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Test tube babies: Virgin Hyperloop pops pair of staffers in a pod, shoots them along 500m vacuum tunnel

Updated Still not as fast as an old Pendolino

Science09 Nov 2020 | 83

Virgin Orbit at last ready to live up to its name: Branson's other space adventure set for maiden flight this weekend

If all goes to plan, firm plans to begin commercial operations within months

Science22 May 2020 | 14

Psst... Wanna buy some stock in a spaceplane company? Virgin would like a word

Roundup Also: China trumpets the return of its new capsule and Cygnus has left the station

Science12 May 2020 | 11

This page is currency unavailable... Travelex scrubs UK homepage, kills services, knackers other sites amid 'software virus' infection

Systems still toast since NYE compromise, manual processing only

OSes03 Jan 2020 | 68

Virgin Media promises speeds of 1Gpbs to 15 million homes – all without full fibre

But industry is sceptical hybrid network tech will cut it

Networks25 Jul 2019 | 64

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

Project Lightning, you say? Virgin Media's fibre rollout is pretty glacial

Meanwhile, corporate daddy Liberty Global flogs European assets to Vodafone for €18.4bn

Networks09 May 2018 | 23

Virgin Hyperloop pulls up the biggest chair for Branson, bags $50m, new speed record

Call us a taxi, uh, a Virgin train um... yep, that's it

Science19 Dec 2017 | 45

Sweet Liberty: Cable & Wireless CEO John Reid steps down

No replacement named for bossman who oversaw £3.5bn takeover by US giant

On-Prem13 Dec 2017 | 3

Dark fibre arts: Ofcom is determined to open up BT's network

Analysis But will it make a difference?

Networks24 Nov 2017 | 59

Virgin's Project Lightning's very, very frightening: ISP will not hit connection target

That's 376,000 down, 424,000 to go before the year is out

Networks02 Nov 2017 | 8

Brace yourselves, Virgin Media prices are going up AGAIN, people

Even students set to feel the wallet burn from August

Networks31 Jul 2017 | 68

Twitter will no longer snaffle data allowances on Virgin Mobile

Please, for the love of god, keep your plans switched on!

Legal10 Jul 2017 | 20

Virgin Media biz service goes TITSUP* across London

Borough councils hit due to a 'fibre break'

Networks07 Jul 2017 | 45

Virgin Media admits it 'fell short' in broadband speeds ahead of lashing from BBC's Watchdog

And staff on chopping block unhappy with internal comms

Networks05 Jul 2017 | 64

BT splurges £1.2bn on securing Champions League rights, Sky heads for an early bath

Sorry your broadband is crap, Ronaldo needs a new Jag

Networks06 Mar 2017 | 47

UK's Virgin Media subscribers suffer fresh email blocking misery

Update Just when you thought Spamageddon had been fixed

Software06 Mar 2017 | 50

Virgin surprises market by hopping into bed with BT for MVNO love-in

Best of frenemies

Networks10 Jan 2017 | 23

Surprise, surprise. BT the only Universal Service Obligation provider in town

Ofcom also hints at deadlock with former monopoly regarding legal separation

Legal23 Nov 2016 | 31

Virgin goes 4G with zero-rated Facebook and WhatsApp

'See if we care, slacktivists'

Networks07 Nov 2016 | 1

Virgin Media boss warns Brexit could hamstring broadband investment

Praises May for indicating date on Article 50 trigger

Channel20 Oct 2016 | 40

BT tops Ofcom's broadband whinge list

Virgin and Sky rated least moaned about

Channel28 Sep 2016 | 24

Virgin signs up record ultrafast broadband subs

Revenue up in Blighty, but still playing catch up with BT on triple play

Networks05 Aug 2016 | 37

Fat fibre taxes strangling us – UK broadband providers

'A real kick in the cabinets', moans Virgin Media exec

Networks17 Jun 2016 | 25

Want blazing fast Netflix streams? Book a flight to Northern Europe

Tiny nations lead broadband poll

Networks09 Feb 2016 | 18

Virgin gives blessing to O2/Three merger

Eyes up prospect of tasty 4G

Networks05 Feb 2016 | 15

Virgin Media filters are still eating our email – Ntlworlders

Emails, more like ‘ewails’, amirite?

Networks16 Oct 2015 | 39

Sawfish are the VIRGIN MARYS of the SEA thanks to virgin births

Seaboffins shocked by swimmers seemingly asexually spawned in surprising study

Science02 Jun 2015 | 19

Outage STILL hitting Virgin Media Business broadband customers

13,000 affected; company says number is “small”

Networks03 Dec 2014 | 21

Drones swarm over bearded Brit billionaire's island getaway

Just to take lovely pictures though, after Richard Branson invests in 3D Robotics

Science08 Sep 2014 | 19

Virgin Media gives TiVo users access to Netflix

Set-top boxes will get Netflix app for access to on-demand service

Networks11 Sep 2013 | 13

Virgin Galactic spaceship goes supersonic in second test flight

Beardy Branson's SpaceShipTwo takes fleshy cargo beyond Mach 1

Science06 Sep 2013 | 34

'Your infernal cable pipes come up from Hell, Virgin!'

Quotw Plus: 'I suspect some DDoS skid on his Mum's Windows box'

Bootnotes26 Apr 2013 | 20

Throttled customers rage over Virgin Mobile UK's tight cap

EE wasn't supposed to choke them

Networks07 Mar 2013 | 49

Virgin Mobile coughs to choking its customers

2Mb/sec ought to be enough for anyone

Networks05 Mar 2013 | 55

YouView: 'Public service catch-up telly should belong to us alone'

Exclusive Hang on, we've already paid for that

Legal29 Nov 2012 | 28

Virgin launches TV Anywhere streaming

Playing catch up

Legal07 Nov 2012 | 33

Virgin liberates landlines with converged call service

Wi-Fi revitalises endangered home phone

Personal Tech05 Nov 2012 | 6

Virgin offers unlimited action on the cheap

Top-up temptation for data lovers?

Networks02 Nov 2012 | 4

Virgin ramps 4G to a whopping 90Mbps - and switches it off

Nyah nyah nyah, you can't have this... yet

Networks27 Sep 2012 | 38

New deals for Virgin Sim punters

Unlimited data, apparently

Networks04 Sep 2012 | 17

Qantas gets rocked by Amadeus

Time leaping blamed for airline mayhem

On-Prem02 Jul 2012 | 9

Virgin straps on phone masts for the flying upper classes

'HELLO? Hello darling, I'm on a Virgin- What? No..'

Networks15 May 2012 | 27

Advertising prefect spanks Virgin

'I must not say my broadband is the fastest in the UK.' Whack. 'I must not...'

Networks09 May 2012 | 21

Ten... Living Room Gadget Treats

Gizmo Week For laddies who lounge

Personal Tech10 Apr 2012 | 50

Euro data roaming price cut too shallow

Comment Mobile net will remain closed by costs

Networks30 Mar 2012 | 17

London Mayor Boris grilled on Virgin's Underground penetration

Answered - who, what and for how long

Networks19 Mar 2012 | 20

Virgin to touch up Tube with wireless

Free for a month or so

Networks15 Mar 2012 |

Virgin Media snags London Underground Wi-Fi monopoly

Free in tube stations - but only for the summer

Networks15 Mar 2012 | 27

Virgin Media boards the 4G train

Exclusive Is that a spectrum auction catalogue in your pocket?

On-Prem23 Feb 2012 | 3

Virgin boss victorious in .xxx Branson pickle

Cyber-squatter owns diddly-squat in domain ruling

Networks21 Feb 2012 | 32

Chinese woman sparks net craze with virgin website

No, Sir Richard, it's not one of yours

Bootnotes17 Feb 2012 | 83

Porno cyber-squatter landed in Branson pickle

Richardbranson.xxx is Virgin on ridiculous, complains Sir

Networks17 Jan 2012 | 9

TiVo subscriptions go up – for the first time in 4 years

Turns the corner as Virgin and RCN deals cut in

Legal26 Nov 2011 | 11

Branson backs Twitter co-founder's mobile biz

Stuffs cash into mobile payment startup

On-Prem09 Nov 2011 | 2

Virgin Media broadband in two-day wobble

Outage fix due Tuesday

Networks17 Oct 2011 | 71