Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pr6pgh/finland) has announced the addition of the "Finland - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts" report to their offering.

Finland's 800Mhz Auction Promises National Lte Coverage By 2019

BuddeComm's annual report, Finland - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts, provides a comprehensive overview of the trends and developments in the Finnish telecoms and digital media markets. The report includes the regulator's 2011 market data update and reports to mid-2012; telco financial and operating data to June 2012; market developments to mid-2012.

Subjects include:

- Market and industry analyses, trends and developments;

- Facts, figures and statistics;

- Industry and regulatory issues;

- Infrastructure;

- Major Players, Revenues, Subscribers, ARPU, MoU;

- Internet, VoIP, IPTV;

- Mobile Voice and Data Markets;

- Broadband (FttH, DSL, cable TV, wireless);

- Convergence and Digital Media;

- 3G subscriber and mobile ARPU forecasts to 2015;

- Broadband market forecasts for selective years to 2020.

This report is essential reading for those needing high level strategic information and objective analysis on the telecom sector in Finland.

Market Highlights:

- The largest cableco DNA has delivered wide-reaching 200Mb/s services and has trialled a 1.5Gb/s service, the world's fastest thus far.

- Long term spectrum licences in the 2.5-2.69GHz band has encouraged operators to invest in network upgrades. DNA offers a combination of HSPA+ and LTE, expected to reach two million Finns by the end of 2012.

- The frequency coordination agreement reached between Finland and Russia in 2011 enables Finland to use the 800MHz band for LTE, fast-tracking mobile broadband to rural areas.

- FttH has been stimulated by government intervention providing public funding for rural projects, which now benefit about 5% of the population.

- Initially slow to develop large-scale fibre projects, the major telcos have recently stepped up their investment though concentrating on commercially viable areas, with LTE expected to fill gaps in rural areas

- The auction of spectrum in the 800MHz band, expected in early 2013, will enable LTE to be available to 99% of the population by 2019.

Companies Mentioned:

- Canal+

- DNA

- Digita

- Elisa

- Finnet Group

- Helsinki Television

- Sonera Cable

- TDC Finland

- Tele2

- TeliaSonera

- Yleisradio Oy

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