UK mobile operator O2 has broadened the reach of both its 5G and LTE-M (Long Term Evolution, category M1) networks, claiming two major network milestones that will provide different but complementary ...

Of all the current UK networks, O2 has changed the most. The carrier as it exists now was “born” in 2002, but its history dates as far back as 1985. Prior to being known as O2, the BT-owned network ...

Virgin Media O2 has announced upgrades to its network in several staycation locations around the UK including Kent, Cornwall, East Sussex, Yorkshire, the Scottish Highlands and Hebrides. The UK mobile ...

One of the key commitments made to UK comms regulator Ofcom to see the merger between telcos Vodafone UK and Three UK cross the line has just been completed, with Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) announcing ...

Today, Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa released a statement saying that it is in exclusive negotiations with Telefonica to acquire mobile carrier O2 in the UK, offering to pay up to £10.25 billion ...

The deal is set to cost a total of £10.25 billion, £9.25 billion which would be paid at closing and a further £1 billion to be paid after the deal has completed. Of course, this potential agreement ...

Natasha Lomas is the Mobile Phones Editor for CNET UK, where she writes reviews, news and features. Previously she was Senior Reporter at Silicon.com, covering mobile technology in the business sphere ...

A flaw in O2 UK's implementation of VoLTE and WiFi Calling technologies could allow anyone to expose the general location of a person and other identifiers by calling the target. The problem was ...

UK mobile phone operator Orange and Apple [AAPL] have signed a groundbreaking deal, which sees O2 lose exclusivity to sell the iPhone in the UK. As a result, Orange will be selling the iPhone 3G and ...