Virgin Media O2 has announced the successful switch-on of its Giga Site in Paddington, London, utilising newly acquired spectrum and marking a step forward in delivering more reliable mobile connectivity across the UK. The new site can deliver more than 10Gbps of throughput which is more than the entire O2 UK network carried at the peak of the London 2012 Olympics, and is enough to support 2,000 simultaneous 5Mbps HD video streams. Virgin Media O2 will continue to deploy this spectrum over the medium term. Virgin Media O2 plans to roll out 1,000 of these new Giga Sites nationwide throughout next year to bring a further step change in mobile connectivity for customers on the O2 network who will experience faster speeds and a more reliable connection. Virgin Media O2 recently announced that it had agreed a deal with Vodafone UK to acquire 78.8 MHz of spectrum, bringing the operator’s total spectrum holding to approximately 30 per cent of UK mobile spectrum and materially enhancing the company’s network position.