London Lagging Rest of the UK for 3G Mobile Broadband Speeds

Results of 3G speed tests carried out by consumers during 2011 show that London has the slowest average speeds of any of the UK's top ten largest cities (by population), according to the price comparison a website, uSwitch.

The speed seen in London is 24% slower than Portsmouth -- the fastest city in the UK -- and trails behind neighboring capital cities Cardiff (2.90Mbps) and Edinburgh (2.94Mbps). Birmingham, the UK's second largest city with a thriving business community, fares little better, lagging behind smaller cities such as Edinburgh, Leeds and Liverpool with an average download speed of 2.81Mbps. The broadband speed reports are based on an iPhone app installed by uSwitch customers.