Quick Question...

[timberheadverde]

Hey, Quick Question. Are virgin still rolling out and laying cable in areas? trying to get the whole UK avalible one day?

thanks,
jordy

[HD Boy]

Originally Posted by jordyGFC

Hey, Quick Question. Are virgin still rolling out and laying cable in areas? trying to get the whole UK avalible one day?

thanks,
jordy

Indeed, it looks like an alternative fiber network will now be built in the UK by Japanese hardware and IT services giant Fujitsu, taking advantage of the Ofcom ruling over access to BT’s ducts. Virgin Media has been quick to seize this opportunity, planning to align its off-footprint expansion with Fujitsu, which on April 13 surprised the UK telecoms industry by announcing it was investing £2 billion ($3.2 billion), topped up by a £550 million UK government subsidy, to built an FTTH network reaching 5 million UK homes. Virgin Media has announced it will be a guaranteed customer, alongside UK broadband provider TalkTalk, to provide Fujitsu with the commitment it needed to justify the investment. This will enable Virgin Media to compete across a further 20 percent of UK homes initially, with the help of its TiVo box, in effect as a hybrid IPTV/OTT provider outside its footprint.

http://broadcastengineering.com/news...tivo-20110502/

[Horizon]

VM are doing limited expansion of their cable mainly to new build areas or areas that were not properly covered before. VM will never cable the whole country, its too expensive.

Re the news item posted by hd boy, there are still a lot of unknowns with regards to the Fujitsu network based on whether Fujitsu/Vm get access to government funding and the costs involved in using BT's poles/ducts. Until these issues are resolved, I do not see Vm expanding their reach by another 20% in the immediate future.