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Research and Markets Adds Report: Norway - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and ForecastsNov 13, 2012 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Norway - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: Norway's Mnos Prepare Investment Strategies For Spectrum Auctions Mobile services now make up more than half of telecom revenue and about two-thirds of voice traffic. Fixed-line traffic fell 12 percent in 2011 as increasingly communicate via mobile networks or different types of social media. Revenue for fixed telephony fell sharply in 2011, while broadband revenue growth has fallen steadily during the last few years in line with the slowdown in the growth of new broadband subscribers as the market penetration increases. Key Developments: - Broadband revenue growth slows in 2011 - fibre-based broadband worth NOK1.445 billion - Telenor purchases two local fibre providers - Ventelo restructures business divisions - Altibox launches mobile broadband - broadband growth slows to 3 percent in line with higher penetration - Accenture awarded five-year contract to build an electronic health record system - SMS traffic falls for the first time through smartphone messaging alternatives - mobile network traffic growth slows - TeliaSonera contracts Huawei and Ericsson to expand LTE network - Tele2 buys out minority shareholders in Network Norway - MTRs set to 2013 - MNOs set up m-commerce joint venture - regulator issues 2GHz spectrum auction rules - Telenor launches LTE network, expects 90 percent population coverage by 2015 Companies Mentioned - BaneTele - Canal Digital - Get - Lyse - Mobile Norway - NetCom - NextGenTel - Nordisk Mobiltelefon; ViaSat - Tele2 - Telenor Group - Telenor Mobil - Teletopia - TeliaSonera Report information: http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/s967f3/norway ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |