Telecoms regulator Ofcom has found that O2 delivered web pages faster than its rivals, including Vodafone.

A research report by Ofcom said O2 had been providing the fastest webpage download times for laptop users who rely on modems, also known as dongles, and datacards.

However, the report also showed that the mobile broadband market provided much slower internet access than fixed-line broadband.

Ofcom said: "The average download speed achieved by consumers in Ofcom's consumer panel survey was 1.5 megabits per second and basic webpages took on average 8.5 seconds to download.

This compares with the average fixed-broadband speed of 6.2 megabits per second, and average web page download times on fixed-broadband networks of less than 0.5 seconds."

Mobile broadband performance was also highly variable across urban areas, with no guarantee of good performance offered in a city centre location.......Read more HERE