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Doubled speed in fibre broadband access
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2011-09-28T10:00:00.000Z
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The Internet survey (discontinued in Statistics Norway), 2011

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Doubled speed in fibre broadband access

The average broadband capacity for private subscriptions increased to 10.4 Mbit/s in the 2nd quarter of 2011. The increase was caused by the suppliers of fibre broadband access doubling the speed of their lowest speed offered.

Private broadband transmission capacity. Median and average values. Mbit/s. 3rd quarter 2004-2nd quarter 2011

The average transmission capacity for fixed private broadband has increased to 10.4 from 7.4 Mbit/s in the previous quarter. This is the largest jump in broadband capacity in one quarter ever registered. At the same time, the median value has increased, to 5.7 Mbit/s compared to 5.3 in the previous quarter. The much smaller increase in the median value is related to the fact that all fibre accesses had a transmission capacity well above the median value.

Private broadband subscriptions with a capacity of more than 8 Mbit/s total 37 per cent; an increase from 34 per cent in the previous quarter. Only 20 per cent of business broadband subscriptions have this capacity; an increase from 18 per cent in the previous quarter.

Slow increase in private fixed broadband subscriptions

The number of broadband subscriptions with fixed access on the Norwegian mainland was 1 754 000 at the end of the 2nd quarter of 2011; an increase of 60 000 subscriptions in the last 12 months. Compared to the previous quarter, this is an increase of 17 000 subscriptions. The whole increase in the last quarter relates to private subscriptions. Business subscriptions have fallen by 1 000 during the last year. At the end of the 2nd quarter, Norway had 1 602 000 fixed private broadband subscriptions and 152 000 business subscriptions.

Broadband subscriptions by market. 3rd quarter 2002-2nd quarter 2011

The broadband penetration rate in private households is 73 per cent; an increase from 72 per cent in the previous quarter. Compared to last year there is an increase from 71 per cent. The figure for private broadband subscriptions per 100 households varies between 79 per cent in the county of Akershus and 59 per cent in the county of Finnmark.

Private broadband subscriptions 2nd quarter 2011, by centrality of the municipality
Centrality1 Broadband subscriptions Broadband subscriptions as a percentage of households
Remote municipalities  128 359 64
Fairly remote municipalities 88 344 69
Fairly central municipalities  261 706 70
Central municipalities 1 123 640 75
1  Centrality 2008, Municipalities 2008.

Private market. Broadband subscriptions (transmission capacity larger than 128 kbit/s) as a percentage of households. 2nd quarter 2011. Municipalities

The most central municipalities have the highest number of broadband subscriptions relative to the number of households. While the number of broadband subscriptions relative to the number of households is 75 per cent, the corresponding figure for less central municipalities is 64 per cent.

Municipalities with highest number of private broadband subscriptions as a percentage of households, 2nd quarter 2011
Municipalities Broadband subscriptions as a percentage of households
Average for all municipalities 72.8
0941 Bykle  184.1
0215 Frogn  104.0
1018 Søgne 96.4
0926 Lillesand 95.4
1232 Eidfjord 94.8
1046 Sirdal 94.4
1640 Røros 92.2
0213 Ski 91.9
0544 øystre Slidre 91.0
1121 Time 90.2
0521 øyer 89.2
0216 Nesodden 88.1
1241 Fusa 88.1
1151 Utsira 86.8
0230 Lørenskog 86.3
1252 Modalen 85.5
0217 Oppegård 84.2
1563 Sunndal 84.2
1601 Trondheim 83.9
0214 ås 83.7
0520 Ringebu 82.4
0834 Vinje 82.3
1246 Fjell 82.0

The mobile broadband access was removed because this part of the statistics is not complete and because these subscriptions cannot be distributed geographically and by download capacity in the same way as the fixed access subscriptions. The Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority also compiles statistics on these mobile subscriptions but without information about the geographical location or download capacity.

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 180. A few small, but locally important Internet service providers, mostly cable TV providers, are still not 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. The number of households for 2011 has been used in these statistics.

Individuals and businesses can have several Internet subscriptions and several individuals can use the same subscription. The number of subscriptions is therefore not equivalent to the number of households/businesses with Internet access. A household can for instance get Internet access through an employer, educational institution or by sharing access with other households. The survey ICT in households provides more information about households with at least one member under the age of 75 with Internet access.

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