Around 15.4 million homes in the UK, or 52 per cent, have access to full-fibre broadband, according to a new report from regulator Ofcom.

The figure is an increase of 15 per cent since last year, with Ofcom attributing the growth to the increase of deployments by large fibre infrastructure operators and a number of smaller providers which serve individual communities and regions in the UK.

The report found that most UK properties had access to “decent” broadband, which is defined as offering at least 10Mbps download and 1Mbps upload speeds. The number of residential and commercial properties which cannot receive this level of broadband service from a fixed line decreased by 433,000 since spring 2023.

Some 22.4 million homes (75 per cent of all UK homes), have access to faster gigabit-capable fixed broadband, up from 21.9 million (73 per cent) since Ofcom's last update earlier this year.

On the separate topic of mobile connectivity, the regulator said that coverage has remained stable and the industry continues to develop coverage.

Around 93 per cent of the UK has good outdoor coverage from at least one operator via 4G technology, the report found. Ofcom predicts this will rise to 95 per cent by the end of 2025 thanks to the Shared Rural Network Scheme.

Yet the report found that the UK has both geographic and road “notspots” where no good 4G services are available. While geographic not spots dropped by four per cent since Ofcom’s last report, road coverage remained the same.

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