Coverage and speeds

Around 780,000 homes in Northern Ireland have access to full-fibre broadband – the highest proportion of all the UK nations – according to Ofcom’s annual Connected Nations report, published today.

In the last year, a quarter of a million additional residential premises in Scotland have gained potential access to full-fibre networks.

Full-fibre broadband has reached one hundred thousand more households in Wales in the last year, according to Connected Nations, Ofcom’s flagship report on the state of fixed and mobile networks.

Our annual report on progress in the availability of broadband and mobile services in the UK.

We have made some of the data that underpins the Connected Nations 2025 report available to download. This data allows us to make year-on-year comparisons of the state of the UK’s communications infrastructure.

These reports examine the availability of broadband and mobile services in each of the UK's nations.

Ofcom’s annual Connected Nations report finds that Brits used nearly a fifth (18%) more mobile data in 2025 than the previous year, totalling over 1.2 billion GB each month.

The Connected Nations report 2025 provides updated data on the coverage and usage of fixed broadband and mobile networks within the UK.

Reports on the UK’s communications infrastructure, focusing on coverage and performance of fixed broadband and mobile networks.

Frequently asked questions on the Connected Nation reports