The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between high-speed fibre broadband access and establishment dynamics at the municipality level. Special emphasis is placed on micro as well as on small and medium-sized establishments in contracting areas. Data cover information on 290 municipalities in Sweden for the period 2010–2018. Results of Fixed Effects and Spatial Durbin model estimations reveal a significant but rather small direct effect of lagged high-speed broadband access, driven by the micro establishments. However, when the proportion of establishments with high-speed broadband access is combined with the local presence of university educated employees and researchers, a stronger indirect relationship appears. There is also some evidence that the broadband availability in neighbouring municipalities has a spillover effect. A high degree of heterogeneity is found in the results, where the relationship is far weaker in contracting municipalities and in those with a low-skilled workforce.

这项研究的目的是检查市政一级的高速光纤宽带接入与建立动态之间的关系。特别强调合同地区的微型以及中小型企业。数据涵盖了2010-2018年期间瑞典290个城市的信息。固定效应和空间Durbin模型估计的结果表明，在微型企业的推动下，滞后的高速宽带接入具有显着但很小的直接效应。但是，如果将具有高速宽带接入的场所的比例与受过大学教育的员工和研究人员在当地的存在相结合，就会出现更牢固的间接关系。还有一些证据表明，邻近城市的宽带可用性具有溢出效应。