page_title: Internet in Denmark
section_title: Mobile broadband
hierarchical_section_title: Internet in Denmark / Mobile broadband
caption_attribution_description: English: A Danish chimney with 3G and 4G (LTE) antennas attached to it
context_page_description: In an international context Denmark is viewed as a somewhat peculiar country when it comes to internet access. The former state owned telephone company TDC owns the entire last mile infrastructure in terms of copper telephone lines and the vast majority of the coaxial cable infrastructure as well. Even though the Danish telecommunications infrastructure is very heavily dominated by one company, Danish internet customers still enjoy fair prices and a wide availability of different next generation access internet connections in comparison with most other EU countries. Furthermore, TDCs de facto monopoly on last mile infrastructure has come under attack. In the last decade regional power companies have formed national business alliances aimed at implementing FTTH for private and business end users.
  In 2012, Denmark was ranked third by OECD in terms of wired broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
  The same year 99,9 % of all households and companies were able to connect to the internet via a broadband connection of at least 2 Mbit/s.
context_section_description: In stark contrast to the infrastructure of cable based internet connections the Danish mobile broadband infrastructure is owned by four different telephone companies (3, Telenor, Telia and TDC) and divided into 3 independent networks (Telia and Telenor share a joint mobile network) each with countrywide 2G coverage and close to countrywide 3G coverage. Competition is fierce and best described as an all out price war which commentators (such as ComputerWorld.dk) and the industry itself alike has characterized as unsustainable in the long run.
  4G has as of 2012 only achieved 65% coverage. Per terms of several government public spectrum auctionings of 4G licenses more than 99% of the Danish population must be covered by at least a 10 Mbit/s 4G service by 2015.
caption: A Danish chimney with 3G and 4G (LTE) antennas attached to it
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