Connecta

What Connecta does

Connecta AG is a regional Swiss telecommunications provider headquartered in Ilanz, Canton of Graubünden, and is the largest telecom network operator in the canton. Founded in 1998 with the buildout of the Surselva communication network and formalized as an operating company through subsequent restructuring, Connecta delivers a full suite of communications services — high-speed fiber internet, mobile, TV/radio, and fixed-line telephony — to residential customers, SMEs, hotels and holiday resorts, network operators, and enterprises across Graubünden. Distribution is direct, through the company website and two physical offices in Ilanz (headquarters) and Landquart, with bundled modular Kombiangebote across Mini/Standard/Maxi tiers and bespoke solutions for individual enterprise needs. The company has no parent, no public listing, no disclosed external funding, and is privately held under founder/management ownership.

Connecta owns and operates its infrastructure rather than reselling: it manages over 2,000 km of fiber optic cable across the canton with redundant backhaul to Zürich, has held Autonomous System status with its own BGP peerings since 2004, runs its own head-end stations and IPTV platform (replayTV, launched 2010 as the fourth in Switzerland with 7-day replay, recording, and the TV Fellow mobile app offering 400+ TV and 140+ radio channels), and launched its own MVNO in 2023 utilizing Salt and Swisscom networks with 5G coverage. It was the first Swiss communication network to deliver nationwide 500 Mbit/s at all connections in 2019 and nationwide 1 Gbit/s in 2022, and reports 99.99% average network availability over the trailing three years. It also serves as a wholesale-style service provider to 10+ other Swiss network operators and was the first to deliver TV signals from a regional operator into Zürich.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring monthly subscriptions across internet (CHF 39.90–125/month tiers), mobile, TV/radio, and telephony, with SLA tier add-ons (CHF 0–90/month) for business customers, plus seasonal/holiday and resort packages. Customer concentration is distributed across a long tail of subscribers in a single canton, with no disclosed anchor customer or revenue concentration. The company's growth posture is consistent and incremental — geographic expansion within Graubünden (Davos, Engadin, Lenzerheide, Malans), sequential national speed firsts, recurring M&A of regional network assets (Telegrischa AG in 2005, Igis/Landquart in 2008, Malans in 2022), and the 2023 entry into mobile — rather than hyper-growth. No revenue, headcount growth, or funding data is disclosed, and no AI/ML capability is described in any source.

Name

Connecta

Legal name

connecta ag

Website

https://connecta.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Connecta AG is a regional Swiss telecommunications provider headquartered in Ilanz, Canton of Graubünden, operating the canton's largest fiber network with over 2,000 km of infrastructure. It delivers internet, mobile, TV/radio, and fixed-line telephony to residential, SME, hospitality, government, and other network operator customers across Graubünden.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Telecommunications

NAICS

Wired Telecommunications Carriers (517111)

SIC

Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) (4813), Cable & Other Pay Television Services (4841)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHDAIABAJ

Rural & Universal Service Fixed Broadband Providers

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Telecommunications & Network Services/Fixed-Line Telecommunications (Voice & Broadband)

SECONDARYHDAIABAI

Business/Enterprise Fixed Connectivity Providers (SME/Enterprise Broadband)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Telecommunications & Network Services/Fixed-Line Telecommunications (Voice & Broadband)

SECONDARYHDAIAEAK

Network Interconnection & Data Center Meet-Me Services (MMRs, carrier hotels, interconnect fabrics)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Telecommunications & Network Services/Wholesale & Carrier Services (Backhaul, Transit, Roaming)

Keywords

• Regional telecommunications services
• Fiber optic internet
• Mobile network services
• IPTV and broadcasting
• Business telecom solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Ilanz

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Internet Services: Monthly subscription fees for residential and business internet packages ranging from 50 Mbps to 1 Gbps speeds.
2. Mobile Services: Monthly subscription fees for mobile plans with data, voice, and SMS allowances. SIM cards available as physical or eSIM.
3. TV/Radio Services: Monthly subscription for TV programming with various packages including replay, recording, and mobile streaming features.
4. Fixed-line Telephony: Monthly subscription for landline services including SIP trunking options and virtual PBX capabilities.
5. Business Solutions: Customized telecommunications packages for SMEs, hotels/resorts, and network operators including SLA services.
6. SLA Services: Service Level Agreement tiers for businesses providing different response and resolution time commitments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Connecta AG operates as a regional telecommunications network operator providing fiber-optic internet, mobile, TV/radio, and fixed-line telephony services across the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. The company sells bundled residential Kombiangebote packages as well as customized business solutions for SMEs, hotels/resorts, and network owners. All services are delivered over its own 2,000+ km fiber optic infrastructure with redundant connectivity to Zürich, complemented by an in-house IPTV platform and a proprietary mobile offering launched in 2023.

Product overview

Connecta is a regional telecommunications provider and the largest network operator in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. Its product portfolio is organized as a modular platform-plus-service model centered on four core service categories: Internet (Internet Mini, Internet Standard, and GigaNET FibreSPEED for residential; KMU Mini/Standard/Maxi for SMEs), Mobile (Mobile Mini CH, Mobile Mini International, Mobile Standard, Mobile Maxi, and Mobile Mikro, operating on Salt or Swisscom networks with 5G and VoLTE support), TV/Radio (TV/Radio Mini, Standard, and Maxi tiers, with 7-Tage Replay, Zusatzbox, and TV Fellow App for mobile streaming offering 350+ TV and 140+ radio channels), and Festnetz Telephony (SIP trunking and virtual PBX). These are complemented by SLA add-on modules for business customers, seasonal and holiday packages (Ferien-Kombi, Ferien-Internet, Saison Internet, Resort-Kombiangebot), and bespoke enterprise solutions (Individuelle Lösungen and Netzeigentümer Lösungen). All services can be freely bundled into Kombiangebote packages. The company operates its own IPTV platform (replayTV, launched 2010) and owns over 2,000 km of fiber infrastructure across Graubünden.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Internet

Quantifiable outcome

• Network availability averaging 99.99% over 3 years
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SaltcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2023Salt provides the mobile network infrastructure for Connecta's mobile offerings. Connecta customers can choose between Salt or Swisscom networks for their mobile service. Connecta launched its own mobile offering in 2023 utilizing both Salt and Swisscom networks.
• SwisscomcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2023Swisscom provides mobile network infrastructure for Connecta's mobile offerings. Customers can choose between Salt or Swisscom networks. Connecta launched its own mobile offering in 2023 utilizing both networks with 5G coverage available in all developed regions.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Swisscom: Swisscom is Switzerland's national incumbent offering fixed-line, mobile, broadband and TV nationwide — competing directly with Connecta in every Graubünden municipality with substantially greater scale, marketing reach and capital.
• Salt: Salt is a Swiss mobile network operator and one of Connecta's two wholesale mobile partners (alongside Swisscom), offering competing mobile services directly to the same residential and business market Connecta targets.
• Sunrise: Sunrise (now Sunrise UPC, post-UPC Switzerland merger) is Switzerland's second-largest full-service operator providing internet, mobile, TV and fixed-line — overlapping with Connecta on every product line in the same geography.

Direct peers

• Init7: Init7 is an independent Swiss ISP and hosting provider operating its own autonomous network — a comparable independent, network-anchored operator competing with national incumbents across residential and enterprise segments.
• Quickline: Quickline is a Swiss regional telecommunications consortium bundling independent cable and fiber operators under a common brand — closely mirroring Connecta's regional ISP/fiber model with multi-service residential and business offerings across Swiss cantons.
• EBL Telecom: EBL Telecom is a regional telecommunications provider in the Basel region, part of the Quickline alliance, offering fiber internet, TV, telephony and mobile — structurally similar to Connecta in leveraging regional fiber assets and wholesale mobile partnerships.
• GGA Maur: GGA Maur is a regional fiber network operator in eastern Switzerland offering broadband, TV and telephony over its own fiber infrastructure — directly comparable to Connecta's fiber-led, vertically integrated regional ISP model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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