Statistics suggest that the UK broadband market has evolved over the years and a much higher number of people are choosing high speed broadband services. From 83% people using superfast broadband with 29Mbit/s speed in 2015 to 89% in 2016, it is a steady growth curve. Apart from businesses, households are also using superfast speed as it was recorded that average households are consuming 132 GB data on monthly basis in 2016 which is a big jump from 97 GB in 2015. Still 1.4 million premises are unable to get broadband with speed 10Mbit/s or more. This technological wave will go forward as around 10 million more connections are expected by 2020. With such remarkable progress, the UK broadband market which is infamous for poor speeds and low network capability has finally picked up towards a progressive future! However, you need to know the best suppliers and how much to spend in your broadband services. For that we can be your best help as we compare all broadband providers across the UK. To know more about comparison services, visit our site https://freepricecompare.com/broadband/ or contact our team on 02034757476.

2. SNEAK PEEK INTO THE MARKET
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24.7 Million Fixed Broadband Connection by 2015
2
Average actual fixed broadband speed 28.9 Mbit/s
3
Fixed internet spending rose by 12% in 2015
4
Consumers are switching to superfast broadband
which costs £10 more than standard broadband.

3. BROADBAND
REACH & SPEED
1.4 mpremises (5%) without
standard broadband (10Mbits/s or less)
2.4 mpremises (8%) without
standard broadband (10Mbits/s or less)
25.5 mpremises (89%) have
superfast broadband with avg.
download speed 37Mbit/s
24 mpremises (83%) have
superfast broadband with avg.
download speed 29Mbit/s
2016
2015

4. Household across the UK
consumed an average 132 GBData
per month in 2016, Up from 97 GB in 2015.
31%of UK premises now subscribe
superfast broadband however it is an
option for 89% of UK premises
Quick Facts

5. 84%
73%
79% 77%
90%
83% 85% 83%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
2015 2016
AVAILIBILITY OF SUPERFAST
BROADBAND
 38 Mbit/s highest
download speed in
England.
 29 Mbit/s lowest
download speed in
Wales.
In Year 2016

6. 45%
31%
54%
40%
62%
46%
57%
52%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
2015 2016
AVAILIBILITY OF SUPERFAST
BROADBAND IN RURAL AREAS
UK Government
introduced Universal
Service Obligation (USO)
that give people the legal
right to request a
broadband connection
with 10Mbit/s speeds.
It will enhance the decent
broadband availability in
rural areas.

7. TECHNOLOGIES
EMERGING
To meet the demand for
higher speeds
G. Fast: By 2020, around 10 million homes and businesses will get superfast broadband
using this technology. It has potential to deliver speed up to 330 Mbit/s.
Long Range VDSL: It is an emerging technology has the potential to deliver
speed up to 40Mbit/s and upload speed up to 10Mbit/s. It is better than Fiber to the cabinet
(FTTC) technology.
Next Generation Cable: Virgin media is working on the same and started
Delivering superfast speed up to 300Mbit/s. Later versions of this technology may achieve
Speeds of up to 10Gbit/s and upload speed up to 1Gbit/s.

8. 27% 29%
25%
28%
2%
1%
2%
2%1%
1%
6%
7%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
2015 2016
Others Mobile and Broadband
Fixed voice, broadband, mobile and TV Fixed voice and TV
Fixed voice, broadband and TV Fixed voice and Broadband
Take-up of
BUNDLED SERVICES
68%
63%
“Nearly seven in ten
households (68%)
reported buying
at least two of their
communications
services together in a
bundle in 2016.”

9. Time spent by UK adults (24 hours)
Media and Communication Activities Sleep Other Activities
“
”
8:45 hours
8:18 hours
6:55 hours
UK adults spend majority
of their time (8h 45m) in
media and
communication activities,
it is 27 minutes more
than they sleep (8h 18m)
in a day.
UK ADULTS
TIME SPENDING IN A DAY

10. 10
BROADBAND
Q3 2016
36
30
26
19
11
7
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
BT Plusenet EE TalkTalk Virgin
Media
Sky
Complaints per 100,000 customers
Complaints per 100,000 customers
 Industry Average is 20.
 Except TalkTalk, all five broadband providers failed to decrease complaints in Q3 2016.
 In Q2 2016, There were 21 complaints reported which is 19 in Q3.

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Note: All data used here is taken from OfCom Research.