O2

O2 is a mobile network operator and the principal commercial brand of Telefónica UK Limited, which is part of the global telecommunications group Telefónica S.A, headquartered in Spain and operating in Europe, and North, Central and South America.
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Telco & CSP

UK MNOs want Ofcom kickback in return for reducing their own deployment costs

5G

O2 gets 5G ready with multi-million pound network investment in iconic shopping centres and stadia

5G

O2’s 5G network to power autonomous vehicle testing

5G

O2 5G to arrive in 2019 as company builds a 5G Economy in partnership with British business

Telco & CSP

O2 invests over £1 billion to drive growth

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5G

Vodafone and O2 want to share 5G network costs

Mobile

Telefónica and Vodafone to strengthen their network partnership in the UK with 5G sharing

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Mobile

Ericsson apologises for software fault that brought down cellular networks

Massive MIMO

O2 sets sights on dense 5G deployment using Massive MIMO

5G

O2 signs up to driverless vehicle trials in the West Midlands

4G LTE

O2 backs rural Britain with mobile upgrade worth up to £45m

Optical

SSE Enterprise Telecoms, Three UK and Telefónica UK (O2) have agreed to support further fibre rollout in London

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Business Models

UK telcos still charging for paid-off phones, why not order refunds?

Network Services

O2 calls time on confusing and inflexible billing by putting customers in charge of how they pay for their devices

Mobile

Ding! O2 has a lightbulb moment: uses LED lights to send fast data indoors

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Mobile

Summer scorecard #2: Is Europe dangerously fragmented or joyously diverse?

Network Services

Phishing & Smishing – What you need to know

Mark Evans, CEO © O2

5G

UK mobile operator O2 opens its 5G testbed to every FTSE 100 company

Tracker

O2 to connect 1,000 locations to latest 4G spectrum in rapid rollout

Tracker

Arqiva and O2 to improve mobile connectivity in London Boroughs

Tracker

O2’s customers are the ‘winners’ as Telefónica UK makes £500m airwaves investment to further strengthen its network

Tracker

Upgrade UK cities now or miss out on productivity savings of £6 billion a year from 5G – O2

5G

Connecting Britain’s railways with mobile

Devices

2049 – A journey from smartphones to a tech enabled human body