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Your upload speed is the speed at which your broadband connection can send data over the Internet. Upload speed can lag behind download speed in the UK, and increased home-working means that having a decent upload speed is vital for anyone video-conferencing via platforms like Zoom, Teams and Skype. Your upload speed determines whether others can see and hear you properly during calls. The telecoms watchdog Ofcom says that the average upload speed in the UK is just under 10Mbps.
Check your download and upload speed with our broadband speed checker, then follow our tips for increasing your upload speed.
There are several causes of slow upload, but a common factor is that your broadband supplier isn’t able to offer decent upload speeds in your area. If your upload speed’s sluggishness is because of your provider and package, you may find that different providers perform better in certain areas of the country. So it could be worth switching.
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Here are the typical factors that can affect your upload speeds:
The checks we’ve mentioned should help you quickly work out whether the issue is your device, your network set-up or your broadband provider. If it’s the provider, you can compare other options through Finder.
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