January 15, 2010 By

UK Broadband Speeds

It is a little outside our normal blog post criteria, but it was an interesting bit of news that we came across that we thought we would share.

According to V3.co.uk reports that Akamai, have carried out a study on the global broadband speeds and the UK ranked 26th – lagging well behind many other countries.

The average UK connection speed is just 3.4Mbps.

South Korea took the top spot in the international ranking, with an average speed of 14.5Mbps.

Whilst the UK lagged behind the likes of the US, Netherlands and Ireland, we did score better than Spain, France and Italy.

On a more positive note, Broadband.co.uk has rated Virgin Media as the best provider for fast internet connectivity.

Their study conflicted somewhat with the Akamai report with  the UK having an average connection speed of 4.478Mbps.  Never-the-less Virgin Media is said to have an average connection speed of 7.426Mbps.  AOL took the top spot for slowest connection speeds at just 2Mbps.

Via: V3.co.uk and itpro

About Jon

Constantly challenging opinions and looking for new opportunities, Jon develops the product ranges and business activities and very much strives to maintaining growth and taking Clove in to the future.

Never knowing when to stop, he spends too much time in the office! He's very organised; writes lists, reports, spreadsheets, you name it, he's on to it!! When he does relax, however, he can be found driving his pride and joy (his Range Rover Sport), walking his Dog, down the pub or at a local restaurant. He does too like the finer things in life and often lives beyond his means, only the best hotels will do.