Whether a household has access to the global Internet depends primarily on the age of its inhabitants. In households where the oldest member is 70 or older, the Internet connection rate is only 33%. If the oldest member is under 50, the rate is 95%.
Broadband technologies account for over 90% of connections. ADSL dominates with a share of three quarters of household connections. Cable TV accounts for a quarter. Only 2% of households are already using fiber optics, the technology of the future. Mobile Internet is gaining ground. It is now used by over a quarter of households with Internet access.
Whether a household has access to the global Internet depends primarily on the age of its inhabitants. In households where the oldest member is 70 or older, the Internet connection rate is only 33%. If the oldest member is under 50, the rate is 95%.
Broadband technologies account for over 90% of connections. ADSL dominates with a share of three quarters of household connections. Cable TV accounts for a quarter. Only 2% of households are already using fiber optics, the technology of the future. Mobile Internet is gaining ground. It is now used by over a quarter of households with Internet access.
