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Gigabit broadband coverage
Part of the Infrastructure domain. Share of premises with access to gigabit-capable broadband, a core measure of digital-infrastructure adequacy.
Latest data
Latest reading
2026
Change between the two latest observations (2025 to 2026), in stress score.
A lower reading is treated as worse for this indicator.
Score composition
Stress score
Since the August 2026 release
What changed on this indicator between the two releases: method only.
Blended from two measured components: (2/3 weight) and trend (1/3 weight); where no trend can be computed the metric is scored on its level alone. Volatility is published as a diagnostic and does not enter the blend. Full formula on the methodology page.
Level · 2/3 weight
Bounds: scored against fixed best/worst limits, used until a metric has about eight years of verified data to rank against.
Trend · 1/3 weight
Measured from the direction and size of the change between the two most recent readings.
Volatility · diagnostic, not blended
100Measured from how much this indicator has swung period on period across its recorded history.
Data confidence and provenance
Confidence and source
How much weight to put on the reading, the mean data-confidence across the component metrics (source quality, recency and completeness).
Source
Connected Nations (broadband and mobile coverage)
- Update frequency
- Annual
- Reliability
- high
Provenance
- Provider
- Ofcom
- Series ID
- ofcom_connected_nations
- Frequency
- Annual
- Accessed
- 23 June 2026
Known weakness
UK; measures network coverage (full-fibre plus cable) rather than take-up, and Ofcom only began reporting gigabit-capable coverage in 2020, so the series is short.
Notes
Verified official value from Ofcom (ofcom_connected_nations), accessed 2026-06-23.
Historical values
History
| Period | Value | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 27 | |
| 2021 | 47 | |
| 2022 | 70 | |
| 2023 | 78 | |
| 2024 | 84 | |
| 2025 | 87 | |
| 2026 | 89 |