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Virgin Media to double broadband speeds in 30 towns

...Virgin Media is now ready to start doubling download speeds for 1.5... Read more

1 March, 2012 by Ben Woods

Sky offers 'secret', faster broadband to new customers

...other broadband rivals are in the middle of a speed-doubling programme. Virgin Media, which does not use BT's super-fast fibre network, is... Read more

26 April, 2012 by Ben Woods

Virgin throttles broadband for high-speed customers

...Virgin Media customers on fast cable broadband packages could see their download speeds... Read more

2 April, 2012 by Ben Woods

Sky set to launch cap-free fibre broadband

...s 40Mbps service goes up against the leading providers in fibre broadband, Virgin Media and BT, which have both begun upgrading their headline speeds. On... Read more

12 April, 2012 by Ben Woods

BT doubles download speeds for Infinity broadband

...broadband customers from Thursday, ramping up its super-fast fibre rivalry with Virgin Media. BT is doubling download speeds for Infinity broadband customers from Thursday... Read more

11 April, 2012 by Ben Woods
UK's broadband blackspots named

UK's broadband blackspots named

The price comparison site uSwitch.com has released an analysis of broadband speeds, which found several large towns get slow connections and one in 10 less than 3Mbps Read more

24 February, 2012 by David Meyer

Super-fast broadband bolsters Virgin Media revenue

...Virgin Media hit £1bn in revenue in the first quarter, helped by the... Read more

25 April, 2012 by Ben Woods

Businesses left in dark over Olympic broadband crunch

With fewer than 100 days to go to the Olympics, businesses have not been publicly told whether to expect disruption to broadband services, as warned by LOCOG Read more

20 April, 2012 by Ben Woods
Be Broadband delays fibre rollout again

Be Broadband delays fibre rollout again

...just taking much longer than we'd like," Be said on Tuesday. Virgin Media and BT already offer FTTC services, and both are in the... Read more

11 April, 2012 by Ben Woods

Virgin to bump 50Mbps plans up to 120Mbps

...Virgin Media customers on 50Mbps plans are in line to get 120Mbps at... Read more

16 January, 2012 by Ben Woods

Hyperoptic offers Londoners 1Gbps fibre broadband

...offers residential customers 1Gbps connectivity, and the fastest available speed currently is Virgin Media's up-to-100Mbps cable service. However, at the moment individuals... Read more

14 September, 2011 by David Meyer

Ofcom: UK is 'addicted' to smartphones

...starting to see 'digital traffic jams' appear at busy periods. – George Wareing, Virgin Media Business "During the last decade, the UK's communications market has... Read more

4 August, 2011 by Ben Woods

Virgin Media launches public-sector network for London

...Westminster council and Virgin Media Business have launched a pan-London IT framework to act as... Read more

16 June, 2011 by Staff

Virgin Media beats 100Mbps schedule, hikes prices

...More than 10 million homes can now access Virgin Media's 100Mbps hybrid co-axial-fibre service, the company has said... Read more

6 February, 2012 by Ben Woods

Blacklist hitch causes Virgin Media FileServe block

...Virgin Media customers found themselves blocked from accessing the FileServe file-hosting site... Read more

21 November, 2011 by David Meyer

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