Island 'quadruples' broadband speeds

Thu, 10 Sep 2020

The Isle of Man’s broadband speed has quadrupled in just a year, rising above the UK and Ireland in the latest worldwide rankings.

Recent figures show the Island has jumped from 63rd to 40th place in 2019-20, with speeds increasing four-fold from 11.04Mbps to 44.16Mbps in the space of 12 months.

Lyle Wraxall, CEO of Digital Isle of Man, explained: ‘Keeping our Island connected and providing a platform for the Isle of Man Government to deliver its digital services is an absolute priority as we rebuild after COVID-19. It also aids local businesses to grow and develop, which is why we quickly identified the need to accelerate the Island’s National Broadband Plan through the Economic Recovery Group last month.’

Around 35% of Island properties can already access ultrafast fibre broadband via licensed operators.

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