Today Swiss Post and leading phone and internet company Swisscom
announced they’re working together to build a 100% Swiss private blockchain infrastructure. They aim to enable Switzerland to attain a leading position in distributed ledger technology (DLT).
The companies are planning their first pilot applications in the middle of next year and didn’t disclose what these might be. However, they will reveal more details at the
Hyperledger Global Forum in Basel next week (Discount code at bottom). The platform will be based on Hyperledger Fabric 2, which has yet to be released. The companies also intend to make their platform available to other Swiss organizations.
Both companies have some track record in blockchain. Swisscom is a “steward” and hence hosting partner for the
Sovrin Network, the self-sovereign identities platform. Sovrin’s underlying code is Hyperledger Indy. The company also recently participated in a pilot to speed up
Swiss company formation.
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