Britons to enjoy new 100 Mb business broadband

British companies will soon be able to enjoy 100 Megabit (Mb) business broadband links thanks to Virgin Media.

The telecommunications firm has announced that its development of the superfast internet connection is running ahead of schedule.

It noted that some ten million homes can now access the web at 100 Mb, which is more than 13 times faster than the national average for broadband speeds.

Locations are being added to the list of recipients all the time, with parts of north-east Somerset and Gloucestershire among the latest to be boosted.

Jon James, executive director of broadband at Virgin Media, said: "Soon half the country will be able to get superfast 100 Mb broadband from us. Reaching today's milestone puts us ahead of schedule as we help propel the UK up the global broadband rankings."

BT recently confirmed that it is aiming to roll out some 300 Mb broadband connections in the UK by next spring.