A new study from consumer group Which? has claimed that people across 236 of the UK’s 650 constituency areas (around 36 per cent) have poor broadband and 4G mobile coverage.

A new study from broadband comparison website Broadband Choices has revealed that Hull is the best place to live in the UK for access to top download speeds. The average across the UK is estimated to be 54.2Mbps, with Hull achieving 87Mbps. This is almost four times as fast as the slowest city in the UK, which is Truro at just 23Mbps.

In addition to its Connected Nations report, the country’s telecommunications watchdog Ofcom has released its Summer 2019 update which reveals that full-fibre ‘FTTP’ broadband coverage has risen by 1 per cent to 8 per cent in the last four months. This means that the number of homes and business unable to access 10Mbps+ broadband connections has declined from 619,000 to 578,000.

A survey conducted by Zen Internet found that broadband users in Southampton and Glasgow were the most disgruntled with the service provided by their ISPs across the UK.

The Government, specifically the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has granted the North Lincolnshire Council £1 million in a bid to improve the broadband internet speeds for businesses across Scunthorpe and North Lincolnshire.

Council leaders have said Greater Manchester will have the “best digital infrastructure in the UK” by 2021 after announcing plans to introduce a £23 million superfast broadband network in the ten boroughs within the city.

Last week, during a House of Commons debate, the Minister for Digital and Culture, Margot James MP, made the claim that superfast broadband networks were now accessible to 97 per cent of all UK premises.

A research report from the HomeOwners Alliance and WiredScore revealed that homeowners and renters in the UK spend roughly £2.2 billion per annum in 3G or 4G mobile data fees as a result of suffering from poor internet connections whilst at home.

A recent survey conducted by uSwitch revealed that 77 per cent of households with online gamers had issues with their broadband ISP connections, particularly when it came to dropped connections, buffering and slowdowns.

A recent study conducted by online estate agents Housesimple revealed that houses with ultra-slow speeds (less than 1Mbps) were, on average, valued at 24 per cent less than with properties in areas with fast internet connections.