FocusThe divisive issue of mobile 5GThe federal government and Swiss telecommunication companies have ambitious plans to roll out the new standard in wireless connectivity. Not everyone…Read moreOur highlights“Technology is never unpolitical”FocusThe hostility to 5G in Switzerland comes as no surprise to historian Daniela Zetti. In her view, it is about much more than just mobile technology.Cold weather: the trademark of La Brévine, even in summerNews featureSwitzerland’s “colonialism without colonies”Society
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