Articles tagged with: Virgin Media

Fitch Downgrades Virgin Media on Acquisition by Liberty Global

­Fitch Ratings has downgraded Virgin Media's long-term debt rating to 'B+' from 'BB+'. The ratings have been removed from Rating Watch Negative (RWN) and the outlook is stable.  more

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London Underground Expands WI-Fi Access to O2 Customers

­London Underground's Wi-Fi network is to be extended to O2 customers from this June the mobile network has announced.  more

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Virgin Media Agrees to $23 Billion Takeover by Liberty Global

­The US cable TV operator, Liberty Global has made an agreed takeover bid for UK based Virgin Media, valuing the company at around US$23.3 billion.  more

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Two UK Cities to Get a Municipal Wi-Fi Network

­UK based Virgin Media is reported to have secured government approval for a municipal Wi-Fi network covering the cities of Leeds and Bradford.  more

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Virgin Media Seeks to De-Recognise UK Trade Unions

­UK based Virgin Media is seeking to de-recognise its trade unions, according to a statement from the Communication Workers Union.  more

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Virgin Media Tests LTE Services in Two UK Cities

­UK based Virgin Media Business says that it has successfully trialled LTE enabled small cell technology in Newcastle and Bristol, delivering data speeds of up to 90Mb/s.  more

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Over 8 Million Pages Served by Underground Wi-Fi Network

­Virgin Media has says that over eight million page loads were delivered over the Wi-Fi network it has installed in the London Underground during the London 2012 Olympic Games.  more

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Virgin Media Blocking Adult Content on Public Wi-Fi Network

­UK based Virgin Media has engaged Nominum to deploy DNS-based content filtering for the new Wi-Fi service on the London Underground. Virgin Media will offer Wi-Fi in around 120 London Underground stations this year and has begun its roll-out ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games.  more

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Virgin Media May Offer Access to its London Underground Wi-Fi Network to Rivals

­The UK's Virgin Media is reported to be in talks with other mobile networks about sub-leasing capacity on its London Underground Wi-Fi network.  more

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Nearly three-quarters of Brits don't have mobile phone insurance

­Nearly three-quarters (72%) of Brits don't have mobile phone insurance - despite 70% admitting to breaking or losing up to seven phones in the last decade, according to a Virgin Media survey of 1,000 people.  more

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