Swindon and Milton Keynes top of broadband league

According to the latest research from Point Topic, Swindon and Milton Keynes lead the way for number of broadband connections.

Swindon continues to stay top, with 65.3 percent of households having a broadband connection.  Milton Keynes becomes a surprise entry, jumping from 62nd to 2nd in the space of six months, posting an increase of 15.4 percent to 63.7 percent of households with broadband.

”The introduction of ‘free’ broadband offers, increasing uptake of bundled services and migration from dial-up to broadband have all contributed to the rise of Milton Keynes”,  said Dr Katja Mueller, Research Director at Point Topic.

Milton Keynes on average get lower speeds than most other parts of the UK due its aluminium rather than copper based telephone network.  However, Point Topic believes this marks it out as an ideal candidate for fibre deployment.