Virgin Mobile customers to be moved over to O2 this year
VMO2 is rearranging itself into neater mobile and broadband units a year and a half after the merger of Virgin Media and O2.
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Nokia and Telefónica show off some 5G 2CC uplink carrier aggregation
Nokia and O2 Telefónica Germany say they have aggregated sub-6 GHz spectrum frequencies in an ‘industry first’ two-component carrier uplink Carrier Aggregation (CA) trial on 5G standalone.
Summer UK roaming traffic in Europe triples
UK operator O2 has published the data it captured from its customers over the summer to paint a picture of where, if anywhere, they went on their holidays.
O2 data shows Londoners are returning to the office
Data from O2’s network seems to suggest commuter numbers in London have roughly doubled in July compared to a year ago when lockdown lifted in England.
New O2 scheme lets customers ‘swap phones whenever they like’
UK operator O2 is offering new and existing customers the option to switch their phone for a new one whenever they like in a new scheme called O2 Switch Up.
Telefonica celebrates portable 5G base stations
Telefonica has spent a few euros on the development of portable 5G base stations in Germany, with events like Munich’s Oktoberfest in mind.
Ofcom wants to let Vodafone and O2 refarm 4G spectrum for 5G
UK telco watchdog Ofcom wants to alter some of O2’s and Vodafone’s spectrum licences so they can reuse frequencies they already have for 5G.
O2, EE, Vodafone and Three beaten by MVNOs on price and service
Virtual operators like Smarty, Giffgaff, Tesco Mobile and Sky Mobile performed better than the big four operators on customer service and value for money in a Which? survey.
KPN links €1 billion credit facility to sustainability goals
KPN has secured a €1 billion credit facility that is linked to its own sustainability goals, a further sign that telcos are taking this stuff seriously.
Eurobites: Musk sets up Isle of Man beachhead for UK broadband assault
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: UK government updates on Project Gigabit; Telecom Italia makes quantum leap; O2 turns on 5G street light in Frankfurt.
EE reignites Brexit debate by charging for data roaming in Europe
UK mobile operator EE has announced it will start charging £2 per day for new and upgrading customers to use their data in Europe.
Virgin Media O2 officially launches with vow to shake up the market
Having cleared all its regulatory hurdles, the UK’s new converged telco is full of ambition, but going toe-to-toe with BT will be very expensive.
O2 speeds ahead on 4G but EE is in the driving seat for 5G
With the spring bank holiday weekend looming in the UK many will be hitting the road for a quick getaway, and O2 is using this to its advantage, trumpeting the strength of its 4G network coverage along the country’s major arteries.
Virgin/O2 UK merger to close this month
The merger of UK mobile operator O2 with cableco Virgin Media is set to close in a matter of days, having cleared its final regulatory hurdle: the approval of the competition watchdog.
O2 UK and Microsoft team up over private 5G networks
The world’s second largest public cloud provider has shown it doesn’t think ‘private’ is a dirty word in its MEC collaboration with O2 UK.
O2 to launch standalone 5G in Germany this summer
Telefónica’s German operation has taken its first steps in carrier aggregation for 5G and expects hat to lead to the launch of standalone 5G this summer.
O2 and Vodafone trade UK 5G spectrum
O2 and Vodafone have entered into a UK agreement to trade spectrum holdings in the 3.4 GHz-3.8 GHz band to create more efficient frequency blocks for 5G rollout.
EE and AT&T are winning the early 5G performance races
Two reports analysing operators’ 5G performances in the US and the UK have put EE and AT&T slightly ahead of their peers respectively, but there are no sweeping winners.
CMA gives Virgin/O2 merger the green light
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally cleared the proposed merger of Virgin Media and O2 UK.
NEC teams up with Red Hat to deliver cloud native 5G solutions
The Japanese telecoms vendor NEC has brought its partnership with IBM-owned open source software solutions provider Red Hat up to date to deliver multicloud capable 5G solutions.
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