City Hall has unveiled an interactive map detailing the internet connectivity landscape across London, highlighting significant 'not-spots' where residents and businesses experience slow internet. According to a recent committee hearing, there is a noticeable disparity in access to full-fibre broadband, which is critical for high-speed connections. Areas such as Enfield and Barnet show particularly low coverage rates, with only 31.6% and 44.2% respectively having access. The findings emphasize the need for improved internet infrastructure to meet the demands of Londoners, especially those who are surprised to find better connections outside the city.
'We even have cases where business owners say that across the street, they can have a superfast fibre connection, but on their side of the street, they cannot,' she said.
According to Ofcom data analysed by City Hall 66.7 percent of London properties have access to full-fibre broadband - internet connection which has the fastest speed, and isn't likely to slow down during busy periods.
There's a lot of not-spots where business owners are struggling,' Greater London representative of the England Policy Unit at the Federation of Small Businesses, Laura Timm, told the committee.
Timm added that people who had moved to London were surprised to find their internet connection had been better outside of the city.
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