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Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 extend network sharing

Ryan Daws — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 10:10:41 +0000

Vodafone UK and Virgin Media O2 have announced a landmark agreement to extend and enhance their mobile network sharing arrangement for over a decade. The agreement, which builds upon the existing partnership between the two telecom giants, is largely independent of the proposed merger between Vodafone UK and Three UK. However, should the merger receive... Read more »

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Virgin Media O2 launches ‘smart support’ to proactively solve issues

Ryan Daws — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:03:56 +0000

Virgin Media O2 has begun rolling out a new “smart support” service aimed at proactively solving broadband issues for customers at no extra cost. According to the company’s research, over a third (34%) of British broadband users wouldn’t feel confident trying to fix WiFi issues themselves—despite 98 percent relying on the internet daily. The smart... Read more »

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Virgin Media O2 trials new approach to boosting mobile coverage

Ryan Daws — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:29:56 +0000

Virgin Media O2 has successfully trialled a new approach to boosting mobile services by leveraging its existing fixed network infrastructure along with new smart poles. This innovative solution could help boost mobile coverage across local areas in the UK. The trial, conducted in collaboration with shareholder Liberty Global, involved installing compact smart poles adjacent to... Read more »

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Virgin Media O2 launches UK’s first 2Gbps residential broadband

Ryan Daws — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 11:44:23 +0000

Virgin Media O2 has become the first major UK broadband provider to launch a residential 2Gbps service, dubbed Gig2, and introduce symmetrical download and upload speeds across all speed tiers as an optional add-on for customers. The new blisteringly fast Gig2 broadband service, which offers speeds more than 28 times faster than the UK average,... Read more »

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Virgin Media O2 launches free ad-supported streaming TV channels

Ryan Daws — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 13:13:29 +0000

Virgin Media O2 has joined forces with renowned entertainment networks to introduce a selection of new Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) channels. The new FAST channels will be seamlessly integrated into Virgin Media’s Electronic Programming Guide (EPG), intermingling with its existing linear channel lineup. However, unlike traditional TV, the FAST channels will curate program schedules... Read more »

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VMO2 selling its towers biz stake could net it over £1B

Ryan Daws — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:58:41 +0000

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has begun the process of offloading at least 50 percent of its stake in Cornerstone, the UK’s largest telecoms towers company. The sale of its entire stake could raise more than £1.5 billion if successful, with the total value of Cornerstone estimated to be around £3 billion. The sale has been... Read more »

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First operator goes live on ‘pioneering’ mobile infrastructure

Ryan Daws — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 09:31:41 +0000

The first operator has gone live on “pioneering” mobile infrastructure that will host multiple telcos. EE has joined a connectivity pilot led by Freshwave that will deliver enhanced 4G and 5G coverage to users along Queen Victoria Street in London. James Hope, Director of Mobile Radio Access Networks at EE, said: “High capacity, super-fast connectivity... Read more »

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RootMetrics: EE maintains UK mobile network performance lead

Ryan Daws — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 11:05:46 +0000

The latest UK Mobile Performance Review from RootMetrics finds that EE remains the operator to beat. EE earned the top spot across all seven of RootMetrics’ performance categories: Overall Performance, Reliability, Accessibility, Speed, Data, Call, and Text. The operator took home 109 of 112 RootScore Awards in major metropolitan areas. Patrick Linder, Sr. Director of... Read more »

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Virgin Media O2 humiliates rivals by not reinstating EU roaming fees

Ryan Daws — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:31:59 +0000

Virgin Media O2 is taking a playbook once written by rival Three and will buck the trend of reinstating EU roaming charges. Gareth Turpin, Chief Commercial Officer of Mobile at Virgin Media O2, said: “We’re starting the year by giving our customers some certainty: we will not be reintroducing roaming fees in Europe for customers... Read more »

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Virgin Media O2 completes its gigabit upgrade across 15.5M premises

Ryan Daws — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 16:32:31 +0000

Virgin Media O2 has completed its gigabit upgrade across its entire network of 15.5 million premises. The most recent switch on delivered gigabit speeds to an additional 1.1 million homes. Any customer on the company’s Gig1 plan can now access ultrafast speeds with an average download of 1,130Mbps—22 times faster than the national average. While... Read more »

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