Norway - Broadband Market Insights, Statistics and Forecasts

Synopsis

Norway’s broadband penetration is among the highest in Europe, the result of a technologically demanding populace and the efforts of providers to migrate dial-up subscribers to broadband services. Telenor and NextGenTel are the leading ISPs, though a number of smaller operators and resellers are also active. In this report we profile Norway’s fixed and wireless broadband markets in 2011, together with developments in related technologies such as Broadband Powerline, wireless broadband, and Internet via satellite. We also provide broadband forecasting scenarios to 2012 and 2020, and assess the strategies of the main players including Telenor and NextGenTel.

Key developments:

Broadband revenue growth slows in 2011; fibre-based broadband worth NOK1.445 billion; mobile broadband subscriber base grows 80% in 2010; Telenor purchases two local fibre providers; Altibox launches mobile broadband; broadband growth slows to 3% in line with higher penetration; regulator market data to June 2011; operator data to September 2011.

Companies covered in this report include:

Telenor, NextGenTel, Lyse, NetCom, Nordisk Mobiltelefon.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Overview
  • 2.1 Broadband statistics
  • 2.2 Government support
• 3. Cable modems
• 4. Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
  • 4.1 Overview
  • 4.2 Telenor
  • 4.3 NextGenTel
  • 4.4 Other DSL developments
    • 4.4.1 SDSL
    • 4.4.2 ADSL2+
    • 4.4.3 VDSL
• 5. Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) networks
  • 5.1 Overview
  • 5.2 Utilities
  • 5.3 Telenor
• 6. Broadband Powerline (BPL)
• 7. Wireless broadband
  • 7.1 Overview
  • 7.2 Wireless broadband 2.3GHz band
  • 7.3 Wireless LANs
  • 7.4 WiFi
  • 7.5 WiMAX
  • 7.6 Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)
  • 7.7 Mobile broadband
  • 7.8 Internet via satellite
• 8. Forecasts – broadband subscribers – 2009 - 2012; 2020
  • 8.1 Scenario 1 – higher broadband subscriber growth
  • 8.2 Scenario 2 – lower broadband subscriber growth
  • 8.3 Notes on scenario forecasts
• 9. Related reports

• Table 1 – Broadband market revenue – 2003 - 2012
• Table 2 – Internet users and penetration rate – 1995 - 2012
• Table 3 – Total fixed broadband subscribers and penetration rate – 1999 - 2012
• Table 3 – Broadband market share by technology – 2006 - 2011
• Table 4 – Broadband household penetration – 2000 - 2012
• Table 5 – Broadband penetration by technology – 2004 - 2011
• Table 6 – Get financial data (historic) – 2008 - 2009
• Table 7 – Cable subscribers – 1999 - 2012
• Table 8 – ADSL subscribers – 2000 - 2012
• Table 9 – Telenor retail broadband subscribers and local loops – 2005 - 2011
• Table 10 – NextGenTel broadband revenue – 2007 - 2011
• Table 11 – NextGenTel broadband ARPU – 2006 - 2011
• Table 12 – NextGenTel broadband subscribers – 2006 - 2011
• Table 13 – Fibre subscribers – 2005 - 2012
• Table 14 – WLAN subscribers (historic) – 2000 - 2007
• Table 15 – Mobile broadband subscribers – 2005 - 2012
• Table 16 – Mobile broadband data traffic and revenue – 2006 - 2011
• Table 17 – Nordisk Mobiltelefon mobile broadband subscribers – 2006 - 2008
• Table 18 – Market share of mobile subscribers by provider – 2010
• Table 19 – Forecast broadband subscribers – higher market growth scenario – 2009 - 2012; 2020
• Table 20 – Forecast broadband penetration – higher market growth scenario – 2009 - 2012; 2020
• Table 21 – Forecast broadband subscribers – lower market growth scenario – 2009 - 2012; 2020
• Table 22 – Forecast broadband penetration – lower market growth scenario – 2009 - 2012; 2020

• Chart 1 – Internet users and penetration rate – 1995 – 2012
• Chart 2 - Telenor retail broadband subscribers and local loops – 2005 - 2011