In a recent study by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development the UK came 21st out of 30 countries for broadband speed. According to the study the UK falls below nations such as Bulgaria, Latvia, greece and Spain.

Japan and South Korea came top of the league and are miles ahead of us in terms of broadband penetration, speeds and quality. Countries such as Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the US are also way ahead in implimentation of fibre optics.

The UK performed better by coming 13th for overall broadband peretration. The report found that the majority of customers in the UK connect to broadband on a DSL line rather than fibre.

The Government has presented a pre budget report outlining its plans for the next- generation broadband. Alistair Darling  said the aim is to give 90% of the population  access to super fast broadband by 2017. This is to be funded by the £6 per year tax to all land line users.

Top 10 Worldwide Broadband
South Korea
Japan
Hong Kong
Sweden
Switzerland
Netherlands
Singapore
Luxembourg
Denmark
Norway