Tag: Virgin Media O2
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…
Virgin Media sees busiest ever gaming day thanks to Warzone 2.0
Virgin Media O2 has seen its busiest gaming day ever driven by the launch of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0. The latest version of Call of Duty’s hugely popular Battle Royale mode was made available for preload from Monday 14 November, but it was in the early hours of Wednesday 16 November that saw gamers…
Virgin Media O2’s supercharged Volt service surpasses one million customers
Virgin Media O2's first joint product, Volt has surpassed one million customers just a year on from its launch. The joint offering from Virgin Media O2 launched within months of the companies’ £31bn merger in 2021, with the aim of boosting services for its customers by combining Virgin Media’s ultrafast broadband with O2’s mobile network…
Productivity gap – 1 in 3 companies stuck in past when it comes to tech
Using business cards is just one indicator of a company being behind when it comes to technology Using a hole punch, relying on Post-It Notes for reminders and keeping physical records of paperwork all signs a company is behind the times in terms of technology Four out of five workers admit…
Tech Digest daily roundup: All mobile owners to get Covid booster message
Every mobile phone owner in the UK will be sent a text message on Boxing Day urging them to get a booster jab if they have not already done so, following a request from ministers to BT and other networks. The appeal to those aged 18 and over is the latest attempt by the Government…
