Virgin Media 02 has rolled out its gigabit broadband services to 8,000 more homes in Northallerton.
Customers in Northallerton can now sign-up to services including Gig2 broadband, which offers top speeds of 2Gbps.
Virgin Media’s services are now available to more homes locally after work to bring full fibre connections to the area has been completed. The network has been built on behalf of nexfibre, which is investing £4.5 billion to deliver high speed FTTH connections to 5 million homes across the UK by 2026. Nexfibre recently announced it has already reached 1 million premises passed and ready for service.
The investment has been welcomed by the MP for Richmond and Northallerton, Rishi Sunak, on a recent site visit where he met representatives from both nexfibre and Virgin Media O2.
Sunak said, “I welcome the latest investment in Northallerton that will ensure more people have access to much faster broadband speeds. It was great to meet with representatives from both Virgin Media O2 and nexfibre to discuss the progress they have made so far, as well as the plans they have to make gigabit broadband available to even more residents in our area.”
Julie Agnew, managing director of fixed network expansion at Virgin Media O2, said, “8,000 more homes in Northallerton will soon feel the benefit of Virgin Media’s services – with packages that include everything from next generation multigigabit broadband to easy-to-use TV streaming and entertainment services.
“These ultrareliable full fibre to the home broadband connections come with speeds up to 18 times faster than local average, providing total peace of mind that whatever you’re doing online, you’ll never be slowed down by your service.”
Rajiv Datta, CEO at nexfibre, said “nexfibre’s multi-million pound investment in Northallerton will enable thousands of households to access the benefits of full fibre broadband, including being able to participate in the local economy and connect with the community. It marks a significant step on our journey to connect 5 million premises by 2026.”