Sweden
Telenor’s wholly owned subsidiary, Telenor Sweden, is Sweden’s third largest mobile operator and the second largest provider of broadband services to the consumer market in Sweden.
Telenor offers broadband services through its subsidiary company Bredbandsbolaget. Telenor also owns Swedish residential voice and broadband provider Glocalnet. Through Canal Digital, Telenor also has a dominant position in the digital television market.
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Telenor Sweden provides several voice and data services to both business and consumer customers, covered through a range of wireless, fixed and broadband technologies.
Telenor Sweden at a glance
- Sweden’s third largest mobile operator
- The second largest provider of broadband services
- 2.195 mobile subscriptions (Q3 2011)
- 1,936 employees (Q3 2011)
- Total revenues of NOK 9.497 million (2010)
- Monthly Mobile ARPU: 222 NOK (Q3 2011)
- Headquarters in Stockholm
- CEO: Lars Åke Norling
Historical background
Telenor has provided telecommunication services to the Swedish market since 2001.
Analytical information
For detailed information on regulatory matters, network, licenses and competitors, see our business descriptions for Telenor Sweden
Company Website
Visit Telenor Sweden's website (in Swedish)
Key figures (NOK in millions)
| 3rd quarter | First three quarters | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | 2010 | |
| Revenues mobile operation | |||||
| Subscription and traffic | 1 252 | 1 194 | 3 806 | 3 420 | 4 678 |
| Interconnect revenues | 167 | 176 | 555 | 553 | 743 |
| Other mobile revenues | 92 | 104 | 245 | 285 | 378 |
| Non-mobile revenues | 291 | 282 | 850 | 804 | 1 146 |
| Total revenues mobile operation | 1 801 | 1 756 | 5 456 | 5 062 | 6 945 |
| Revenues fixed operation | 570 | 625 | 1 817 | 1 904 | 2 552 |
| Total revenues | 2 371 | 2 381 | 7 273 | 6 966 | 9 497 |
| EBITDA before other items | 660 | 609 | 1 936 | 1 705 | 2 266 |
| Operating profit (loss) | 284 | 48 | 653 | 122 | 137 |
| EBITDA before other items/Total revenues (%) | 27,8 | 25,6 | 26,6 | 24,5 | 23,9 |
| Capex | 232 | 172 | 986 | 622 | 1 005 |
| Mobile ARPU - monthly (NOK) | 222 | 225 | 231 | 221 | 224 |
| No. of subscriptions - Change in quarter/Total (in thousands): | |||||
| Mobile | 38 | 45 | 2 157 | 2 053 | 2 061 |
| Fixed telephony | (2) | (11) | 362 | 396 | 382 |
| Fixed Internet | (5) | (11) | 513 | 545 | 535 |
| Exchange rate | 0,8663 | 0,8286 | 0,8402 | ||
Bredbandsbolaget offers high speed broadband services, and is one of the pioneers of broadband technology in the Swedish market. Founded in 1998, the company was the first to offer IP telephony and digital TV through broadband. Bredbandsbolaget is Sweden’s second largest broadband provider. In the market for IP telephony, Bredbandsbolaget is the leading provider.
Bredbandsbolaget was acquired by Telenor in 2005.
Visit Bredbandsbolaget's website. (in Swedish)
Glocalnet was founded in 1997 and acquired by Telenor in 2006. The company provides fixed telephony and broadband services. The company is headquartered in Stockholm.
Visit Glocalnet's website. (in Swedish)
Canal Digital Sweden provides television and broadband services to Swedish households. The head office is located in Stockholm.
Canal Digital is the leading television distributor in the Nordic market. The company broadcasts on all platforms: satellite, cable, broadband and digital terrestrial television. It is a holding company, fully owned by Telenor since 2001.
Visit Canal Digital's Swedish website. (in Swedish)
Telenor Connexion provides reliable and cost-efficient wireless communication solutions for connecting machines, devices and vehicles on a global basis. There are a multitude of areas of application, and new ideas in this area are constantly emerging. Emergency warning systems in cars, tracking and control systems in the transport industry, electric meter reading and logistics, alarm and security services are some examples of areas where machine to machine communication (M2M) is already in operation.