These homes and businesses risk being left behind.
There are still more than 1 million households and businesses which can’t access a basic level of superfast broadband.
These premises can’t stream a film in Ultra HD, and will take more than an hour to download an Ultra HD film.
The government defines decent broadband as download speeds of 10Mbps and upload speeds of 1Mbps, but said 4% of UK premises can’t access these speeds.
These consumers risk being left behind as more people upgrade to fibre and 4G on mobile and have near-permanent fast access to online services and entertainment.
Around 1.1 million premises in the UK still can’t access sufficiently decent broadband that would let them stream Netflix or download a film in Ultra HD.
That’s down from 1.6 million last year, showing that the digital divide is slowly narrowing.
The UK’s telecoms regulator Ofcom released the findings in its Connected Nation report.
Tech: Poor broadband access means 4% of British premises can’t stream Netflix in Ultra HD
