{"schemaVersion":"1.0","type":"DataStory","id":"connected-and-left-behind","title":"Connected — and left behind","description":"A network can pass the front door without being bought, affordable or fast enough inside it.","introduction":"Coverage, take-up and business concentration answer separate questions about digital London. The evidence distinguishes infrastructure availability from subscription and from the registered location of technology firms.","category":"Technology","canonical":"https://londongraph.com/story/connected-and-left-behind","markdown":"https://londongraph.com/story/connected-and-left-behind/index.html.md","updatedAt":"2026-08-02T00:27:23.366Z","caveat":"Availability is not adoption or affordability. Registered and local-unit business geography is not a measure of remote work, household skill or individual access.","evidence":[{"dataset":"broadband-fibre","graphSlug":"where-the-fibre-reaches","label":"Full-fibre availability","text":"The published borough percentage of premises passed by full fibre.","shape":"area","metric":"fibre","unit":"%","graph":"https://londongraph.com/g/where-the-fibre-reaches","claim":null},{"dataset":"broadband-take-up","graphSlug":"built-but-not-bought","label":"Fibre take-up","text":"Published take-up where fibre services are available.","shape":"latest","unit":"%","graph":"https://londongraph.com/g/built-but-not-bought","claim":{"dataset":"broadband-take-up","graphSlug":"built-but-not-bought","label":"Fibre take-up","text":"Published take-up where fibre services are available.","headlineLabel":"Kensington and Chelsea","value":19,"unit":"%","period":"Kensington and Chelsea","comparisonLabel":null,"comparisonValue":null,"caveat":null,"release":{"updatedAt":"2026-08-02T00:27:22.045Z","resourceUrl":null,"methodologyUrl":null,"releaseLabel":null,"sourcePublishedAt":null,"resourceChecksum":null}}},{"dataset":"broadband-below-30","graphSlug":"below-superfast-broadband","label":"Below 30 Mbit/s","text":"Premises unable to order a superfast fixed connection under the published threshold.","shape":"latest","unit":"%","graph":"https://londongraph.com/g/below-superfast-broadband","claim":{"dataset":"broadband-below-30","graphSlug":"below-superfast-broadband","label":"Below 30 Mbit/s","text":"Premises unable to order a superfast fixed connection under the published threshold.","headlineLabel":"Greenwich","value":0.3,"unit":"%","period":"Greenwich","comparisonLabel":null,"comparisonValue":null,"caveat":null,"release":{"updatedAt":"2026-08-02T00:27:23.366Z","resourceUrl":"https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-broadband/coverage-and-speeds/connected-nations-update-spring-2026","methodologyUrl":"https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-broadband/coverage-and-speeds/connected-nations-update-spring-2026","releaseLabel":"Connected Nations Spring 2026 (January 2026 data)","sourcePublishedAt":null,"resourceChecksum":"d98583aa3d182a76a0d46997260ae1a2d4795210d2d02bdd93fb3b2839847d5d"}}},{"dataset":"core-tech-business-share","graphSlug":"londons-core-tech-businesses","label":"Core technology businesses","text":"Core-technology local units as a share of the borough business stock.","shape":"area","metric":"value","unit":"%","graph":"https://londongraph.com/g/londons-core-tech-businesses","claim":null}],"sources":[{"name":"Ofcom Connected Nations","url":"https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-broadband/coverage-and-speeds/connected-nations-update-spring-2026","graphSlug":"where-the-fibre-reaches"},{"name":"Nomis / ONS UK Business Counts","url":"https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/idbrlu","graphSlug":"londons-core-tech-businesses"}]}