Sweden - Digital Economy and Digital TV - Insights, Statistics and Analysis

Synopsis

Considerable investments in ADSL2+ and fibre networks by Sweden’s telcos in recent years have provided the infrastructure for triple-play services to take off. The largest cable TV operators, Com Hem, Kabelvision, and UPC Sweden, have upgraded their networks to provide data at up to 100Mb/s, which has led to some migration from DSL. Switchover to digital transmission was completed in late 2007, providing the government with the first opportunity in Europe to make use of the digital dividend for wireless broadband services. This report provides an overview of Sweden’s digital convergence, including recent developments in VoD, triple play and VoIP services, together with an overview of the digital TV market and the development of digital switchover.

Key developments:

World Economic Forum (WEF) ranks Sweden the world’s most connected economy; regulator’s market data for H1 2011, operator data to 2011; market developments to early 2012.

Companies covered in this report include:

Com Hem, Tele2, Canal Digital, Viasat, Boxer, MTG.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Digital Media
  • 2.1 Overview of digital media
  • 2.2 Key general trends
  • 2.3 Digital media
    • 2.3.1 Business models – bundled services
  • 2.4 Regulatory issues
    • 2.4.1 Digital dividend
• 3. Digital TV
  • 3.1 Market overview
  • 3.2 Broadband TV (IPTV)
    • 3.2.1 Modern Times Group (MTG)
    • 3.2.2 TeliaSonera
    • 3.2.3 Other developments
  • 3.3 Video-on-Demand (VoD)
  • 3.4 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
    • 3.4.1 Wholesale VoIP
  • 3.5 Interactive TV (iTV)
  • 3.6 Cable TV
    • 3.6.1 Com Hem
    • 3.6.2 Tele2Vision
    • 3.6.3 Canal Digital
  • 3.7 Satellite-based digital pay TV developments
    • 3.7.1 NSAB Sweden
    • 3.7.2 Canal Digital
    • 3.7.3 Viasat
  • 3.8 Digital terrestrial TV (DTTV)
    • 3.8.1 Boxer
    • 3.8.2 MTG
  • 3.9 Free-to-Air (FTA) TV
• 4. Related reports

• Table 1 – Subscribers to bundled services, by service – 2008 - 2012
• Table 2 – Double play subscribers by type - 2008 - 2011
• Table 3 – Triple play subscribers by type - 2008 - 2011
• Table 4 – Digital TV subscribers by sector - 2006 - 2012
• Table 5 – Digital TV subscribers - 2006 - 2012
• Table 6 – Digital TV market share by operator - 2006 - 2011
• Table 7 – IPTV subscribers by sector - 2006 - 2012
• Table 8 – MTG IPTV subscribers – 2007 - 2010
• Table 9 – TeliaSonera IPTV subscribers – 2006 - 2011
• Table 10 – VoIP subscribers and annual change – 2004 - 2012
• Table 11 – VoIP revenue – 2008 – 2012
• Table 12 – VoIP traffic – 2006 – 2012
• Table 13 – VoIP access by technology – 2004 - 2011
• Table 14 – TeliaSonera VoIP subscribers – 2007 - 2011
• Table 15 – Telenor VoIP subscribers – 2007 - 2011
• Table 16 – Cable TV subscribers by sector - 2006 - 2012
• Table 17 – Com Hem subscriber statistics – 2005 - 2011
• Table 18 – Com Hem financial data – 2007 - 2011
• Table 19 – Canal Digital cable TV subscribers - Sweden – 2005 - 2011
• Table 20 – Satellite TV subscribers – 2006 – 2012
• Table 21 – Canal Digital DTH satellite subscribers - Nordics – 2005 - 2011
• Table 22 – Viasat Broadcasting financial data – 2008 - 2011
• Table 23 – Viasat subscribers – 2007 - 2011
• Table 24 – Viasat Multiroom and Viasat+ subscribers – 2006 - 2011
• Table 25 – Pay DTTV subscribers – 2009 - 2011
• Table 26 – Boxer Sweden subscribers - 2006 - 2011
• Table 27 – Boxer Sweden pay-TV revenue - 2008 - 2010
• Table 28 – MTG (Nordic) revenue - 2006 – 2011

• Chart 1 – Subscribers to bundled services, by service – 2008 - 2012
• Chart 2 – Digital TV subscribers by sector - 2006 – 2012
• Chart 3 – Digital TV subscribers – 2006 - 2012
• Chart 4 – IPTV subscribers by sector – 2006 - 2012
• Chart 5 – VoIP access by technology – 2004 - 2011
• Chart 6 – Cable TV subscribers by sector - 2006 – 2012
• Chart 7 – Com Hem subscriber statistics – 2005 - 2011
• Chart 8 – Com Hem financial data – 2007 - 2011
• Chart 9 – Viasat Broadcasting financial data – 2008 - 2011
• Chart 10 Viasat subscribers – 2007 - 2011
• Chart 11 – Viasat VAS subscribers (Nordics) – 2006 - 2011
• Chart 12 – MTG revenue (Nordics) – 2006 - 2011

• Exhibit 1 – Overview of digital media
• Exhibit 2 – Digital dividend frequency availability - 2010