3.91 The Government's ambition is to establish UK digital communications, consisting of both fixed-line and mobile networks including broadband and voice services, as amongst the most successful in the world. The UK is already a world leader in the broadband and telecommunications market in terms of broadband penetration and the availability of an enhanced 3G service for mobile data transfer. The Government wants to ensure there is the framework in place to enable further success and promote healthy competition and growth in this industry, and ensure consumers benefit from the diversity of the telecoms market.
3.92 The vision for broadband is to ensure higher bandwidth and more reliable fixed broadband services for consumers and businesses; and to ensure good coverage of high-quality, high-speed broadband to mobile devices. This vision of world-class connectivity embraces a wide range of technology solutions. Fixed, fixed-wireless, mobile and satellite communications networks will all have a part to play in delivering this vision if the benefits of broadband are to be brought to as many people and businesses as possible. Specifically the aim is to have the best superfast broadband network in Europe by 2015, taking into account coverage, speed, price and choice of broadband services.