Taken from The Broadband Coverage in Europe 2023 Report - a study prepared for the European Commission DG Communications Networks, Content & Technology
by OMDIA and Point Topic Ltd.
National coverage by broadband technology
Denmark’s availability of fixed broadband, NGA, and fixed VHCN (FTTP & DOCSIS 3.1) outperformed the EU average at national and rural level. Fixed broadband coverage has remained stable since it reached almost universal coverage in mid-2021. NGA coverage increased by 0.7%, enabling 98.8% of households to access high-speed connectivity. In rural areas, coverage stood at 94.3% by the end of June 2023, up by 2.6 percentage points.
In this year’s study, Denmark was the country with the third highest fixed VHCN (FTTP & DOCSIS 3.1) coverage, with 97.2% and 90.8% of total and rural households covered, respectively. It also exceeded the EU average in the BEREC-defined VHCN category, with almost universal coverage on total and rural level.
When looking at the individual broadband technologies, FTTP recorded the strongest growth (6.2 percentage points), covering 84.0% of Danish households by mid-2023. DSL remained the largest broadband technology, with 87.8% of homes passed, but the gap to FTTP has narrowed to just 3.8 percentage points, down from 11.4 percentage points in mid-2022. DSL continued its downward trend seen since 2015, and coverage declined by 1.4 percentage points over the 12-month period.
DOCSIS 3.0 coverage stood at 66.1% and almost the entire network had been upgraded to DOCSIS 3.1 by mid-2023. FWA was available to 9.9% of households.
Denmark was among the highest-ranking countries in the 5G categories. Overall 5G coverage hit 100% by mid-2023, up by 2.2 percentage points, while 5G via the 3.4–3.8 GHz band was estimated to stand at 85.0%, well above the EU average of 50.6%.
In rural areas, FTTP grew by 3.3 percentage points to become the largest broadband technology, with 90.3% homes passed by mid-2023. Denmark recorded the second highest FTTP coverage among the study countries in 2023, just behind Romania. DSL was the second largest technology, with 89.7% of households covered, but as seen at national level, coverage declined over the 12-month period and was down by 1.0 percentage points.
In contrast to the widespread FTTP availability, Denmark performed below the EU average across most other broadband categories in rural areas, including VDSL, VDSL 2 Vectoring, DOCSIS 3.0, and FWA.
The availability of 5G grew by 0.8 percentage points and hit 100% by mid-2023, while 5G coverage in the 3.4–3.8 GHz band was estimated to stand at 24.0%.
Regional coverage by broadband technology
9 out of 11 regions in Denmark exceeded the 95% threshold in fixed VHCN (FTTP & DOCSIS 3.1) coverage which are two more regions than in mid-2022. None of the regions recorded coverage below 65% while Sydjylland achieved almost universal coverage.
All Danish regions achieved FTTP coverage above 65%, but while none of the regions exceeded the 95% threshold, Sydjylland came close with 94.2% coverage.
Sydjylland was the only region that exceeded the 95% threshold in rural fixed VHCN (FTTP & DOCSIS 3.1) coverage.
Data tables for Denmark
Note: The 2023 figures represent the state of broadband coverage at the end of June 2023. The 2022 (end of June) and 2021 (end of June) figures are drawn from the previous studies conducted by IHS Markit, Omdia, and Point Topic.
All restatements are highlighted in italics.
Taken from The Broadband Coverage in Europe 2023 Report - a study prepared for the European Commission DG Communications Networks, Content & Technology
by OMDIA and Point Topic Ltd.
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