DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3cc5b5/norway_telecommuni) has announced the addition of the "Norway Telecommunications Report Q3 2011" report to their offering.
The Q311 Norway Telecommunications Report contains the latest forecasts depicting how the country's mobile, fixed-line, broadband, internet and 3G subscriber markets will develop in the five years to 2015.
Market Overview:
Based on the available data, the analyst estimates Norway had about 5.580mn mobile subscribers at the end of 2010 and a penetration rate of 114%. The operators and many of their reseller partners recorded a very weak Q410 and this trend continued into Q111 with a number of customer base reductions seen.
This underlines a long-held view that saturation of the market is close at hand and that operators focusing on customer acquisition strategies will be less successful than those looking to retain customers and enhance their value proposition. This report expects Norway's network operators to continue emphasising the development of 3G, 3.5G and 4G services as a way of driving future growth.
A key development was the April 2011 announcement that Hi3G Access, holder of the country's third 3G licence, had handed that licence back to the authorities as it no longer saw any commercially viable opportunities in the market. Hi3G had been reluctant to invest in network construction and, even with an extension to its rollout obligations, it was always highly likely that it would simply write off its limited investment.
While Hi3G Access' withdrawal leaves more room for 2G/3G licensee Mobile Norway to manoeuvre, continued delays in rolling out its network and services suggest that it, too, may find little commercial value in building Norway's third mobile network. Its licence requires a commercial launch by July 2012, but the analyst increasingly thinks it will eventually come to grief or reposition itself as an infrastructure supplier.
Norway moved back from fifth to seventh position in the analyst's updated Business Environment Ratings for Western Europe in Q311. Its Country Risks rating did increase appreciably this quarter, but was offset by much lower scores for Industry Rewards and Country Rewards, which this meant that its overall score decreased.
Key Topics Covered:
- SWOT Analysis
- Industry Business Environment Overview
- Market Data Analysis
- Regulatory Development
- Competitive Landscape
- Western Europe Vendor Profile
- Company Profiles
- Market Overview
Companies Mentioned:
- Telenor ASA
- Telenor Mobil
- TeliaSonera Norway
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