The Mobile Broadband and Fixed Broadband Battle in Swedish Market: Exploring Complementary or Substitution

The Mobile BroadBand (MBB) in Swedish market has become a more attractive opportunity for service providers, with growing demand for ubiquitous broadband connectivity after the mobile operators got 3G license in 2000. MBB seems to have more advantage compare to Fixed BroadBand (FBB) in term of mobility, compatibility and quality of service. This paper aims to explore the current broadband situation in Swedish market, in particular whether the mobile broadband is a complementary or substitute by using descriptive analysis. The data is collected from the Post-och TeleStyrelsen (PTS) Survey and the secondary data from PTS during 2002-2009.