UK Broadband Speeds Falter in World Survey

The British government is expected to turn down the opportunity to finance the upgrading of the countries broadband networks. The much needed makeover could cost up to £30 billion, though reports expect the UK’s top broadband providers to bear the burden of the huge price tag.

The UK’s current broadband service falls well behind other countries in a study conducted by the Oxford University for Cisco. Of the 42 countries tested, Japan is the current leader, followed by Sweden and the Netherlands. The UK was placed right in the middle of the quality rankings. The leading countries are recognised for using broadband as a source of competitive advantage in world markets through government investment and support.

Oxford University Spokesperson, Alastair Nicholson, said -

‘Average download speeds are adequate for web browsing, email and basic video downloading and streaming, but we are seeing more interactive applications, more user-generated content being uploaded and shared, and an increasing amount of high-quality video services becoming available. Moreover, because the study also found significant correlation between a nations’s broadband quality and its advancement as a knowledge economy, policy makers may need to consider how to create an environment to improve key broadband performance parameters in the future.’

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