5.0 Computing
& Internet Diffusion Overview
Norwegian computing and
internet diffusions statistics generally depict the ICT environment to be healthy
in
·
Number of
computers per 100 inhabitants[1] is
very high at 50.80 (ranked 5th in the world).
·
Internet hosts
per inhabitant are high at 129.4 (see Graph 5.1.1 below).
·
Today there are
101,600 domain names registered under the NO secondary domain. The number is
steadily rising; about 100 names are registered per day (As tracked by NORID[2]).
·
15.6% of all
Norwegians have internet subscriptions. This is very high and ranks 9th
in the OECD survey of countries.
·
The average price
for an internet connection in
·
The Norwegian
population is among the world most active online shoppers, with 12% of the
population purchasing products online and 25% searching the internet for
product information.
·
82%[3] of
all Norwegian businesses have internet access (see graph 5.1.5 below).
·
Norwegian
consumers and businesses have a wide variety of acquiring internet access (see
table 5.1.1).
·
In a 1999 report
by the European Information Technology Observatory,
·
Overall, I see no real
problem with
5.1 Computing
& Internet Diffusion Statistics
Graph
5.1.1 – Average price for 20 hours of internet access (in PPP dollars).
Graph 5.1.2 - Norwegian web
surfing and online purchasing behaviors are also among the world’s most active
countries (see below).
Graph 5.1.3 – Internet Hosts
per 1000 Inhabitants
Graph 5.1.4 – Internet
Subscribers per 100 Inhabitants
Table 5.1.1 - Current
Internet Subscriptions by Capacity and County
|
Private
Internet subscriptions. Subscription by transmission capacity and county. 2nd
quarter 2002[5] |
|
|
|
|||||||
|
|
Total |
< 64 Kbit/s |
> = 64 Kbit/s
= < 128 Kbit/s |
> 128 Kbit/s
= < 384 Kbit/s |
> 384 Kbit/s
= < 512 Kbit/s |
> 512 Kbit/s
= < 704 Kbit/s |
> 704 Kbit/s
= < 1 Mbit/s |
> 1 Mbit/s
= < 2 Mbit/s |
> 2 Mbit/s
= < 8 Mbit/s |
> 8 Mbit/s |
|
The whole
country |
2 708 077 |
1 142 549 |
1 422 673 |
76 510 |
2 495 |
41 415 |
17 257 |
2 919 |
229 |
2 030 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
01 Østfold |
136 188 |
56 950 |
73 105 |
3 588 |
14 |
1 877 |
614 |
37 |
3 |
0 |
|
02 Akershus |
281 874 |
115 751 |
146 937 |
10 655 |
368 |
6 003 |
2 019 |
130 |
11 |
0 |
|
03 |
366 323 |
140 705 |
181 150 |
24 873 |
329 |
8 604 |
8 105 |
491 |
36 |
2 030 |
|
04 Hedmark |
97 309 |
42 454 |
52 578 |
1 278 |
25 |
793 |
169 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
|
05 Oppland |
96 707 |
42 394 |
52 224 |
1 001 |
3 |
885 |
180 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
|
06 Buskerud |
131 034 |
55 753 |
69 788 |
2 703 |
56 |
2 058 |
559 |
110 |
7 |
0 |
|
07 Vestfold |
119 229 |
49 808 |
64 146 |
2 849 |
42 |
1 876 |
438 |
62 |
8 |
0 |
|
08 Telemark |
81 685 |
35 089 |
43 423 |
1 859 |
29 |
1 098 |
177 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
|
09 Aust-Agder |
52 635 |
23 440 |
28 049 |
645 |
0 |
436 |
64 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10 Vest-Agder |
89 667 |
39 411 |
47 355 |
1 667 |
18 |
802 |
372 |
41 |
1 |
0 |
|
11 Rogaland |
222 935 |
93 304 |
117 023 |
6 773 |
0 |
4 042 |
1 601 |
179 |
13 |
0 |
|
12 Hordaland |
243 619 |
102 466 |
127 720 |
4 921 |
58 |
5 192 |
1 785 |
1 365 |
112 |
0 |
|
14 Sogn og Fjordane |
59 198 |
26 329 |
31 735 |
625 |
0 |
397 |
55 |
56 |
1 |
0 |
|
15 Møre og Romsdal |
139 974 |
60 659 |
75 264 |
2 723 |
63 |
1 085 |
149 |
25 |
6 |
0 |
|
16 Sør-Trøndelag |
157 306 |
66 859 |
81 403 |
4 770 |
166 |
3 180 |
652 |
263 |
13 |
0 |
|
17 Nord-Trøndelag |
73 929 |
32 382 |
40 015 |
753 |
366 |
335 |
64 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
|
18 Nordland |
136 474 |
60 404 |
71 943 |
1 844 |
421 |
1 725 |
124 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
|
19 |
90 680 |
40 286 |
47 273 |
1 920 |
356 |
719 |
101 |
20 |
5 |
0 |
|
20 Finnmark |
43 846 |
19 733 |
22 698 |
993 |
175 |
224 |
19 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
Unspecified |
87 465 |
38 372 |
48 844 |
70 |
6 |
84 |
10 |
78 |
1 |
0 |
Graph 5.1.5 – Roughly 82% of
all Norwegian businesses have internet access.
