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Data: UK broadband traffic peaks on Tuesdays

Virgin Media O2 has released data showing that Brits are embracing Tuesday as the new big night in, with more broadband traffic on Tuesday evenings than on any other day of the week, including weekends. This is driven by important sporting fixtures often falling on a Tuesday and it being the most common day of […]

March 4, 2025

Virgin Media O2 private 5G network at Overbury Farm

Virgin Media O2 Business and River Severn Partnership Advanced Wireless Innovation Region (RSPAWIR) has announced a new collaboration to trial 5G connectivity at Overbury Farms on the border between Worcestershire and Gloucestershire. By installing a portable 5G Private Network on the farm, this trial will showcase innovative use cases, laying the groundwork for “the connected […]

February 27, 2025

Research: Brits lack the confidence to use AI at work

Research from Virgin Media O2 reveals British workers lack the confidence and skills to use artificial intelligence (AI), with 69 per cent saying they don’t know how to use AI at work. Almost eight in 10 (79 per cent) say they haven’t received training on how to use AI software from their employer, with a […]

February 25, 2025

Liberty Global bounces back

Liberty Global has reported that it “achieved all full-year guidance targets” at Telenet and Virgin Media O2 in the quarter ended December 31st 2024, while VodafoneZiggo “delivered stable revenue and met all other metrics”. The company reported consolidated earnings from continuing operations of $2.33 billion (€2.23bn) for Q4, reversing a loss of $3.36 billion in […]

February 19, 2025

Report: UK FTTP premises up 23% YoY

Point Topic has provided an update on fixed broadband availability in the UK, tracking the progress between the end of 2023 and 2024. The analysis is based on the Thinkpoint broadband availability dataset which includes 1.7 million postcodes. At the end of 2024, the FTTP coverage was 72.9 per cent of the UK total premises, […]

February 6, 2025

Virgin Media O2 to create over 100 early careers and re-training opportunities

UK workers are increasingly feeling pressure to re-skill (48 per cent) and update their qualifications amid growing awareness of the skills needed for the future of work, with 51 per cent believing their job won’t exist in the next five years.   Virgin Media O2’s latest research reveals that nearly half (48 per cent) of Brits […]

February 6, 2025

Research: 26% Brit teens likely to be lured by scam texts

Virgin Media O2 is urging parents and guardians to speak to teens about the risks of scam texts, as new research reveals a quarter (26 per cent) of 13-to-16-year-olds are likely to be lured in by a scam text.   It comes as Virgin Media O2 blocked 168 million suspected fraudulent text messages over the past […]

February 5, 2025

Government-funded mobile phone mast upgrades hits 30 sites

Thirty government-funded mast upgrades have now been activated as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) – a programme brokered by the UK government and joint-funded with mobile network operators to improve mobile coverage in rural areas. There are 21 sites are now live in Wales, five in Scotland and four in England. Rural towns […]

January 30, 2025

Virgin Media O2 pledges to donate 12,000 devices in 2025

Virgin Media O2 is committing to donate up to 12,000 smartphones to help people in need get online in 2025. The company is stepping up its work to address electronic waste (e-waste) and to tackle digital exclusion with its largest-ever device donation programme which will provide around 1,000 pre-owned devices per month to its charity partners, […]

January 30, 2025

nexfibre passes 2m premises

nexfibre, the next generation fibre network operator, has reached a total of 2 million premises passed and ready for service in just two years. nexfibre said the milestone demonstrates its “immense progress” as it continues to make towards its goal of delivering full-fibre network connectivity to previously underserved suburban and semi-rural premises, driving long-term competition […]

January 9, 2025