Dimension

Indicator

Sources

Observations

Capacity, access and availability

Communications paths
(total communication paths per 100 inhabitants)

Communication paths per 100 inhabitants: OECD Communications Outlook 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888932397891

Geographical coverage: United Kingdom
Time coverage: 2005-2009. 2010 value assumed equal to 2009 value

Mobile subscriptions
(total mobile subscriptions per 100 inhabitants)

Mobile subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: OECD Communications Outlook 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888932397986

Geographical coverage: United Kingdom
Time coverage: 2005-2009. 2010 value assumed equal to 2009 value

Broadband subscriptions
(Total broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants)

Broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: OECD Communications Outlook 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888932398062 

Geographical coverage: United Kingdom 
Time coverage: 2005-2009. 2010 value assumed equal to 2009 value

Broadband penetration rate - households
(percentage of total households)

Households with broadband access: OECD Communications Outlook 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888932399088

Geographical coverage: United Kingdom
Time coverage: 2005-2009. 2010 value assumed equal to 2009 value

Broadband penetration rate - businesses
(percentage rate of businesses with 10 or more employees)

Business use of broadband: OECD, Broadband portal, http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/20/62/39574066.xls

Geographical coverage: United Kingdom
Time coverage: 2005-2009. 2010 value assumed equal to 2009 value

Secure servers
(Secure servers per 100,000 inhabitants)

Secure servers: OECD Communications Outlook 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/888932398195 

Population data: ONS,
http://data.london.gov.uk/datafiles/demographics/ons-mye-population-totals.xls

Geographical coverage: United Kingdom

Service quality and reliability

Observed average broadband connection speeds
(MBps)

Observed average broadband connection:

•  2008-2010: Akamai, the state of the internet http://www.akamai.com/stateoftheinternet/ as quoted in OECD Communications Outlook 2011 

•  2007: data from www.broadband-expert.co.uk

•  2005-2007: fastest advertised connection speed by incumbent, OECD

Geographical coverage: United Kingdom
Time coverage: 2005-2009 Fastest advertised connection speed by incumbent used to derive trend in observed connection speeds for 2005-2007. 2010 value assumed equal to 2009 value