According to data gathered by the Ofcom's latest broadband speeds research, IT company Virgin Media's cable IT services are more than three times as fast as any ADSL provider. The study was conducted with SamKnows Broadband which measures the IT connectivity speeds received by 1,500 customers in May2010. Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards said that "This is a very large piece of independent research and is an advert for nobody. People will make their judgement from here on in, in the light of the information (Ofcom provided)." When it comes to average download speeds on high-speed broadband packages there are: Virgin Media (up to 50Mbits/sec): 33.4 to 36.7Mbits/sec; Virgin Media (up to 20Mbits/sec): 15.2 to 16.5Mbits/sec; O2/Be (up to 20/24Mbits/sec): 8.1 to 9.7Mbits/sec; Sky (up to 20Mbits/sec): 7.0 to 8.6Mbits/sec; TalkTalk (up to 24Mbits/sec): 6.5 to 8.4Mbits/sec; BT (up to 20Mbits/sec): 6.1 to 7.6Mbits/sec.
