BT pledges 5Mbps broadband speed minimum, aims for ultrafast 1Gbps future

Dan Worth
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Comms firm touts importance of broadband to UK economy as it looks to the future

BT has said it wants to provide a new broadband speed minimum of 5-10Mbps for the entire UK and to ensure 10 million properties can access ultrafast services of between 300Mbps and 1Gbps by 2020. ...

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