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Openreach Update as Analogue UK Phone Switch Off Delayed to 2027

17th May, 2024 (9 Comments)

In case anybody missed it after being buried in yesterday’s BT results (here). The plan to withdraw BT and Openreach’s old copper-based analogue line services (PSTN phones and WLR), which was due to complete by December 2025, has been delayed until 31st January 2027 in order to give broadband ISPs, telecare providers and consumers more time to adapt.

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O2 Deploys 150th 4G Mobile Site Under UK Shared Rural Network

15th May, 2024 (7 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (VMO2) has today revealed that they’ve now rolled out enhanced 4G (mobile broadband) coverage across 150 rural sites (up from 100 in mid-Feb 2024) as part of their commitment under the £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project, which aims to extend geographic 4G cover (aggregate) to 95% of the UK by the end of 2025.

Opensignal Examines the Impact of Virgin Media UK Going Wholesale

15th May, 2024 (11 Comments)

Network benchmarking firm Opensignal has published a new report that attempts to analyse the “user experience” impact of Virgin Media’s (VMO2) decision to open up their existing fixed broadband ISP network to wholesale (here) via a new business (NetCo), which is expected to be introduced during the second half of 2025.

4G Mobile Cover Extended to More of the UK London Underground

14th May, 2024 (1 Comment)

Mobile network operators can now deploy 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) connectivity across more stations and tube lines on the London Underground, which comes after the ongoing network roll-out was extended to include Paddington, Whitechapel, Canary Wharf and Woolwich on the Elizabeth line.

Nexfibre UK Target FTTP Broadband for 40k Premises in Durham

14th May, 2024 (0 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of the same parentage as Virgin Media UK (VMO2), has announced that they expect to cover 40,000 premises across Durham during 2024 with their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network – most of which (over 30,000 premises) will be in the Sedgefield constituency.

Virgin Media O2 UK to Expand Streaming Services via Single Subscription

14th May, 2024 (5 Comments)

Broadband, TV, digital phone and mobile provider Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) look set to expand their existing multi-platform streaming services, which appears set to include a new range of streaming, gaming, health, lifestyle and security services for UK customers.

BT, TalkTalk, Virgin Media and Vodafone on UK Router Security and Upgrades

13th May, 2024 (28 Comments)

Last week we covered how Sky Broadband was responding to the UK government’s new internet and network security laws, which among other things prompted them to launch a new router upgrade scheme and be more transparent with customers about the state of security updates for their existing network kit. Since then, we’ve asked the other major ISPs how they plan to respond.

Cornerstone to Build New 5G Neutral Host Network via UK Street Lights

10th May, 2024 (5 Comments)

Mobile infrastructure firm Cornerstone, which handles the UK network sharing agreement between O2 (VMO2) and Vodafone (Vantage Towers), has today joined forces with Signify in a new partnership that aims to put luminaire technology into lamp heads on street lights in order to build a new Outdoor 5G and IoT Neutral Host platform in urban areas.

Virgin Media Broadband Comes to 11,000 Extra Homes in Braintree

9th May, 2024 (1 Comment)

Network operator nexfibre has today announced that they’ve expanded their 2Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network, alongside partner UK ISP Virgin Media (VMO2), to cover an additional 11,000 premises in the Essex town of Braintree.

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Report Examines Why Openreach’s UK Full Fibre Take-up Beats AltNets

8th May, 2024 (38 Comments)

A new report from strategic consultancy firm Eight Advisory has examined the question of why the average consumer take-up across alternative full fibre (FTTP) broadband networks (Altnet) is currently still at 16%, while Openreach stands at c.34%, despite the collective footprint of the new challengers now equalling that of the incumbent.

Virgin Media O2 Boosts UK 5G Private Network Plans with Accenture

8th May, 2024 (8 Comments)

Broadband and mobile giant Virgin Media O2 has teamed-up with IT services company Accenture to boost their 5G private network capabilities for UK businesses, which may help them to “seize opportunities” in the country’s growing mobile private network market – estimated to reach £528 million by 2030 (STL Partners forecast).

Virgin Media O2 UK Cut Carbon Emissions by 23 Percent in 2023

7th May, 2024 (7 Comments)

Broadband, mobile and TV giant Virgin Media O2 has this morning revealed that they reduced their carbon emissions by 23% last year (or 45% since its baseline in 2020). At the same time, they also increased their fleet of Electric Vehicles (EV) to 281 – edging them toward their target to transition to a fully EV fleet by 2030 (c. 4,300 vehicles).

Ofcom Keep Close Tabs on TOTSCo’s Progress with Broadband Switching

4th May, 2024 (12 Comments)

The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has formally served a statutory information request to check up on UK ISPs and progress in the One Touch Switching Company (TOTSCo), which is responsible for implementing the regulator’s heavily delayed One Touch Switch (OTS) migration system for faster consumer broadband ISP switching.

Virgin Media O2 See Nexfibre Add 194k UK FTTP Premises as Growth Slows

2nd May, 2024 (11 Comments)

The latest Q1 2024 results have today been released for Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2), which reveals that they’re now home to 5,722,900 broadband customers (up by just 5.3k in Q1 2024 vs 9.5k in Q4 2023) and built another 194,000 full fibre (FTTP) premises via nexfibre (down from c.300k last quarter).

Virgin Media UK Add 11 New FAST Channels to TV Service for Free

1st May, 2024 (6 Comments)

Customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2), specifically those who take Pay TV services via one of the network operator’s TV 360, STREAM or v6 box platforms, may like to know that the company has added a selection of 11 new FAST channels to its TV service “at no extra cost“.

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Sky Broadband and Virgin Media Cut 1Gbps UK Broadband to GBP41

27th April, 2024 (0 Comments)

New residential customers of Sky Broadband and Virgin Media may like to know that both ISPs have just discounted their respective gigabit broadband packages to £41 per month for a limited period of time, although Sky are offering average uploads of 90Mbps and on Virgin it’s 104Mbps.

Upp’s UK Full Fibre Service to Close on 1st June 2024, Says Virgin Media

26th April, 2024 (17 Comments)

Remaining customers of full fibre broadband ISP Upp (i.e. those who have not yet agreed to migrate to Virgin Media), which was last year acquired by UK network builder nexfibre from investment firm LetterOne (here), will shortly start to receive “final termination of service notices” ahead of the service ending on 1st June 2024.