{"id":26905,"date":"2021-07-29T07:05:39","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T06:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=26905"},"modified":"2021-07-30T09:21:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T08:21:16","slug":"virgin-media-o2-to-replace-existing-uk-network-with-full-fibre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/07\/virgin-media-o2-to-replace-existing-uk-network-with-full-fibre.html","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Media O2 to Upgrade Existing UK Network with Full Fibre"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest combined Q2 2021 results from broadband ISP, TV and mobile operator Virgin Media<\/a> and O2<\/a> has, among other things, revealed that they plan to completely upgrade their existing Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFX) network – some 14.3 million premises – with Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP<\/a>) broadband tech by the end of 2028.<\/p>\n

Until now VMO2’s fixed line network has been largely dominated by their existing HFC (cable) technology, which thanks to the latest DOCSIS<\/a> 3.1 upgrade is capable of gigabit broadband download speeds, although upload performance remains poor and over the longer-term HFC may become less competitive.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> VMO2 currently still expects to complete their rollout of D3.1 (gigabit) technology across their entire network by the end of 2021 (currently 47% completed).<\/div>\n

Indeed, much of their recent network expansion under Project Lightning<\/strong> has already switched to building FTTP<\/a> (1.2 million premises so far), which they say is technically “capable of delivering symmetrical 10Gbps download and upload speeds, and beyond<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

The value accretive decision to go full fibre (XGSPON<\/strong>) in even existing network areas, which is said to be backed by VMO2’s shareholders (Liberty Global and Telef\u00f3nica), has been taken following recent deployment trials, a thorough analysis of alternative network scenarios and the “potential opportunity<\/em>” to enter the fixed wholesale market<\/strong> (i.e. becoming a major competitor to Openreach<\/a>, which is building FTTP<\/a> to 25 million premises).<\/p>\n

During this transition, VMO2 said it would “continue to maintain and develop its cable network during the upgrade period<\/em>“, which includes meeting its 2021 gigabit targets and utilising the network\u2019s multi-gigabit capability to deliver speeds above 2Gbps in future (see recent trials<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The Upgrade Cost<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

At this point you might wonder how much this will all cost and VMO2 provides an answer to that too. By utilising the company\u2019s fully-ducted network, which are the tubes through which fibre can be laid, the upgrade will be one of the UK’s most efficient fibre rollouts, costing ~\u00a3100 per premises passed<\/strong>. Customer installation costs will be in addition to this, with installs operated on an on-demand basis.<\/p>\n

The above compares to approximately ~\u00a360 per premises for an upgrade to a future full DOCSIS<\/a> 4 cable network and eliminates the need to invest in future versions of DOCSIS<\/a> as the demand for faster speeds and capacity continue to rise.<\/p>\n

Total upgrade costs over the estimated 7-year life of the project will represent a “modest annual increase to Virgin Media<\/a> O2<\/a>\u2019s current capital expenditure budget of approximately \u00a32 billion per year<\/em>.” These expenditures do not adjust for any of the revenue benefits that are expected to accrue to VMO2’s consumer, enterprise and wholesale businesses from the FTTP upgrade.<\/p>\n

Lutz Sch\u00fcler, CEO of Virgin Media<\/a> O2<\/a>, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Our mission is to upgrade the UK, and we are doing exactly that. This major new fibre upgrade programme will see us begin the next evolution of our network, building on the investment, firepower and leadership we already have and ensuring we\u2019re fibre fit for the future.<\/p>\n

Right now, we have the UK\u2019s leading gigabit network, and this upgrade means we\u2019ll be even stronger for the decades ahead, pursuing new opportunities and putting words into action<\/p>\n

In 60 days since the formation of Virgin Media O2, we have achieved a lot, but this is just the beginning. With strong foundations for growth in place, we will boost connectivity, provide greater choice and be a challenger the country can count on.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Just to clarify, VMO2 will continue to run their existing HFC network until 2028 and even beyond, thus what they’re doing here is deploying FTTP through their existing ducts and across the same coverage area, which is more about preparing for the decades ahead. At present, no plan has been announced for the removal of their HFC cables, but that does now seem somewhat inevitable (running both networks side-by-side is expensive).<\/p>\n

The shift to full fibre will also improve network capacity, and that may also benefit HFC customers. The same impact may occur for any customers who choose to migrate from HFC to FTTP in the future. Network congestion has become an issue in some parts of VMO2’s network, so this might finally help to resolve that.<\/p>\n

VMO2 have also recently spoken of their intention to invest \u00a310bn<\/strong> over the next 5 years to upgrade to 5G<\/a> mobile and expand their gigabit-capable fixed line FTTP broadband network to a further 7-8 million homes (e.g. rural or semi-rural areas). Sadly, today’s announcement merely confirmed that, outside the existing Project Lightning plan, they were still “actively exploring further expansion opportunities to reach millions more premises, with discussions ongoing with strategic and financial partners<\/em>.” We can’t help but wonder whether the extra costs from their new FTTP upgrade might impact this plan.<\/p>\n

The Latest Q2 2021 Results<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

During the past quarter, VMO2’s network coverage was extended to another 89,000 premises (FTTP) and their internet access base added (net) +35,700<\/span> customers (down from +38.5k last quarter) to total 5,494,100<\/span>. Otherwise, the big news since the last set of results has of course been the finalisation of Virgin Media’s mega merger with mobile operator O2 (here<\/a>), which has subsequently adopted the “new<\/em>” brand identity of VMO2, although for now the two brands continue to sell products via their separate websites.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, there were a series of other interesting changes during the last quarter, such as Virgin Media’s move to trial faster upload speeds and a “free broadband<\/em>” package (here<\/a>). On top of that, the operator also began to trial the use of recycled materials in their network expansion (here<\/a>), doubled the upload speeds for business customers (here<\/a>) and began harnessing the Government’s gigabit vouchers to help upgrade rural villages (here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Quarterly UK Customer Figures for Q2 2021<\/strong><\/span>
\n5,494,100<\/span> Fixed Broadband – (up from 5,458,600 in Q1)
\n 40,952,500<\/span> Mobile inc. Wholesale – (up from 3,407,700)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The operator also has 3.4 million Video (TV)<\/span> and 4.4 Telephony <\/span>connections, but they no longer give out the full figures for those, so we can’t easily compare quarterly change any more. Otherwise, we’ve posted our usual summary of their project lighting network expansion, which has so far reached an additional 2.5 million premises since it began a few years back (1.2m via FTTP).
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Project Lightning Rollout Since 2017<\/strong><\/span>
\nQ2 2021 = 89,000 Premises
\nQ1 2021 = 80,000 Premises (impacted by COVID-19 lockdown)
\nQ4 2020 = 115,000 Premises (some impact from COVID-19)
\nQ3 2020 = 125,000 Premises
\nQ2 2020 = 93,000 Premises (impacted by COVID-19 lockdown)
\nQ1 2020 = 93,000 Premises (some impact from COVID-19)
\nQ4 2019 = 154,000 Premises
\nQ3 2019 = 119,000 Premises
\nQ2 2019 = 130,000 Premises
\nQ1 2019 = 102,000 Premises
\nQ4 2018 = 144,000 Premises
\nQ3 2018 = 109,000 Premises
\nQ2 2018 = 118,000 Premises
\nQ1 2018 = 111,000 Premises (likely impacted by heavy snow)
\nQ4 2017 = 159,000 Premises
\nQ3 2017 = 147,000 Premises
\nQ2 2017 = 127,000 Premises
\nQ1 2017 = 102,000 Premises<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> Virgin’s UK network now covers a total of 15,476,400<\/span> UK homes passed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The <\/span>Lightning build costs continued to trend down with Q2 periodic cost per premise (CPP) of <\/span>\u00a3576, down from \u00a3619 in Q2 2020, as use of Openreach<\/a> passive infrastructure has <\/span>increased (i.e. running fibre through their existing cable ducts); cumulative Lightning CPP has also trended down and is now at \u00a3660.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the financial front, the newly merged VMO2 reported total quarterly revenue of \u00a32,542.6<\/span>m (down from \u00a32,505.1<\/span>m in the previous quarter). Otherwise, it was noted that 97% of their fixed broadband subscribers now take speeds of 100Mbps or more and more than 40% of their broadband customers also take a mobile contract from either Virgin Mobile or O2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The latest combined Q2 2021 results from broadband ISP, TV and mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 has, among other things, revealed that they plan to completely upgrade their existing Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFX) network – some 14.3 million premises – with Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband tech by the end of 2028.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1645],"tags":[472,419,56,45,42,88,32,34,475],"class_list":["post-26905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uk_isp_news","category-key_uk_isp_industry_developments","tag-business","tag-docsis3-1","tag-fttp","tag-video-streaming","tag-iptv","tag-ipv6","tag-o2","tag-statistics","tag-virgin-media"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"yoast_head":"\nVirgin Media O2 to Upgrade Existing UK Network with Full Fibre - 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