Sweden
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These
pages present basic facts and technology indicators
about the Information Society developments in Sweden. |
All data have been collected from readily publicly available sources of information. Some are estimates. They should be considered only as indicative of trends and general tendencies. |
1. Economic data
1.1 General socio-economic data
Reference years
Total area (km2)
450 000(1)
1999
Population
8 839 000(1)
8 847 600(1)
8 854 300(1)1997
1998
1999Gross national Product (GNP) (EURO billion)
227.9(2)
1999
Gross National Product (GNP) per capita (EURO)
25 737.9(2)
1999
Source :
(1) INED (French National Institute of Statistical Studies)
(2) "Bilan Economique et Social du Monde 1999’"
Conversion rate used : 1$= 1.0046 Euro (average exchange rate for 1999)1.2 Telecom market size (Millions Euro)
Millions Euro
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Fixed telecommunication Service Market
2 751,6
2 915
3 031,6
Mobile communications services
970,1
1 224,3
1 631,5
Total Telecommunication Market
3 721,7
4 139,3
4 663,1
Source :
PTS (Post & Telestylersen) National Post and Telecom Agency
Conversion rate : 1 SEK = 0,1166 euro2. Actors and competition
2.1 Fixed operators
Number of operators having a license at the end of 1999
31
Source : DRS Group quoted in " Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications - annual report 1999 ".
Some fixed operators
Sonera
Tele2
Telia
Global One
TeleTel
CallMedia
Telenordia
RSLCom
MCI Worldcom
Netnet
……Source : Sema Group
2.2 Mobile operators
Number of subscribers
Type of network
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
% of the market (end 1999)
Telia Mobile
NMT-450
213 000
189 240
200 000
3,94
Telia Mobile
NMT-900
548 000
394 533
210 000
4,13
Telia Mobile
GSM/DCS
1 192 000
1 975 339
2 154 000
42,38
Comviq
GSM
810 000
1 298 933
1 635 161
32,18
Europolitan
GSM/DCS
424 000
668 587
883 000
17,37
Source : Mobile Communications n°255 &278
2.3 Internet Service Providers
Estimation of the Number of Internet Service Providers
Last reference date
80
1999
Source : www.journaldunet.fr
Main Internet Services Providers
Web sites
Doera
www.doera.se Tele2
www.se.everyday.com Katrinet
www.katrinet.se Arise
www.arise.se Telia
www.startsidan.telia.se Dataphone
www.dataphone.net Source : Sema Group
2.4 Portals
Main portals
Web sites
Passagen
www.passagen.se Yahoo
www.yahoo.se MSN
www.msn.se Altavista
www.altavista.se Excite
www.se.excite.com Lycos
www.lycos.se Netscape
www.netscape.com/sv Every
www.everyday.com Source : French Economic Center of Sweden
3. Basic Indicators
3.1 Internet
3.1.1 General data
End 1998
End 1999
Number of internet users
2 900 000(1)
3 900 000(1)
Number of Internet domestic users
1 725 282(2)
2 154 000(2)
Number of Internet users per 100 inh
33 (3)
44 (3)
Estimation of Internet penetration rate in companies
61%(4)
75%(4)
Source :
(1) www.nua.ie
(2) Danish IT Pictures, Ministry of research and information Technology 1999
(3) Sema Group calculation
(4) French Economic Center of Sweden3.1.2 E-Commerce
End 1998
End 1999
E-commerce market (EURO Million)
262 (1)
844 (1)
E-commerce spending per 100 inh (Euro)
2964 (2)
9531 (2)
End 1999
Number of e-commerce users
1 014 000(3)
Number of e-commerce users per 100 inh
11 (2)
Nb of E-commerce users / nb of Internet users
26 (2)
Source :
(1) IDC; Merrill Lynch. Rate of exchange $ / Euro used : 1.0046 (average $ / Euro exchange rate on 1999).
(2) Sema Group calculation
(3) French Economic Center of Sweden3.1.3 Web sites
Number of adresses under .se domain
Last reference date
46199
13/07/2000
Source : AFNIC (Association Française du Nommage Internet en Coopération)
3.1.4 Internet hosts
Number of Internet hosts
Last reference date
522 888
01/2000
Source : www.journaldunet.fr
3.2 Telephones lines
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Total number of conventional lines
6 000 000(1)
5 900 000(1)
5 790 000(1)
Total number of ISDN channels
200 000(1)
379 411(1)
645 000(1)
Total number of mobile phone subscriptions
3 187 000(2)
4 526 632(2)
5 082 161(2)
Total number of lines
9 387 000
10 806 043
11 517 161
Source :
(1) National Post and Telecommunication Agency
(2)Mobile Communication n°255 & 278
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Total number of conventional lines per 100 inh.
68
67
65
Total number of ISDN channels per 100 inh.
2
4
7
Total number of mobile phone subscriptions per 100 inh.
36.1
51.2
57.4
Total number of lines per 100 inh.
106
122
130
Source : Sema Group calculation
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
% of conventional lines / total number of lines
64
55
50
% of ISDN channels / Total number of lines
2
4
6
% of mobiles phone subscriptions / Total number of lines
34
42
44
Source : Sema Group calculation
3.3 Personal computers
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Total number of Home PCs
1 267 000
1 871 000
2 772 000
Total number of Business PCs
1 194 000
1 360 000
1 758 000
Total number of PCs
2 461 000
3 231 000
4 530 000
Source : ESIS for 1997 and 1998, OMSYC (Observatoire Mondial des Systèmes de Communication)
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Total number of Home PCs per 100 inh.
14.3
21.1
31.3
Total number of Business PCs per 100 inh.
13.5
15.4
19.8
Total number of PCs per 100 inh.
27.8
36.5
51.1
Source : Sema Group calculation
3.4 Television
Television
Total number
Number per 100 inh.
Last reference date
Number of TV sets
4 200 000(1)
47.4
10/1999
Number of Home Cable TV Subscribers
2 200 000(1)
24.8
10/99
Number of Home equipped with Satellite
1 500 000(2)
16.9
End 1999
Source :
(1) www.inside-cable.co.uk
(2) Jupiter Communication
Total number
Last reference date
Number of Households
3 800 000(1)
10/99
Number of homes passed by cable
2 600 000(1)
10/99
Number of Homes passed by cable / Number of Households
68.4%
10/99
Source : (1) www.inside-cable.co.uk
