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Virgin Media Set to Open Upgraded Full Fibre Network to UK Customers

24th February, 2025 (30 Comments)

Several credible sources have informed ISPreview that broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2) is gearing up for an important new product launch, which is expected to occur in March 2025 (delays still possible). The expectation is that this will reflect the opening up of their new XGS-PON powered full fibre network in existing coax (cable) areas to live customers.

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Liberty Global CEO Updates on Virgin Media’s UK Wholesale Broadband Plan

20th February, 2025 (27 Comments)

The CEO of Liberty Global, Mike Fries, has said they’ve made “significant progress” on their plan for opening up Virgin Media’s existing UK fixed line broadband network to wholesale (rival ISPs) via a new business (NetCo) during the first half of 2025 (here). Fries also confirmed they had received “proposals from a handful of the strongest infrastructure investors” for a stake in the biz.

Virgin Media O2 Sees UK FTTP Broadband Builds Surge and NetCo On Track

19th February, 2025 (21 Comments)

The latest Q4 2024 results from Virgin Media and O2 have been published, which saw their fixed broadband base grow by +12,000 in the quarter (vs 16.2k in Q3) to total 5,738,900. The provider’s full fibre (FTTP) network also built to another 485,500 premises, primarily via nexfibre (up from 281k in Q3), while mobile connections grew to total 45.7 million.

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Virgin Media UK Bring Full Fibre to 14,000 Homes in Filey and Pickering

18th February, 2025 (2 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre and retail ISP partner Virgin Media (O2) have today confirmed that they’ve made their symmetric 2Gbps speed capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network available to more than 14,000 homes in the North Yorkshire (England) towns of Filey and Pickering for the first time.

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Virgin Media UK and Nexfibre Build Full Fibre to 12,000 Exmouth Homes

6th February, 2025 (9 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre and retail ISP partner Virgin Media (O2) have today confirmed that they’ve made their 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network available to more than 12,000 homes in the port town of Exmouth (near Exeter in Devon, England) for the first time.

Virgin Media UK and Nexfibre Expand Full Fibre to 8,000 Northallerton Homes

22nd January, 2025 (1 Comment)

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their UK parentage with retail broadband ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), has today announced that they’ve made their 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network available to more than 8,000 homes in the market town of Northallerton (North Yorkshire, England) for the first time.

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Virgin Media UK and Nexfibre Expand Full Fibre to 9,000 Homes in Bath

15th January, 2025 (1 Comment)

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their UK parentage with retail broadband ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), has today announced that they’ve made their 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network available to more than 9,000 additional homes in the city of Bath (Somerset, England).

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Nexfibre Sets Out Demands for Ofcom’s UK Telecoms Access Review

14th January, 2025 (11 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which is working alongside UK ISP partner Virgin Media to deploy a new 10Gbps full fibre broadband (FTTP) network across over 5 million premises (2m have already been built), has today set out its list of recommendations for Ofcom to consider adopting as part of their forthcoming Telecoms Access Review 2026 (TAR).

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Nexfibre’s UK Full Fibre Broadband Build Covers 2 Million Premises UPDATE2

9th January, 2025 (15 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with ISP partner Virgin Media (VMO2) and uses the same build teams, has today revealed that the roll-out of their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network has reached its coverage target of 2 million premises on time and is now moving on with the next phase.

Virgin Media UK and Nexfibre Expand Full Fibre to 13,000 Homes in Stoke

20th December, 2024 (6 Comments)

Broadband operator nexfibre, which shares some of their UK parentage with retail ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), has today announced that they’ve made their 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network available to more than 13,000 additional homes in the city of Stoke-on-Trent (Staffordshire, England).

Virgin Media and Nexfibre Expand FTTP to 5,000 Homes in Whitby

12th December, 2024 (1 Comment)

Broadband operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with retail UK ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), has today confirmed that they’ve made their 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network available to more than 5,000 additional homes in Whitby (North Yorkshire, England).

Virgin Media and Nexfibre Near Completion of Upp’s UK FTTP Integration

26th November, 2024 (7 Comments)

UK ISP Virgin Media (O2) has today confirmed to ISPreview that they and network operator nexfibre have nearly completed the integration of Upp’s full fibre (FTTP) broadband network. Most of the operator’s premises have already been transferred to nexfibre, but we’re told that the remaining properties should be completed next month (December).

High Court Rejects LetterOne Appeal Over Forced Sale of UK Broadband Biz

21st November, 2024 (9 Comments)

The High Court in London has dismissed an appeal by investment firm LetterOne, which had been asking the court to rule that it was unlawfully ordered, under the new National Security and Investment Act (NSIA), to sell Upp’s full fibre broadband network by the UK Government. The company is now considering whether or not to challenge the outcome.

Virgin Media and nexfibre Add 9,000 Witham Homes to UK FTTP Network

13th November, 2024 (2 Comments)

Broadband network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with retail ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), has announced that they’ve extended their 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network to cover 9,000 additional homes in the Essex (England) town of Witham.

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Virgin Media and Nexfibre Add 9,000 Chelmsford Homes to UK FTTP Network

6th November, 2024 (5 Comments)

Broadband network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with UK ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), has announced that they’ve extended their 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network to cover 9,000 additional homes in the Essex (England) city of Chelmsford.

Nexfibre Publish Q3 2024 UK Full Fibre Broadband Build Update

31st October, 2024 (21 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with ISP partner Virgin Media (VMO2), has published their latest quarterly (Q3 2024) progress update on the roll-out of their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network. This includes details on build locations for 2025 and 2026.

Virgin Media UK and Nexfibre Add 18k Homes to Horsham UK Fibre Network

31st October, 2024 (1 Comment)

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with broadband ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), has announced that they’ve extended their 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network to cover 18,000 additional homes in the West Sussex (England) town of Horsham.