Connected Nations and infrastructure reports

This annual report tracks progress in fixed and mobile services in the UK and summarises the role Ofcom plays in helping to further improve them.

Connected Nations 2018

This is the second interim update to our last Connected Nations report (December 2017). It provides detail on how the coverage of broadband and mobile networks across the UK and its nations has progressed since our annual Connected Nations report and the first interim update from April 2018.

Connected Nations update: October 2018

This is the first spring update on progress made on the coverage of broadband and mobile networks of the UK and its nations since our last annual Connected Nations report.

Connected Nations update: Spring 2018

Our Connected Nations 2017 report looks at the communications systems across the UK and its nations. It finds that while the digital divide is narrowing, more than a million homes and businesses cannot get decent broadband.

Connected Nations 2017

This report tracks the progress in growing the availability of good communications services in 2016, and how the UK is working towards a robust and visionary next generation of services.

Connected Nations 2016

This report charts the evolution of the UK’s communications infrastructure in 2015. It reflects our work to ensure services are available where people live and work, call connections are clear and robust, and data is being down- and up-loaded at speeds that deliver a good experience.

Connected Nations 2015

This report provides an overview of the state of the UK’s communications infrastructure in 2014: its coverage, capacity and reliability. We consider these at a national level and the variation across the UK.

Infrastructure report 2014 - 08 Dec 2014

Data download page

This report provides a snapshot of the state of the UK communications infrastructure in 2013. It focuses on the coverage and capacity of the networks which are used by the large majority of UK consumers.

Infrastructure report 2013 update (PDF, 2.6 MB)

Fixed broadband postcode level data 2013 (1) (ZIP, 5.8 MB)

Fixed broadband postcode level data 2013 (2) (ZIP, 5.8 MB)

This update highlights some of the most notable changes in the UK’s communications infrastructure in 2012. These include the growing availability and take-up of superfast broadband, the rising use of mobile internet services, and the completion of digital TV switchover.

Infrastructure report 2012 update (PDF, 1.2 MB)

This report provides data on various aspects of broadband services delivered over fixed telecoms networks in 2011.

Communications Infrastructure report 2011 - Fixed broadband data (PDF, 337.5 KB)