Finland's high broadband penetration has been the result of astute regulatory measures which have encouraged market competition, as well as a population keen to adopt internet services and their delivery through fixed-line and mobile technologies. The government has set an ambitious target to deliver 100Mb/s to all premises. The incumbent, TeliaSonera, remains the dominant player in the DSL sector, while there is also a vibrant cable network presence in urban areas. The completed digital 450MHz network provided the country with the world's first national wireless broadband network, while recent spectrum auctions will ensure that most of the population will benefit from commercial LTE services. This report profiles Finland's fixed and wireless broadband markets, together with developments in related technologies such as FttP, powerline broadband, wireless broadband, Wi-Fi and internet via satellite. It also provides broadband forecasts to 2020.
Key developments:
TeliaSonera trials G.fast technology in Helsinki with Huawei; DSL subscriber base shrinks as customers migrate to fibre infrastructure; mobile broadband accounting for over half of all broadband subscribers; regulator providing 7 million funding for rural broadband projects; DNA provides 200Mb/s broadband and tests 1.5Gb/s service; report update includes the regulator's market data update to June 2015; telcos' financial and operating data to Q2 2015; recent market developments.
Companies mentioned in this report:
DNA, TeliaSonera, Finnet, Elisa
- 1. Synopsis
- 2. Introduction and statistical overview
- 2.1 Market analysis
- 2.2 National Broadband Strategy
- 2.2.1 Broadband 2015 project
- 2.3 Universal Service
- 2.4 Broadband statistics
- 3. Forecasts Fixed-line broadband subscribers 2015; 2017; 2020
- 3.1 Scenario 1 higher broadband subscriber growth
- 3.2 Scenario 2 lower broadband subscriber growth
- 3.3 Notes on scenario forecasts
- 4. Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) networks
- 4.1 DNA
- 5. Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
- 5.1 Very High-Speed Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL)
- 5.2 G.fast
- 6. Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
- 7. Other fixed broadband services
- 7.1 Broadband Powerline (BPL)
- 7.2 Fixed wireless
- 7.2.1 Wireless LANS
- 7.2.2 WiMAX/Wi-Fi
- 7.2.3 Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)
- 8. Related reports
- List of Tables and Charts
- Table 1 Historic - Internet users and penetration rate 1995 - 2004
- Table 2 Internet users and penetration rate 2005 - 2014
- Table 3 Broadband subscribers by platform; cable, DSL 2000 - 2015
- Table 4 Housing corporation broadband subscribers (regulator data) 2006 - 2014
- Table 5 Broadband penetration by technology 2004 - 2013
- Table 6 Broadband residential adoption by type of connection 2010 2013
- Table 7 Proportion of fixed-line broadband speed by rate 2009 - 2013
- Table 8 Proportion of broadband connections by data rate (%) 2009 - 2013
- Table 9 Broadband connections by data rate 2009 - 2013
- Table 10 Proportion of broadband connections by data rate (%) 2009 - 2013
- Table 11 Broadband market share by operator 2006 - 2015
- Table 12 Forecast fixed-line broadband subscribers higher market growth scenario 2015; 2017; 2020
- Table 13 Forecast fixed-line broadband subscribers lower market growth scenario 2015; 2017; 2020
- Table 14 DNA broadband subscribers 2007 - 2015
- Table 15 Elisa broadband subscribers 2007 - 2015
- Table 16 TeliaSonera internet and broadband subscribers 2002 - 2015
- Table 17 TeliaSonera broadband ARPU 2006 - 2015
- Table 18 Forecast broadband delivery by technology 2015
- Table 19 Fibre broadband subscribers 2009 - 2016
- Table 20 BPL subscribers 2004 - 2014
- Table 21 WLAN subscribers 2004 - 2015
- Chart 1 Internet users and penetration rate 2003 - 2015
- Chart 2 Broadband subscribers and penetration rate cable, DSL 2002 - 2015
- Chart 3 Broadband market share by operator 2006 - 2013