Almost 80 per cent of UK broadband users believe there is a demand for 20Mbps services.

A survey by ISPreview.co.uk found that there is an overwhelming demand for faster broadband speed, despite the fact other recent studies have shown many are currenly failing to get the 8Mbps they expect.

The questionnaire of the website's users found that 50.7 per cent expect to upgrade their packages to 20Mbps or more when it becomes available, with 22.8 per cent undecided and 16.2 per cent saying they wont use it.

Some 10.3 per cent already enjoy speeds of up to 20Mbps.

Mark Jackson, editor-in-chief of ISPreview.co.uk, told Hexus: "This news will be encouraging to those providers that have already adopted or intend to adopt 'up to' 20Mbps+ services in the near future.

"However, it is important we don't forget that the vast majority of broadband services are 'best efforts' based, sharing limited bandwidth between many users."

"Most existing 'up to' 8Mbps products have historically failed to deliver the headline rate to customers."