This post will discuss the UK’s broadband penetration and highlight the takeaways, which are relevant not just to the telecommunications sector but more widely across utilities.
The rapid expansion of the UK’s wireline broadband penetration, from just 12% of households with access in January 2020 to 78% by mid-2025, is a spectacular success in rapid infrastructure expansion across sectors. In Northern Ireland, 96% of homes have access to full-fibre connections.