It’s a problem that has plagued many frustrated Britons, and now a new report has revealed the areas of the UK with the slowest broadband.
Think Broadband Broadband Status Report shows that when it comes to full fiber coverage, the city of Kingston is on Hull, Belfast and Coventry County top the list.
At the other end of the scale, the Isles of Scilly, Orkney and Copeland County are shown as the bottom bodies in coverage.
“As the need for fast, reliable communications continues to grow, it’s more important than ever to stay up-to-date with the latest developments in this ever-evolving industry,” the report says.
Full fiber, also known as fiber-to-the-premise broadband (FTTP), has been described as the “Next Generation Internet”.
It’s an issue that has plagued many frustrated Britons, and now a new report has revealed the areas of the UK with the fastest and slowest broadband.
“Most fiber optic connections only use these cables up to the outdoor closet, with copper connecting the last leg to the house.” Uswitch explains.
“However, full fiber uses fiber all the way to the customer’s front door, offering much faster speeds than other fiber connections.”
The new numbers, based on data obtained by Think Broadband between February 9 and 13, 2023, show that fiber is still far from being fully deployed.
In the UK as a whole, only 47.01% of us have access to full fiber coverage.
This figure is expected to reach 85 percent by July 2025, and we will not reach 100 percent coverage until July 2026.
However, according to the report, there are huge discrepancies in FTTP coverage in different regions.
Hull tops the list of regions with the best FTTP coverage (99.73%), followed by Belfast (94.85%) and Coventry (93.07%).
Also in the top ten are Milton Keynes (92.64%), Morne and Down (90.46%) and Mid and East Antrim (89.65%).
It’s an issue that has plagued many frustrated Britons, and now a new report has revealed the areas of the UK with the fastest and slowest broadband.
However, at the other end of the scale, the report shows that some Britons live in areas with terrible FTTP coverage.
The Isles of Scilly were named as the region with the worst coverage (2.61%) followed by Orkney (2.74%) and Copeland County (3.38%).
Meanwhile, residents of Enfield (5.70%), Gosport (5.72%) and Woking (5.32%) also do not have access to FTTP.
The report came shortly after the poll showed that Over nine million broadband users don’t believe they’re getting the speed they pay for.
The study found that a quarter of all customers surveyed said they regularly do not access the Internet at the speed they should be, and seven percent say they never do.
Despite this, according to compare and switch service Uswitch.com, only about half (46%) of affected customers said they had requested compensation from their provider.
Ofcom’s set of rules on broadband speeds, which most companies subscribe to, states that an ISP must provide a minimum guaranteed speed for the service at the time of registration, which customers can find in their contract.
WHERE ARE THE WORST 4G AND BROADBAND LOCATIONS IN THE UK?
According to consumer advocate Which?, Scotland and Wales are the hardest hit by both poor broadband and limited 4G coverage.
The predominantly urban counties were also notably affected, including parts of Canterbury, Macclesfield, Maidstone, Norfolk, Southampton, Surrey and York.
Many seaside towns joined them, including Dover, Cleethorpes, Great Yarmouth, Scarborough, Totnes and Whitby.
The Highlands and Islands were the most affected parts of Scotland, with the constituency of Nach-Eileanan-en-lar being the most poorly endowed, with only 42 percent of properties served by all four network operators, and only 81 percent having a decent broadband connection.
In Wales, the constituency of Dwyfor Meirionnydd has fared worse, with only 69 percent of premises having 4G coverage from all four network operators and only 91 percent with a decent broadband connection.
Meanwhile, the North Island was also poorly maintained, especially in urban areas, with Armagh and Newry hardest hit with just 82 percent of the space.
According to consumer advocate Which?, Scotland and Wales are the hardest hit by both poor broadband and limited 4G coverage.