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ISP Virgin Media Business UK Launch Flexible Broadband Plans

5th May, 2023 (6 Comments)

New customers of Virgin Media Business (VMO2) can, from today, now choose to take one of their new Flex offerings, which enables small businesses to move either up or down between different “VOOM Fibre” broadband package options (i.e. customers can “flex” or change their package every 30 days).

Examining the Lack of Gigabit Broadband in Some UK Urban Areas

8th April, 2023 (31 Comments)

Most people tend to assume that the problem of slow broadband ISP connectivity is one that predominantly affects rural areas, which is matched by a presumption that commercial operators (Openreach, Virgin Media etc.) will quickly blanket big UK cities and towns with the fastest speeds. But such assumptions are not always correct.

More Virgin Media UK 1Gig Broadband Users See 100Mbps Uploads

28th March, 2023 (68 Comments)

Residential customers on UK ISP Virgin Media’s top “Gig1 Fibre Broadband” package (avg. 1130Mbps down and 52Mbps up) could soon receive an upload boost to 100Mbps+ (110Mbps max profile rate), which comes after we spotted a rise in the number of users receiving a related profile boost over the past few weeks.

Infrastructure Commission Praise UK Gigabit Broadband Progress

27th March, 2023 (3 Comments)

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has published their annual infrastructure review, which highlights how the UK is making “rapid” progress in rolling out gigabit-capable broadband ISP networks and expects the Government to “achieve its target” for nationwide coverage by 2030. But 5G mobile still needs more direction.

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Virgin Media Bring 1Gbps Broadband to 6,400 Homes in East Grinstead

24th March, 2023 (8 Comments)

UK ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) has confirmed that they’ve just completed the expansion of their gigabit-capable broadband network – via Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / RFoG) technology – to cover 6,400 homes in the West Sussex (England) town of East Grinstead.

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A Look at the Impact of Project Lightning on Virgin Media in West Yorkshire

21st March, 2023 (7 Comments)

Analysts at global telecoms market intelligence firm ThinkCX have published a new report that examines the extent to which Virgin Media’s (VMO2) “Project Lightning” broadband expansion in West Yorkshire (England) “arrested a decline in its local market share and led to net growth“.

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Virgin Media O2 UK Ponder £3bn Acquisition of Rival CityFibre

20th March, 2023 (73 Comments)

A major newspaper has reported that a parent of broadband ISP and mobile giant VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) has held “initial talks” over the possibility of mounting a £3bn takeover bid for the UK’s third-largest alternative full fibre network (AltNet), CityFibre. But such a deal could face regulatory and competition concerns.

ISP Virgin Media UK Discount 1Gb Broadband to £30 for 6 Months

17th March, 2023 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) last launched a new promotion today that discounts the price of their standalone “Gig1 Fibre Broadband” package – offering average speeds of 1130Mbps down and 52Mbps up – to just £30 per month for the first 6 months of service (£50 thereafter) on a 24-month term. Plus, the setup is free.

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Spring UK Budget 2023 – Full Expensing May Help FTTP and 5G Rollout UPDATE2

15th March, 2023 (12 Comments)

The Chancellor of the UK Government, Jeremy Hunt, has today announced the Spring 2023 Budget, which sadly made no mention of any extra support for gigabit broadband or 5G mobile deployments. But the new “full expensing” measure could help to bring down the cost of some related plant and machinery (capital expenses).

ISP Virgin Media Business UK Offer 3 Months Free Broadband

15th March, 2023 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Virgin Media Business (VMO2) has launched a new promotion that offers 3 months of free ‘Voom Fibre‘ business broadband for small businesses eligible for contract renewal – applicable to all Solus, Bundle and Volt packages on a minimum 24-month term (existing users will need 3 months or less left on their contract).

The Top 10 Full Fibre Alternative Networks by Estimated UK Coverage

13th March, 2023 (17 Comments)

A new report has been published that provides a useful independent assessment of how big – in terms of network size (coverage footprint) – the top 10 alternative full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP networks in the UK have become (excluding Openreach), which we’ve compared against the official coverage claims below.

Virgin Media UK Make it Easier to Take Social Broadband Tariff

1st March, 2023 (17 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) has today become the latest national provider to adopt a new system from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), which makes it easier for those on state benefits to be approved to take their cheaper “Essential Broadband” social tariff.

Virgin Media O2 Bring 1Gb Broadband to 16 Million UK Premises

23rd February, 2023 (22 Comments)

The latest Q4 2022 results from UK ISP and mobile operator VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) has seen their broadband base reach 5.653m customers (up by 22.7k in Q4 vs 19.1k in Q3), while their gigabit coverage added another 188,000 premises in the quarter to total 16.14 million (54% of the UK). Now comes Nexfibre.

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Virgin Media O2 UK Extend 1Gbps Broadband to 20,000 Southall Homes

18th February, 2023 (19 Comments)

ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) has confirmed that they’ve just expanded their gigabit-capable broadband network – via Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) technology – to cover an additional 20,000 homes in the large suburban town of Southalll, West London (England). The town is home to a total population of around 70,000.

Broadband ISP Virgin Media Business UK Boosting Upload Speeds

13th February, 2023 (30 Comments)

Existing customers Virgin Media Business UK (VMO2), specifically those who take their Voom 600Mbps, 800Mbps and 1Gps service tiers, may be pleased to learn that the provider has today officially confirmed that they’re getting a boost to upload speeds – reflecting a ’10:1 Download to Upload’ speed ratio across all Voom packages.

Virgin Media UK Offers 6 Months Half Price Ultrafast Broadband

6th February, 2023 (0 Comments)

Consumers looking to join UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) may like to know that the provider has started this week by refreshing their discounts for new customers, which among other things includes 6 months of half-price service on their standalone ultrafast broadband plans (i.e. on the 125Mbps to 500Mbps tiers).

Virgin Media UK Confirm Price Hikes for Broadband, TV and Phone

26th January, 2023 (50 Comments)

Customers of UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) – specifically those that take their fixed line broadband, phone and pay TV services – are today being informed about the operator’s annual price hikes, which “on average” are set to increase by 13.8% on either 1st April or 1st May 2023 (price changes will vary according to your package).