Tuesday, Aug 11th, 2026 (4:25 pm) - Score 720Management consulting firm Kearney has today published their latest annual Global Telecom Health Index, which ranks 34 countries across various metrics in order to measure and compare the health of the telecoms (broadband, mobile etc.) Overall the United Kingdom placed near the bottom on a rank of 33rd. The index broadly considers five core dimensions (or categories, if you prefer) and 20 individual metrics on a country-by-country basis, including technology (network coverage, speed etc. ); customer satisfaction with fixed and mobile services; financial returns (capacity for investment, EBITDA etc. AdvertisementThe above is perhaps a nod to the UK’s long delay in deploying full fibre broadband at scale and the many challenges mobile operators have faced in expanding 5G coverage.