The era of ‘Digital Britain’ is fast approaching, and alternative methods of supporting the broadband roll-out across the UK are being looked into. The main cause for concern is providing fast Internet speeds in rural areas. David McCourt, Chief Executive of Skyware Global believes that the government "will have to look at satellite technology as a solution to providing broadband across the country."

Fibre optic cables have already been introduced in many towns and cities, providing effective broadband reach. But it has long been decided that this method would prove too costly and time consuming to support the hard-to-reach rural regions. Networks are under pressure to provide constant access to copious amounts of data, including large files such as video and program downloads.

Today’s satellite broadband speeds range from 2Mbit/s to 7Mbit/s, but new satellites to provide an even faster service will be introduced. McCourt expects the UK to move towards satellite broadband as an effective method of getting fast Internet to the masses."Currently there are around 865,000 satellite broadband customers worldwide, but the industry is expecting that to reach 10 to 15 million as the technology is made cheaper and demand grows."

However, there are concerns that hundreds of people may be wrongly accused, but may end up forking out for the fine.

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