ull-fibre broadband protection is accessible to greater than half of all properties throughout the UK for the primary time, in line with new figures from Ofcom.
The regulator’s newest Linked Nations replace, based mostly on findings from April and Could this yr, exhibits 52% of properties can entry the quicker, extra dependable full-fibre companies – equating to fifteen.4 million households.
The figures additionally present that 75% of UK properties have hyper-fast gigabit-capable broadband companies obtainable to them whereas 97% of UK properties are capable of entry superfast broadband providing obtain speeds of at the very least 30 Mbit/s.
Nevertheless, Ofcom has beforehand famous that many premises haven’t but taken up the choice of the quickest broadband package deal obtainable to them.
In keeping with Ofcom figures revealed in March, the typical UK broadband obtain velocity is 65.3 Mbit/s.
Gigabit-capable broadband can provide speeds of as much as 1,000 Mbit/s or one gigabit per second.
Ofcom’s report confirmed that whereas greater than half of the UK as a complete has entry to a full-fibre connection, Scotland remained just under that threshold, on 49%.
Some 51% of properties in England are stated to have entry to such a connection, 50% in Wales and 90% in Northern Eire.
Entry to what Ofcom defines as a “respectable” broadband connection – which is a obtain velocity of at the very least 10 Mbit/s is accessible to 99% of the UK, it says.
The regulator’s replace additionally stated cell protection throughout the UK “stays steady”, with a 4G connection obtainable to round 93% of the UK landmass from at the very least one operator, together with practically all premises within the UK.
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