https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/sep/02/uk-broadband-speeds-among-slowest-in-europe-study-finds

Lateness in rolling out pure fibre networks to blame for low ranking, says analyst

The UK has plummeted down the global broadband speed rankings to rate as one of the slowest countries in Europe, with a typical household taking more than twice as long to download a movie than the average home in western Europe.