The broadband speeds that we receive in the UK have us sat outside the top 30 of other developed countries!
The research was carried out by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) who also found that the USA is positions in 29th position with an average broadband speed of 5.1 Mb.
Other countries such as Sweden and the Netherlands have increased their average speeds to 12.8 Mb and 11 Mb respectively, however South Korea who top the list offer an average broadband speed of 20.4 Mb.
The roll out and introduction of next generation super fast broadband has started int he UK and these results who that it is well and truly needed if we are not to fall any further behind other developed countries.
You can test your own broadband speed with our free broadband speed test that will give you your download and upload speeds.