{"id":16883,"date":"2018-12-27T00:01:09","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T00:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=16883"},"modified":"2018-12-27T08:39:37","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T08:39:37","slug":"the-top-2018-vs-2017-fastest-uk-mobile-and-home-broadband-isps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/12\/the-top-2018-vs-2017-fastest-uk-mobile-and-home-broadband-isps.html","title":{"rendered":"The Top 2018 vs 2017 Fastest UK Mobile and Home Broadband ISPs"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve looked back at 2018 to see how the average download and upload speeds have changed across national fixed line broadband ISPs and mobile operators, although it’s no surprise to find that Virgin Media<\/a> (fixed) and EE<\/a> (mobile) are still front runners. But the picture changes when alternative “full fibre<\/em>” ISPs are included.<\/p>\n

Service speeds tend to rise for several reasons, with two of the biggest factors reflecting the impact of increased coverage by faster connectivity technologies and associated take-up by consumers. As such it’s useful to note that fixed line “superfast broadband<\/em>” (24Mbps+<\/strong>) connections have slightly increased their coverage, going from 95% of UK premises at the end of 2017 to around 96% now.<\/p>\n

Broadly speaking 2018 has also witnessed the first solid year of growth for a new generation of “ultrafast broadband<\/em>” (100Mbps+<\/strong>) class technologies, particularly hybrid fibre G.fast<\/a> and Gigabit capable “full fibre<\/em>” (FTTP<\/a>\/H) networks. Prior to this year the ultrafast connectivity market was dominated by Virgin’s cable network but that is now starting to change, albeit slowly.<\/p>\n

One issue is that so far the actual coverage of “ultrafast<\/em>” services has only risen from around 53% at the end of 2017 to 56% now,<\/strong> which is partly because a lot of the new infrastructure tends to be focused on commercial urban areas and is thus overbuilding existing networks (e.g. Virgin vs Openreach<\/a> vs Hyperoptic<\/a> vs Cityfibre<\/a>). At the same time Virgin has been slowly expanding their network too.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless the roll-out of such services is still at an early stage, which means that for the time being the established market for slower hybrid fibre (FTTC<\/a>) and copper based broadband products continues to dominate. As a result the improvements in average speeds seen below continues to be fairly gradual.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile it’s a similar story where mobile operators are concerned, not least because 4G<\/a> population coverage has been at a mature level since the end of 2017. Meanwhile on-going improvements in geographic coverage are welcome, but they won’t influence the overall performance results as much. But we may see future improvements due to better use of existing spectrum and 5G<\/a> upgrades from 2019\/20.<\/p>\n

Data Caveats:<\/strong> Every home is different and speedtests can be affected by all sorts of issues, such as slow WiFi<\/a>, limitations of the test itself, local network congestion and user package choice (e.g. an ISP may offer 1Gbps but a lot of people will still choose a slower \/ cheaper tier). The results do not reflect network availability.<\/div>\n

The Fastest Fixed Line Broadband ISPs<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The following data stems from by Thinkbroadband<\/a>‘s database (including our Broadband Speedtest<\/a><\/strong>) and we only include independent providers with strong national availability. We would like to fully cover smaller alternative network (altnet) ISPs but they tend not to produce much data and aren\u2019t available to the vast majority of premises, although we do show a few examples of the fastest altnets below the main table.<\/p>\n

Take note that the 4-5 slowest ISPs usually have a higher proportion of users on older copper ADSL<\/a> lines and this suppresses their standing. So please take such results with a pinch of salt because the market is a lot more complicated than speedtest based data like this can show.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> The top 10% result (below in brackets) represents the speed experienced by the fastest 10% of users on each ISP. The results are in \u2018Megabits per second\u2019 and averages are in \u2018mean\u2019. Data for each year was processed in early December.
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Average Download Speeds – Top 10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
No.<\/strong><\/td>\nOperator<\/strong><\/td>\n2018 (Top 10%)<\/strong><\/td>\n2017 (Top 10%)<\/strong><\/td>\nChange %<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/td>\nVirgin Media<\/a><\/td>\n69.4Mbps (142.2Mbps)<\/td>\n62.1Mbps (129.5Mbps)<\/td>\n11.76%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nAAISP<\/td>\n55.1Mbps (74.3Mbps)<\/td>\n38.2Mbps (72.8Mbps)<\/td>\n44.24<\/span>%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\nZen Internet<\/a><\/td>\n39.7Mbps (73.4Mbps)<\/td>\n31.4Mbps (68.5Mbps)<\/td>\n 26.43<\/span>%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>\niDNET<\/a><\/td>\n36.5Mbps (70.8Mbps)<\/td>\n31.9Mbps (68.2Mbps)<\/td>\n14.42<\/span>%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>\nVodafone<\/a><\/td>\n31.5Mbps (58.6Mbps)<\/td>\n25.1Mbps (43.9Mbps)<\/td>\n25.5<\/span>%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/td>\nBT<\/a><\/td>\n31.1Mbps (63Mbps)<\/td>\n27.9Mbps (62.3Mbps)<\/td>\n11.47<\/span>%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/td>\nPlusnet<\/a><\/td>\n23.8Mbps (50.5Mbps)<\/td>\n21.6Mbps (45.2Mbps)<\/td>\n10.19<\/span>%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>\nEE<\/a><\/td>\n22.6Mbps (46Mbps)<\/td>\n16.9Mbps (36.2Mbps)<\/td>\n33.73<\/span>%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/td>\nSky Broadband<\/a><\/td>\n20.3Mbps (37.1Mbps)<\/td>\n16.1Mbps (35.1Mbps)<\/td>\n26.09<\/span>%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/td>\nTalkTalk<\/a><\/td>\n19.9Mbps (37.8Mbps)<\/td>\n16.6Mbps (36.9Mbps)<\/td>\n19.88<\/span>%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Average Upload Speeds – Top 10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
No.<\/strong><\/td>\nOperator<\/strong><\/td>\n2018<\/strong><\/td>\n2017<\/strong><\/td>\nChange %<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/td>\nAAISP<\/td>\n17.8Mbps<\/td>\n10Mbps<\/td>\n78<\/span>%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nZen Internet<\/a><\/td>\n11Mbps<\/td>\n8Mbps<\/td>\n37.5<\/span>%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\niDNET<\/a><\/td>\n8.4Mbps<\/td>\n8.1Mbps<\/td>\n3.7<\/span>%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>\nVirgin Media<\/a><\/td>\n8Mbps<\/td>\n7.4Mbps<\/td>\n8.11<\/span>%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>\nVodafone<\/a><\/td>\n7.9Mbps<\/td>\n6.6Mbps<\/td>\n19.7<\/span>%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/td>\nBT<\/a><\/td>\n7.2Mbps<\/td>\n6.6Mbps<\/td>\n9.09<\/span>%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/td>\nEE<\/a><\/td>\n5.3Mbps<\/td>\n3.7Mbps<\/td>\n43.24<\/span>%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>\nPlusnet<\/a><\/td>\n5.2Mbps<\/td>\n3.9Mbps<\/td>\n33.33<\/span>%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/td>\nSky Broadband<\/a><\/td>\n4.6Mbps<\/td>\n3.5Mbps<\/td>\n31.43<\/span>%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/td>\nTalkTalk<\/a><\/td>\n4.5Mbps<\/td>\n3.7Mbps<\/td>\n21.62<\/span>%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Overall the average download speed<\/strong> of the top ten national providers was 34.99Mbps (up from 28.78Mbps at the end of 2017) and the average upload speed<\/strong> hit 7.99Mbps (up from 6.15Mbps). Not a lot has changed over the past 12 months, other than the broadly upward performance trend.<\/p>\n

In terms of performance, Virgin Media is still the fastest widely available national operator for downloads, which is thanks to the strength of their cable (EuroDOCSIS) network that can currently deliver ultrafast broadband to over half of UK premises. But their network is weaker when it comes to uploads, which can easily be beaten by some of the cheaper FTTC<\/a> (VDSL2<\/a>) packages on Openreach<\/a>’s network.<\/p>\n

The biggest speed increase over the period was recorded by AAISP, although we’d take this with a pinch of salt because they’re also the smallest ISP in the table (i.e. smaller sample size) and so it doesn’t take much for their position to fluctuate.<\/p>\n

Now flick over to page 2 to see how the fastest alternative network ISPs and mobile operators performed.<\/p>\n

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Next we’re going to take a quick look to see how some alternative network providers (i.e. those that have built their own physical networks to reach customers) compare with the mainstream national operators. Sadly most altnets only have comparatively niche network coverage and limited speedtest data, which means that at present we can only summarise a few.<\/p>\n

Excluding KCOM<\/a>, all of these fixed line altnets tend to exclusively build “full fibre<\/em>” (FTTH<\/a>\/P) infrastructure, which is capable of offering Gigabit (1Gbps) class broadband speeds, although the performance below may be lower due to all the data caveats mentioned earlier (slow Wi-Fi, package choice etc.).<\/p>\n

In order to save space we’ve adopted a slightly different format below by sticking the 2018 and 2017 results side-by-side in the same columns. NOTE: DL = Download, UP = Upload.<\/p>\n

Altnets by Average Speed (2018 vs 2017)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
ISP<\/strong><\/td>\nDL – 2018 (2017)<\/strong><\/td>\nUP – 2018 (2017)<\/strong><\/td>\nTop 10% DL 2018 (2017)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Community Fibre<\/a><\/td>\n413Mbps (no data)<\/td>\n539.2Mbps (no data)<\/td>\n686.2Mbps (no data)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hyperoptic<\/a><\/td>\n116.6Mbps (94.9Mbps)<\/td>\n101.1Mbps (84.8Mbps)<\/td>\n256Mbps (184Mbps)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
B4RN<\/a><\/td>\n113.7Mbps (no data)<\/td>\n73.7Mbps (no data)<\/td>\n270.2Mbps (no data)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gigaclear<\/a><\/td>\n96Mbps (56.3Mbps)<\/td>\n87Mbps (50.6Mbps)<\/td>\n199.3Mbps (102.5Mbps)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KCOM<\/a><\/td>\n60.4Mbps (50.1Mbps)<\/td>\n14Mbps (15.1Mbps)<\/td>\n191.8Mbps (109.1Mbps)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

We should point out that KCOM<\/a>’s FTTP<\/a> network is only present in the Hull (East Yorkshire) area and they’re aiming to achieve universal coverage of their network by March 2019, although their results are hobbled by the fact that many of their customers are still on ancient copper line ADSL2+ connections (these struggle to even hit 20Mbps).<\/p>\n

Nevertheless nearly all of these altnets are delivering better speeds than the largest national providers above and it will probably stay that way until general FTTP<\/a> availability improves. The government’s ambition is for the whole of the UK to be covered by 2033.<\/p>\n

The Top Fastest Mobile Network Operators<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The fastest Mobile Network Operator (MNO) is usually the one that has a combination of the best 4G<\/a> coverage, the most radio spectrum and the most advanced technology\u00a0(e.g. LTE-Advanced and multi-Carrier Aggregation for harnessing multiple spectrum bands).<\/p>\n

Perhaps unsurprisingly EE tends to top this table and they’re currently the only operator to have pledged to achieve UK geographic (landmass) 4G<\/a> coverage of 95% by the end of 2020. But more radio spectrum is now coming up for auction, while rivals are catching-up with their technology and the balance of power could thus swing in favour of a different operator once 5G<\/a> arrives from 2019\/20.<\/p>\n

The current government has also told all operators to deliver 95% geographic mobile coverage by the end of 2022, although they didn’t specifically name drop 4G connectivity.<\/p>\n

Average Mobile Download Speeds<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
No.<\/strong><\/td>\n Operator<\/strong><\/td>\n 2018 (Top 10%)<\/strong><\/td>\n2017 (Top 10%)<\/strong><\/td>\n Change<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/td>\nEE<\/td>\n30.1Mbps (63.8Mbps)<\/td>\n26.5Mbps (56.4Mbps)<\/td>\n13.58<\/span>%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nVodafone<\/a><\/td>\n23.2Mbps (56.2Mbps)<\/td>\n19.2Mbps (44.1Mbps)<\/td>\n20.83<\/span>%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\nThree UK<\/a><\/td>\n17.7Mbps (41.1Mbps)<\/td>\n16.5Mbps (40.4Mbps)<\/td>\n7.27<\/span>%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>\nO2<\/a><\/td>\n14.6Mbps (33.1Mbps)<\/td>\n14.4Mbps (31.1Mbps)<\/td>\n1.39%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Average Mobile Upload Speeds
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
No.<\/strong><\/td>\n Operator<\/strong><\/td>\n 2018 (Top 10%)<\/strong><\/td>\n2017<\/strong><\/td>\n Change<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/td>\nEE<\/td>\n5.3Mbps (14.7Mbps)<\/td>\n6.5Mbps<\/td>\n–18.46<\/span>%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nVodafone<\/td>\n5.3Mbps (14Mbps)<\/td>\n4.1Mbps<\/td>\n29.27<\/span>%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\nThree UK<\/a><\/td>\n4.6Mbps (12.8Mbps)<\/td>\n5Mbps<\/td>\n–8<\/span>%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>\nO2<\/a><\/td>\n4.2Mbps (10.9Mbps)<\/td>\n4.4Mbps<\/td>\n–4.55<\/span>%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Overall the average download speed<\/strong> of the four primary mobile operators was 21.4Mbps (up from 19.15Mbps at the end of 2017) and the average upload speed<\/strong> hit 4.85Mbps (down from 5Mbps).<\/p>\n

As usual we must caveat that mobile services are subject to the daily movements and radically differing hardware choices (Smartphones etc.) of their end-users, as well as the different spectrum bands and network capacity available to any specific area or operator. All of this makes it painfully difficult to establish a reliable picture of performance.<\/p>\n

Otherwise O2<\/a> appeared to suffer the weakest download performance and growth, although their roll-out of the new 2.3GHz band to 4G services is likely to change that in time for next year’s update (details<\/a>). Meanwhile there seems to have been a sharp fall in upload performance (except on Vodafone) and at this stage it’s not entirely clear why that has occurred.<\/p>\n

Overall we do not consider the above speedtest based data – either for mobile or fixed lines – to be a reliable barometer for individual users, but it can help to highlight general changes in the market. The ever expanding reach of faster networks and take-up means that we will continue to see a general upward curve as consumers upgrade to use ever faster services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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