Following a report from INCA and Point Topic that altnets have now passed more premises in aggregate than Openreach, Neos CEO Lee Myall states that consolidation is the next natural step.
Virgin Media O2 has launched a residential 2Gbps broadband service, Gig2, and introduced symmetrical download and upload speeds across its speed tiers as an optional add-on.
Initially, this will be available across the nexfibre network, which includes London, Cardiff, Milton Keynes, Sheffield, Manchester and Glasgow.
Gig2 was initially trialled last year and is powered by XGS-PON technology and will operate on a full fibre network.
Jeanie York, CTO at VMO2, said: “Our latest speed venture will unlock opportunities for future technologies and the ever-changing digital needs of our customers.”