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<p>The Parliamentary Estate provides users with a number of different broadband solutions
with varying bandwidth based on usage and capacity requirements. These are listed
below:</p><ul><li>Parliament’s main secure private network (PN) resilient internet
connection = 2Gbps bandwidth</li><li>The secure ‘internet direct’ resilient wireless
service = 400Mbps bandwidth</li><li>Broadband over a phone line = 5–7Mbps bandwidth</li></ul><p><br>The
Digital Service takes action where possible to improve the broadband download speed
across the Parliamentary Estate. However, due to the age and condition of the Palace
of Westminster it is difficult to improve both the wiring that is available and to
supplement the wireless connectivity.</p><p>The average download speeds on these services
will vary as it depends on a number of factors such as the capability of the user’s
device, the connection type (wired/wireless), the size of download, the current bandwidth
utilisation on any given day and the volume of users/devices connected, as these internet
services and bandwidths are shared with all users across the Parliamentary estate.
Due to these factors, the Digital Service does not hold data relating to the average
download speed.</p>
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