Virgin Media Confirm Cable Broadband Expansion in Cheltenham

Cable operator Virgin Media (Liberty Global) has confirmed that their £3bn “Project Lightning” network expansion will also benefit homes and businesses in the large spa town of Cheltenham (Gloucestershire, England).

The project aims to extend the reach of VM’s cable (EuroDOCSIS) network to another 4 million premises in predominantly urban areas by 2020 (17 million premises), with various upgrades in Manchester, Leeds and Nottingham having already been confirmed.

However residents of the Springbank area (Cheltenham), such as those in locations like Triscombe Way, Dulverton close, Kingsbridge Mews to the west of Princess Elizabeth Way, have just been informed by the operator that “Virgin Media will be undertaking network expansion in your area which will mean that will be able to take advantage of digital TV fixed line telephony and high speed broadband services.”

Apparently the civil works began on 14th September and are due to continue until around mid-October 2015. A local LibDem councillor, Peter Jeffries, said: “I’m very glad to hear it. For about 10 years since the houses were built the broadband speeds have been absolutely terrible. I know of people who have had to move out form the area because they couldn’t run a business form their home. People in the area have been campaigning on this issue for many years.”

No doubt more locations will be confirmed as time progresses, with VM tending to focus on reaching areas that already exist close to the edges of their current network infrastructure.