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. Mobile broadband has also become a key development, with LTE networks among the most advanced in the world. In this report we profile Norway’s fixed and wireless broadband markets, 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; Ventelo restructures business divisions; Altibox launches mobile broadband; broadband growth slows to 3% in line with higher penetration; regulator’s market data to June 2011, operator data to end-2011; market developments into early 2012.

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 4 – Broadband market share by technology – 2006 - 2011
• Table 5 – Broadband household penetration – 2000 - 2012
• Table 6 – Broadband penetration by technology – 2004 - 2012
• Table 7 – Get financial data (historic) – 2008 - 2009
• Table 8 – Telenor cable broadband subscribers – 2006 - 2010
• Table 9 – Cable subscribers – 1999 - 2012
• Table 10 – ADSL subscribers – 2000 - 2012
• Table 11 – Telenor retail broadband subscribers and local loops – 2005 - 2011
• Table 12 – NextGenTel broadband revenue – 2007 - 2011
• Table 13 – NextGenTel broadband ARPU – 2006 - 2011
• Table 14 – NextGenTel broadband subscribers – 2006 - 2011
• Table 15 – Fibre subscribers – 2005 - 2012
• Table 16 – WLAN subscribers (historic) – 2000 - 2007
• Table 17 – Mobile broadband subscribers – 2005 - 2012
• Table 18 – Mobile broadband data traffic and revenue – 2006 - 2012
• Table 19 – Nordisk Mobiltelefon mobile broadband subscribers – 2006 - 2008
• Table 20 – Market share of mobile broadband subscribers by provider – 2010
• Table 21 – Forecast broadband subscribers – higher market growth scenario – 2010 - 2012; 2020
• Table 22 – Forecast broadband penetration – higher market growth scenario – 2007 - 2012; 2020
• Table 23 – Forecast broadband subscribers – lower market growth scenario – 2010 - 2012; 2020
• Table 24 – Forecast broadband penetration – lower market growth scenario – 2007 - 2012; 2020

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