This statistic illustrated the popularity of selected internet connection technologies used in Great Britain between 2013 and 2019. Of households in 2019, 98 percept used fixed broadband.
Share of households using selected internet connection technologies in Great Britain from 2013 to 2019
Characteristic
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Fixed broadband (DSL, cable, optical fibre, satellite, public wifi)
94%
91%
94%
93%
93%
98%
98%
Mobile broadband via mobile phone network (handset or dongle/card)
* The source indicates: "The source of this information is the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OLS). The OLS is a multi-purpose survey developed by ONS for use by government departments, other public bodies, charities, academics and the media. It provides a fast, cost effective and reliable way of obtaining information on topics too brief to warrant their own survey."
** The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey is carried out by interviewing a nationally representative sample of households in Great Britain. About 1,800 households are sampled each month and estimates are subject to sampling variability, as are those from all sample surveys.
Data prior to 2017 published earlier by the source.
Data for mobile narrowband connection not included in the 2018 report.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 11, 2019). Share of households using selected internet connection technologies in Great Britain from 2013 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276008/internet-connection-technologies-used-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of households using selected internet connection technologies in Great Britain from 2013 to 2019." Chart. August 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276008/internet-connection-technologies-used-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Share of households using selected internet connection technologies in Great Britain from 2013 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276008/internet-connection-technologies-used-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of Households Using Selected Internet Connection Technologies in Great Britain from 2013 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276008/internet-connection-technologies-used-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Share of households using selected internet connection technologies in Great Britain from 2013 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276008/internet-connection-technologies-used-in-great-britain/ (last visited June 29, 2022)
