07-09-2021, 10:22
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Virgin Media Staff
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Manchester
Services: 360 x2, Maxit TV, Sky Sports and Sky Cinema. Gig1
Posts: 17,929
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Re: 1gig Rollout getting faster
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Originally Posted by rtho782
So, VM said they would rollout gig1 to their whole network by the end of 2021, a 2 year timetable, and with 3.5 months to go have a little under 50% of it done.... do we think they will make the date?
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Well it's a bit better than that
https://news.virginmediao2.co.uk/vir...million-homes/
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- Virgin Media O2’s gigabit network now stretches to more than 10 million homes across the UK, meaning Virgin Media customers can now access average download speeds of 1,130Mbps – 14 times faster than the national average
- Latest switch-on sees a further 1.7 million homes added to gigabit network with Blackpool, Cambridge, Leicester, Nottingham, Oxford, Swindon and many others now connected
- Gigabit speeds enable consumers to send and receive large files, download TV shows, films and computer games in seconds
- Virgin Media O2 is spearheading the UK’s gigabit charge with gigabit speeds available on two thirds of its national network, with its entire footprint of 15.5 million homes set to be upgraded before the end of 2021
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