Norway - Telecoms Infrastructure, Operators, Regulations - Statistics and Analyses

Synopsis

In common with other Scandinavian countries, Norway has a sophisticated telecom market with high broadband and mobile penetration rates and a highly developed digital media sector. Although not a member of the European Union, the country’s telecoms sector is synchronised with relevant EC legislation. Telenor is the dominant operator in all sectors, though there is increasing competition from new entrants. Telia increased its market share by acquiring the operations of Tele2 and in April 2017 it secured regulatory approval for its acquisition of the smaller mobile operator Phonero.

This report introduces the key elements of Norway’s telecom market, providing statistics and an overview of the regulatory environment, the fixed network operators and their services, and telecom infrastructure.

Key developments:

Telia Company to acquire Get and TDC Norway;
Telenor exits central European markets;
Regulator recommends measures to reduce dependence on Telenor's network;
Telenor undergoes organisational restructure; sells its Central and Eastern European businesses;
Telia Company renames local mobile unit NetCom as Telia Norway;
Telenor to phase out PSTN infrastructure by 2025;
Smart grid updates;
Telenor lays submarine cable in the Lofoten Islands;
Report update includes the regulator's market data to December 2017, telcos' operating and financial data to Q2 2018, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Telenor, Telia, Tele2, BaneTele.

Table of Contents

Key statistics
Telecommunications market

Market analysis

Regulatory environment

Historic overview
Regulatory authority
Telecom sector liberalisation in Norway
Privatisation
Interconnect
Access
Number Portability (NP)
Carrier PreSelection (CPS)

Fixed network operators

Introduction
Telenor

International operations

Telia Norway
NextGenTel (Telio)
Tele2
BaneTele

Telecommunications infrastructure

Overview of the national telecom network
NGN
International infrastructure

Submarine cable networks
Satellite networks

Cloud services
Smart infrastructure

Smart grids

Wholesale

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List of Tables

Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Norway – 2018 (e)
Table 2 – Total telecom revenue – 2004 – 2017
Table 3 – Fixed-line traffic in minutes (PSTN/ISDN) – 2008 – 2017
Table 4 – Revenue by sector – 2003 – 2017
Table 5 – Proportion of turnover by sector – 2005 – 2017
Table 6 – Number of telecom providers by sector – 2004 – 2015
Table 7 – Voice lines by type – 2008 – 2017
Table 8 – Telecom sector investment by platform – 2012 – 2017
Table 9 – Residential CPS and resale subscribers – 2007 – 2015
Table 10 – Business CPS and resale subscribers – 2007 – 2015
Table 11 – Operators’ share of fixed-line traffic – 2010 – 2015
Table 12 – Fixed-telephony revenue (PSTN/ISDN) – 2008 – 2017
Table 13 – Operators’ share of fixed-telephony revenue – 2002 – 2017
Table 14 – Telenor fixed-line financial data (Norway) – 2008 – 2018
Table 15 – Telenor Group financial data – 2007 – 2018
Table 16 – Telenor fixed-line subscribers – 2009 – 2018
Table 17 – Telia Norway revenue – 2004 – 2018
Table 18 – Telia Norway revenue by service – 2006 – 2018
Table 19 – Telia Norway subscriber statistics – 2005 – 2018
Table 20 – NextGenTel Holding financial data – 2012 – 2018
Table 21 – NextGenTel Holding revenue by sector – 2015 – 2018
Table 22 – Telio Norway financial data (historic) – 2012 – 2014
Table 23 – Telio Norway subscribers by sector (historic) – 2012 – 2014
Table 24 – NextGenTel subscribers by sector – 2011 – 2017
Table 25 – NextGenTel subscribers by organisational sector – 2017 – 2018
Table 26 –Tele2 subscribers by sector (historic) – 2007 – 2014
Table 27 – Tele2 financial data by sector (historic) – 2007 – 2014
Table 28 – Historic - Fixed lines in service and penetration 2000 – 2009
Table 29 – Fixed lines in service and penetration – 2010 – 2018
Table 30 – Proportion of households with a fixed-line – 2005 – 2018
Table 31 – International internet bandwidth – 2005 – 2016
Table 32 – Telenor wholesale lines – PSTN, DSL, LLU – 2004 – 2016

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Revenue by sector – 2003 – 2017
Chart 2 – Proportion of turnover by sector – 2005 – 2017
Chart 3 – Telenor fixed-line financial data (Norway) – 2008 – 2018
Chart 4 – Telenor Group financial data – 2007 – 2018
Chart 5 – Telenor fixed subscribers – 2009 – 2018
Chart 6 – Fixed lines in service and penetration – 2000 – 2018
Chart 7 – Telenor wholesale lines – PSTN, DSL, LLU – 2004 – 2016

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Number of pages 57

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Last updated 3 Sep 2018
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Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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