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UK Fixed Telecommunications 2005 - 2010: Number of lines (connections)
The UK's broadband infrastructure is characterised by excellent cross-platform competition, with comprehensive DSL complemented by cable networks which reach about half of all households. The DSL network has been upgraded during the last few years as a result of BT's migration to its new 21CN, and by early 2011 more than five million users could access wholesale ADSL2+. Virgin Media has emerged as the best provider in terms of realised speeds - the company has rolled out a 100Mb/s service across much of its footprint, and it intended to launch a 200Mb/s service later in 2011. In addition, BT's FttC/VDSL service should cover 66% of the population by 2015.
Source: OfcomThe market remains fiercely competitive as a result of regulatory measures to provide competitor access to BT's exchanges, while during 2010 similar measures were undertaken to ensure equal access on fibre networks. Broadband has also been characterised by falling prices and by a gradual increase in average data speeds.
Source: OfcomKey developments:
Virgin Media trials the world's fastest cable broadband, at 1.5Gb/s, 100Mb/ service extended to one million households; government allocates GBP 363 million for regional broadband schemes; Fujitsu, Virgin Media, TalkTalk and Cisco announce plans for open-access FttH platform to five million homes; Virgin Media's 100Mb/s platform reaches a quarter of all UK homes; BT to extend ADSL2+ to 90% of premises by mid-2013, plans to double FttC download to 80Mb/s in 2012; community fibre deployment gaining traction; Rutland Telecom plans for county-wide FttH platform; BT to develop 300Mb/s service in 2012; regular's 2010 market report and data to Q1 2011; operator data to June 2011.
See United Kingdom - Broadband - Fixed Network Insights, Statistics and Forecasts which profiles the overall UK broadband market in 2011, covering broadband technologies and including the latest statistics, an update on recent commercial initiatives, an assessment of Next Generation Access, and forecasts to 2020.