Ben Archer | Head of Business Development & Network Infrastructure Sales
Virgin Media Business Wholesale

Ben Archer, Head of Business Development & Network Infrastructure Sales, Virgin Media Business Wholesale

Ben Archer is Head of Business Development & Network Infrastructure Sales at Virgin Media Business Wholesale, leading growth across the organisation’s network infrastructure portfolio. He works with carriers, altnets, data centres, hyperscalers and other infrastructure partners to unlock new opportunities through high-capacity connectivity, dark fibre, Ethernet and wider network solutions.
 
With a focus on long-term partnerships, Ben helps customers navigate complex infrastructure requirements and make the most of Virgin Media Business Wholesale’s national network scale, extensive fibre footprint and growing data centre presence. His role combines commercial strategy, business development and customer engagement to support the next generation of UK digital infrastructure growth.

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Connected Britain 2026 - Day 1 @ 14:20

Interconnected Britain: Fibre, networks and the new telco – data centre alliance

  • How can telcos and data centre operators collaborate to unlock mutual commercial value and which partnerships are proving most effective for capacity sharing and monetisation? 
  • How can industry and policy better support integrated infrastructure planning? 
  • What commercial and technical challenges arise from cloud, edge and operator convergence? 
  • Where does the alliance work and where does it currently break down? How can we achieve alignment? 
last published: 28/Aug/26 13:15 GMT

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