Despite this, many broadband customers are still not achieving anything like their advertised speeds, the watchdog found, clocking the average “up to 20/24 Mbps” DSL package at just 6.5 Mbps.
Discrepancies between advertised and actual speeds are often caused by broadband being delivered over copper lines originally designed for phone calls, it said.
“Ofcom’s research shows that average speeds have increased which is good news, but there is scope for a further step change in the quality of the UK communications infrastructure,” said Ed Richards, Chief Executive of Ofcom.
The regulator has strengthened its Voluntary Code of Practice on Broadband Speeds, under which providers agree to give a “more accurate and consistent” estimate of maximum speeds.
The UK was recently found by Strategy Analytics to have better broadband coverage than the US, although it still ranked just 22nd in the world’s top 57 countries.
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