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October 2022

Broadband speeds jump by 20% as 9 in 10 homes take superfast packages

Ofcom’s Home Broadband Performance Report reveals that the median average speed of a home broadband connection in the UK has reached 59.4 Mbps. That’s an 18% increase from 50.4 Mbps the previous year, and a 60% increase on the average speed recorded in 2018 (37 Mbps). Also, 91% of homes from our study now take a superfast package (advertised download speed of at least 30 Mbps), up from 85% 12 months before. Previous Ofcom research has shown that over 7 million broadband households are out of contract and paying more than they need to.

Optical Services over Middle-Mile Networks

Many carriers and last-mile providers may be interested in purchasing out-of-the-box “lit” services from a middle-mile network, like a Virtual Private Network (VPN) or connectivity to cloud providers or the global Internet.

Service Product Offerings on a Middle-Mile Network

A statewide middle-mile network may consist of multiple layers of equipment and software to complete “handoffs” of data to and from last-mile providers, translate that data into light pulses sent over fiber-optic cable, and connect to the global Internet or cloud service providers like Netflix and Amazon Web Services. However, not every last mile-provider may wish to connect to a middle-mile network in the same way. Some may require greater capacity or seek greater control over services they create themselves and provide to their customers.

Middle-Mile Network Access for California’s Tribes

California's proposed middle-mile fiber-based network could provide access to regional broadband providers and Tribes at capacity and speeds that will allow networks to scale to accommodate the needs of an entire community. The route prioritizes areas with no access to the global Internet or slow and ineffective connections, which leaves many households and community anchor institutions at a severe disadvantage – unable to take advantage of broadband-enabled services such as telehealth, remote work, and remote educational environments. A major goal of this project is to connect all Tribes i

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