Tag: Virgin Media O2
Which?-led consortium urges government to make fraud priority by removing barriers to data sharing
A Which?-led coalition representing some of the UK’s biggest banks and telecoms providers has made a landmark commitment to sharing data, as it urges the new government to make tackling fraud a national priority. The group, which includes Which?, Barclays, BT, Mobile UK, Nationwide, NatWest, Starling, Three UK, UK Finance, Virgin Media O2 and Vodafone,…
Over 15 million smartphones could be donated to charity, Virgin Media O2 claims
Despite almost 15 million unused smartphones gathering dust in homes across the country, new research reveals Brits would rather sit in a bath of beans than donate their devices to charity Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub are calling on people to donate their unwanted working smartphones to the Community Calling scheme so they can be…
Flying taxis could be just 2 years away, Jaguar removes third-party support for EVs
The first piloted flying taxi could take to the UK skies in two years. The Department for Transport (DfT) has released its Future of Flight Action Plan which also proposes flying taxis without pilots on board by 2030. It has also predicted regular use of crime-fighting drones and critical 999 care deliveries by the end…
Virgin Media O2 reveals Brits’ connectivity, digital and TV habits of 2023
Virgin Media O2 has today released its ‘Year in Review’ - a deep dive of trends, habits and behaviours across its broadband, mobile and TV services. It reveals that 2023 saw usage records smashed, the King’s Coronation topping the TV charts and Wednesday emerging as the most popular office day. The pandemic and Covid restrictions…
Return of Fortnite’s original map generates record Virgin Media O2 network surge
Record number of players returning to Fortnite’s original map has resulted in Virgin Media O2’s busiest ever day of broadband data downloaded on its network On Friday 3 November, the first day the original map was made available to download as part of its Fortnite OG update, close to 154,000 Terabytes (TB) was downloaded on…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Social media firms face ‘humongous’ fines if they don’t block Under 13s
Social media firms could face “humongous” fines if they fail to block the accounts of under-13s, the technology secretary has said. Michelle Donelan made the comments on the eve of the long-awaited online safety bill returning to parliament for its final stages on Wednesday after numerous delays. Donelan said she wanted a “zero tolerance” approach…
ChatGPT founder announces plan to scan every human iris on the planet
The Silicon Valley entrepreneur behind ChatGPT has unveiled a plan to scan the iris of every person in the world to help distinguish real people from sophisticated machines. Sam Altman, the founder of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, on Monday launched his project Worldcoin in Britain and 34 other countries. The venture aims to scan billions of…
Ofcom and UK’s biggest telecoms firms commit to recruit more women
Ofcom and the UK’s biggest telecoms companies have come together to sign a new pledge, committing to help get more women build technology careers across the industry. The telecoms sector has been historically male-dominated – particularly in more senior technology-based positions. But Ofcom and seven of the biggest companies in the sector – BT, Openreach,…
Live football and gaming drives Virgin Media O2’s busiest broadband day ever
Virgin Media O2 saw its busiest day on record for network traffic on Wednesday 15 February, hitting a peak of 24.77Tbps at peak (8-10pm average) – a 10% increase on the previous record The surge was associated with football fans streaming Arsenal v Manchester City in the Premier League as well as Champions League matches…
Virgin Media O2 rolls out defibrillators to all UK stores
Virgin Media O2 has rolled out defibrillators to all company-owned stores across the UK, increasing access to life-saving equipment on hundreds of High Streets in partnership with the British Heart Foundation (BHF). More than 200 defibrillators are now available and Virgin Media O2 is in the process of registering them on BHF’s National Defibrillator Network, The…
