Virgin Media O2 Bring Dark Fibre to All Proximity Edge Data Centres
Broadband ISP Virgin Media Business UK (VMO2) has today announced that their wholesale division is working to deliver network services, including diverse Dark Fibre and optical high capacity services up to 100G, to customers across Proximity’s portfolio of regional colocation data centres.
At present Proximity, which is a rapidly growing regional edge colocation data centre provider, has already got 9 data centre sites open and a total of 20 Proximity sites will be available within the next 12 to 18 months, “providing nationwide coverage and reaching 95% of the UK population.”
Currently over 50% of Proximity’s UK-wide network of edge facilities include VMO2’s Wholesale connectivity options, with the Nottingham Edge 1 data centre being the most recent to benefit from an upgrade to include two diverse VMO2 Wholesale fibres.
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John Hall, MD of Colocation – Proximity Data Centres, said:
“We are extremely pleased a major player such as Virgin Media Business Wholesale has committed to extending its dark fibre presence across our rapidly growing edge colocation portfolio. This is a great example of best of breed network service and data centre providers working together to bring enhanced high-speed low latency services to UK businesses.”
Diego Tedesco, Wholesale Fixed Director at VMO2 Business, added:
“We are very proud to partner with Proximity Data Centres as they build out their UK footprint. Virgin Media Business Wholesale is focused on leveraging our nationwide fibre network to connect next-generation digital infrastructure, and ultimately drive better outcomes for the UK. Together with Proximity Data Centres we can offer high capacity, low-latency solutions that will meet the demands of a range of businesses, giving them greater choice in a rapidly evolving market.”
We should point out that VMO2 Business aren’t the only fibre supplier being used by Proximity, with fibre from Zayo Group and others also helping to support their data centres and resilience.
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Does this mean we can expect more than 3 mbit on O2 5G then ?
It’s possible now! Just wait till 4 in the morning, and do a speed test.
Absolutely. Just test from inside a Proximity data centre.