Rural areas of the UK are better connected to broadband
than their urban neighbours, a
new Ofcom reportsays.
The report shows that, for the first time, there is a greater
proportion of households with broadband in the rural parts of the
UK than there are in urban areas.
Across the UK as a whole, 59% of households in rural areas now
have broadband, compared to 57% of urban areas.
When broadband was first introduced in the UK in 2000, there
were concerns that providers would cherry-pick more populated urban
areas and that rural areas would miss out.
Initially,
this was the case, but the Ofcom report seems to show that
major broadband build-outs by the providers have now given rural
areas a better deal when it comes to connectivity, although some
rural areas still complain about missing out.
WiMAX long-range wireless broadband technology is seen as a
possible solution to filling in UK broadband gaps.