Virgin Media Signal Booster
Mobile Signal Boosters for Virgin Media Network
A 5G signal booster for your Virgin Media O2 connection represents the best solution to enjoy the full potential of the 5G network. Three main components are necessary to enhance the signal: an outdoor antenna, an amplifying device, and an indoor antenna.
The outdoor antenna will capture the weak 5G signal and transmit it to the booster device. It means that the booster system cannot create a new signal but must rely on an already-existing 5G outdoor one. The device will work on the signal and enhance it. An indoor antenna will then broadcast the amplified 5G signal in the indoor premises.
How a Virgin Media O2 Signal Booster Works
Fiercewireless.com reported that Virgin Media O2 5G network will operate with a band frequency between 800 and 3500 MHz. This range also affects the type and model of booster in full compliance with Ofcom’s regulations.
As of today, despite having lower latency, 5G frequency waves are less able to travel distance and penetrate physical obstacles if compared to 4G technology. This is the main reason why Virgin Media O2 5G coverage (as well as the 5G coverage provided by all other MNOs and MVNOs) is more likely to have its signal blocked or affected by:
- Bad weather
- Natural geographic obstacles like hills
- Artificial obstacles like temporary structures or buildings
- The distance from the network base or phone mast
Virgin Media: The Coverage after the Merge with O2
Virgin Media has always been one of the most important mobile operators in the United Kingdom. In the past, with its Mobile Virtual Network Operator known as Virgin Mobile. Today, with its merger with O2 and the resulting birth of the new MNO, Virgin Media O2.
Virgin Media’s Mobile Network Evolution
Operating in the Ireland market as MVNO, and thus not having a proprietary network and having to deliver its services through other carriers’ infrastructure, Virgin Media’s coverage has always been strongly affected by the commercial agreements the company had with the MNOs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Before it announced the launch of 5G services through a partnership between its MVNO Virgin Mobile and Vodafone on January 2021, Virgin Media had been providing coverage through EE’s network for almost 20 years.
While the migration of its customer from EE’s network to Vodafone’s was projected to be fully completed by early 2022, in the middle of 2021, Virgin Media and O2 announced the merger between the two companies.
With the consequent migration of Virgin Mobile’s customers to the new Virgin Media O2 networks completed during 2022, on January 2023, it was announced that Virgin Mobile would cease its operations as MVNO starting from March 2023.
Virgin Media O2 will operate through the existing O2 networks. The only way to check the coverage and status of the network is through O2’s website.
Therefore, Virgin Media O2 5G network will cover more than 750 towns and cities, and it plans to cover 50% of the UK’s population by the end of 2023. However, through the online checker, it is easy to see the difference in coverage quality that still affects 4G and 5G networks.
- 4G coverage reaches 99% of the population in the United Kingdom, even those living in rural areas, despite some difficulties with indoor signals that may persist in remote zones
- 5G outdoor coverage is present in almost all urban areas. However, if considering the indoor premises, even the most relevant cities like London, Liverpool, and Manchester register a poor signal.
Consequently, it is worth considering the installation of a signal booster to enjoy the quality of the Virgin Media O2 network, especially for 5G indoor coverage.
With the merger with O2, Virgin Media will be one of the top actors in the market and actively participate in the roll-out of the 5G infrastructure in the United Kingdom.
As of today, a Virgin Media signal booster is the most efficient way to enjoy the benefits and opportunities that the 5G network offers.
5G technology is going to underpin much of future digital development. Its many applications, from the Internet of Things to the so-called next-generation manufacturing, represent an opportunity for many businesses and individuals.
The patchiness of Virgin Mobile’s networks, with the customer being migrated from EE’s to Vodafone’s to O2’s networks, is probably the reason for Virgin’s poor performance in customer service.
Ofcom’s “Comparing Customer Services” report, published in May 2022, showed how the company ranked last for the percentage of customers satisfied with the overall service provided (83%, with 91% being the recorded average). Meanwhile, it ranked first for the number of complaints received by Ofcom per 100,000 subscribers (16, followed by Three and Vodafone with 14, with the average being 10).However, it is important to point out how, due to its merger with O2, the company is turning into one of the four Mobile Network Operators with its own proprietary infrastructure.
Virgin Media and O2 offer solutions for homes and offices lacking a reliable signal. However, these solutions are not based on repeaters but on femtocells.
These devices do not boost a mobile signal but amplify the Wi-Fi signal of an already-existing broadband connection. It means that a broadband subscription must already be in place.
This, combined with the need for a professional system design, is one of the reasons why you might prefer resorting to Ofcom-approved booster providers instead of using a femtocell.
