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It has recently been trialing the service and, at a technology conference with ministers this week, announced it had proved successful and would be expanded.
A Virgin spokesman confirmed today: "We'll never know exactly what demand there'll be for super-fast broadband until it's in people's homes and workplaces up and down the UK.
"What we do know is that our cable network has a unique potential to revolutionise consumers' experience and we're convinced that 2008 is the moment to take the lead with the commercial launch of a 50 megabit product."
Virgin's acting chief executive Neil Berkett has recently indicated the company should focus on fast broadband as its strength over rivals.
