Finland - Broadband Market Insights, Statistics and Forecasts

Synopsis

Finland has one of the highest broadband penetration rates in Europe. The incumbent, TeliaSonera, is the dominant player in the DSL sector, while there is also a vibrant cable network presence in urban areas. The completed digital 450MHz network provided the country with the world’s first national wireless broadband network, while over half of the population now benefit from commercial LTE services. This report profiles Finland’s fixed and wireless broadband markets, together with developments in related technologies such as FttH, powerline broadband, wireless broadband, WiFi and internet via satellite. It also provides broadband forecasts to 2020.

Key developments:

DSL subscriber base shrinks in 2011; mobile broadband accounting for over half of all broadband subscribers; DNA providing 200Mb/s broadband and tests 1.5Gb/s service; regulator’s H1 2011 market data update; operator data to end-2011; market developments into 2012.

Companies covered in this report include:

DNA, TeliaSonera, Finnet, Elisa

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Overview
  • 2.1 National Broadband Strategy
  • 2.2 Universal Service
  • 2.3 Broadband statistics
• 3. Cable modems
  • 3.1 DNA
• 4. Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
  • 4.1 Very High-Speed Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL)
• 5. Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) networks
• 6. Broadband Powerline (BPL)
• 7. Mobile broadband
• 8. Wireless broadband
  • 8.1 Wireless LANS
    • 8.1.1 Radionet
    • 8.1.2 TeliaSonera
    • 8.1.3 Municipalities
  • 8.2 WiMAX/WiFi
  • 8.3 Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)
• 9. Forecasts – Fixed-line broadband subscribers – 2009 - 2012; 2020
  • 9.1 Scenario 1 – higher broadband subscriber growth
  • 9.2 Scenario 2 – lower broadband subscriber growth
  • 9.3 Notes on scenario forecasts
• 10. Related reports

• Table 1 – Broadband market share by operator – 2006 - 2011
• Table 2 – Fixed-line broadband market speed by rate – 2007 - 2011
• Table 3 – Broadband market share by sector – 2008 – 2011
• Table 4 – Proportion of broadband revenue to telecom sector – 2007 - 2012
• Table 5 – Internet users and penetration rate – 1995 - 2013
• Table 6 – Broadband subscribers by platform; cable, DSL – 2000 - 2012
• Table 7 – Housing corporation broadband subscribers (regulator data) – 2006 - 2013
• Table 8 – Broadband subscribers – WLAN, BPL – 2004 - 2011
• Table 9 – Broadband penetration by technology – 2004 - 2011
• Table 10 – Broadband lines by service (EC data) – 2006 - 2009
• Table 11 – Broadband household penetration by type of connection – 2010 - 2011
• Table 12 – Demographic profile of broadband penetration by type – 2011
• Table 13 – DNA broadband subscribers – 2007 - 2010
• Table 14 – Elisa broadband subscribers – 2007 - 2011
• Table 15 – TeliaSonera internet and broadband subscribers – 2002 - 2011
• Table 16 – TeliaSonera broadband ARPU – 2006 - 2011
• Table 17 – Forecast broadband delivery by technology – 2015
• Table 18 – Fibre broadband subscribers – 2009 - 2013
• Table 19 – Mobile broadband subscribers – 2007 - 2013
• Table 20 – Demographic profile of mobile broadband penetration – 2010 - 2012
• Table 21 – WLAN subscribers – 2004 - 2013
• Table 22 – Forecast fixed-line broadband subscribers – higher market growth scenario 2010 - 2012; 2020
• Table 23 – Forecast fixed-line broadband penetration – higher market growth scenario – 2010 - 2012; 2020
• Table 24 – Forecast fixed-line broadband subscribers – lower market growth scenario 2010 - 2012; 2020
• Table 25 – Forecast fixed-line broadband penetration – lower market growth scenario 2010 - 2012; 2020

• Chart 1 – Broadband market share by operator – 2006 - 2011
• Chart 2 – Broadband market share by sector – 2008 - 2011
• Chart 3 – Proportion of broadband revenue to telecom sector – 2007 - 2012
• Chart 4 – Internet users and penetration rate – 2000 - 2013
• Chart 5 – Broadband subscribers and penetration rate – cable, DSL – 2002 - 2013
• Chart 6 – TeliaSonera broadband subscribers – 2002 - 2011
• Chart 7 – Forecast broadband subscribers – higher market growth scenario – 2010 - 2012; 2020
• Chart 8 – Forecast fixed-line broadband subscribers – lower market growth scenario 2010 - 2012; 2020