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UPDATE Virgin Media Boosts Top Cable Broadband Speeds to 200Mbps

29th September, 2015 (49 Comments)

As expected Virgin Media (Liberty Global), the national urban-focused UK cable operator, has today launched another “free” increase to their subscribers broadband speeds up to a maximum of 200Mbps (Megabits per second), but it’s not as much as had been expected and uploads remain unchanged.

A Snapshot of World VDSL vs Cable vs Fibre Optic Broadband Growth

28th September, 2015 (1 Comment)

Analyst firm IDATE recently updated its World FTTx Database, which provides for an interesting snapshot of the different fixed line technologies that countries around the world are using for “superfast broadband“. Suffice to say that Europe and the UK love hybrid-fibre (VDSL / FTTC).

NO DEAL as Vodafone and Liberty Global Talks Collapse

28th September, 2015 (3 Comments)

Plans for a gigantic European merger or asset swap between mobile giant Vodafone and fixed line cable operator Liberty Global (parent company for Virgin Media UK) look unlikely to proceed after talks between the two were terminated several months after they first began.

Virgin Media Confirm Cable Broadband Expansion in Cheltenham

25th September, 2015 (3 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media (Liberty Global) has confirmed that their £3bn “Project Lightning” network expansion will also benefit homes and businesses in the large spa town of Cheltenham (Gloucestershire, England).

Ofcom Names the Worst UK Telecoms and Broadband ISPs for Q2 2015

22nd September, 2015 (4 Comments)

The telecoms regulator has published its latest quarterly report into the volume of complaints experienced by all of the United Kingdom’s largest broadband, phone, mobile and TV providers. As usual the news is good for some providers (e.g. Sky Broadband, Virgin Media) and bad for others (e.g. EE).

UPDATE First Pictures of New Virgin Media Cable Router SuperHub v3

15th September, 2015 (18 Comments)

Liberty Global, which owns cable operator Virgin Media as well as other ISPs (e.g. Ziggo, Telenet and UPC), has offered up the first look at their new “Connect Box” device (Virgin’s next combined broadband router and cable modem). The name may be changed in the UK to SuperHub v3.

Virgin Media, Cityfibre and Zayo Oppose Ofcom’s Regulated BT Dark Fibre

14th September, 2015 (4 Comments)

Several major telecoms operators (Cityfibre, Virgin Media, euNetworks and Zayo) have joined forces to create the Infrastructure Investors Group (IIG) and they oppose the UK regulators move to open up access to BT’s Dark Fibre lines for rival providers. BT will be pleased.

Ultrafast Fibre Optic FTTH Broadband Services Cover 351,000 UK Premises

14th September, 2015 (1 Comment)

The latest information on the availability of true ultrafast fibre optic broadband (FTTH/P/B) services, most of which are capable of delivering Gigabit class speeds (1000Mbps), has estimated that some 351,642 premises in the United Kingdom are now within reach of such a service (up from 251,522 last year).

Virgin Media Broadband to Reach 3,000 Businesses in Manchester

9th September, 2015 (0 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media Business has today confirmed that 3,000 businesses in over 300 buildings will benefit from the on-going expansion of their ultrafast broadband network in Manchester, which is currently being deployed to 150,000 extra premises (mostly homes) in the city.

Speedtests Hint of Faster Virgin Media Broadband Uploads Boost

4th September, 2015 (47 Comments)

Data collected from new broadband speedtests conducted on Virgin Media’s network now appear to have revealed that the operator will also be giving their upload speeds a boost next month, albeit not by as much as some customers might have hoped.

Virgin Media UK Quietly Increases Standalone Broadband Prices

2nd September, 2015 (9 Comments)

New subscribers who prefer to take one of Virgin Media’s standalone broadband packages, which remove the phone line rental in favour of a single price, should note that the standard cost has just increased. Meanwhile those who prefer bundles can now benefit from a 9 month discount instead of the previous 6.

Virgin Media’s Ultrafast Broadband to Reach 50K Nottingham Premises

1st September, 2015 (0 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media (Liberty Global) has announced that the next area to benefit from their £3bn “Project Lightning” network expansion will be the city of Nottingham (England), which will see an additional 50,000 homes and businesses gain access to ultrafast broadband.

Ultrafast Virgin Media Customers Called Upon to Take Part in Short Film

22nd August, 2015 (18 Comments)

Virgin Media has put the feelers out to find existing customers and small business owners whose work or “everyday lives have been made better” and or “changed” by their “ultrafast” cable broadband service. Apparently the end goal is to create a short film, which seems likely to form part of a PR exercise.

Virgin Media Business Given Preferred Supplier Status by UK Government

18th August, 2015 (3 Comments)

Cable operator Virgin Media Business has been awarded preferred supplier status in all ten categories of the Government’s new Network Service Framework (NSF), which is expected to attract a big dollop public sector ICT spend by the end of this year.

UPDATE2 Virgin Media Inform Subscribers of New Broadband Speed Boost

17th August, 2015 (133 Comments)

Customers of Virgin Media are receiving a new letter, which informs them that the cable operator will soon begin the rapid roll-out of a new broadband speed boost on 1st October 2015. This is likely to be another double-speed upgrade and that would push their top tier from 152Mbps to 300Mbps.

Virgin Media to Install WiFi Hotspots in its UK Street Cabinets

17th August, 2015 (8 Comments)

Last month we revealed that Virgin Media had begun to trial a new FON style technology that would turn their SuperHub cable broadband routers into public WiFi hotspots (full details). Today it’s being reported that they’ll soon be doing something similar with their huge network of UK street cabinets.

PlusNet and Virgin Media Top Simplifydigital 2015 UK ISP Awards

13th August, 2015 (6 Comments)

Comparison site Simplifydigital.co.uk has today unveiled the winners of their 2015 Customer Choice Awards, which saw most of the big broadband ISPs (except BT and EE) pickup wins across several broadband, phone and TV categories based on their levels of satisfaction. But sadly you won’t find any smaller ISPs listed.