Virgin Media O2 has partnered with Perplexity – the AI-powered search engine – to offer its customers free access to Perplexity Pro, an advanced AI-powered research assistant. Perplexity Pro (which usually costs over £150 per year) is available to all O2 and Virgin Media broadband customers via Priority from now until May 2025. The new […]

The first publicly funded Shared Rural Network (SRN) Total Not Spot site has been switched on. The new site delivers 4G to areas that previously had no mobile broadband coverage from any operator. The development provides 4G coverage from all UK mobile operators, significantly enhancing connectivity for residents, businesses, and tourists. The mast on South […]

Virgin Media O2 has reported Q3 revenue of £2.7 billion (€3.2bn), down 2.7 per cent YoY – primarily attributed to handset revenue decline offsetting stable consumer service revenues underpinned by fixed ARPU growth. The telco’s total fixed customer base now stands at 5.8 million with 15,000 customer additions in Q3, showing a return to fixed […]

Virgin Media O2 has signed a commitment to invest in a new office space in central Manchester, agreeing a contract with Island that will see the new, net zero carbon workspace become the company’s central Manchester office location from late 2025. The lease of its Wythenshawe office due to expire in early 2026. Island, a […]

Virgin Media O2 has agreed a deal that will see around 350 employees currently based at the company’s Bellshill office move to a new contemporary space at Maxim Park early in 2025, extending the company’s presence in Lanarkshire beyond 25 years. With the lease at its current site in Bellshill due to expire shortly, Virgin […]

Throughout October, all Virgin TV customers will be given access to additional kids TV channels free of charge including Sky Kids, Cartoon Network, Boomerang HD, Cartoonito HD, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, Nick Jr Too and Nicktoons. The suite of children’s TV channels would normally cost £5 per month. Virgin Media O2 says the offer its way […]

Following a routine health check and a series of tests, Virgin Media O2 has reported that its CEO, Lutz Schüler, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The cancer has been caught in the early stages, and his prognosis is said to “very positive”, and he’s expected to make a full recovery following surgery in the […]

Virgin Media O2 has launched the third chapter of its To ‘Better and Beyond’ campaign – Walrus Whizzer – an integrated campaign from VCCP which seeks to highlight the freedom that better broadband brings. Set to the soundtrack of Billy Ocean’s Suddenly, the 60” hero campaign film emulates the feeling experienced when using Virgin Media […]

Virgin Media O2 is launching a new mobile plan to help people on low incomes stay connected. The O2 Essential Plan is available for new and existing customers who receive a range of benefit payments, and comes with 10GB of mobile data, plus unlimited calls and texts for £10 per month. The plan can be taken […]

Research from Virgin Media O2 finds majority (85 per cent) of parents consider reliable connectivity crucial for entertaining children during wet weather on rural outtings during the school holidays. With 60 per cent of respondents (over 40 million Brits) heading on countryside getaways this summer, more than 1 in 3 (37 per cent) are looking […]