total subscriptions: 444,600
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 8.2 (2019 est.)
total subscriptions: 5,775,830
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 106.57 (2019 est.)
general assessment:
sophisticated telecom market with high broadband and mobile penetration rates and a highly developed digital media sector; synchronized with EC legislation; comprehensive LTE and focus on 5G; broadband penetration among highest in Europe; operators will migrate all DSL subscribers to fiber by 2023 and close 2G and 3G networks by 2025; regulator assigned spectrum for 5G; operator partners with Huawei for smart agriculture project; Oslo utilizes smart city technology; municipalities access EU-funded public Wi-Fi; importer of broadcasting equipment and computers from China (2021)
(2020)state-owned public radio-TV broadcaster operates 3 nationwide TV stations, 3 nationwide radio stations, and 16 regional radio stations; roughly a dozen privately owned TV stations broadcast nationally and roughly another 25 local TV stations broadcasting; nearly 75% of households have access to multi-channel cable or satellite TV; 2 privately owned radio stations broadcast nationwide and another 240 stations operate locally; Norway is the first country in the world to phase out FM radio in favor of Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), a process scheduled for completion in late 2017 (2019)
.no
total: 5,183,627
percent of population: 96.49% (July 2018 est.)
total: 2,260,605
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 41.71 (2019 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Norway on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Norway 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Norway 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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