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 in 2011, 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; Com Hem sold to BC Partners; regulator’s 2010 market data, operator data for H1 2011.

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 - 2010
• 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 - 2010
• Table 6 – Internet monthly revenue and ARPU- 2000 - 2012
• Table 7 – Growth in Internet access by type – 1996 - 2012
• Table 8 – Internet users and penetration rate – 1996 - 2012
• Table 9 – Broadband subscribers by type, provider – 2007 - 2009
• Table 10 – Proportion of Internet subscribers by type – 2000 - 2010
• Table 11 – Internet subscribers: PSTN, ISDN – 2000 - 2012
• Table 12 – Total Internet subscribers – 2000 - 2012
• Table 13 – Fixed-line broadband subscribers by access type – 2004 - 2012
• Table 14 – Broadband penetration by technology – 2006 - 2012
• Table 15 – Cable broadband subscribers – 2000 - 2012
• Table 16 – Com Hem subscriber statistics – 2005 - 2011
• Table 17 – Com Hem financial data – 2007 - 2011
• Table 18 – xDSL subscribers – 2000 - 2012
• Table 19 – TeliaSonera broadband revenue and ARPU – 2006 - 2011
• Table 20 – TeliaSonera broadband subscribers (Sweden) – 2005 - 2011
• Table 21 – Tele2 broadband financial data (Sweden) – 2008 - 2011
• Table 22 – Tele2 broadband subscribers – 2008 - 2011
• Table 23 – Fibre subscribers – 2002 - 2012
• Table 24 – Bredbandsbolaget (Telenor) subscribers by sector – 2004 - 2011
• Table 25 – Bredbandsbolaget (Telenor) fixed-line revenue – 2006 - 2011
• Table 26 – Mobile broadband subscribers – 2006 - 2012
• Table 27 – Tele2 mobile broadband subscribers – 2007 - 2011
• Table 28 – Mobile broadband market share by operator – 2007 - 2010
• Table 29 – 3.7GHz licence results – 2009
• Table 30 – Forecast broadband penetration – higher market growth scenario – 2010 - 2013; 2020
• Table 31 – Forecast broadband subscribers – higher market growth scenario – 2009 - 2013; 2020
• Table 32 – Forecast broadband penetration – lower market growth scenario – 2010 - 2013; 2020
• Table 33 – Forecast broadband subscribers – lower market growth scenario – 2009 - 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 - 2010
• Chart 4 Fixed-line broadband subscribers by access type – 2004 - 2012
• Chart 5 – Com Hem subscriber statistics – 2005 - 2011
• Chart 6 – Com Hem financial data – 2007 - 2011
• Chart 7 – Tele2 broadband financial data (Sweden) – 2008 - 2011
• Chart 8 – Bredbandsbolaget (Telenor) subscribers by sector – 2004 - 2011
• Chart 9 – Forecast broadband subscribers – higher market growth scenario – 2010 - 2013; 2020
• Chart 10 – Forecast broadband subscribers – lower market growth scenario – 2010 - 2013; 2020