The UK is hoarding 15 million old phones
Britons are sitting on 15 million unused mobile phones, seven million old DVD players and six million TVs, according to VMO2.
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VMO2 extends the National Databank to the high street
UK operator group VMO2 is bringing an initiative designed to ensure ‘digital inclusion’ to some of its shops, in a bid to make it more accessible.
VMO2 ends Q3 with more customers but lower revenue
Economic volatility is beginning to nibble at Virgin Media O2, in spite of an encouraging third quarter performance.
VMO2 reportedly cans £3 billion TalkTalk deal
Virgin Media O2 is apparently no longer working towards a £3 billion takeover of broadband rival TalkTalk, the deal apparently derailed by macro-economic issues and regulatory uncertainty.
UK national telecoms research lab opens in Solihull
The new UK Telecommunications Lab is a research facility intended to bring together operators, suppliers and academics to brainstorm and testbed ideas related to mobile networks.
Roaming charges may have cost Britons £80 million over the summer
A report from VM02 reckons the reintroduction of European roaming charges could have cost holidaymakers up to £80 million across July and August, or about £8.9 million every week.
VMO2, NEC and Rakuten activate Open RAN sites in UK
An Open RAN deployment collaboratively set up by VMO2, NEC and Rakuten is entering the ‘field phase’ with the activation of the first live sites in VMO2’s commercial network.
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.
VMO2 launches new apprenticeship drive
UK telco VMO2 is looking to take on more people in paid apprenticeship roles with five new schemes covering digital marketing, cyber security, quantity surveying, network cabling and DevOps.
VMO2 brags about the results of its 5G, 4G and fibre expansion in Scotland
Telco group VMO2 has given a snapshot of its recent connectivity upgrades in Scotland, which shows 5G is now in 58 towns and cities, and 4G has been boosted in 33,000 postcodes.
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.
VMO2 vans will collect foodbank and old tech donations during installations
A pilot scheme will see Virgin Media technicians collect donations from customers at the end of their installation appointments and drop them off at local foodbanks.
Telefónica raises guidance after Q2 revenue inches up
Spanish telecoms group Telefónica tentatively raised its full-year financial guidance following a respectable Q2 2022 performance.
VMO2 reportedly offers £3 billion for TalkTalk
Virgin Media O2 is eyeing up inorganic growth in the UK, having reportedly tabled a £3 billion bid for TalkTalk.
Vodafone and VMO2 will deploy 4G and 5G on London Underground
A new deal with Infrastructure firm BAI Communications, who handles the network in the Underground, will mean Vodafone and VMO2 customers will be able to make calls on the tube.
VMO2 and Nokia help create UK’s ‘first 5G connected hospital’
Virgin Media O2 and the NHS have collaborated to build the UK’s ‘first 5G connected hospital’ which it claims will transform healthcare.
VMO2 has sprinkled 1,300 5G small cells across London
UK operator Virgin Media O2 has been busy setting up 5G small cells all around the capital, and it now claims to have more deployed than any other operator in the UK.
VMO2 pitches gigabit broadband to SoHo sector
Virgin Media O2 is going after data-hungry small businesses with a new broadband plan that tops out at 1 Gbps.
Ravenous VMO2 customers used 39 billion gigabytes of data in a year
One year to the day since the merger which created it, UK telco group Virgin Media O2 reveals what the 39 billion GB of data its customers have gobbled up was used on.
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