Virgin Media had launched a service called XXL some time back which provides the internet user with a downloading speed of 50 MB. The service entails a 12-month contract. It also provides unlimited downloads throughout the month without any caps. BT has recently announced a new product, called Infinity, which it plans to launch in the market soon and make it available in at least four million homes. The number of homes it will become available in will increase to 10 million within six months of the launch.
When BT compared its new product, Infinity, to XXL’s service and applauded Infinity, Virgin Broadband hit back stating that Infinity is a fibre optic product which provides internet speeds of only 40MB. BT’s service also entails an 18-month contract compared to Virgin Media’s shorter 12-month deal.
According to BT, its users will save up to £7.47 by using Infinity. However, it also provides a 20GB cap on data download per month.
As a counter to BT’s claim, Virgin Media stated via a spokesperson that there is no reason why anyone would want to wait for Infinity to be launched when they could already take advantage of XXL which is a much better service.
Virgin Media has not stopped only at this. It has also stated that it is building a new fast broadband service which will provide the user with a download speed of 200 MB. However, this product is still in the development stage and the date of its launch is also not yet determined. Market conditions have not been very good and Virgin Media wants to keep that in mind before launching its new service.
