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Increase in private fixed broadband continues
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2015-02-24T10:00:00.000Z
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The Internet survey (discontinued in Statistics Norway), 2014

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Increase in private fixed broadband continues

From the 3rd to the 4th quarter of 2014, the number of fixed private broadband subscriptions increased by 15 000. The rapid increase in fixed broadband capacity also continued in the 4th quarter of 2014.

Fixed broadband subscriptionsPublished 24 February 2015
4th quarter 20143rd quarter 20144th quarter 20134th quarter 2013 - 4th quarter 2014
ChangeChange i per cent
Fixed broadband1 978 7571 964 0021 915 58463 1733.3
Private broadband
Private broadband subscriptions1 845 1451 830 3971 778 93366 2123.7
Private broadband subscriptions per 100 households78.581.078.7-0.2-0.3
Average transmission capacity (Mbit/s)28.326.718.49.953.8
Median transmission capacity (Mbit/s)20.418.910.210.2100.0
Business broadband
Business broadband subscriptions133 612133 605136 651-3 039-2.2
Average transmission capacity (Mbit/s)16.816.013.33.526.3
Median transmission capacity (Mbit/s)7.77.15.52.240.0

Source: Statistics Norway

The number of private broadband subscriptions with fixed access in Norway, including Svalbard, was 1 845 000 at the end of the 4th quarter of 2014. Compared to the same quarter last year, this is an increase of 66 000 subscriptions.

The number of business subscriptions is 133 000. This is the same as in the previous quarter and a reduction of 3 000 compared to last year.

The increase in private broadband capacity continues

The average transmission capacity for fixed private broadband increased from 26.7 Mbit/s in the 3rd quarter of 2014 to 28.3 Mbit/s in the 4th quarter. Over the same period, the median value increased to 20.4 Mbit/s from 18.9. One year ago, the average transmission capacity was 18.4 Mbit/s and the median value was 10.2 Mbit/s.

The average transmission capacity for fixed business broadband increased from 16.0 Mbit/s in the 3rd quarter of 2014 to 16.8 Mbit/s in the 4th quarter. Over the same period, the median value increased to 7.7 Mbit/s from 7.1.

Private broadband subscriptions with a capacity of more than 32 Mbit/s total 31 per cent. Eleven per cent of business broadband subscriptions have this capacity.

New household definition results in drop in penetration rates

The broadband penetration rate in private households cannot be compared directly to previous quarters since the way in which students are calculated in household statistics has changed. Half of the increase in household figures compared to the previous quarter was a result of this change. In total, the calculated broadband penetration rate in the 4th quarter of 2014 is 78.5 per cent, compared to 81 per cent in the pervious quarter. The figure for private broadband subscriptions per 100 households varies between 86 per cent in the county of Oslo and 67 per cent in the county of Finnmark.

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From the 4th quarter of 2014, household figures from 1 January 2014 are used. The general increase in population and households reduces the penetration rate for private broadband by 1.5 percentage points. Additionally, a change in the way students are calculated entails a further reduction of 1.5 percentage points. Unmarried students are also now registered in households at the place they study.