ISPreview UK Study Finds Strong Support for a 30Mbps Broadband Obligation
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Mark Jackson, ISPreview.co.uks Founder, said, "Today around 93%+ of premises in the UK are estimated to be covered by a so-called superfast broadband network offering 24Mbps or greater of download speed and this should reach around 98% by around 2020.The plan to implement a new USO will thus primarily cater for those in the final 2% and should be welcomed, but the majority clearly wanted the Government to set its performance ambition far higher." "On the other hand there are some extremely remote areas where Satellite may truly be the only viable option (this technology is predicted to focus on around 0.3% of UK premises), although this will be no good for todays world of heavy video streaming where the average 10Mbps+ residential connection gobbles 153GB per month (Ofcom data) and rising," concluded Jackson.London, United Kingdom, September 13, 2017 --( PR.com )-- A new online ISPreview.co.uk survey of 1,700 internet users in the United Kingdom, which was conduct between 13th July and 4th September 2017, has found that 83% of respondents support the Governments plan to introduce a minimum national broadband speed of 10Mbps (Megabits per second) via a legally-binding Universal Service Obligation (USO), although 78% feel as if the minimum should have been set at the "superfast" rate of 30Mbps.Its widely expected that the bulk of the USO will be delivered via fixed line broadband networks (e.g. KCOM and BT), although the Government has previously hinted that Fixed Wireless and Satellite technologies could also play a role.""On the other hand there are some extremely remote areas where Satellite may truly be the only viable option (this technology is predicted to focus on around 0.3% of UK premises), although this will be no good for todays world of heavy video streaming where the average 10Mbps+ residential connection gobbles 153GB per month (Ofcom data) and rising," concluded Jackson.