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Sudden stop in growth of private broadband
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2014-09-08T10:00:00.000Z
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The Internet survey (discontinued in Statistics Norway), 2014

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Sudden stop in growth of private broadband

In the 2nd quarter of 2014, the number of private fixed broadband connections fell for the first time from the previous quarter. The quarter also saw a record high increase in private broadband capacity registered in one quarter.

Fixed broadband subscriptionsPublished 8 September 2014
2nd quarter 20141st quarter 20142nd quarter 20132nd quarter 2013 - 2nd quarter 2014
ChangeChange i per cent
Fixed broadband1 942 4731 944 5831 871 37571 0983.8
Private broadband
Private broadband subscriptions1 809 1901 810 7521 735 98573 2054.2
Private broadband subscriptions per 100 households80.180.176.83.34.3
Average transmission capacity (Mbit/s)23.119.216.96.236.7
Median transmission capacity (Mbit/s)17.811.19.68.285.4
Business broadband
Business broadband subscriptions133 283133 831135 390-2 107-1.6
Average transmission capacity (Mbit/s)15.114.312.32.822.8
Median transmission capacity (Mbit/s)6.66.15.80.813.8

Source: Statistics Norway

The number of private broadband subscriptions with fixed access in Norway, including Svalbard, was 1 809 000 at the end of the 2nd quarter of 2014; a decrease of 1 500 subscriptions in the last 3 months. This is the first time since this survey started in 2002 that there has been no increase compared to the previous quarter. Compared to the same quarter last year, there is an increase of 73 000 subscriptions.

The number of business subscriptions is 133 000. This is the same as in the previous quarter and a decrease of 2 000 in the last year.

Record increase in private broadband capacity

The average transmission capacity for fixed private broadband has increased from 19.2 to 23.1 Mbit/s since the previous quarter. At the same time, the median value has increased to 17.8 Mbit/s from 11.1 in the previous quarter. One year ago, the average transmission capacity was 16.9 Mbit/s and the median value was 9.6 Mbit/s.

The average transmission capacity for fixed business broadband has increased to 15.1 from 14.3 Mbit/s in the previous quarter. At the same time, the median value increased to 6.6 Mbit/s compared to 6.1 in the previous quarter.

Private broadband subscriptions with a capacity of more than 8 Mbit/s total 65 per cent; an increase from 56 per cent in the previous quarter. Only 44 per cent of business broadband subscriptions have this capacity; an increase from 42 per cent in the previous quarter.

The broadband penetration rate in private households is 80 per cent, which is an increase from last year’s 77 per cent. The figure for private broadband subscriptions per 100 households varies between 89 per cent in the county of Oslo and 68 per cent in the county of Finnmark.

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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.