Superfast Internet boost as rollout reaches three in four homes in UK

Almost three in four homes in the UK can access superfast broadband, a sharp increase from last year that will bolster government ambitions to make services available across the country.

The annual broadband report by Ofcom, the UK telecoms regulator, showed more than a fifth of homes have so far taken the often expensive superfast broadband packages, a number that has doubled over the past year. However, almost 8 percent of broadband connections are still very slow, at less than 2Mbit per second, highlighting the troubles experienced in remote areas. Ofcom also highlighted worries over mobile coverage on the roads and railways after gauging availability for the first time. The regulator found that only just over a third of the length of the country’s A and B roads were covered by all four of the country’s 3G network providers. It found that almost 10 percent had no 3G coverage at all, with a quarter of motorways also not covered by the main operators.