The UK broadband scenario is set to witness a huge rise in demand for both consumer and business broadband services, as a few research studies suggest. However, the negative impact of this trend will be traffic congestion, slow speeds and internet log-jams in near future.

The rising demand for broadband services could result in a slowdown of the web world and bottlenecks, as per the report. This could have made the UK telecom regulator, Ofcom to find new, alternative modes of broadband access such as using the middle line which can connect the existing telephone exchanges to the fibre optic lines. It should be noted that Ofcom has already issued an statement saying that it is in favour of setting up new infrastructure that can offer super-fast broadband connections across the UK. It further assured that it would create favourable regulatory environment for the operators to invest in the projects to develop the new infrastructure like fibre optic network.

The investment framework for super-fast broadband networks released by Ofcom is expected to bring more investors into the project, while BT broadband provider has already been in the process of upgrading the existing copper network to ADSL 2+ enabled broadband network across the UK.

The UK telecom regulator has further stated:
"Industry increasingly looks to upgrade from the traditional copper network to the new fibre connections to meet the demand for greater speed, to ensure it is competitive and, above all, can be developed to benefit Britain’s broadband consumers at the earliest possible opportunity."