Annual Report 2003
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ANALYTICAL INFORMATION

Norway
Population (2002, in millions) 1) 4.5
Land Area (sq KM) 1) 323,758
Population per sq KM 1) 14
Population growth (% average 1998–2002) 1) 0.6
Population in Urban areas (2002, % of total) 1) 76.1
GDP per head (US$) 2003 estimate 1) 47,737
GDP per head (US$ PPP) – 2003 estimate 1) 37,672
Real GDP growth 2003 estimate (%) 1) 0.3
Inflation 2003 estimate (%) 1) 2,4
Telecom revenues (% of total GDP, 2001) 2) 3
Mobile revenues (% of total GDP, 2001) 2) 0.8
Mobile penetration (%) 90
Fixed line penetration (%) 73
TV Households (in millions) 2
Satellite dish market share 73
   
Source:
1) EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit)
2) ITU (International Telecom Unit)

Telenor Mobil (Norway) 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
No. of mobile subscriptions (NMT + GSM) (in thousands) 2,364 2,382 2,307 2,199 1,950
No. of GSM subscriptions (in thousands) 2,327 2,330 2,237 2,056 1,735
– of which prepaid (in thousands) 1,099 1,115 1,027 911 732
Traffic minutes per GSM subscription per month, generated and terminated 188 180 181 173 169
Average revenue per GSM subscription per month (ARPU): 339 346 340 338 341
No, of SMS and content messages (in millions) 1,926 1,692 1,373 902 361
Market share GSM (%) 57 61 61 66 -
Churn rates for contract subscriptions (%) 21.4 17.5 12.5 12.7 14.2
           
FIXED – Norway
Retail market
No. of PSTN subscriptions (in thousands) 1,308 1,467 1,545 1,680 1,908
No. of ISDN subscriptions (lines in thousands) 1,682 1,828 1,766 1,590 1,228
PSTN/ISDN generated traffic (mill. minutes) 15,385 17,345 19,085 19,560 18,704
Market share of PSTN/ISDN generated traffic (%) 69 72 73 73 87
No. of internet subscriptions residential market Norway (in thousands) 1,031 960 831 625 400
– of which Frisurf (in thousands) 574 533 437 248 45
– of which ADSL (in thousands) 163 90 23 - -
No. of ADSL subscriptions business market Norway (in thousands) 14 4 1 - -
           
BROADCAST – Norway
Subscribers with satellite dish (in thousands) 274 261 212 171 148
Cable TV subscribers (in thousands) 382 371 360 357 282
Households in small antenna TV-networks (in thousands) 159 177 170 171 146

Denmark
Population (2002, in millions) 1) 5.4
Land Area (sq KM) 1) 43,075
Population per sq KM 1) 125
Population growth (% average 1998–2002) 1) 0.4
Population in Urban areas (2002, % of total) 1) 85.5
GDP per head (US$) 2003 estimate 1) 39,104
GDP per head (US$ PPP) – 2003 estimate 1) 30,350
Real GDP growth 2003 estimate (%) 1) (0.1)
Inflation 2003 estimate (%) 1) 2.3
Telecom revenues (% of total GDP, 2001) 2) 2.6
Mobile revenues (% of total GDP, 2001) 2) 0.6
Fixed line penetration (%) 69
No. of TV Households (in millions) 2.4
Telenor market share Satellite dish 33
   
Source:
1) EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit)
2) ITU (International Telecom Unit)

Sonofon (Denmark) 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
No. of mobile subscriptions (in thousands) 1,112 - - - -
– of which prepaid (in thousands) 285 - - - -
Traffic minutes per GSM subscription per month, generated and terminated 149 - - - -
Average revenue per GSM subscription per month (ARPU): 256 - - - -
Market share GSM (%) 23 - - - -
Mobile telephony penetration (%) 84 - - - -
           
BROADCAST – Denmark
Subscribers with satellite dish (in thousands) 109 99 84 42 18
Households in small antenna TV-networks (in thousands) 638 669 671 594 523

Sweden
Population (2002, in millions) 1) 8.9
Land Area (sq KM) 1) 449,964
Population per sq KM 1) 20
Population growth (% average 1998–2002) 1) 0.2
Population in Urban areas (2002, % of total) 1) 83.5
GDP per head (US$) 2003 estimate 1) 33,677
GDP per head (US$ PPP) – 2003 estimate 1) 27,377
Real GDP growth 2003estimate (%) 1) 1.5
Inflation 2003 estimate (%) 1) 2.1
Telecom revenues (% of total GDP, 2001) 2) 3.3
Mobile revenues (% of total GDP, 2001) 2) 0.8
Fixed line penetration (%) 74
No. of TV Households (in millions) 4.3
Telenor market share Satellite dish 50
   
Source:
1) EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit)
2) ITU (International Telecom Unit)

Telenor Mobile Sverige (Sweden) 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
No. of mobile subscriptions (in thousands) 81 54 - - -
Mobile telephony penetration (%) 90 89 - - -
           
BROADCAST – Sweden
Subscribers with satellite dish (in thousands) 334 297 231 164 118
Cable TV subscribers (in thousands) 222 200 201 - -
Households in small antenna TV-networks (in thousands) 251 285 337 286 275

Finland
Population (2002, in millions) 1) 5.2
Land Area (sq KM) 1) 304,473
Population per sq KM 1) 17
Population growth (% average 1998–2002) 1) 0.3
Population in Urban areas (2002, % of total) 1) 68.3
GDP per head (US$) 2003 estimate 1) 31,093
GDP per head (US$ PPP) – 2003 estimate 1) 27,554
Real GDP growth 2003 estimate (%) 1) 1.4
Inflation 2003 estimate (%) 1) 0.9
No. of TV Households (in millions) 2.2
Telenor market share Satellite dish 38
 
Source:
1) EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit)

BROADCAST – Finland 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Subscribers with satellite dish (in thousands) 46 44 42 35 26
Households in small antenna TV-networks (in thousands) 50 2 15 1 1

Hungary
Population (2002, in millions)1) 10.1
Land Area (sq KM) 1) 93,030
Population per sq KM 1) 109
Population growth (% average 1998–2002) 1) (-0.3)
Population in Urban areas (2002, % of total) 1) 64.5
GDP per head (US$) 2003 estimate 1) 8,340
GDP per head (US$ PPP) – 2003 estimate 1) 14,260
Real GDP growth 2003 estimate (%) 1) 2.8
Inflation 2003 estimate (%) 1) 4.7
Telecom revenues (% of total GDP, 2001) 2) 7.3
Mobile revenues (% of total GDP, 2001) 2) 2.1
Fixed line penetration (%) 36
 
Source:
1) EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit)
2) ITU (International Telecom Unit)

Pannon (Hungary) 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
No. of mobile subscriptions (in thousands) 2,618 2,450 - - -
– of which prepaid (in thousands) 2,023 1,910 - - -
Traffic minutes per GSM subscription per month, generated and terminated 111 113 - - -
Average revenue per GSM subscription per month (ARPU): 165 180 - - -
Market share GSM (%) 36 38 - - -
Mobile telephony penetration (%) 79 68 - - -

Malaysia
Population (2002, in millions) 1) 24.5
Land Area (sq KM) 1) 330,113
Population per sq KM 1) 74
Population growth (% average 1998–2002) 1) 2.5
Population in Urban areas (2002, % of total) 1) 58.7
GDP per head (US$) 2003estimate 1) 4,080
GDP per head (US$ PPP) – 2003 estimate 1) 6,570
Real GDP growth 2003 estimate (%) 1) 4.8
Inflation 2003 estimate (%) 1) 1.1
Telecom revenues (% of total GDP, 2001) 2) 5.1
Mobile revenues (% of total GDP, 2001) 2) 2.4
Fixed line penetration (%) 19
 
Source:
1) EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit)
2) ITU (International Telecom Unit)

DiGi.Com (Malaysia) 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
No. of mobile subscriptions (100% in thousands) 2,207 1,616 1,039 - -
– of which prepaid (100% in thousands) 2,101 1,519 902 - -
Traffic minutes per GSM subscription per month, generated and terminated 176 189 211 - -
Average revenue per GSM subscription per month (ARPU): 117 152 180 - -
Market share GSM (%) 20 19 17 - -
Mobile telephony penetration (%) 44 36 31 - -

Ukraine
Population (2002, in millions) 1) 48.3
Land Area (sq KM) 1) 603,700
Population per sq KM 1) 80
Population growth (% average 1998–2002) 1) (-0.8)
Population in Urban areas (2002, % of total) 1) 68
GDP per head (US$) 2003 estimate 1) 1,030
GDP per head (US$ PPP) – 2003 estimate 1) 5,190
Real GDP growth 2003 estimate (%) 1) 7.8
Inflation 2003 estimate (%) 1) 5.2
Telecom revenues (% of total GDP, 2001) 2) 4.1
Mobile revenues (% of total GDP, 2001) 2) 1.3
Fixed line penetration (%) 22
 
Source:
1) EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit)
2) ITU (International Telecom Unit)

Kyivstar (Ukraine) 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
No. of mobile subscriptions (100% in thousands) 3,037 1,856 - - -
– of which prepaid (100% in thousands) 2,503 1,472 - - -
Traffic minutes per GSM subscription per month, generated and terminated 57 49 - - -
Average revenue per GSM subscription per month (ARPU): 94 107 - - -
Market share GSM (%) 47 49 - - -
Mobile telephony penetration (%) 14 8 - - -

Bangladesh
Population (2002, in millions) 1) 131
Land Area (sq KM) 1) 147,570
Population per sq KM 1) 888
Population growth (% average 1998–2002) 1) 1.4
Population in Urban areas (2002, % of total) 1) 23.4
GDP per head (US$) 2003estimate 1) 360
GDP per head (US$ PPP) – 2003 estimate 1) 1,490
Real GDP growth 2003 estimate (%) 1) 5.3
Inflation 2003 estimate (%) 1) 5.4
Telecom revenues (% of total GDP, 2001) 2) 0.7
Mobile revenues (% of total GDP, 2001) 2) 0.2
Fixed line penetration (%) 0.5
 
Kilde:
1) EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit)
2) ITU (International Telecom Unit)

Grameen Phone (Bangladesh) 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
No. of mobile subscriptions (100% in thousands) 1,141 769 464 191 61
– of which prepaid (100% in thousands) 899 563 279 49 6
Traffic minutes per GSM subscription per month, generated and terminated 317 298 316 256 -
Average revenue per GSM subscription per month (ARPU): 136 172 190 260 -
Market share GSM (%) 62 69 70 69 -
Mobile telephony penetration (%) 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.2 -
 
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