Half of U.K. adults lived in homes with broadband connections Q4 ...
Half of U.K. adults lived in homes with broadband connections Q4 2006, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) said. In its report on digital progress, Ofcom said penetration was up 39% from a year earlier, and was 7 times 2002…
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levels. Other key findings: (1) Revenue from broadband access services continued to grow, rising 18% over 2005’s to Pounds 1.8 billion ($3.6 billion) and was 15 times 2001 revenue. (2) At year-end, estimated connection speed averaged 3.8 Mbps, up from 1.6 Mbps a year earlier. About 31% of residential customers’ speeds exceeded 2 Mbps, compared with 2% a year with. Meanwhile, prices for high- speed connections plummeted. (3) By the end of 2006, residential and small-business broadband unbundled lines totalled 1.3 million, or 10% of connections, compared with 2% a year earlier. The U.K. had about 12,000 commercial Wi-Fi hotspots, up 32% in a year, the report said.