UK broadband speeds only half as fast as advertised

This comes as no big surprise. Now, the question is: are the same speed issues occurring in North America too?

Ever had a sneaking suspicion that your broadband download speeds never quite measured up to the "up to" speeds trumpeted by your ISP--and that everyone around you was probably in the same boat? If so, you now have some solid empirical evidence that this is indeed the case.

UK telecoms regulator Ofcom today released the results of a lengthy study that compared advertised download speeds with the actual speeds received by home users, and the results are shocking--average speeds are only half what is advertised.

Upload speeds are especially limited:

When it comes to upload speeds, the situation is just as dire. Average UK upload speeds were a mere 0.43Mbps, not exceeding 0.7Mbps even on 16Mbps plans.

[Source: ars technica]