Swisscom, Switzerland’s leading telecoms company and one of its leading IT companies, is headquartered in Ittigen, close to the capital city Berne. Outside Switzerland, Swisscom has a presence on the Italian market in the guise of Fastweb. About 19,600 employees generated sales of CHF 5,663 million in the first half of 2019. It is 51% Confederation-owned and is one of Switzerland’s most sustainable and innovative companies.