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Virgin Media announces new wholesale deal with Digiweb

Virgin Media has announced a new wholesale access deal with Digiweb. The new deal will enable Digiweb to deliver high-speed broadband services to more homes and businesses across the country, using Virgin Media’s state of the art fibre broadband network which delivers Ireland’s fastest broadband speeds.

Virgin Media recently announced a major milestone in its fibre upgrade programme, with over 550,000 fibre homes now constructed, as the company is on target to upgrade 1 million premises to fibre across Ireland by 2026.

Aidan D’Arcy, Vice President of Wholesale at Virgin Media, said: “”We are delighted to welcome Digiweb as our newest wholesale partner. This partnership gives consumers more choice and helps drive Ireland’s digital future forward.”

 Declan Campbell, Managing Director of Digiweb, said: “This partnership with Virgin Media is a fantastic opportunity for us to expand our reach and offer even more Irish homes access to top-tier broadband. Our focus has always been on delivering outstanding service, and by leveraging Virgin Media’s advanced network, we can continue to uphold our commitment to customer satisfaction, which is so important to us and reflected in our exceptional Trustpilot reviews.

Virgin Media to Unleash Ireland’s First 5-Gigabit Fibre Broadband

Virgin Media has confirmed that it will launch 5-gigabit fibre broadband services in Q2 2025.  The company’s cutting-edge fibre infrastructure will transform broadband capabilities for homes and businesses, enabling seamless ultra-fast streaming, lag-free gaming, and instant access to cloud services, significantly enhancing daily digital experiences for customers.

Paul Higgins, Virgin Media’s Vice President of Consumer said, “Virgin Media is responding to consumer trends, increasing data consumption and what our customers have told us in terms of their broadband services.

“We know data consumption is growing 11% annually, this increase is driven by the acceleration of the connected consumer with Smart TV adoption increasing by 24% over the last four years, podcast streaming up by 38% and live streaming of sports up by 51%, all driven by the number of connected devices in our homes continuing to rise year-on-year.

“With this rapid increase of in-home consumption our homes have evolved into our offices, our cinemas, our gyms and our centres of entertainment. This launch helps all our Virgin Media customers continue to enjoy Ireland’s fastest broadband”.

The launch of Ireland’s first 5-gigabit fibre broadband service will bolster national competitiveness in an increasingly digital world. From rural enterprises to urban tech hubs, businesses across every sector—from fintech and pharmaceuticals to e-commerce and AI-driven industries—will gain a further competitive edge.

For more information, please go to www.virginmedia.ie

Virgin Media’s Ireland AM to broadcast world-first AI-inspired show tomorrow

Ireland AM, the country’s longest-running breakfast television show, will wake up the nation tomorrow morning with a world-first, broadcasting through co-creating content with the power of artificial intelligence.

Set to revolutionise morning television, the AI-powered special has been shaped entirely by input from ChatGPT and Google Bard, two of the world’s most popular AI content generation platforms, to create an innovative blend of entertainment and information. Delving deep into the capabilities of AI, the show will focus on what unique and imaginative content it can create on the live three-hour show presented by Tommy Bowe, Muireann O’Connell, Alan Hughes and Deric Hartigan.

A world-first, the live show tomorrow, Thursday 14th December, will be pushing the boundaries of what was once deemed impossible with the help of international companies such as the first provider of synthetic media for long form TV, StudioNeural. Tune in for a special mystery guest, a live cooking challenge and more!

Anthony Nilan, Head of Content Strategy at Virgin Media Television, said: “Ireland AM has been a trusted and valuable information source for Irish viewers for nearly 25 years. This AI curated show is about using current accessible versions of artificial intelligence tools and giving our viewers, presenters, and production team a taste of what it is capable of and how it could potentially assist us. It also ensures that Ireland AM is best placed to ask the important questions and give real insight into the emerging technology as it develops further.”

From the formatting and content of the show to the scriptwriting and interviews, AI will be doing the thinking for us from 7am – 10am!

Watch the special AI ‘Ireland AM’ from 7am-10am tomorrow morning on Virgin Media One and Virgin Media Player.

Virgin Media commits to eliminating black spots around your home with the launch of their Wi-Fi Guarantee service

Virgin Media has today launched their new Wi-Fi Guarantee service which ensures a seamless connection in every room around your home, including areas which were previously Wi-Fi blackspots. The Wi-Fi Guarantee promises minimum speeds of 30Mb in every room, for working, gaming, and for show-streaming power, right where you want it.

Using Virgin Media’s next level Wi-Fi mesh technology, the Smart Wi-Fi Pods connect with the cloud to understand how each household uses Wi-Fi. This allows for constant adapting to create the best conditions for the network.

The Smart Wi-Fi Pods work together with the Virgin Media Hub to create a Wi-Fi bubble that covers your entire home, eliminating blackspots in the process. The two also work together to automatically change settings to manage interference ensuring the connection is fast, and reliable.

Orla Kelly, Proposition and CVP Manager from Virgin Media said: “Fast and reliable broadband is a priority for our customers and Virgin Media. Our Wi-Fi Guarantee is just another demonstration of our dedication and commitment to that.

“Blackspots, in those hard-to-reach places, like a new home office in the attic, are a real source of frustration for many households, but Virgin Media is committed to eliminating them and thanks to our Smart Wi-Fi Pods, we can make working, gaming, or simply browsing seamless.

“No more running cables across the landing or sitting on the stairs to get a signal for your Zoom call, Virgin Media’s Wi-Fi Guarantee gets Wi-Fi everywhere in your house, so you don’t have to!”

The Wi-Fi Guarantee includes a Smart Wi-Fi Pod, plus up to 2 additional pods and a technician visit if needed, to ensure customer get a minimum speed of 30Mb in every room for an additional €5 a month. If black spots persist, Virgin Media guarantees €50 credit.