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Virgin Media O2 UK Broadband Users Grow to 5.73M as FTTP Adds 281K Premises

30th October, 2024 (6 Comments)

The latest Q3 2024 results from Virgin Media (O2) have been published, which shows that they’re home to 5,726,900 fixed broadband customers (up by 16.2k in Q3 vs -12.2k in Q2) and expanded their full fibre (FTTP) network to 281,100 premises – primarily via nexfibre (down from 295k in Q2). VMO2 has also sold a minority 8.3% stake in Cornerstone (worth £186m).

ISP Home Telecom UK Spotted Selling Virgin Media Powered FTTP Broadband Plans UPDATE2

4th October, 2024 (25 Comments)

Some of ISPreview’s readers have spotted that internet provider Home Telecom, which is part of the wider Telecom Acquisitions (TAL) group that also has an established strategic partnership with TalkTalk, appears to be selling broadband plans that are “Powered by Virgin Media” (VMO2). But seemingly only in FTTP areas that have been built for nexfibre.

Virgin Media and Nexfibre Add 11,000 Homes to FTTP Cover in Chester

26th September, 2024 (6 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with UK broadband ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), has announced that they’ve built to cover 11,000 additional homes in the Cheshire (England) city of Chester with their new 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network.

06.09.19Eccles, Manchester. Openreach MD Catherine Colloms meeting with Rebecca Long-Bailey MP to show her the new fibre broadband network build.Pictured are Naomi Rogers (Acting Senior Engineer), Rebecca Long-Bailey MP and Catherine Colloms.

Deal Brings Gigabit Broadband to 260,000 Social Homes in Manchester UK UPDATE

12th September, 2024 (3 Comments)

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has today told the Connected Britain event in London that a new framework (wayleave) agreement has been reached with several network operators that will help to spread full fibre gigabit broadband across 260,000 social housing properties within the combined authority.

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Nexfibre to Cover 1,000 UK Youth Centres with 2Gbps Fibre Broadband

11th September, 2024 (2 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with retail ISP partner Virgin Media (VMO2) and has so far extended their FTTP broadband network to over 1.3 million premises, has today announced a new partnership with charity, UK Youth, to connect “as many as 1,000 youth centres across the UK” to its new network “free of charge“.

Virgin Media O2 Engineer Outside Cabinet

Virgin Media and Nexfibre Add 11,000 Homes to FTTP in Huddersfield

28th August, 2024 (21 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with UK broadband ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), have announced that they’ve added 11,000 more homes in the large West Yorkshire (England) town of Huddersfield to the coverage of their new 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network.

Virgin Media UK Working to Fix Ping Spikes on 2Gbps Broadband Lines

12th August, 2024 (12 Comments)

A small number of Virgin Media’s (O2) broadband ISP customers, which appears to be largely impacting those on their latest 2Gbps full fibre package via nexfibre’s new XGS-PON (FTTP) network, have recently been suffering regular spikes in network latency (ping) and packet loss. But the good news is that the provider is working on a permanent fix.

Rumour Mill – Giffgaff May Launch UK FTTP Broadband via Nexfibre

9th August, 2024 (21 Comments)

Some sources have indicated to ISPreview that reputable mobile network provider giffgaff, which is owned by Telefónica and uses the associated Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) provided by O2 (Virgin Media) in the UK, are allegedly testing the possibility of offering full fibre (FTTP) broadband packages via nexfibre’s network.

Liberty Global CEO Updates on Virgin Media UK Going Wholesale, AltNets and TalkTalk

28th July, 2024 (21 Comments)

The CEO of Virgin Media’s co-parent operator Liberty Global, Michael Fries, has given a useful update on the progress they’re making with opening up their UK broadband network to wholesale (NetCo), the potential for consolidation within the alternative network (altnet) market and their position with respect to ISP TalkTalk’s debt problems.

Nexfibre Publish Q2 2024 UK Full Fibre Broadband Rollout Update

26th July, 2024 (27 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with retail ISP partner Virgin Media (VMO2), has this morning published their latest quarterly (Q2 2024) progress update on the roll-out of their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband ISP network. This includes details on build locations for 2025 and early 2026.

Virgin Media O2 See UK Broadband Users Fall to 5.71 Million as Nexfibre Ramps FTTP

26th July, 2024 (12 Comments)

The latest Q2 2024 results from Virgin Media (O2) have today been published, which reveals that they’re now home to 5,710,700 fixed broadband customers (down by -12.2k in Q2 2024 vs +5.3k in Q1) and built another 295,300 full fibre (FTTP) premises – mostly via nexfibre (up from 194k last quarter). Both VM and nexfibre now cover 5m premises via full fibre.

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Virgin Media and Nexfibre Add 20,000 Homes to FTTP in Milton Keynes

11th July, 2024 (11 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with UK broadband ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), has announced that they’ve added 20,000 additional homes in the Buckinghamshire (England) town of Milton Keynes to the coverage of their new 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network.

LetterOne Appeal Forced UK Sale of Broadband Network Upp to Nexfibre

10th July, 2024 (3 Comments)

LetterOne, the investment firm behind alternative network provider Upp’s £1bn project to deploy a new full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network across 1 million premises in the East of England (here), has asked the High Court of Justice in London to rule it was unlawfully ordered to sell the network by the UK Government.

Virgin Media and Nexfibre’s FTTP Reaches 20,000 Extra Yeovil Homes

5th July, 2024 (6 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with UK broadband ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), has today announced that they’ve added 20,000 additional homes in the Somerset (England) town of Yeovil to the coverage of their new 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network.

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Nexfibre Extend FTTP Broadband to 15k Premises in High Wycombe and Marlow

27th June, 2024 (0 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with UK broadband ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), has today announced that they expect to cover 15,000 premises in the neighbouring Buckinghamshire (England) towns of High Wycombe and Marlow via their new wholesale accessible 2Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network.

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Nexfibre Calls for Changes to Protect UK Fibre Broadband Market

25th June, 2024 (24 Comments)

Network builder nexfibre, which is being supported by UK ISP Virgin Media (O2), has today warned that the progress on rolling out gigabit full fibre (FTTP) broadband networks across the UK remains “fragile” and it wants Ofcom to take “decisive action” to prevent the “mistakes of the past” (i.e. Openreach domination) from being “repeated“.

Virgin Media O2 Engineers Holding Fibre Cables

Nexfibre Building FTTP Broadband to 13,000 Canterbury UK Premises

20th June, 2024 (7 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with broadband ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), has today announced that they expect to cover 13,000 premises across the Kent (England) city of Canterbury via their new wholesale accessible 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network.