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Change in offer reduces broadband speed
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2013-12-02T10:00:00.000Z
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The Internet survey (discontinued in Statistics Norway), 2013

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Change in offer reduces broadband speed

A new price structure by two Internet service providers has resulted in a drop in some broadband capacity figures. The number of private fixed broadband connections has increased by 16 000 in the last quarter. The average capacity of private fixed broadband access has increased 20 per cent in the past year. For business broadband, the increase was 17 per cent.

Fixed broadband subscriptionsPublished 2 December 2013
3rd quarter 20132nd quarter 20133rd quarter 20123rd quarter 2012 - 3rd quarter 2013
ChangeChange i per cent
Fixed broadband1 886 0501 871 3751 836 58549 4652.7
Private broadband
Private broadband subscriptions1 752 3521 735 9851 701 28851 0643.0
Private broadband subscriptions per 100 households77.576.876.01.52.0
Average transmission capacity (Mbit/s)17.716.914.82.919.6
Median transmission capacity (Mbit/s)9.29.67.91.316.5
Business broadband
Business broadband subscriptions133 698135 390135 297-1 599-1.2
Average transmission capacity (Mbit/s)12.012.310.31.716.5
Median transmission capacity (Mbit/s)4.55.84.9-0.4-8.2

Source: Statistics Norway

51 000 more private fixed broadband subscriptions in a year

The number of private broadband subscriptions with fixed access in Norway, including Svalbard, was 1 752 000 at the end of the 3rd quarter of 2013; an increase of 51 000 subscriptions in the last 12 months. Compared to the previous quarter, this is an increase of 16 000 subscriptions.

The number of business subscriptions is down to 134 000. This is the lowest figure since the first quarter of 2007.

Change in offer leads to reduced broadband capacity

One of the most important providers of private broadband has changed its price and capacity offer to its customers. This change has a direct effect on the calculation of the median value for private broadband capacity. The average value is not affected in the same way. The average transmission capacity for fixed private broadband has increased from 16.9 to 17.7 Mbit/s since the previous quarter. At the same time, the median value has decreased to 9.2 Mbit/s from 9.6 in the previous quarter. One year ago, the average transmission capacity was 14.8 Mbit/s and the median value was 7.9 Mbit/s.

Another supplier of business broadband has also adjusted its price structure. For this market, both the average and the median values are directly affected. The average transmission capacity for fixed business broadband has decreased to 12.0 from 12.3 Mbit/s in the previous quarter. At the same time, the median value decreased to 4.5 Mbit/s compared to 5.8 in the previous quarter.

Private broadband subscriptions with a capacity of more than 8 Mbit/s total 52 per cent; a decrease from 54 per cent in the previous quarter. Only 36 per cent of business broadband subscriptions have this capacity; a decrease from 38 per cent in the previous quarter.

The broadband penetration rate in private households is 77 per cent, which is an increase from last year’s 76 per cent. The figure for private broadband subscriptions per 100 households varies between 86 per cent in the county of Oslo and 64 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 170. 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.