Sweden - Broadband Market Insights, Statistics and Forecasts

Synopsis

Sweden enjoys one of the highest broadband penetration rates in Europe, the result of effective government broadband policies and a population quick to adopt emerging technologies. DSL dominates broadband access, though Metro Ethernet and WLAN access are also available. The fibre sector is also among the most vibrant in the world, and Sweden now has among the largest number of fibre connections in Europe. Considerable investment in mobile networks has also made mobile broadband a fast-growing area, while the country is at the global forefront in developing mobile broadband based on LTE technology. This report examines Sweden’s fixed and wireless broadband markets, and also presents statistical broadband forecasts to 2020.

Key developments:

Com Hem extends 200Mb/s cable broadband across its footprint; TeliaSonera commits to SEK5 billion investment to connect up to one million households with FttP by 2014; TeliaSonera to spend SEK500 million upgrading 800,000 connections with VDSL2; 100Mb/s broadband connectivity available to more than half of premises; Com Hem sold to BC Partners; regulator’s market data for H1 2011, operator data to 2011; market developments to early 2012.

Companies covered in this report include:

TeliaSonera, Telenor, Com Hem, PiteEnergi, BAS.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Sweden’s broadband market
  • 2.1 Overview
  • 2.2 Government support
  • 2.3 Broadband strategy – 2010
  • 2.4 Broadband strategy – 2020
  • 2.5 eGovernment
  • 2.6 eHealth
  • 2.7 Competition
  • 2.8 Municipal action
  • 2.9 Broadband statistics
• 3. Cable
  • 3.1 Com Hem
• 4. Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
  • 4.1 Regulatory concerns
  • 4.2 Open access
  • 4.3 ADSL2+
  • 4.4 VDSL2+
• 5. Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) networks
  • 5.1 Overview
  • 5.2 TeliaSonera
  • 5.3 Regulating dark fibre
  • 5.4 Bredbandsbolaget
  • 5.5 PiteEnergi
  • 5.6 BAS
  • 5.7 Other developments
• 6. Broadband Powerline (BPL)
• 7. Mobile broadband
  • 7.1 Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)
    • 7.1.1 Licences
    • 7.1.2 3.6-3.8GHz
    • 7.1.3 Other developments
  • 7.2 Wireless LANS
    • 7.2.1 TeliaSonera
  • 7.3 WiFi/WiMAX
  • 7.4 Satellite
• 8. Forecasts – broadband subscribers – 2010 - 2013; 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 – Internet services revenue – 2003 - 2012
• Table 2 – Fixed broadband accesses by speed – 2003 - 2011
• Table 3 – Internet access by data speed as a proportion of households – 1997 - 2010
• Table 4 – Broadband market share by operator – 2006 - 2010
• Table 5 – Proportion of internet revenue by access type – 2000 - 2011
• Table 6 – Internet monthly revenue and ARPU- 2000 - 2012
• Table 7 – Growth in fixed-line broadband access by type – 2001 - 2013
• Table 8 – Internet users and penetration rate – 1996 - 2012
• Table 9 – Proportion of internet subscribers by type – 2000 - 2012
• Table 10 – Internet subscribers: PSTN, ISDN – 2000 - 2012
• Table 11 – Total internet subscribers – 2000 - 2012
• Table 12 – Fixed-line broadband subscribers by access type – 2004 - 2012
• Table 13 – Broadband penetration by technology – 2006 - 2012
• Table 14 – Cable broadband subscribers – 2000 - 2012
• Table 15 – Com Hem broadband subscribers – 2005 - 2011
• Table 16 – Com Hem financial data – 2007 - 2011
• Table 17 – xDSL subscribers – 2000 - 2012
• Table 18 – TeliaSonera broadband revenue and ARPU – 2006 - 2011
• Table 19 – TeliaSonera broadband subscribers (Sweden) – 2005 - 2011
• Table 20 – Tele2 broadband financial data (Sweden) – 2008 - 2011
• Table 21 – Tele2 broadband subscribers – 2008 - 2011
• Table 22 – Fibre subscribers – 2002 - 2012
• Table 23 – Bredbandsbolaget (Telenor) subscribers by sector – 2004 - 2011
• Table 24 – Bredbandsbolaget (Telenor) fixed-line revenue – 2006 - 2011
• Table 25 – Mobile broadband subscribers – 2006 - 2012
• Table 26 – Tele2 mobile broadband subscribers – 2007 - 2011
• Table 27 – Mobile broadband market share by operator – 2007 - 2011
• Table 28 – 3.7GHz licence results – 2009
• Table 29 – Forecast broadband penetration – higher market growth scenario – 2010 - 2013; 2020
• Table 30 – Forecast broadband subscribers – higher market growth scenario – 2010 - 2013; 2020
• Table 31 – Forecast broadband penetration – lower market growth scenario – 2010 - 2013; 2020
• Table 32 – Forecast broadband subscribers – lower market growth scenario – 2010 - 2013; 2020

• Chart 1 – Internet services revenue – 2003 - 2012
• Chart 2 – Internet users and penetration rate – 1996 - 2012
• Chart 3 – Proportion of internet subscribers by type – 2000 - 2012
• Chart 4 Fixed-line broadband subscribers by access type – 2004 - 2012
• Chart 5 – Com Hem financial data – 2007 - 2011
• Chart 6 – Tele2 broadband financial data (Sweden) – 2008 - 2011
• Chart 7 – Bredbandsbolaget (Telenor) subscribers by sector – 2004 - 2011
• Chart 8 – Forecast broadband subscribers – higher market growth scenario – 2010 - 2013; 2020
• Chart 9 – Forecast broadband subscribers – lower market growth scenario – 2010 - 2013; 2020