Swiss telco Sunrise has outlined plans to cut up to 190 jobs as part of plans to simplify its company structure.

The carrier noted that the cuts will enable more efficient processes to be carried out.

The layoffs will include "numerous leadership positions," noted Sunrise.

Sunrise stated that it wants to increase efficiency through the use of new technologies, though it stopped short of mentioning AI.

Retail and customer service employees aren't expected to be as heavily impacted by the cuts.

"Sunrise initiated today the consultation process for the planned redundancies with employee representatives and the syndicom trade union. Once the consultation process has been completed, Sunrise will consider the results and decide on any redundancies; these are likely to take place in February and March 2026," stated Sunrise.

Sunrise currently employs around 2,800 people, according to its LinkedIn page. The telco serves more than three million mobile customers in Switzerland, plus 1.3 million broadband customers, and approximately one million TV customers.

Several telcos outlined plans to cut jobs last year, including Finland's Elisa, which confirmed last month that 357 jobs will be made redundant.

US giant Verizon stated it will lay off 15,000 people after its new CEO, Dan Schulman, called for a "full reboot" at the carrier, while previously teasing his appetite for AI last year.

Meanwhile, Spanish telco Telefónica is poised to lay off 7,000 staff across seven subsidiaries.