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A report from industry regulator Ofcom shows that the number of homes able to get gigabit-capable broadband has increased to 25.9m, with nearly three-quarters of UK homes (22.5m or 74%) having access a full-fibre broadband service.
These figures were published in the most recent Connected Nations Report, that gives a snapshot of mobile coverage and fixed broadband availability across the UK as of January 2025.
It also highlights the work Ofcom are doing to improve these services.
This is an interim update to the regulator’s Connected Nations 2024 report (CN2024), which was based on fixed broadband data from July 2024 and mobile coverage data from September 2024.
Key findings of the report reveal that the number of homes able to get gigabit-capable broadband has risen from 25.0m (83%) in July 2024, and gigabit-capable coverage for all properties, combining both residential and business, stands at 84%.
Other figures show that in the six months up to January 2025, the number of full-fibre broadband connections has increased by 1.5m to 9.0m.
The report also showed the number of premises without access to decent broadband (at least 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload speed) from a fixed line or FWA network has dropped from 58,000 to 48,000 premises. Ofcom estimates around 41,000 of these premises not to be covered by rollout of publicly funded schemes within the next twelve months.
According to Ofcom’s research for this interim update, the government is on course to meet its aim of gigabit-capable broadband being available to at least 85% of UK premises by 2025.
