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This test examines the latency (milliseconds), download and upload speed of your broadband connection in Megabits per second (estimated). Please try our Availability Checker to see which major networks are available in your area.

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Results - UK Home Broadband ISPs
Results - UK Mobile Broadband Operators

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Please take note that this test can cope with both current and next generation Gigabit broadband speeds (up to around 1,000Mbps), although the dynamic nature of Internet connectivity means that the results may not always be 100% accurate. Tests conducted via WiFi may also produce a slower result, especially if others are using your network.

Results - UK Home Broadband ISPs

These results only include independent ISPs with a wide national availability, which is primarily because smaller and often faster altnet providers (Gigaclear, B4RN, Hyperoptic etc.) aren't yet available to the majority of people and others didn't produce enough test data to be included.

In addition, the top 10% result represents the speeds experienced by the fastest 10% of customers at each ISP (usually those with the best connections / fastest packages).

Average Download Speeds (Mean)

No.	Operator	2018 H2 (Top 10%)	2018 H1 (Top 10%)	2017 H2 (Top 10%)
1.	Virgin Media	69.4Mbps (142.2Mbps)	65.3Mbps (128.4Mbps)	62.1Mbps (129.5Mbps)
2.	AAISP	55.1Mbps (74.3Mbps)	56.5Mbps (74.6Mbps)	38.2Mbps (72.8Mbps)
3.	Zen Internet	39.7Mbps (73.4Mbps)	36.9Mbps (73.4Mbps)	31.4Mbps (68.5Mbps)
4.	iDNET	36.5Mbps (70.8Mbps)	37.3Mbps (71.1Mbps)	31.9Mbps (68.2Mbps)
5.	Vodafone	31.5Mbps (58.6Mbps)	29.6Mbps (54.8Mbps)	25.1Mbps (43.9Mbps)
6.	BT	31.1Mbps (63Mbps)	29.5Mbps (62.7Mbps)	27.9Mbps (62.3Mbps)
7.	Plusnet	23.8Mbps (50.5Mbps)	23.6Mbps (51.5Mbps)	21.6Mbps (45.2Mbps)
8.	EE	22.6Mbps (46Mbps)	19.7Mbps (39.3Mbps)	16.9Mbps (36.2Mbps)
9.	Sky Broadband	20.3Mbps (37.1Mbps)	16.8Mbps (34.8Mbps)	16.1Mbps (35.1Mbps)
10.	TalkTalk	19.9Mbps (37.8Mbps)	17.7Mbps (37.3Mbps)	16.6Mbps (36.9Mbps)

Average Upload Speeds (Mean)

No.	Operator	2018 H2	2018 H1	2017 H2
1.	AAISP	17.8Mbps	16.7Mbps	10Mbps
2.	Zen Internet	11Mbps	9.6Mbps	8Mbps
3.	iDNET	8.4Mbps	11.1Mbps	8.1Mbps
4.	Virgin Media	8Mbps	9.3Mbps	7.4Mbps
5.	Vodafone	7.9Mbps	7.3Mbps	6.6Mbps
6.	BT	7.2Mbps	6.9Mbps	6.6Mbps
7.	EE	5.3Mbps	4.5Mbps	3.7Mbps
8.	Plusnet	5.2Mbps	5.2Mbps	3.9Mbps
9.	Sky Broadband	4.6Mbps	3.7Mbps	3.5Mbps
10.	TalkTalk	4.5Mbps	3.9Mbps	3.7Mbps

The average download speed of the top ten ISPs in 2018 H2 was 34.99Mbps (up from 28.78Mbps at the end of 2017) and the average upload speed hit 7.99Mbps (up from 6.15Mbps).

Results - UK Mobile Broadband Operators

These results reflect the four primary Mobile Broadband (3G and 4G) operators. Mobile services are subject to the daily movements and radically different hardware choices (Smartphones etc.) of their end-users, which makes it difficult to establish a reliable picture of performance.

Average Download Speeds

No.	Operator	2018 H2	2018 H1	2017 H2
1.	EE	30.1Mbps	27.5Mbps	26.5Mbps
2.	Vodafone	23.2Mbps	18.4Mbps	19.2Mbps
3.	Three UK	17.7Mbps	15Mbps	16.5Mbps
4.	O2	14.6Mbps	14.6Mbps	14.4Mbps

Average Upload Speeds

No.	Operator	2018 H2	2018 H1	2017 H2
1.	EE	5.3Mbps	6.8Mbps	6.5Mbps
2.	Vodafone	5.3Mbps	4.9Mbps	4.1Mbps
3.	Three UK	4.6Mbps	4.4Mbps	5Mbps
4.	O2	4.2Mbps	4Mbps	4.4Mbps

Overall the average download speed of the four primary mobile operators in 2018 H2 was 21.4Mbps (up from 19.15Mbps at the end of 2017) and the average upload speed hit 4.85Mbps (down from 5Mbps).

Disclaimer: Please take average (mean) speeds with a big pinch of salt. Every home is different and performance can be affected by all sorts of issues, many of which are beyond the provider's ability to control (e.g. tests conducted via slower smartphone vs faster desktop computers, slow wifi, poor home wiring etc.), thus we do not consider the above data to be a reliable barometer for individual user connectivity, but it can help to highlight general changes in the market.

NOTE: Data for H1 (first half of the year) is collected during the end of May, while data for H2 (second half of the year) is collected during the end of November.