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Norwegian SMS market
Northstream has on request from Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) performed a study of the Norwegian mobile market with the aim to analyze why the market for SMS services has developed more rapidly than most countries. Currently, there are two mobile operators operating in Norway, Telenor and NetCom, and it is hence regarded to be a duopolistic market. In addition to the operators, there are several other players acting on the Norwegian market for SMS services; these are Service Providers, content Providers, and SMS aggregators. The usage of SMS services, both Person-to-Person (P2P) SMS and Premium SMS, is significantly higher in Norway than in Sweden. Also from a revenue perspective the differences between Norway and Sweden, with regards to revenues from SMS services, are striking. Northstream has identified several factors that have contributed to the rapid usage development of SMS services in the Norwegian mobile market.
The full report (in Swedish) can be downloaded form the PTS web site www.pts.se. 
30 Oct 2002 | Northstream
3G Rollout Status
On behalf of Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (PTS), Northstream has performed an analysis of the 3G rollout situation. The report provides a descriptive and analytical overview of the status of 3G rollout in the European Union and Norway. It focuses on potential modifications of license distribution and conditions and the changing market outlook for 3G services in Europe. The European Commission and national regulators share powers of regulation over the mobile telecommunications sector in Europe. While many regulators have made no alterations, at national regulator level license conditions that have been altered/clarified include timing of service launch, timing of coverage milestones, network sharing, and extension of the license period and revision of payments for fees associated with the license. These indicate there is some limited flexibility to the industry, and a slight change of regulatory focus from market liberalization to 3G market facilitation.
The detailed findings are found in the full report that can be downloaded from the PTS website www.pts.se.
09 Oct 2002 | Northstream
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