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Broadband best in London, says survey

London offers the UK's fastest broadband speeds, new research has suggested.

A study by thinkbroadband.com found the capital's connection speeds are faster than anywhere else nationwide and almost twice those of Wales and Northern Ireland.

The research also revealed the slowest connections are found in rural areas due to phone line access and a lack of cable.

Andrew Ferguson, editor of the website, said Ofcom may be correct saying the "digital divide" does not exist in terms of people actually being able to get broadband.

"[But] a divide does exist in broadband speeds - those in dense urban areas and those in rural areas," he added.

Northern Ireland was revealed as having the slowest average speed at 2,258Kbps while London boasted 4,460Kbps compared to the UK average of 3,238Kbps.

It was reported last month by silicom.com that latest figures from the BBC showed its iPlayer is booming and had received around 21 million programme requests in April.