Strong Business Connectivity Underlines United Kingdom’s Performance

The United Kingdom’s excellent business-related scores help to keep them in the top 10 rankings on the 2009 Connectivity Scorecard.  Business infrastructure shows excellent PC and secure server penetration.  A high percentage of businesses both buy and sell online, and this is coupled with a strong proportion of ICT-related jobs and specialists in the workforce.  The United Kingdom’s consistently above average scores continue with good spending on IT resources by businesses, as well as a substantial percentage of corporate revenues that are derived from advanced data networks.

Consumer metrics are not so strong.  In terms of infrastructure, broadband download speeds are low and fiber access networks are few.  3G penetration does not enjoy the same levels displayed by the category leaders.  Consumer usage is also moderate, although not out of line with other nations in the sample.  Online government services see good usage, but overall IT spending by the government is average at best.

United Kingdom Connectivity Performance by Scorecard Component