New speed test data reveals that not a single UK town or city boasts super-fast broadband. According to the data from uSwitch, the fastest urban area for broadband is Telford in Shropshire, but even here, average download speeds of 23Mbps - still fall short of the super-fast minimum speed of 24Mbps.
The comparison company's speed test data – collected from broadband users in the 50 biggest UK cities and towns – shows that Belfast is the only capital city with average speeds above 20Mbit/s. It warned that, even London, is trailing behind what the government classes as super-fast, with average download speeds of 17Mbit/s.
Shockingly, almost a fifth of broadband users in London (19%) are found to be dragging their digital feet with speeds of less than 3Mbit/s.
And although the average download speed across the whole of Britain has risen in recent years to 14.5Mbit/s, more than a quarter (27%) of postcodes suffer from sluggish speeds averaging less than 3Mbit/s.
The study added that many consumers remain in the dark when it comes to upgrading to fibre – only a quarter of consumers (25%) know they can get it. And price still remains a barrier with almost half (48%) of those who do not have it, saying it’s too expensive.
Marie-Louise Abretti, telecoms expert at uSwitch.com, said “Urban speeds in the UK are around three times faster than rural speeds, but even download speeds in Britain’s 50 biggest cities still aren’t super-fast.
“The government’s blinkered focus on bringing super-fast connections to 95% of Britain by 2017 is all very well but, if they pull it off, it’s only half the battle won. If people don’t actually use super-fast broadband because it’s too expensive, or they don’t know they can get it, then what’s the point? Uptake will be heavily dependent on both price and awareness."
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