UK network users burn through unprecedented data in lockdown 3 Coinciding with the launch of Call of Duty: Warzone update, Virgin Media records its busiest day on record, with the average user downloading more than 20GB of data Share this item with your network: By Published: 04 Mar 2021 15:52 Virgin Media’s recent announcement that it has conducted a trial of network acceleration technology that could pave the way to multi-gigabit broadband speeds looks timely, with the company just releasing research data showing the huge impact that sustained lockdown measures are having on the UK’s internet habits. The study, which comes as the country approaches the first anniversary of the first lockdown, reveals that the nation’s appetite for data continues to grow, with customers using their broadband more intensively than ever.