The number of internet-connected devices in Norwegian households has risen by 50% over the last 12 months.
A survey conducted on behalf of the trade body Kabel Norge found that of the 9 million devices connected to the Internet, 3 million had been acquired in the last year. Some homes have as many as 20 connected devices. Just 1% have no connected devices at all, according to the survey of 1,000 people.
Kabel Norge has registered an enormous increase in broadband usage; during the past years the traffic has grown by 60 per cent. Fresh statistics from Norstat show that there has been a comparable increase in the amount of devices connected to the Internet.
39% state that their households contain one or two devices that are connected to the Internet; 38% report three to five devices, and 17% between six and ten devices.
“The survey indicates that 88 000 Norwegian households contain more than 11 Internet-connected devices – and 22 000 of them have close to 20 such devices. The typical Norwegian home is now almost as complex as a small IT-company,” says Chairman of the Board of Kabel Norge, Øyvind Husby. “We believe a large portion of the growth we are seeing arises from smart-phones and tablets and the fact that our usage patterns are changing. We are consuming an increasing amount of services such as video over Internet that consume more bandwidth.”
The annual Kabel Norge Congress takes place in Oslo today and tomorrow.
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