Sweden - Digital Economy and Digital TV - Insights, Statistics and Analysis
Considerable investments in upgraded DSL and cable broadband infrastructure as well as fibre networks by Sweden's telcos in recent years have encouraged consumer adoption of bundled services. The largest cable TV operators, Com Hem and Kabelvision, have upgraded their networks to provide fast data services, which has led to customer some migration from DSL. Switchover to digital transmission was completed in late 2007, providing the government with the first opportunity in Europe to make use of the digital dividend for wireless broadband services. This report provides an overview of Sweden's digital TV and converging media markets, including recent developments in VoD, triple play and VoIP services.
Key developments:
World Economic Forum (WEF) ranks Sweden the world's most connected economy; Netflix launches services in Nordic countries; regulator's market data to June 2014; telcos' operating and financial data to Q4 2014; recent market developments.
Companies covered in this report include:
Com Hem, Tele2, Canal Digital, Viasat, Boxer, MTG.
- 1. Synopsis
- 2. Digital Media
- 2.1 Overview of digital media
- 2.2 Key general trends
- 2.3 Digital media
- 2.3.1 Business models bundled services
- 2.4 Regulatory issues
- 2.4.1 Digital dividend
- 3. Digital TV
- 3.1 Market overview
- 3.2 Broadband TV (IPTV)
- 3.2.1 Modern Times Group (MTG)
- 3.2.2 TeliaSonera
- 3.2.3 Other developments
- 3.3 Video-on-Demand (VoD)
- 3.4 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
- 3.4.1 Wholesale VoIP
- 3.5 Interactive TV (iTV)
- 3.6 Cable TV
- 3.6.1 Com Hem
- 3.6.2 Tele2Vision
- 3.6.3 Canal Digital
- 3.7 Satellite-based digital pay TV developments
- 3.7.1 NSAB Sweden
- 3.7.2 Canal Digital
- 3.7.3 Viasat
- 3.8 Digital terrestrial TV (DTTV)
- 3.8.1 Boxer
- 3.8.2 MTG
- 3.9 Free-to-Air (FTA) TV
- 4. Related reports
- Table 1 Subscribers to bundled services, by service 2008 - 2014
- Table 2 Double play subscribers by type - 2008 - 2014
- Table 3 Triple play subscribers by type - 2008 - 2014
- Table 4 Digital TV subscribers by sector - 2006 - 2014
- Table 5 Digital TV market share of subscribers by operator - 2006 - 2014
- Table 6 Pay TV market share of subscribers by operator - 2007 - 2014
- Table 7 Digital TV market share of subscribers by platform - 2009 - 2014
- Table 8 Digital TV revenue - 2009 - 2013
- Table 9 IPTV subscribers by sector - 2006 - 2014
- Table 10 MTG IPTV subscribers (historic) 2007 - 2010
- Table 11 TeliaSonera IPTV subscribers 2006 - 2014
- Table 12 VoIP subscribers and annual change 2004 - 2015
- Table 13 VoIP revenue 2008 2015
- Table 14 VoIP traffic 2006 2014
- Table 15 VoIP access by technology 2004 - 2014
- Table 16 TeliaSonera VoIP subscribers 2007 - 2014
- Table 17 Telenor VoIP subscribers 2007 - 2011
- Table 18 Cable TV subscribers by sector - 2006 - 2014
- Table 19 Com Hem subscribers by type 2005 - 2014
- Table 20 Com Hem financial data 2007 - 2014
- Table 21 Canal Digital cable TV subscribers - Sweden 2005 - 2014
- Table 22 Satellite TV subscribers 2006 2015
- Table 23 Canal Digital DTH satellite subscribers - Nordics 2005 - 2014
- Table 24 Viasat Broadcasting financial data 2008 - 2014
- Table 25 Viasat satellite subscribers (Nordics) 2007 - 2014
- Table 26 Viasat Multiroom and Viasat+ subscribers 2006 - 2012
- Table 27 DTTV subscribers 2007 - 2015
- Table 28 Boxer Sweden subscribers - 2006 - 2011
- Table 29 Boxer Sweden pay-TV revenue - 2008 - 2010
- Table 30 ViaSat revenue (Nordics) 2006 - 2014
- Chart 1 Subscribers to bundled services, by service 2008 - 2014
- Chart 2 Digital TV subscribers by sector - 2006 2014
- Chart 3 IPTV subscribers by sector 2006 - 2014
- Chart 4 VoIP access by technology 2004 - 2014
- Chart 5 Com Hem subscribers by type 2005 2014
- Chart 6 Com Hem financial data 2007 - 2014
- Chart 7 Viasat Broadcasting financial data 2008 - 2014
- Chart 8 Viasat subscribers 2007 - 2014
- Chart 9 ViaSat revenue (Nordics) 2006 2014
- Exhibit 1 Overview of digital media
- Exhibit 2 Digital dividend frequency availability - 2010