United Kingdom - Broadband - Fixed Network Insights, Statistics and Forecasts - 2012

Dublin, Ireland, October 2, 2012--The UK's broadband infrastructure is characterized by excellent cross-platform competition, with comprehensive DSL complemented by cable networks which reach about half of all households. The DSL network has been upgraded during the last few years as a result of BT's migration to its new 21CN. Virgin Media has emerged as the best provider in terms of realised speeds - the company has rolled out a 120Mb/s service across much of its footprint, with a program during 2012 to double broadband speeds to customers. In addition, BT's FttC/VDSL service should cover 66% of the population by 2015, according to a new Research and Markets report entitled  "United Kingdom - Broadband - Fixed Network Insights, Statistics and Forecasts."