Synopsis
Finland has one of most innovative mobile markets in Europe. The country was a pioneer in developing 3G, and was the first to deploy 3G over 900MHz spectrum. Growth in the sector continues to be strong despite high mobile penetration. The 3G now makes up almost a third of the total subscriber base, while mobile broadband has also grown considerably during the last two years. Finland was also one of the first countries in the world to deploy a commercial LTE service, which now extends to well over half the population. In addition, the country boasts one of the lowest mobile call charges of all EU Member States. This report provides statistics and research on the Finnish mobile market, including key regulatory issues, a snapshot of the consumer market, the growth of mobile data services and the development of emerging technologies and networks such as HSPA and LTE.

Key developments:
Mobile subscriber base grows 7% in 2011; MNP conditions revised; TeliaSonera’s LTE network recording 48Mb/s; Russia and Finland negotiate roaming agreements; ITU releases 700MHz band for mobile broadband; Finland free to use 800MHz for LTE following spectrum agreement with Russia; MTR reduction agreed to late 2014; DNA expands HSPA+/LTE to 50% of the population; Elisa launches LTE in Espoo; regulator’s H1 2011 market data update; operator data to end-2011; market developments into 2012

Companies covered in this report include:
TeliaSonera, DNA, Elisa and Digita.

Table of Contents
1. Synopsis
2. Overview of Finland’s mobile market
2.1 Mobile statistics
2.2 Operator market shares
3. Regulatory issues
3.1 Spectrum regulations and spectrum auctions
3.1.1 450MHz
3.1.2 700MHz
3.1.3 800MHz
3.1.4 1.8GHz
3.1.5 2.6GHz
3.2 Roaming
3.3 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
3.4 Mobile termination rates (MTRs)
4. Mobile technologies
4.1 Digital
4.2 Third Generation (3G) mobile
5. Major mobile operators
5.1 TeliaSonera
5.2 DNA
5.3 Elisa
5.4 Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)
6. Mobile voice services
6.1 Prepaid cards
7. Mobile Messaging
7.1 Short Message Service (SMS)
7.1.1 Premium SMS (PSMS)
7.2 Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
8. Mobile data services
8.1 Overview
8.2 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
8.3 High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA)
8.4 High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA)
8.5 Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE)
8.6 Long-term Evolution (LTE)
8.7 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex Access (OFDMA)
8.8 Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA)
9. Mobile content and applications
9.1 Location based services
9.2 Mobile TV
10. Forecasts
10.1 Forecasts – Mobile ARPU – 2009 - 2010; 2015
10.2 Forecasts – UMTS subscribers – 2009 - 2010; 2015
11. Related reports
Table 1 – Mobile revenue as proportion to total telecom revenue – 1998 - 2012
Table 2 – Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change – 2011
Table 3 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1995; 1997; 1999 - 2013
Table 5 – Mobile operators – monthly ARPU – 2004 - 2012
Table 6 – Mobile market share by operator (regulator data) – 2006 - 2011
Table 7 – European roaming charges – 2007 - 2011
Table 8 – Cumulative mobile numbers ported – 2004 - 2009
Table 9 – Annual mobile numbers ported – 2008 - 2010
Table 10 – MTRs by operator – 2006 - 2012
Table 12 – TeliaSonera Finland blended ARPU – 2003 - 2011
Table 13 – TeliaSonera Finland mobile subscribers – 2002 - 2011
Table 14 – DNA financial data – 2007 - 2011
Table 15 – DNA annualised monthly ARPU – 2007 - 2010
Table 16 – DNA mobile subscribers – 2007 - 2011
Table 18 – Elisa mobile subscribers in Finland and Estonia – 2004 - 2011
Table 19 – Elisa mobile operating statistics – 2007 - 2011
Table 20 – Elisa annualised ARPU – 2008 - 2011
Table 21 – SMS messages sent and annual change – 1999 - 2013
Table 22 – MMS messages sent and annual change – 2003 - 2013
Table 23 – Mobile data sent – 2006 - 2013
Table 24 – Proportion of mobile subscribers by data rate – 2011
Table 25 – Forecast mobile ARPU - 2005 - 2010; 2015
Table 26 – Forecast UMTS subscribers – 2006 - 2010; 2015
Chart 1 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2003 - 2013
Chart 2 – Calls and call minutes originating in mobile networks – 2006 - 2013
Chart 3 – Mobile market share by operator (regulator data) – 2006 - 2011
Chart 4 – MTRs by operator – 2006 - 2012
Chart 5 – TeliaSonera Finland mobile financial data – 2005 - 2011
Chart 6 – DNA financial data – 2007 - 2011
Chart 7 – DNA mobile subscribers – 2007 - 2010
Chart 8 – Elisa mobile financial data – 2004 - 2011
Chart 9 – Elisa mobile subscribers in Finland and Estonia – 2004 - 2011
Chart 10 – Elisa annualised ARPU – 2008 – 2011

Author: BuddeComm

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