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BT shelves Phorm rollout plans
News Virgin Media wanted to see what happened with BT, while TalkTalk has said very little over the past 18 months. The company has been in protracted discussions with both Virgin... [06 Jul 2009]
Critics slam Digital Britain over file-sharers and tax plans
News The tax will only raise around £170m per year from consumers, and [this will] be presumably handed straight back to BT and Virgin Media - who will still have the UK market in a stranglehold - and then... [18 Jun 2009]
Virgin file-sharers risking suspension
News Virgin Media could start suspending persistent file-sharers on a temporary basis, using information provided to it by the Universal record company. In parallel, the two companies will be working together... [15 Jun 2009]
Virgin Media trials 200Mbps broadband
News Broadband speed freaks take note: cable broadband purveyor Virgin Media has upped the ante by announcing a trial of 200Mbps broadband - four times faster than its current fastest fat pipe service.... [08 May 2009]
Virgin Media to shift 20,000 customers onto Gmail
News In October last year, Virgin Media's email service was knocked out of action for two days by a suspected spam attack on the ISP's email supplier, Tucows. Virgin... [15 Apr 2009]
Virgin debuts 50Mbps broadband
News A spokesperson for Virgin Media told ZDNet UK on Monday that the ISP's own tests had suggested 50Mbps customers could expect to receive "at least 45Mbps, 80 per cent of the time".... [16 Dec 2008]
'Mobile broadband is not the same standard as fixed'
News Virgin Media also fell foul of the ASA this week over claims in an advert that its 20Mbps fibre optic service is the UK's fastest, which attracted complaints from members of the public and from Sky. On... [16 Oct 2008]
BBC takes wraps off iPlayer 2.0
News As well as Windows, iPlayer is now available on Virgin Media, Apple iPhone and iPod Touch and the Nintendo Wii. We are partnering and working very closely with the ISP community.... [25 Jun 2008]
ISPs face fresh threat from file-sharing laws
News Virgin Media recently became the first ISP to voluntarily address the problem of file sharing by agreeing to send out letters to households where music is being illegally downloaded or... [18 Jun 2008]
BT lags in broadband satisfaction stakes
News Behind Tiscali comes Virgin Media with a score of 660, then Sky (657), AOL (646), Orange (636), Pipex (634), TalkTalk (630) and then BT. More than two-thirds of respondents said they receive services... [06 Dec 2007]
Broadband summit: Speed is the key
News Companies including BT - which has invested billions in overhauling its core network to an all-IP network known as the 21CN - and Virgin Media, which has announced plans to roll out an up to 50Mbps... [27 Nov 2007]
Virgin Media picks C&W as LLU best mate
News Virgin Media - formerly known as NTL:Telewest and Virgin Mobile - has signed Cable & Wireless to supply its unbundled network. The four year deal will mean Virgin... [18 May 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 02.03.07
Round-Up That said, Virgin Media responded to the challenge with an act of childishness so juvenile it put Sky back in the shade. Imagine the Round-Up's surprise upon getting home last night and settling down for... [02 Mar 2007]
Heroes and villains of the web named
News Other winners on the night included NTL:Telewest - now Virgin Media - which scooped the best consumer ISP award. Claranet won best business ISP. The Internet Service... [16 Feb 2007]
Fat pipe switching: Easy does it
News MACs do not apply to NTL:Telewest, which recently rebranded as Virgin Media, or to wireless or satellite providers. Broadband users will find it easier to switch to a new ISP from today.... [14 Feb 2007]
