UK broadband speeds drop by over 25% at peak times, according
to comparison website
broadband.co.uk.
The overnight levels show a higher average speed (4.534Mbps)
than the evening peak period (3.38Mbps) with the day time use
between the two (3.8 Mbps).
This means
work still needs to be done to
increase capacity to meet demand, said broadband.co.uk
spokesman Edd Dawson.
Broadband
speed tests carried out on the site in December also show that
the average speed of UK broadband has increased for the first time
since July 2008.
"The average speed UK wide is up by just over 14% to 3.667
Mbps," said Edd Dawson.
The tests show
Virgin is in the lead as the UK's fastest broadband provider
with an average download speed of 6.073Mbps.
Be/02 is closing the gap at 5.905Mbps and was also rated the
most stable provider with the smallest drop at peak times of just
over 11%.
Tiscali showed a drop of just under 40% at peak times.
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