Average Broadband Speeds Increase by 22% in 2009
2009 saw a considerable growth in broadband speeds which looks set to continue. Research analysts at Broadband.co.uk have reported a 22% increase in average broadband speeds over the space of the year.
The average speed test has increased to 4.478 mbps from 3.667mbps over the twelve months and has been calculated from hundreds of thousands of broadband speed tests taken on the website Broadband.co.uk where ordinary users can test their broadband speeds with the click of a button.
The service providers that displayed the most impressive results were those that had rolled out faster deals over the year such as BT (up 24%) and Plusnet (up 28%) with their 20mbps deals. Virgin Media this year rolled out their 50mbps fibre optics service which saw a 22% speed increase.
Not everyone was over achieving with their speeds – Be/02 (down 13%) and Sky (down 4%) both saw reduced speeds. The average speed test results in December 2009 stand at:
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Virgin Media – 7.426mbps
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Be/O2 – 5.143mbps
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TalkTalk – 3.418mbps
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Sky – 3.361mbps
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Orange – 3.146mbps
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BT – 2.814mbps
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Tiscali – 2.788mbps
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Plusnet – 2.705mbps
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Eclipse – 2.697mbps
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AOL – 2.021mbps
All providers average – 4.478mbps
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