Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/10/2014 -- Sweden's status as one of the most advanced markets in the world is evidenced by its leading position in M2M connections and the growth of LTE subscriptions. Regulatory data show that LTE subscription growth is being achieved at the expense of 3G, as users are increasingly looking to migrate up to the higher capacity and faster speed technology. As a more expensive service this bodes well for data usage ARPU and the expansion of value-added services (VAS). In the wireline sector this is matched by a 15.7% rise in the number of fibre connections in the year to June 2013. The acquisition of Tele2's fixed broadband assets by Telenor should give the latter increased scope in the Swedish market, although the ongoing decline of the fixed telephony sector continues to weigh on operators.

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Key Data

- The latest operator data for Q413 show that the mobile market reached 14.458mn users for a penetration rate of 151.1%.
- LTE subscription growth accelerated in H212 and H113, coinciding with the arrival of a wider range of LTE-enabled handsets reaching 811,000.
- Growth in fixed broadband subscriptions is heavily weighted to higher speed technologies such as fibre, with subscriptions up 15.7% y-o-y to 1.103mn at the end of H113. Meanwhile DSL and cable subscriptions declined over the course of 2012.
- Total M2M connections rose to 4.545mn in H113, up from 3.394 y-o-y. Rising revenues and traffic bode well for this segment.

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