Impressive growth seen in Welsh broadband take up

Latest research from Ofcom has found that over the last twelve months there has been an increase in the number of users taking out broadband in Wales of 30 percent, which has brought the total number of homes that now have home broadband access from 45 percent to 58 percent.

The current take up of broadband in urban areas is 57 percent, which means that rural areas have a higher level of take up with a figure of 60 percent according to the fourth Communications Market Report into the TV, radio, broadband, telecoms and mobile industries in Wales by Ofcom.

The gap between the take up of broadband services in Wales compared to the whole of the UK has, in the last twelve months, dropped from 12 percent to just 10 percent said the report.

Spending on communication services by users in rural areas was found by the report to be higher than in urban areas of Wales. The average spend on internet service in urban areas of Wales was £16, which was a pound lower than the average spend of £17 in rural parts of the region.

It also appears that the opinion of communications services in Wales matches the rest of the UK with half of Welsh consumers saying that they would rather give up holidays, home improvement or eating out than lose their broadband or mobile services.

There are an increasing number of users that are also looking for ways to save money on the communications services that they need with 35 percent of homes in Wales taking out broadband bundle services containing broadband, TV, mobile or telecoms services at a discounted price, which is a jump from a figure of 25 percent twelve months ago according to the report.

Source – Public Technology