More from Top10.co.uk

TalkTalk highlights importance of broadband speed

Posted 3rd July 2009 at 2:18pm by Kimberley Howson

Kim user icon
Broadband speed is still a major issue, according to TalkTalk

Broadband speed is still one of the top issues for internet users, as the furore surrounding the government's plans for 2Mb universal broadband shows.

That is according to ISP TalkTalk, which suggested on its company blog that most comments on the Digital Britain report have criticised the proposed minimum speed of UK broadband by 2012.

It highlighted arguments which have been made by several sources indicating that 2Mb broadband for all would put the UK significantly behind countries such as South Korea, Japan, France and Germany.

"This debate only goes to prove that speed is one of the hottest topics for broadband users," TalkTalk wrote.

The Digital Britain report advised last month that "self-help" measures could help half of the 800,000 UK households currently suffering broadband speeds of less than 2Mb to reach this threshold.

Tiscali UK broadband customers could soon be moved onto TalkTalk's service after the ISP was acquired by Carphone Warehouse, which already operates the latter.

More news on: TalkTalk, Broadband speeds

Add your comment

Related stories

Broadband news

Top 10 Broadband is the UK's most popular broadband news site. Our team of qualified journalists research and write broadband news articles daily on a range of topics.

News is an integral part of our website and our researchers make it their priority to uncover and analyse developments in the UK broadband market on a daily basis.