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17,000 Extra Scarborough Homes Get Virgin Media’s Full Fibre

26th October, 2023 (8 Comments)

UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) and nexfibre have just completed another expansion of their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network, which is now serving an additional 17,000 homes and businesses in the coastal North Yorkshire (England) town of Scarborough.

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24,000 Extra Coleraine Premises Covered by Virgin Media’s Full Fibre

25th October, 2023 (7 Comments)

UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has revealed that they and nexfibre have completed another expansion of their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network, which is now serving an additional 24,000 homes and businesses in the Northern Ireland town and civil parish of Coleraine (County Londonderry).

Virgin Media UK Add New TV 360 and STREAM Features in Update

25th October, 2023 (11 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has recently begun to issue new firmware updates (v5.04 and v5.05) for both their Virgin TV 360 and STREAM platforms, which add a variety of new features. For example, the Pluto TV streaming app is now available on both 360 and Stream boxes, but that’s not all.

Project to Extend UK Rural 4G Mobile Cover Faces 2 Year Delay

23rd October, 2023 (23 Comments)

Mobile operators Three UK, O2 (VMO2) and Vodafone have reportedly warned the government that the first phase of their £1bn industry-led Shared Rural Network project, which aims to extend geographic 4G (mobile broadband) coverage (aggregate) to 95% of the UK by the end of 2025, is at risk of being delayed by 2 years.

Virgin Media O2 Customers Get Early Access to TEKKEN 8 Closed Beta Codes

19th October, 2023 (2 Comments)

Customers of Virgin Media’s UK broadband ISP packages and O2’s mobile plans may be interested to know that they’ll get early access to thousands of TEKKEN 8 (video game) closed beta codes, which will be playable across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and the Steam platforms between 20th to 23rd October 2023.

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Ofcom Shames Vodafone in Q2 2023 Broadband Complaints Table

19th October, 2023 (11 Comments)

Ofcom has published their latest quarterly (Q2 2023) study of UK consumer complaints, which shames Vodafone as attracting the most gripes about broadband ISPs, while TalkTalk, Shell Energy and Virgin Media tied the lowest ranking for landline phone, BT did the same for Mobile services, and Virgin Media and BT came bottom for TV.

Virgin Media UK Bring FTTP Broadband to 24,000 Extra Wakefield Premises

19th October, 2023 (5 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has confirmed that they and nexfibre have just completed the expansion of their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network to serve an addition 24,000 homes and businesses in the West Yorkshire (England) Cathedral City of Wakefield.

ISP Virgin Media UK Seeks Beta Testers for New Hub 3 Firmware

16th October, 2023 (16 Comments)

A small group of 30 customers on Virgin Media’s (VMO2) home broadband packages, specifically those who are still using their old Hub 3.0 (ARRIS TG2492S/CE) router, are being invited to help beta test a new firmware update for the device. Participants will also receive a £30 Amazon voucher on completion of the trial.

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Virgin Media O2 Business Users with Static IPs Suffer UK Broadband Outage UPDATE2

13th October, 2023 (8 Comments)

Customers of UK broadband ISP Virgin Media O2 Business (VMO2), specifically those with a Static IP address assigned to their connection, are reporting that the provider suffered a major service outage yesterday that appears to have started at around midnight the day before and is still be impacting some users this morning.

Mobile Operator O2 UK Boosts Data on Pay As You Go Plans

12th October, 2023 (13 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (VMO2) has today refreshed some of their SIM Only “Pay As You Go” mobile plans (Big Bundles), which sees a number of their plans getting a data allowance (mobile broadband) boost for no extra cost. The £15 for 25GB “Rolling Plan” has also been boosted to 30GB, although the rest of their Rolling Plans are unchanged.

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Boldyn Networks Build New UK Fibre Network in Kingston upon Thames

12th October, 2023 (3 Comments)

Digital infrastructure firm Boldyn Networks (formerly BAI Comms) has announced that they’re working with the Greater London Authority (GLA), Virgin Media and Transport for London (TfL) to deploy a new “high-speed” full fibre network across the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.

O2 UK Relaunch Recycle for Business to Help Firms Trade in Old Tech

9th October, 2023 (1 Comment)

The business division of mobile network operator O2 (VMO2) has today relaunched their ‘O2 Recycle for Business’ service to help companies of all sizes trade in their old technology – where they can receive cash back, credit towards new devices, or donate funds to charity.

Virgin Media O2 Helicopters Bring 4G Mobile Masts to Island of Islay

4th October, 2023 (3 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (VMO2) has today announced that, as part of the £1bn industry-led Shared Rural Network (SRN) project to help boost 4G (mobile broadband) coverage across rural parts of the UK, they’ve begun improving their service on the remote Island of Islay (Scotland) by carrying a new mast to the location under a helicopter.

Virgin Media O2 UK Give Free Premium Kids TV Access in October

2nd October, 2023 (0 Comments)

Customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media’s (VMO2) Pay TV services may like to know that, from today until 6am on 31st October 2023, they will all be given access to additional premium kids TV channels “at no extra cost“, including Sky Kids, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Cartoonito, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr and Nicktoons.

Virgin Media O2 Linked Nexfibre Build FTTP to 500K UK Premises and Appoints CEO

2nd October, 2023 (31 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which is working in a wholesale partnership with broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) to deploy a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across up to 7 million UK premises, has today announced that they’ve covered 500,000 premises (RFS) and appointed Rajiv Datta as CEO.

EU Reveal 2023 Broadband and 5G Connectivity Progress vs UK

28th September, 2023 (9 Comments)

The European Commission has published their annual ‘Broadband Coverage in Europe’ study, which reveals how the EU’s fixed broadband and 5G mobile networks compare across all of its 27 countries, plus Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. We take a closer look to see how the UK is fairing.

Opensignal Name UK Best 4G and 5G Mobile Networks for H2 2023

28th September, 2023 (12 Comments)

Opensignal has published their latest biannual Mobile Network Experience Report for H2 2023, which benchmarks the 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) services from all four primary UK mobile operators – EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three UK – to find which ones deliver the best performance. Overall, EE and Three UK seem to fair the best.