According to a 2023 report, around a third of urban broadband users in the United Kingdom experienced peak time download speeds of at least 100 Mbit/s. This share fell to around 17 percent for rural users, highlighting a regional divide in network quality.
Rural and urban peak time home broadband download speeds in the United Kingdom in March 2023
Characteristic
<2 Mbit/s
≥2 Mbit/s <10 Mbit/s
≥10 Mbit/s <30 Mbit/s
≥30 Mbit/s <100 Mbit/s
≥100 Mbit/s <300 Mbit/s
≥300 Mbit/s
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Ofcom. (September 14, 2023). Rural and urban peak time home broadband download speeds in the United Kingdom in March 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409915/urban-rural-internet-speed-united-kingdom/
Ofcom. "Rural and urban peak time home broadband download speeds in the United Kingdom in March 2023." Chart. September 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409915/urban-rural-internet-speed-united-kingdom/
Ofcom. (2023). Rural and urban peak time home broadband download speeds in the United Kingdom in March 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409915/urban-rural-internet-speed-united-kingdom/
Ofcom. "Rural and Urban Peak Time Home Broadband Download Speeds in The United Kingdom in March 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409915/urban-rural-internet-speed-united-kingdom/
Ofcom, Rural and urban peak time home broadband download speeds in the United Kingdom in March 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409915/urban-rural-internet-speed-united-kingdom/ (last visited September 17, 2024)
Rural and urban peak time home broadband download speeds in the United Kingdom in March 2023 [Graph], Ofcom, September 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409915/urban-rural-internet-speed-united-kingdom/
