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Eight in ten households have fixed broadband
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2014-06-17T10:00:00.000Z
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The Internet survey (discontinued in Statistics Norway), 2014

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Eight in ten households have fixed broadband

The milestone of 80 fixed private broadband per 100 households was reached in the 1st quarter of 2014. The number of private fixed broadband connections has increased by 32 000 in the last quarter.

Fixed broadband subscriptionsPublished 17 June 2014
1st quarter 20144th quarter 20131st quarter 20131st quarter 2013 - 1st quarter 2014
ChangeChange i per cent
Fixed broadband1 944 5831 915 5841 856 77487 8094.7
Private broadband
Private broadband subscriptions1 810 7521 778 9331 721 66789 0855.2
Private broadband subscriptions per 100 households80.178.776.23.95.1
Average transmission capacity (Mbit/s)19.218.416.52.716.4
Median transmission capacity (Mbit/s)11.110.29.12.022.0
Business broadband
Business broadband subscriptions133 831136 651135 107-1 276-0.9
Average transmission capacity (Mbit/s)14.313.311.52.824.3
Median transmission capacity (Mbit/s)6.15.55.50.610.9

Source: Statistics Norway

The broadband penetration rate in private households is 80 per cent, which is an increase from last year’s 76 per cent. The figure for private broadband subscriptions per 100 households varies between 89 per cent in the county of Oslo and 67 per cent in the county of Finnmark.

89 000 more private fixed broadband subscriptions in a year

The number of private broadband subscriptions with fixed access in Norway, including Svalbard, was 1 811 000 at the end of the 1st quarter of 2014; an increase of 89 000 subscriptions in the last 12 months. Compared to the previous quarter, this is an increase of 32 000 subscriptions.

The number of business subscriptions is down to 134 000. This is a decrease of 3 000 since the previous quarter and 1 000 in the last year.

New increase in broadband capacity

The average transmission capacity for fixed private broadband has increased from 18.4 to 19.2 Mbit/s since the previous quarter. At the same time, the median value has increased to 11.1 Mbit/s from 10.2 in the previous quarter. One year ago, the average transmission capacity was 16.5 Mbit/s and the median value was 9.1 Mbit/s.

The average transmission capacity for fixed business broadband has increased to 14.3 from 13.3 Mbit/s in the previous quarter. At the same time, the median value increased to 6.1 Mbit/s compared to 5.5 in the previous quarter.

Private broadband subscriptions with a capacity of more than 8 Mbit/s total 56 per cent; an increase from 55 per cent in the previous quarter. Only 42 per cent of business broadband subscriptions have this capacity; an increase from 39 per cent in the previous quarter.

Not all providers are includedOpen and readClose

The number of Internet service providers reporting to this survey has been around 200 over the past few years. Market changes have reduced this number to around 160. A few small, but potentially locally important Internet service providers, mostly cable TV providers, may still not be included in the survey. Efforts have been made to include these providers. Some small errors related to the distribution of subscribers between municipalities may occur. This can have major consequences for the figures per household for some municipalities.