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As of march 2025, all four United Kingdom (UK) nations had achieved around ** percent coverage of superfast broadband services exceeding 30 Mbps or more. 

Fiber rollout gains momentum

Full fiber, or fiber to the premises (FTTP), describes a connection in which fiber cable is used to deliver a broadband service the entire distance to the premises. FTTP connections are considered superior to fiber to the cabinet (FTTC) connections, in which traditional copper cables are used to deliver a broadband service through the final stage, normally from a cabinet located in the street. Progress in the UK's fiber rollout aligns with the country's rapidly increasing average residential fixed broadband speeds, which reached nearly *** Mbps in 2023, up from *** Mbps the previous year.

Increasing data consumption drives network expansion

The surge in broadband speeds has been accompanied by a dramatic increase in data consumption. In 2023, the average residential broadband connection used over *** gigabytes per month, a significant jump from just ** gigabytes a decade earlier. This rise in data traffic reflects the growing adoption of data-intensive activities such as 4K streaming and online gaming. To meet this demand, network operators like Openreach have expanded their fiber networks, with Openreach alone reaching **** million premises by March 2025.