Virgin Media O2 and Daisy Group have announced plans to merge their direct B2B operations to create a new force in the UK business communications and IT sector. With annual pro forma revenues of around £1.4 billion, the new entity, formed of substantially all of Virgin Media O2 Business and Daisy Group, will be consolidated […]
The government-backed 5G MoDE (Mobile O-RAN for Highly Dense Environments) project has successfully delivered a temporary O-RAN Cell on Wheels at the O2 Blueroom, located outside the Allianz Stadium. The trial, which has been delivered by Virgin Media O2 and Mavenir, took place during the England vs Italy Six Nations fixture earlier this March and […]
According to research by O2, nearly half (42 per cent) of British mobile phone users are paying for additional mobile storage, with photos, videos and unused apps being the main culprits of storage consumption. The true cost of being a digital hoarder has been revealed, as research reveals Millennials admit to paying over six times […]
O2 customers are now benefitting from a mobile connectivity upgrade at the Allianz Stadium (formerly Twickenham), after the operator delivered a dedicated 5G network to the venue ahead of this year’s Guinness Men’s Six Nations. Fans that attended England’s first home fixture of the tournament against France last weekend were the first to benefit from […]
RootMetrics, an Ookla company, has revealed the findings of its bi-annual UK State of the Mobile Union report. As competition among UK mobile network operators continues to heat up, 5G availability saw continued improvement from all four operators, but the fastest 5G speed experience still remains undecided in H2 2024. In the second half of 2024, […]
Research from Virgin Media O2 has revealed the average UK household is sat on over £218 (€258) worth of unwanted mobile phones, but only one in ten (11 per cent) Brits has traded in a device in the last five years. In response, Virgin Media O2 is encouraging them to trade in their old smartphones […]
ITV has announced that it will air The Girls Aloud Show: Live at The O2 – recorded in London during the band’s sell-out arena tour earlier this year which saw them play to over 300,000 people. The show will feature concert highlights plus behind-the-scenes footage when it airs as a one hour special later this […]
Mobile operators around the world would like to merge four mobile networks in their respective nations into three. This would improve the business case for investment by eliminating duplicative administration, improving spectrum synergies, and upgrading customers to better networks. Strand Consult has studied mobile industry consolidation since 2000 with the case of South Korea merging […]
Mega Max Media has announced a new partnership for its toddler channel, ducktv, in Germany through a FAST carriage agreement. The channel is now part of the newly launched o2 TV platform from o2 Telefónica, which went live on September 25th. This agreement was facilitated by The Channel Store, a provider of FAST/AVoD B2B services […]
AVoD and FAST Channel provider wedotv is part of the newly launched German TV platform from o2 Telefónica. wedotv will contribute its three FAST Channels wedotv movies, wedotv big stories and wedotv sports to the platform’s channel lineup, adding a variety of movies, documentaries and sports coverage to the streaming service. The launch was facilitated […]