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Virgin Media O2s gigabit rollout reaches 10 million homes
2021-09-07 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Virgin Media O2 has today announced its gigabit broadband network has been expanded to reach more than 10 million homes across the UK, meaning that two thirds of its footprint can now access hyperfast broadband speeds. As part of today’s gigabit switch-on, Virgin Media O2 has upgraded its network with 1.7 million homes gaining access to the next-generation connectivity with towns and cities including Blackpool, Cambridge, Leicester, Nottingham, Oxford and Swindon now able to benefit. Virgin Media’s next-generation Gig1 broadband service, with average download speeds of 1,130Mbps, is the fastest available from a major broadband provider in the UK &ndash…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Virgin Media reaches halfway point with gigabit network upgrade
2021-08-10 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Today, Virgin Media has announced that it has successfully upgraded 1.5 million additional premises to DOCSIS 3.1, allowing them to reach broadband speeds above one gigabit per second. This latest batch means that, of their network of 15.5 million homes around the UK…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Project Gigabit update: Funding targets 2.2 million premises
2021-08-02 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
The UK government’s £5 billion Project Gigabit aims to make 1Gbps-capable broadband available to 85% of UK premises by the end of 2025. Back in March, the government announced the first procurement phase for the Project, aiming to cover around 350,000 premises in parts of Cambridgeshire, Cornwall, Cumbria, Dorset, Durham, Essex, Northumberland…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Gigabit Access returns tomorrow!
2021-04-19 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Since it was first conceived in 2014, Total Telecom’s Gigabit Access event has changed dramatically. In the early days, discussions at the event focussed primarily on extending the life of copper networks and creating a truly gigabit-capable network commercially was incredibly challenging. Since then, as we enter the 2020s in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the connectivity landscape has evolved, with copper almost a thing of the past and the latest technologies truly making gigabit-capable networks a reality. At this year’s virtual Gigabit Access event, expert speakers from around the world will discuss the latest technologies in the access network space…read more on TotalTele.com »
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DCMS launches 5 billion Project Gigabit
2021-03-22 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has officially launched Project Gigabit which will provide £5 billion in additional funding for digital infrastructure in hard-to-reach parts of the UK. DCMS confirmed that up to 510…read more on TotalTele.com »
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