Virgin Media ramps up gigabit broadband rollout in the West Midlands

Virgin Media will switch on its next-generation Gig1 Fibre Broadband services in early March in Birmingham and Coventry – the first cities to benefit from the service this year – as well as surrounding areas across the West Midlands.

The Gig1 Fibre Broadband service offers an average peak-time download speed of 1,104Mbps. The company says this is up to 20 times quicker than the current regional average. This rollout forms part of Virgin Media’s plan to roll out gigabit speeds to more than 15 million homes across its network by the end of 2021.

Jeff Dodds, Chief Operating Officer at Virgin Media, said, “Virgin Media is delivering on its promises, putting its money where its mouth is and bringing next-generation broadband to its entire network. Switching on gigabit speeds for more than a million homes in the West Midlands, the UK’s largest gigabit rollout to date, will be a leap forward for the region and a big step for the Government’s gigabit broadband ambition.