Salt Mobile SA (officially stylized as Salt.) is a Swiss telecommunications provider focusing on mobile telephony and fiber-optic land-line services. It operates the third-largest mobile network in Switzerland, with 17% market share.
Company type | Limited company (Societé Anonyme) |
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Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | June 1999 |
Headquarters | |
Key people | Max Nunziata CEO (since June 1, 2023)[1] |
Products |
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Revenue | CHF 1.073 million (2022) [2] |
CHF 971 million (2022)[3] | |
CHF 896 million (2022)[4] | |
Number of employees | > 1,000 (2022)[5] |
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Traffic Levels | 1-5 Tbps[6] |
Website | Official website |
The merger with Sunrise Communications AG was prohibited by the Swiss competition authority Weko in April 2010.[7] Salt began as the Swiss subsidiary of Orange S.A. Later, in 2012, it was sold to the British investment company, Apax Partners.[8] It continued to license and operate under the Orange name until 2015, when the company was sold by Apax Partners to NJJ Capital of Xavier Niel and the Salt brand launched.[9]