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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.

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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).

ISP Virgin Media UK Discounts Gigabit Broadband to £39.99

23rd January, 2023 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) will later this morning discount the price of their standalone “Gig1 Fibre Broadband” package (average speeds of 1130Mbps down and 52Mbps up) again, this time reducing it from the previous offer price of £45 to £39.99 per month for the first 18 months of service (£62 thereafter).

Global Broadband Lines Top 1.34bn as UK Full Fibre Take-up Slows

16th January, 2023 (6 Comments)

New research from Point Topic has revealed that world fixed broadband lines grew by 1.87% (24.59 million) in Q3 2022 to end the quarter on a total of 1.34 billion connections. But the subscriber growth rate of “full fibre” (FTTP/B) networks in the UK appears to have slowed in recent quarters.

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2022 H2 – UK Full Fibre Broadband Cover Rockets to 45 Percent

4th January, 2023 (19 Comments)

The latest independent biannual summary of UK broadband coverage for H2 2022 has estimated that “full fibre” (FTTP) ISP network rollouts have surged to reach 45.13% of premises (up from 37.61% in H1 2022) and 72.66% are within reach of “gigabit” speeds (up from 69.24%). Read on for details of England, Wales, Scotland and N.Ireland.

Virgin Media O2 UK May Adopt Inflation Busting Price Hikes by 2024

20th December, 2022 (22 Comments)

Sources have indicated to ISPreview that broadband customers of UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) might face bigger price hikes in the future than usual, with the provider being tipped to adopt the same annual style of inflation busting RPI + 3.9% hikes as those of their mobile base (e.g. O2 sims).

Broadband Woes as BBC Plan to Switch Off Terrestrial UK TV by 2030

8th December, 2022 (100 Comments)

The Director-General of the BBC, Tim Davie, has given broadband ISPs and mobile operators something extra to think about after he proposed that the corporation could plan to “switch-off” terrestrial TV and radio signals by the end of 2030. In their place, the broadcaster would focus on online content and streaming (e.g. iPlayer).

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75% of UK to Have Choice of Three Gigabit Broadband Networks by 2030

7th December, 2022 (13 Comments)

A new Point Topic forecast of fixed line ISP network coverage, which considers both the impact of “full fibre” (FTTP/B) and Cable (DOCSIS 3.1) networks, has predicted that gigabit-capable networks will cover around 97% of the UK by 2030 and the majority of postcodes (75%) will also have the choice of up to three gigabit networks.

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First Trial Users Live on Virgin Media’s UK XGS-PON Fibre Network UPDATE

18th November, 2022 (52 Comments)

UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has confirmed that the first trial customers on their new XGS-PON powered Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network were connected this month, which in the future will make even faster latency and symmetric speeds of up to 10Gbps possible across their entire network.

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Virgin Media UK Build 1Gb Broadband to 4250 Extra Homes in Cheshire East

16th November, 2022 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) has confirmed that they’ve just expanded their gigabit-capable fixed line connectivity – via Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) technology – to cover an additional 4,250 homes in Cheshire East (England). Most of the expansion appears to have taken place in the town of Alsager, which is home to around 12,000 people.

Virgin Media’s New 50Mbps Broadband Social Tariff is Now Live

10th November, 2022 (22 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) has today confirmed that their new ‘Essential Broadband Plus‘ social tariff is now live for those taking ‘Universal Credit‘, which complements their existing 15Mbps (£12.50 a month) ‘Essential’ plan by offering download speeds of 50Mbps for £20 per month on a 30-day term.

ISP Virgin Media O2 UK Launch Black Friday Broadband Sales

10th November, 2022 (31 Comments)

UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has today launched their early “Black Friday” sales, which for the next few weeks will offer big discounts to new customers who order any one of their selected broadband-only packages (e.g. 362Mbps standalone for £27 per month) or dual, triple and quad-play bundles with TV, phone or mobile.