Martin Lewis advises consumers on broadband switch deals However, it’s worth noting that to take advantage of a speed like 9,018.26Mbps, you’ll need some pretty specialist kit. Most household routers top-out at 1Gbps, so don’t expect to be able to stream at almost 10Gbps using the Wi-Fi in your home. Likewise, you’ll need a desktop PC with an ethernet port capable of handing those speeds. Nevertheless, as millions of people across the country look to change their work habits permanently – increasing their time working from home, use video conferencing to socialise with friends and family long-distance, new boxsets to stream, and as new technologies become more commonplace – these speeds could soon become in-demand. Virgin Media and BT currently top-out at 1Gbps, although these speeds are not available nationwide as yet, although that's slowly changing.