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Broadband capacity takes a new leap
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2014-11-13T10:00:00.000Z
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The Internet survey (discontinued in Statistics Norway), 2014

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Broadband capacity takes a new leap

The rapid increase in fixed broadband capacity continued in the 3rd quarter of 2014. The decrease in private fixed broadband seen in the 2nd quarter has turned into a renewed increase.

Fixed broadband subscriptionsPublished 13 November 2014
3rd quarter 20142nd quarter 20143rd quarter 20133rd quarter 2013 - 3rd quarter 2014
ChangeChange i per cent
Fixed broadband1 964 0021 942 4731 886 05077 9524.1
Private broadband
Private broadband subscriptions1 830 3971 809 1901 752 35278 0454.5
Private broadband subscriptions per 100 households81.080.177.53.54.5
Average transmission capacity (Mbit/s)26.723.117.79.050.8
Median transmission capacity (Mbit/s)18.917.89.29.7105.4
Business broadband
Business broadband subscriptions133 605133 283133 698-93-0.1
Average transmission capacity (Mbit/s)16.015.112.04.033.3
Median transmission capacity (Mbit/s)7.16.64.52.657.8

Source: Statistics Norway

The average transmission capacity for fixed private broadband has increased from 23.1 to 26.7 Mbit/s since the previous quarter. At the same time, the median value has increased to 18.9 Mbit/s from 17.8 in the previous quarter. One year ago, the average transmission capacity was 17.7 Mbit/s and the median value was 9.2 Mbit/s.

The average transmission capacity for fixed business broadband has increased to 16.0 from 15.1 Mbit/s in the previous quarter. At the same time, the median value increased to 7.1 Mbit/s compared to 6.6 in the previous quarter.

Private broadband subscriptions with a capacity of more than 8 Mbit/s total 66 per cent; an increase from 65 per cent in the previous quarter. Only 47 per cent of business broadband subscriptions have this capacity; an increase from 44 per cent in the previous quarter.

Only brief pause in private broadband increase

The number of private broadband subscriptions with fixed access in Norway, including Svalbard, was 1 829 000 at the end of the 3rd quarter of 2014. Following a brief pause in private broadband growth in the 2nd quarter, this increase of 21 000 subscriptions signalled a renewed increase. Compared to the same quarter last year, there is an increase of 78 000 subscriptions.

The number of business subscriptions is 133 000. This is the same as in the previous quarter and the same as it was a year ago.

The broadband penetration rate in private households is 81 per cent, which is an increase from last year’s 78 per cent. The figure for private broadband subscriptions per 100 households varies between 90 per cent in the county of Oslo and 69 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.