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A Look at the Impact of Project Lightning on Virgin Media in West Yorkshire

21st March, 2023 (7 Comments)

Analysts at global telecoms market intelligence firm ThinkCX have published a new report that examines the extent to which Virgin Media’s (VMO2) “Project Lightning” broadband expansion in West Yorkshire (England) “arrested a decline in its local market share and led to net growth“.

Mobile Operators to Test UK Wide Emergency Alerts on 23rd April

20th March, 2023 (39 Comments)

The government and mobile operators have officially started activating the new UK-wide Emergency Alerts service, which has been designed to warn mobile users if there’s a “danger to life nearby” (e.g. severe flooding, fires and extreme weather). But it will only work on modern 4G and 5G Smartphones.

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Ofcom See Average UK Fixed Broadband ISP Speeds Hit 65.3Mbps

20th March, 2023 (14 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has posted a small interim update to the data they hold on fixed line home broadband ISP speeds, which reveals that the average (median) UK download speed has increased to 65.3Mbps (up by 10% from 59.4Mbps six months ago) and uploads hit 15.5Mbps (up by 45% from 10.7Mbps).

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Virgin Media O2 UK Ponder £3bn Acquisition of Rival CityFibre

20th March, 2023 (73 Comments)

A major newspaper has reported that a parent of broadband ISP and mobile giant VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) has held “initial talks” over the possibility of mounting a £3bn takeover bid for the UK’s third-largest alternative full fibre network (AltNet), CityFibre. But such a deal could face regulatory and competition concerns.

ISP Virgin Media UK Discount 1Gb Broadband to £30 for 6 Months

17th March, 2023 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) last launched a new promotion today that discounts the price of their standalone “Gig1 Fibre Broadband” package – offering average speeds of 1130Mbps down and 52Mbps up – to just £30 per month for the first 6 months of service (£50 thereafter) on a 24-month term. Plus, the setup is free.

Virgin Media O2 UK Finally Deploys 5G on London Underground

17th March, 2023 (8 Comments)

O2 (VMO2) has just become the last of the four primary mobile providers to start deploying their ultrafast 5G (mobile broadband) service on the London Underground (tube trains), which have been deployed on the Central Line between Queensway and Holland Park, and on the Northern Line between Kentish Town and Archway.

UK ISP TalkTalk Considers Options After Management Shake-up

16th March, 2023 (14 Comments)

Budget-focused broadband ISP TalkTalk appears to be going through somewhat of a management shake-up after Virgin Media (VMO2) reportedly went cold on the idea of reaching a £3bn merger deal with the provider last year (here), which has left them with some decisions to make about the future.

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ISP Virgin Media Business UK Offer 3 Months Free Broadband

15th March, 2023 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Virgin Media Business (VMO2) has launched a new promotion that offers 3 months of free ‘Voom Fibre‘ business broadband for small businesses eligible for contract renewal – applicable to all Solus, Bundle and Volt packages on a minimum 24-month term (existing users will need 3 months or less left on their contract).

FarrPoint Maps 4G Mobile Coverage Across Cheshire in England

13th March, 2023 (1 Comment)

Consultancy firm FarrPoint has today posted the results of a recent survey they conducted alongside the Connecting Cheshire (Digital Cheshire) partnership to measure 4G mobile (mobile broadband) coverage across the region’s “main transport routes” (i.e. motorways, A and B roads), which reveals a mixed picture of network reach.

Virgin Media O2 UK Users Get Free Early Access to Diablo IV Beta

13th March, 2023 (0 Comments)

Customers of broadband ISP and mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) can now harness their ‘Priority‘ access to special offers by gaining free “Early Access” to the closed Diablo IV Beta (popular video game) test, which they say can normally only be enjoyed by pre-ordering the game (RRP from: £59.99).

Broadband ISP Virgin Media to Retire UK Public WiFi Hotspots

11th March, 2023 (12 Comments)

Customers of fixed broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) have recently been informed that the operator’s “Out of Home” public WiFi hotspot service, which also turned their existing broadband routers into wireless hotspots for anybody to access (here), is officially set to be retired “from” 1st November 2023.

Uswitch 2023 Awards Name Best UK Broadband and Mobile Providers

9th March, 2023 (12 Comments)

Uswitch.com has unveiled the winners of their annual 2023 Telecoms Awards event, which among things saw Plusnet named as the best LARGE broadband ISP of the year, while Hyperoptic took the same award for smaller providers. Meanwhile, BT was named as the most reliable broadband ISP and giffgaff came top for mobile.

Full Fibre UK AltNet ISP Zzoomm Sniffs Acquisition of Trooli

8th March, 2023 (9 Comments)

Network builder and UK ISP Zzoomm, which is being backed by Oaktree Capital and aims to cover 1 million premises with their full fibre broadband network by the end of 2025 (they’ve already covered 100,000), has reportedly joined the list of those interested in acquiring fellow network provider Trooli.

Virgin Media O2 UK Adds Sky Kids HD to its Kids TV Bundle

3rd March, 2023 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) has today informed us that they’ve added the newly launched Sky Kids HD channel (CH 707) to their Kids TV bundle “at no extra cost“. In addition to the channel launch, customers will also gain access to the related On Demand Sky Kids content.

Plusnet UK Sweeps the 2023 Expert Reviews Broadband ISP Awards

2nd March, 2023 (21 Comments)

Consumer website Expert Reviews has published the winners of their annual “Best Broadband Awards 2023” event, which has surveyed UK consumers in an effort to identify the best Internet Service Providers (ISP) across a range of categories. Much like last year, the overall winner was named as Plusnet, again.

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.

Boss of Liberty Global Slams Openreach’s “Desperate” FTTP Price Cuts

24th February, 2023 (63 Comments)

The CEO and Vice Chairman of Liberty Global (VMO2), Mike Fries, has told an investor meeting that Openreach’s recently announced FTTP broadband price cuts for UK ISPs (Equinox 2) are a “desperate and premature” move by BT, which he sees as an “overreaction to the market more broadly.”