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
Coverage of fixed VHCN (FTTP & DOCSIS 3.1) reached 93.1% of Norwegian households by mid-2023, 14.3% ahead of the EU, and up by 11.2 percentage points over the year. In rural areas the difference was even more pronounced – 77.0% of rural households in Norway had access to these networks, compared with only 55.7% in the EU.
Total NGA coverage reached 95.2% of homes at national level (up by 1.1 p.p.) and 77.2% in rural areas (up by 3.5 p.p.), approximately in line with the EU on both counts. Overall fixed broadband coverage is near-universal, even in rural areas which reached 99.4% coverage.
In terms of individual fixed broadband technologies, FTTP rollout continued rapidly, with 87.2% of homes passed as of June 2023, a 5.3 p.p. increase. FTTP coverage in Norway maintained a gap of more than 23 percentage points ahead of the EU. But DSL is still the most prevalent broadband technology, with 91.6% of households covered, unchanged from the previous year. VDSL coverage was also unchanged at 56.6% of households. VDSL2 Vectoring had not been deployed in Norway as of mid-2023.
Coverage of cable modem DOCSIS 3.0 networks remained flat and in line with the EU at 40.8%. Most cable networks in Norway have been upgraded to DOCSIS 3.1, which covered 38.8% of Norwegian households as of June 2023. Meanwhile FWA coverage increased to 92.6% of households by June 2023.
In terms of mobile broadband coverage, 5G coverage is now available across Norway, and reached 95.3% coverage by mid-2023, slightly ahead of the EU (89.3%). 5G coverage using the 3.4–3.8 GHz band increased by 16.2 p.p. to reach over six in ten households (61.9%).
Looking at rural regions of Norway, rural FTTP coverage once again saw a significant coverage increase, going from 70.4% to reach 77.0% of rural homes, making it the most prevalent fixed wireline technology in rural areas for the first time. Rural FTTP availability was also well ahead of the EU average, which stood at 52.8%. DSL coverage remained flat, reaching 74.8% of rural households, while VDSL coverage increased fractionally to 30.1%. Cable modem DOCSIS 3.0 coverage remained limited in rural areas, with only 3.6% of rural Norwegian homes passed, while DOCSIS 3.1 reached 2.3% of rural households.
Early 5G deployments were focussed on urban areas, but rural coverage again grew markedly over the year, to reach 85.4% of rural households in June 2023, up from 59.8% the previous year. But 5G coverage using the 3.4–3.8 GHz band remains low, at 14.9% of rural households.
Regional coverage by broadband technology
Overall fixed VHCN (FTTP & DOCSIS 3.1) coverage surpassed 65% for all regions of Norway in June 2023, while five regions surpassed 95% (Troms og Finnmark, Agder, Rogaland, Vestland, and Møre og Romsdal).
Similarly, while all regions exceeded 65% coverage of FTTP, only two surpassed 95% (Rogaland, and Møre og Romsdal).
In rural areas, three out of eleven regions failed to reach 65% coverage of fixed VHCN (FTTP & DOCSIS 3.1) services (Nordland, Viken, and the capital, Oslo). Møre og Romsdal recorded the highest coverage, at 89.8%.
Data tables for Norway
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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