In the UK we don’t enjoy the same broadband speeds as a lot of other leading economies. According to the communications watchdog Ofcom’s 2009 figures, in the UK we only have access to an average broadband speed of 3.6 megabits per second. Compare that to South Korea, where residents currently enjoy 14.6 Mb connectivity, plus the Korea Communications Commission is spending billion to secure a whopping 1Gb access by 2012! read more