As of March 2021, the average download speed in the United Kingdom (UK) across all technologies was 50.4 Mbit/s, continuing an upwards trend since 2017. Cable connections provided the fastest download speeds from 2017 to 2020, but were replaced in 2021 by full-fibre (FTTP) connections at an average of 145.4 Mbit/s.The main driver of faster download speeds is customers upgrading to faster technologies rather than improvement in individual technologies, according to the source.
Although it was the slowest technology of those measured, average download speeds for asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) broadband increased the most. The average download speed delivered by fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) connections was to 42.6 Mbit/s.
Average broadband download speeds in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2021, by technology
(in Mbit/s)
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Ofcom. (September 9, 2021). Average broadband download speeds in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2021, by technology (in Mbit/s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340431/download-speeds-by-technology-in-the-uk/
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Ofcom. (2021). Average broadband download speeds in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2021, by technology (in Mbit/s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340431/download-speeds-by-technology-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Average Broadband Download Speeds in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2017 to 2021, by Technology (in Mbit/S)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340431/download-speeds-by-technology-in-the-uk/
Ofcom, Average broadband download speeds in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2021, by technology (in Mbit/s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340431/download-speeds-by-technology-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Average broadband download speeds in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2021, by technology (in Mbit/s) [Graph], Ofcom, September 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340431/download-speeds-by-technology-in-the-uk/
