UK home broadband performance, measurement period March 2023 - Ofcom

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Phones and broadband Coverage and speeds Research, statistics and data

Published: 14 September 2023

Last updated: 14 September 2023

Ofcom's latest research into the performance of fixed-line broadband delivered to UK homes. The report is based on data we collected in March 2023.

Our latest Communications Market Report shows that 86% of UK households use fixed broadband. More homeworking, and the widespread use of bandwidth-heavy services like video streaming, mean that most people need reliable and high-quality broadband.

The report uses two main sources of data:

data collected by SamKnows from volunteers who connect a hardware monitoring unit to their broadband router; and
data provided to Ofcom by the UK’s four largest broadband providers.

Technical report – UK home broadband performance, measurement period March 2023 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Published 14 September 2023

Adroddiad technegol - Perfformiad band eang cartref y DU, cyfnod mesur Mawrth 2023 (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Cyhoeddwyd 14 Medi 2023

Annexes – UK home broadband performance, measurement period March 2023 (PDF, 405.6 KB)
Published 14 September 2023

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Data	Date published
Chart data (CSV, 45.6 KB)	14 September 2023
Panellist data (CSV, 1.7 MB)	14 September 2023

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