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Switzerland to introduce uniform standard for phone and laptop chargers (www.swissinfo.ch)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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In Switzerland, everyone should be able to use the same charger for different mobile phones, laptops or tablets from different manufacturers. The government is introducing USB-C as a uniform national standard from the beginning of 2024.

Other devices with wireless components such as e-readers, headphones and digital cameras are also included in the requirement. To this end, the federal government approved the revision of the Ordinance on Telecommunications Equipment (FAV), as announced by the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) on Wednesday. ...

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Copying the EUs homework again ...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

As usual, but not sad about this one

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What if they hadn’t? Would manufacturers keep shipping different plugs for anything that’s sold here? Just curious…

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Some might, but I'm pretty sure Switzerland is in the same category than the EU for most manufacturers, with some exceptions where it matters. The swiss market is too small for most international companies to care. It's better for us to be close to the EU market so entry into the swiss market is not so difficult.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Wer hat's erfunden? Diesmal nicht die Schweizer.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

That's all fine but what about in the next 10 years when USB-C is horribly slow for its time? Hope there are plans to revisit this.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

They are currently working on thunderbolt 5, which will be be able to put 15 GB per second through USB-C. The connector won't be a limiting factor for a while.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

The power needed to charge mobile devices doesn’t really increase with time, until we invent a totally new battery technology we won’t need more than USB-C to charge phones