Virgin Media O2 will start a phased 3G shutdown in 2025 in line with Government and industry edicts that all networks have to shut down 3G by 2033.

Virgin Media O2 will start a phased 3G shutdown in 2025 in line with Government and industry edicts that all networks have to shut down 3G by 2033.

Virgin Media O2 has commissioned its 50th site as part of the £1 billion  Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme.

Mobile traffic was up 36 per cent year-on-year

The company continues to invest billions of pounds in upgrading UK connectivity, which has created jobs and numerous partnerships to support local digital programmes

Jeanie York, Chief Technology Officer, Virgin Media O2, discusses the benefits of XGS-PON on its full fibre network and how it can help consumers and businesses in the future

The companies also completed the first 5G data call on Virgin Media O2’s commercial 5G network using the sites

The company committed to investing £10 billion in the UK and delivered 5G to over 2,000 sites last year and has 5G coverage in 300 UK towns and cities