Research conducted by telecommunications service provider PowWowNow has looked into which areas in the UK provide the best internet speeds and connections for the digitally reliant and has revealed that – unsurprisingly so – that London was the UK’s most connected city.

A new study, commissioned and conducted by broadband internet service provider Glide, revealed that 5 per cent of businesses across the UK succumb to numerous internet failures regularly, with 12 per cent admitting to losing their connection on a daily basis.

The Colchester Borough Council has unveiled a public investment boost from the UK Government’s Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) fund of £3.45m to expand the existing ultrafast broadband network in the area.

The Department for the Economy (DfE) is undertaking a consultation to determine the slowest broadband connectivity areas in Northern Ireland. In October last year, the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill was passed to provide civil servants greater flexibility in making decisions regarding network improvement works.

A fast and stable connection is critical to providing the best possible education for young people. A council-run initiative has provided schools in Dorset faster and more reliable broadband speeds with superfast broadband technology.

New research conducted by consumer group Which? has revealed that parts of Scotland are among Britain's worst regions for broadband speeds, along with key areas of Central London. Which? used their broadband speed test more than 277,000 times across 2018 to put together a interactive map of broadband speeds across the country.

Nearly 90 per cent of properties in Northern Ireland now have access to superfast broadband, according to the UK's telecommunications regulator Ofcom. However, about 40,000 properties are still unable to get the desired broadband speeds, mostly in rural areas.

A new study conducted by comparison website uSwitch.com has revealed the country’s fastest and slowest streets for broadband ISP download speeds.

More than 30,000 homes and businesses in Hamilton are about to experience much faster downloading speeds and easier content streaming. Part of Openreach’s upgrade across a number of locations in the UK, the population of Hamilton is set to benefit from speeds of up to 330 Mbps, one of the fastest speeds available at present.

Openreach has announced a further broadband boost for 150,000 homes and businesses across the North West.