Eight million UK homes now have access to full-fibre broadband, a record rise of three million since last year.Ofcom's annual Connected Nations report says.The number of upgrades was rising, with 750,000 homes moving to full-fibre services in 2021, but the rapid rollout meant take-up was likely to lag behind.Uswitch.
In theory, 1GBps speeds would allow a feature film to be downloaded in less than a minute, Ofcom said.The UK government has set a target of at least 85% 1GBps coverage by 2025. "Whilst peak usage remains in the evening, networks continued to see high demand during the day due to continued working from home," the report says.But 123,000 homes and businesses are still without access to a decent broadband connection, the report estimates.
But uptake was increasing, Ofcom said, with 800,000 active 5G devices in the UK in 2020 rising to more than six million handsets in September 2021.The report also highlights a number of projects launched last year to improve reception and connectivity on trains, overground and underground, which Ofcom acknowledges can be poor.The UK's mobile network operators also had to adapt to changing consumer behaviour caused by Covid-19.
many are also probably still in contract with a provider that doesn't offer full fibre. For example if virgin were offering full fibre but you're on BT who don't you can't switch to Virgin without incurring extra costs