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Rivals Prep Legal Challenge Over Ofcom Approval of Openreach FTTP Price Cut

21st November, 2021 (31 Comments)

Several alternative UK network (AltNets) builders, including Gigaclear and CityFibre, among others, are reportedly set to launch a legal challenge against Ofcom’s recent approval of Openreach’s “Equinox” offer (here), which introduces a “major” price cut (details) to the incumbents Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband products.

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Virgin Media O2 UK Train 500 Front Line Staff to Save Lives

18th November, 2021 (7 Comments)

Some 500 of Virgin Media’s front-line UK staff, including broadband ISP engineers, have been given special training by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) so that they have the ability to administer lifesaving CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) and can use a defibrillator.

Virgin Media Broadband Customers Get Access to O2 Priority

16th November, 2021 (6 Comments)

Customers of UK ISP Virgin Media’s home broadband, phone and TV packages should now be able to access O2’s Priority app, which is normally exclusive to O2’s customers and is a way of rewarding them with various offers from high street brands, tickets and experiences – all at no extra cost.

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Ofcom’s Q2 2021 Complaints Study Shames UK ISP TalkTalk

16th November, 2021 (7 Comments)

Ofcom has published their latest Q2 2021 (calendar) consumer complaints study, which saw TalkTalk come top of the naughty table for gripes about their fixed line home broadband and phone services. Meanwhile, Virgin Media took the most flak for Mobile and Pay TV, although overall complaints were down.

O2 UK to Start Roll Out of SMS for WiFi Calling by End of 2021 UPDATE

13th November, 2021 (26 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (VMO2) has confirmed to ISPreview.co.uk that, after a long wait, they intend to finally start rolling out SMS (text messaging) support for Wi-Fi Calling “before the end of the year“, but this will be a gradual phased process that looks set to continue more widely during Q1 2022.

Virgin Media O2 UK and ITV Sign New TV Partnership Deal

10th November, 2021 (1 Comment)

Broadcaster ITV and broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) have today signed a new 5-year commercial partnership, which will deliver “deeper integration” of ITV’s programming, IPTV rights and features into the operator’s future IPTV based Pay TV products. As well as enabling customers to maintain access to ITV’s content.

Virgin Media O2 UK Unveil First Electric Vehicles for New Fleet

10th November, 2021 (9 Comments)

Virgin Media and O2 UK (VMO2) have this morning taken the wraps off their first Electric Vehicles (EV), which will be used by their broadband ISP and mobile engineers. The company has just ordered 280 such vans (Vauxhall e-Vivaros) as a first step toward replacing their entire 4,300 strong fleet with EVs by 2030.

Virgin Media O2 Upgrade 90 Percent of UK Network to 1Gbps

9th November, 2021 (48 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has today switched-on gigabit broadband capability (1130Mbps downloads and 52Mbps up) for another 1.6 million UK homes, which means more than 90% of their entire network has now been upgraded to the DOCSIS 3.1 standard. The remaining 1.2 million should follow by the end of this year.

Virgin Media O2 UK Update on Wholesale and FTTP Upgrade Plan

8th November, 2021 (23 Comments)

The CEO of Liberty Global, Michael Fries, has given an update on Virgin Media’s (VMO2) aspiration to launch a wholesale product for UK ISPs and their plan to upgrade existing Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) areas with XGS-PON based Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband. A trial of the latter is now taking place at 50,000 homes in 3 locations.

Virgin Media O2 Adds 67,000 More Premises to UK FTTP Cover

4th November, 2021 (12 Comments)

Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today published their latest joint (merged) results for Q3 2021, which reveals that their full fibre (FTTP) network rollout reached another 67,000 UK premises in the quarter (down from 89K in Q2) and their total fixed broadband customer based hit 5,536,400 (up by +42.3K in Q3 vs +35.7K in Q2).

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Digital Connectivity Index Ranks UK 8th Out of 24 OECD Countries

2nd November, 2021 (1 Comment)

A new Digital Connectivity Index (DCI) has been published today, which measures how individuals and organisations can connect with one another and the rest of the world through good quality broadband access. Overall the United Kingdom ranks 8th out of the 24 counties of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Ofcom Clears 800MHz Power Boost to Aid UK 4G Mobile Coverage

27th October, 2021 (8 Comments)

Ofcom has today approved an earlier proposal – requested by both Three UK and EE (BT) – to increase the permitted power output for the equipment that UK mobile operators use in the 800MHz band, which is expected to result in a small coverage improvement for the related 4G data (mobile broadband) and calling services.

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Steps Taken Toward Splitting Virgin Media from its UK Network

26th October, 2021 (15 Comments)

A weekend report claims that Liberty Global has hired consultancy firm Accenture PLC to develop plans for the separation of their fixed broadband network assets from their retail ISP products, which is said to be supported by Virgin Media’s merger partner Telefonica (O2) in the United Kingdom.

Virgin Media O2 UK Officially Launches HUB 5 Broadband Router UPDATE3

20th October, 2021 (184 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK (VMO2) has today followed yesterday’s information leak by officially unveiling their new Hub 5 router, which features faster wireless network speeds via Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), improved security (e.g. WPA3 encryption) and a 2.5Gbps speed LAN (Ethernet) port. Best of all, for many, it’s a free upgrade.

Samsung to Trial 4G and 5G Mobile in the UK via Virgin Media O2

19th October, 2021 (1 Comment)

Technology giant Samsung has today revealed that UK mobile operator O2 (VMO2) will shortly become one of the first providers in the country to conduct a commercial trial of their latest 5G Massive MIMO radios, as well as 4G radios, over both low-band and mid-band spectrum frequencies. The new kit will also be OpenRAN compliant.

Broadband ISP Virgin Media O2 UK to Launch HUB 5 Router UPDATE4

19th October, 2021 (47 Comments)

Some customers on Virgin Media’s UK (VMO2) ultrafast broadband packages appear to have been given a surprise this week after they were offered the chance to upgrade their older DOCSIS routers to a Hub 5 “at no extra cost“, which is a previously unknown model that supports WiFi 6 (802.11ax) and WPA3 encryption.

New VOLT Benefits for Being Virgin Media and O2 UK Customers

18th October, 2021 (23 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media and mobile operator O2 UK, which merged into VMO2, will today launch a new range of “VOLT” products that aim to replace their existing “Oomph” bundles. In short, this means that customers will be able to buy Virgin Media and O2 products together, for the first time, and take advantage of new benefits.