Virgin Media announces largest UK fibre broadband rollout

Ignitionnet · 27-04-2016, 12:53

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Virgin Media today pledged to accelerate the UK’s rollout of fibre optic broadband direct to homes and businesses.

The ultrafast broadband provider will connect fibre to the premise (FTTP) to at least a quarter of the 4 million additional homes and businesses being added to the Virgin Media network, as part of its ‘Project Lightning’ expansion plans.

http://about.virginmedia.com/press-r...adband-rollout

Kushan · 27-04-2016, 13:26

It's about time people started getting serious about FTTP.

JordanTheToaster · 27-04-2016, 15:32

And it will still be a year or 2 before anything faster comes.

23prince · 27-04-2016, 16:20

"Virgin Media’s UK network offers the fastest widely-available speeds of up to 200Mbps for consumers and 300Mbps for businesses."

Are they unable to keep up with themselves? lol

Ignitionnet · 27-04-2016, 16:24

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Originally Posted by JordanTheToaster

And it will still be a year or 2 before anything faster comes.

There is the minor issue of the non-FTTP areas. Some of those still need rebuilding.

The last set of upgrades were relatively recent. VM will go faster when they've a reason to.

JordanTheToaster · 27-04-2016, 19:28

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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

There is the minor issue of the non-FTTP areas. Some of those still need rebuilding.

The last set of upgrades were relatively recent. VM will go faster when they've a reason to.

Maybe if i throw another £13 their way they will give me 400, worked the last time i did it.

**Paul** · 27-04-2016, 19:38

I wonder if I'll get FTTP at some point then, or if this is just new connections.

(Dont see Nottinghamshire listed either).

Ignitionnet · 27-04-2016, 19:50

Entirely new areas only. They aren't overbuilding existing cable connections, and plugging gaps in existing areas will be done with 1.218GHz HFC.

23prince · 27-04-2016, 20:18

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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

Entirely new areas only. They aren't overbuilding existing cable connections, and plugging gaps in existing areas will be done with 1.218GHz HFC.

Well my parents town could do with it - the FTTC is dire and many years ago VM dug the street but didnt put anything in it as far as I know

So already in place

vm_tech · 27-04-2016, 20:39

23prince, what area was dug but never built?

Pierre · 27-04-2016, 20:50

needs to be epon though, i understand the reasoning behind RFoG but it's an ineffective use of fibre.

Hom3r · 27-04-2016, 21:10

My work need a faster connection, I mean no business download should be slower than O2s 3G upload

BenMcr · 27-04-2016, 21:28

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Originally Posted by Pierre

needs to be epon though, i understand the reasoning behind RFoG but it's an ineffective use of fibre.

RFoG allows Virgin Media to offer exactly the same product experience for TV and Broadband in all areas.

Pierre · 27-04-2016, 23:22

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

RFoG allows Virgin Media to offer exactly the same product experience for TV and Broadband in all areas.

But it limits the capability of the fibre and services that be provided. It's fine for areas next to existing network as you can deliver existing HFC over it, and in the future you can swap out the kit and deliver epon over the same passive network.

But there is no sense in totally new build areas such as Chester, Wrexham or Dunfermline in providing an RFoG solution. It should be epon.

Got to look a bit further ahead.

Toto · 27-04-2016, 23:31

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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

There is the minor issue of the non-FTTP areas. Some of those still need rebuilding.

The last set of upgrades were relatively recent. VM will go faster when they've a reason to.

Fully agree.

Just keep speeds ahead of the competition. Let them come within a car's length, and pull away a little bit more.