Broadband network provider Virgin Media will be setting up free Wi-Fi to Underground stations in London for the duration of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. The company, who won the contract to supply free broadband to commuters, will be fitting 120 tube stations with Wi-Fi. But once the Olympic Games are over, it will begin charging users by the minute. Around 80 tube stations...
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Virgin Media is now discussing with London authorities about providing a free Wi-Fi service to the public, using bandwidth that is not being used while people are at work. In an investor’s call last week, Virgin Media’s Chief Executive Officer Neil Berkett said that the company is in “advanced negotiations” with some London boroughs about giving...
Back in April this year, Virgin Media announced a trial for a super fast 1.5 Gb/s cable broadband service, the fastest internet service in the UK to date. Last week, the company demonstrated the successful delivery of the broadband service at Tech Hub. The test involved using the DOCSIS-2 technology to implement the speeds, which are about 240 times faster than normal...
Virgin Media has taken a really rather unusual step of selling its super fast broadband service using the medium of cheese. Honestly, the link is quite tenuous too. The company sells super fast broadband and, as such, have chosen Speedy Gonzalez to be the face of their campaign. Speedy is a mouse and he loves cheese so, therefore, the billboard is to be made of cheese....
That’s right, the moment that at least a handful of us have been waiting for is finally here – Sky 3D has launched. The new, dedicated 3D channel will air for around 14 hours a day starting at 9am. We imagine day time 3D TV to be the likes of Jeremy Kyle but are reliably informed that it will in fact be programs like football and sporting events, because these...