UK broadband speeds rise, helped by cable

Home broadband speeds in the UK are increasing considerably with cable-based service offerings driving growth as much as full fibre, if not more.
That’s according to a new study published by regulator Ofcom, whose headline finding showed that the median average download speed in the UK was up by 17% year-on-year, based on March 2023 data. That equates to an increase of 10.1 Mbps to 69.4 Mbps.
The increase – and it’s a fairly noteworthy one – comes “as people have up