Average U.K. residential broadband speeds tripled in four years to...
Average U.K. residential broadband speeds tripled in four years to 12 Mbps, the Office of Communications said Thursday. Its latest report into fixed-line speeds (http://xrl.us/boohnw) showed average speeds rose 3.1 Mbps from May-November 2012, driven by takeup of “superfast” services…
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(up to 30 Mbps or higher). The average speed was 3.6 Mbps in November 2008, it said. As of last November, 77 percent of U.K. fixed-line broadband users were on packages with advertised speeds of “up to” 10 Mbps, up from 58 percent the year before, it said. Cable broadband connections generated the largest increase in average speeds from May-November, but average actual speeds for fiber connections also rose. Speeds for ADSL also increased but not as much as those on the other two platforms, Ofcom said. Virgin Media has the fastest download service, at “up to” 100 Mbps, and BT Infinity the fastest upload service, at “up to” 76 Mbps, it said.