Country Internet Speed

Broadband and mobile performance varies enormously across Europe — and the gap between the speed a line delivers and the speed an application actually gets is wider still. Each guide covers population and urban structure, the major internet providers, real median speeds, and the specific reasons VPN and remote-access performance falls short in that market.

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Each guide is a standalone technical resource, referenced against national regulator and Ookla data.

Germany

Europe’s largest economy on a slow fibre curve: widespread VDSL, no single dominant city, and DE-CIX Frankfurt at the core.

~90–100 Mbps · 35–45% FTTH

France

One of Europe’s most aggressive FTTH rollouts, with Paris concentrating both population and peering capacity.

High FTTH · symmetric plans common

United Kingdom

A late fibre starter closing fast, as Openreach and altnets overbuild legacy copper across a dense population.

Rapid FTTP growth · copper tail remains

Poland

Fast-improving infrastructure and a widely distributed workforce, with strong urban fibre and a broad rural spread.

Competitive pricing · uneven rural reach

Spain

A European fibre leader by coverage, with near-national FTTH and highly concentrated urban demand.

Among the highest FTTH coverage in the EU

Italy

A long copper legacy being replaced by state-supported fibre, with sharp north-south performance differences.

FTTH accelerating · high regional variance

Netherlands

Among the densest and best-connected countries in Europe, where fibre and upgraded cable compete street by street.

~150–190 Mbps · 75–85% FTTH

Sweden

An early fibre mover with open-access municipal networks, symmetric gigabit as standard, and a very sparse north.

~180–230 Mbps · 85–90% FTTH

Switzerland

High-spend networks serving banking and pharma, shaped by alpine terrain and heavy cross-border commuting.

~180–250 Mbps · 50–60% FTTH

Ireland

A major EU cloud hub with a genuinely rural population, and a state-backed fibre programme still building out.

~120–160 Mbps · 75–85% FTTH

Belgium

A cable-dominant duopoly now building fibre at pace, with Brussels concentrating institutional remote-access policy.

~110–150 Mbps · 40–50% FTTH

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