Report finds UK still lagging with broadband speeds

A recent report has shown that the UK is still lagging behind many other European countries when it comes to broadband speeds, which increased only marginally in the third quarter of 2010 compared to the second quarter.

Broadband speed is something that is of the utmost importance to many broadband users, and both business and casual users are keen to benefit from faster speeds. This has become particularly important given the types of activities that are being carried out online these days, such as watching movies and television, streaming and downloading content, and online gaming.

Whilst the UK has been striving to try and improve broadband speeds for consumers and businesses, a recent report has shown that Britain is still lagging behind many other European countries when it comes to broadband speeds. According to reports there was only a marginal increase in the average broadband speed in the third quarter of last year compared to the second quarter.

The data was released by Akamai in its State of the Internet Report for quarter three of 2010. The average speed recorded for the third quarter was just 4Mbps, which had increased only fractionally from the 3.9Mbps average speed that was seen in the second quarter of last year.

The report also showed that when it came to speed it was cities in Asia that tended to dominate the top spots on the rankings. An official from Akamai said: “Cities in Asia overwhelmingly continued to dominate the top 100 list, once again accounting for three quarters of the list, with 61 cities in Japan and 13 cities in South Korea and Hong Kong.”

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Source – IT Pro Portal