O2's AI granny knits tall tales to waste scam callers' time Brit mobile network's Daisy has time, patience, and plenty of yarns to spin AI + ML15 Nov 2024 | 50
O2 punters lose cool over Google Pixel 9 delays Shipments held up following warehouse migration tech glitches, can't cancel orders either Personal Tech02 Sep 2024 | 19
Vodafone, VMO2 shuffle spectrum to woo watchdog amid merger moves Vodafone chasing Three, but BT's complained borged entity would have 'disproportionate' capacity Networks03 Jul 2024 | 6
Virgin Media sets up 'smart poles' next to cabinets to boost mobile network capacity Not the best looking street furniture in town Networks19 Mar 2024 | 121
Virgin Media to stand up rival network operator to BT Openreach NetCo hoping to eat some of the pie by opening network plumbing to ISPs Networks19 Feb 2024 | 31
Virgin Media comes top of the flops for customer complaints Clean sweep across broadband, landline, and pay TV Networks26 Jan 2024 | 38
Judge throws out EE's £25M 5G contract suit against Virgin Media 2022's MVNO spat wrapped up as world+dog reminded to check exclusion clauses Legal04 Aug 2023 | 2
Virgin Media O2 offers plug-in 5G network in a box Hefty box said to be 'slightly larger than a carry-on' – but likely not for budget flyers Networks02 Aug 2023 | 11
Clingy Virgin Media won't let us leave, customers complain Ofcom launches investigation into whether telco is making it difficult for people to cancel services Networks13 Jul 2023 | 78
Virgin Media email customers enter third day of inbox infuriation Updated Users report they're still struggling to communicate ... and ask vendor to be more open Networks21 Jun 2023 | 48
Virgin Obit: Launch company files for bankruptcy in US Just as namesake ISP Virgin Media* falls silent out of respect Science04 Apr 2023 | 22
Parts of UK booted offline as Virgin Media suffers massive broadband outage Updated Even managed to kick its own website into touch in spectacular fail Networks04 Apr 2023 | 139
Not satisfied with Virgin Media and O2 merger, Liberty Global takes 5% Vodafone stake Looks financially driven, says analyst, but don't rule out bigger moves in future Networks14 Feb 2023 | 8
Consolidation looms for UK broadband providers Too many small fish in the pond mean the bigger ones are about to enjoy a feeding frenzy Networks27 Sep 2022 | 58
Reg reader rages over Virgin Media's email password policy No more than 10 alphanumerics, no special characters – in 2022? Security10 Mar 2022 | 161
Virgin Media fined £50,000 after spamming 451,000 who didn't want marketing emails Data watchdog shows it's keeping its PECR up Security08 Dec 2021 | 32
BT says it's trading in line with expectations as revenue slides and pre-tax profit shrinks Former state monopoly talks up FTTP build out, as does Virgin Media Networks29 Jul 2021 | 3
UK's competition watchdog gives £31bn Virgin Media and O2 merger the seal of approval Minimal risk to MVNO or backhaul customers, probe finds Networks20 May 2021 | 38
10.8 million UK homes now have access to gigabit-capable broadband, with much of the legwork done by Virgin Media That's 37% of the country covered, and BT is expected to pick up the pace too Networks14 May 2021 | 47
UK watchdog blesses Virgin Media and O2's union, says there's no risk of market distortion or competition loss Hard luck, BT Networks14 Apr 2021 | 25
Virgin Media adds 200% to its new broadband contracts in 2020, slips back in black (just) But the growth can't last forever... Networks16 Feb 2021 | 19
UK competition watchdog fast-tracks investigation into mega-merger of O2 and Virgin Media American cable guy Liberty Global and Spanish multinational Telefónica ask CMA to hurry up and marry their kids Networks11 Dec 2020 | 18
Lockdown bidder block shock: Overzealous parental filters on Virgin Media and TalkTalk break eBay for UK users No-no-no-no-no! I'm going to lose my bid on the £7 horse mask, um, I mean important lockdown things I need Networks13 Nov 2020 | 22
Virgin Media had a flat Q3, managed to roll out gigabit internet to 3 million more premises across Northern Ireland and London ISP reckons it can hit national coverage by end of next year Networks05 Nov 2020 | 2
UK state of the Internet report: Virgin Media 'fast', BT's PlusNet last Plus: Crowd-sourced data sniffer Ookla hits out at rivals' methodologies Networks21 Oct 2020 | 53
TalkTalk, Three, and Virgin Media, come on down! You've all won a prize for... not being that great at something! Brits speak their brains for comms regulator Ofcom's customer audit Networks21 Aug 2020 | 27
Virgin Media CEO says Brit broadband biz 'performed well' in Q2, which is a weird way to say losses almost tripled More customers, more coverage, but profit proves elusive Networks04 Aug 2020 | 16
Working from home on Virgin Media's broadband? Too bad. Outage hits English capital Updated ISP and London users are both TITSUP* (Too Irritated To Smile at Usual Platitudes) Networks25 Jun 2020 | 38
Customers of Brit ISP Virgin Media have downloaded an extra 325GB since March, though we can't think why That's a lot of... Netflix. Yes, that's it Networks18 Jun 2020 | 53
EU General Court tears up ban on Three slurping O2. Good thing the latter's not set to merge with Virgin Media, eh? Oh wait Networks28 May 2020 | 19
O2 be a fly on the wall during BT and Vodafone's video calls: Telefónica's UK biz, Virgin Media officially merge Multinationals' UK arms pair up to take on Voda and former state-owned telco Networks07 May 2020 | 54
Comms giant Telefonica confirms O2 in talks to merge with Virgin Media Brrrring brrrring... Yep it's American cable guy Liberty Global Networks04 May 2020 | 24
Outages batter UK's Virgin Media into wee hours as broadband failures spike 77% globally 'Not caused by a spike in usage or a lack of network capacity,' says Brit ISP Networks28 Apr 2020 | 48
UK big five carriers bin wired broadband download quotas for as long as we're all stuck indoors Keep Calm And Stream Video, on generous new discount plans and payment terms Networks30 Mar 2020 | 28
FYI: When Virgin Media said it leaked 'limited contact info', it meant p0rno filter requests, IP addresses, IMEIs as well as names, addresses and more Infosec biz that found the database spill raises eyebrow at UK ISP's advisory to subscribers Security06 Mar 2020 | 69
Like a Virgin, hacked for the very first time... UK broadband ISP spills 900,000 punters' records into wrong hands from insecure database Contact info and more, perfect for phishing Security05 Mar 2020 | 82
UK's Virgin Media celebrates the end of 2019 with a good, old fashioned TITSUP* Connectivity Cluedo: It was the hi-vis, in the building site, with the digger Networks23 Dec 2019 | 76
Virgin Media dumps BT's mobile network to hop into bed with Vodafone Updated Latest in the great will-they-won't-they corporate love story Networks06 Nov 2019 | 15
All roads in US cable biz GTT's Brit network seem to lead to Menwith Hill You know, the US spy station with the golf balls Networks13 Aug 2019 | 52
Virgin Media's Project Lightning now at 1.8m connections. Just 2.2m to go before year's end, right? And yes, broadband flinger appears to shift focus to hybrid Networks08 Aug 2019 | 33
Outraged Virgin slaps IP trolls over dirty movie download data demands This is a lawsuit, you filthy-minded people Legal30 Jul 2019 | 44
Virgin Media blocks Imgur, literally tens of people rage at UK ISP They blame IWF-related error, IWF says 'it's not us, it's you' Networks15 Jul 2019 | 34
Frenzied bidding war for hot property KCOM as share price rockets by tuppence and a half Highest offer £573m so not pocket change for Hull broadband and cloud biz Networks11 Jul 2019 | 12
It's a Hull of lot more: Macquarie offers £563m for fibre network flinger KCOM 6 weeks after board approves pension fund offer, private equity biz trumps bid Networks03 Jun 2019 | 8
Another TITSUP* on this lovely Tuesday: Virgin Mobile takes time out to enjoy the sunshine Updated British provider's calls, text and data all grind to a halt Personal Tech14 May 2019 | 30
Lightning speed – how fast is that again? Virgin plugs in another 102k to superfast broadband But revenues for Q1 2019 flat as a pancake Networks07 May 2019 | 23
EE, Virgin Media hit with £13.3m fine: Squeezing users for fees for early contract termination not OK EE: We're sorry, Ofcom. Virgin: Why, that's... unjustified and disproportionate! Networks16 Nov 2018 | 12
If you have inner peace, it's probably 'cos your broadband works: Zen Internet least whinged-about Brit ISP – survey As for you, Virgin Media... Networks31 Oct 2018 | 81
Virgin Media? More like Virgin Meltdown: Brit broadband ISP falls over amid power drama Updated Status: TITSUP – Total Inability To Support Users' Packets Networks15 Oct 2018 | 107
Creased Lightning: Profits wobble at Virgin Media while fibre project stays sluggish Mind you, they're doing all right on basic B2B phone lines Networks09 Aug 2018 | 21
It's true – it really is grim up north, thanks to Virgin Media. ISP fined for Carlisle cable chaos VM told to cough up £385k after rocking up and rocking Brit city Networks17 May 2018 | 61
Virgin Media to chop 800 jobs in Wales call centre Act 1 of real estate consolidation play Networks04 May 2018 | 33
Virgin Media's Brit biz broadband goes TITSUP: Total Inability To Support Upset People Service knackered for several hours today Networks27 Feb 2018 | 24
Virgin Media skulks in disused public toilets Plus old churches – and even school playing fields Networks26 Jan 2018 | 51
Scottish pensioners rage at Virgin cabinet blocking their view Who needs sunlight when you've got Netflix? Networks07 Sep 2017 | 108
Virgin Media customers complain of outages across UK Updated Not looking good for cheesed off customers Networks22 Aug 2017 | 79
Virgin Media only adds another 127,000 homes to Project Lightning Lightning by name... not on track to hit 800k 2017 target On-Prem08 Aug 2017 | 27
Virgin Media mulls ditching 1 in 3 UK facilities, starts £20m spend audit Exclusive 'Staff in uproar' as relocation suddenly on the cards On-Prem28 Jul 2017 | 52
Virgin Media's profanity warning triggered by chief exec's name Cook, Pass, Mockridge Networks26 Jul 2017 | 62
Virgin Media broadband latency headaches still not fixed six months on Promises firmware fix for superhub 3/Intel's Puma 6 'shortly' Personal Tech21 Jul 2017 | 45
Virgin Media to close flagship Oxford St store in August Exclusive One of 30 Brit branches to be shut due to 'shift to online' Networks30 Jun 2017 | 41
Virgin Media cuts 250 jobs amid £3bn Project Lightning cockup fallout None of today's P45 recipients will be directors, say sources Networks30 Jun 2017 | 28