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O2 seeks 2G solution to rural 3G
News O2 is seeking permission to run 3G services in spectrum dedicated to 2G, Dave Williams, the operator's chief technical officer, revealed on Monday. Speaking at the 3GSM World Congress, Williams claimed that the only way to deliver cost-effective...
[February 13, 2006, 11:35]
o2/iphone: £15 tethering should have covered EU-it would have sold
Talkback O2 should have trumped the competition with 'marketing'. A £15 tethering option could have been sold as 3GB Data usable across the EU. Most customers wouldn't have used/needed this except for Summer Holidays, but the perceived benefit could have...
[June 15, 2009, 15:36]
O2 Xda Venn
Blog O2’s longstanding Xda line includes a range of Windows Mobile-based devices. But the Xda Venn adds something new, as it's the first 'dual slider' Xda smartphone. Dual sliders are by their nature chunky.
[October 2, 2009, 9:39]
O2 finalising roaming price cuts
News UK mobile operators O2 and Orange are set to follow competitors T-Mobile and Vodafone by cutting their mobile roaming rates. O2, which was recently bought by Spain's Telefonica, is putting the final touches on a new charging plan that will be...
[May 9, 2006, 15:25]
O2 launches smartphone-management service
News O2 UK has launched a managed-services offering for enterprises looking to cope with increasing numbers of employees wielding smartphones. Ben Dowd, business sales director at O2 UK, said in a statement: "Mobile email is no longer simply a tool for...
[May 22, 2008, 9:42]
O2 agrees to Telefónica takeover
News O2, one of Britain's last two independent mobile operators, is to be sold to Spain's Telefónica in a deal reportedly worth £17.7 bn. The deal was made public by O2's chief executive, Peter Erskine, on this morning's Today programme on BBC Radio 4.
[October 31, 2005, 9:25]
O2 to offer video downloads
News Mobile network operator O2 UK will begin trials of a wireless video service with 350 of its mobile phone customers at the end of this month, ahead of a possible commercial launch later this year. The trials are the latest move by network providers...
[April 16, 2003, 12:07]
O2 undercuts rivals on roaming fees
News Mobile operator O2 has launched two roaming price plans, giving its UK customers cheaper overseas rates than any of its competitors and becoming the first network to allow frequent travellers to receive calls overseas for free.
[May 12, 2006, 13:45]
O2 do know about edge - kind of!
Talkback i have just been on the phone to o2 who say they haven't released exact locations of edge coverage yet as they are upgrading areas as soon as possible, right through to mid November, so don't yet want to announce locations that they cannot deliver...
[October 2, 2007, 19:45]
O2 expects little 3G interest this year
News UK mobile operator O2 will offer third-generation handsets and laptop data cards to UK customers this autumn, but doesn't expect to see significant demand for its 3G service until 2005. MmO2, O2's parent company, said on Tuesday that it is still on...
[May 18, 2004, 14:10]
O2 reports 'very strong' SME uptake of iPhone 3G
News More iPhone 3Gs than expected have been sold to small and medium-sized businesses, but the corporate world is a tougher nut to crack, according to O2. Ben Dowd, head of business sales at O2, told ZDNet UK sister site silicon.com: "We have seen...
[December 3, 2008, 6:30]
O2 finally meets 3G coverage obligation
News O2 has finally met the 3G coverage obligation that was part of the licence it acquired in 2000 for providing mobile broadband. On Friday, Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, said the operator had now rolled out 3G coverage to at least 80...
[May 2, 2008, 12:45]
O2 announces 'free' broadband offer
News 'Free' home broadband is being launched in the UK by mobile operator O2. O2 customers who buy a £20-a-month mobile broadband package will receive the 'up to' 8Mbps home service free for a year, plus a wireless router.
[August 1, 2008, 9:08]
O2 targets SMEs with business-broadband deal
News Mobile operator O2 UK has launched a business broadband service and extended the coverage of its home broadband offering to the whole of the UK from 1 May. The Business Broadband offering is targeted at SMEs and, as with O2's Home Broadband service...
[May 2, 2008, 8:39]
O2 Xda IQ review
Reviews Design O2’s Xda IQ looks every inch a smartphone, its overall dimensions (46.5mm wide by 109mm deep by 18.5mm high) and weight (110g) being entirely average for its class. The silver and black styling is distinctive, but the way the screen and...
[June 29, 2006, 13:50]
O2 sorts out high-speed wireless
News Mobile operator mmO2 has been sorting out where it will be setting out its stall for the alphabet soup of connectivity of the future. EDGE, for one, is out, as is the company's own Wi-Fi network, due to a lack of business case, according to the...
[January 28, 2005, 8:20]
O2 slashes European roaming rates
News The UK's largest mobile phone operator is introducing a new roaming scheme for voice calls in Europe, whereby incoming calls — currently costing 35p per minute — will be free in exchange for a monthly supplement.
[October 19, 2006, 10:35]
O2 reprimanded for 'best network' claims
News O2 has found itself on the wrong end of an adjudication from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after Vodafone filed a complaint. Vodafone's gripe with the recently acquired company relates to an O2 ad campaign.
[November 10, 2005, 8:15]
O2 scores its biggest-ever corporate contract
News O2 has won its largest-ever corporate contract, taking over 23,000 Network Rail connections from Vodafone. According to O2, the contract marks the UK's most extensive port of numbers. The operator will be providing voice, BlackBerry and other...
[February 21, 2008, 11:07]
O2 releases iPhone 3G pricing for UK
News O2, the operator with the exclusive UK distribution deal for the iPhone, has released tariff information for Apple's handset. O2 said it will be launching the iPhone 3G in the UK, as expected, on 11 July, with an increased focus on business customers.
[June 10, 2008, 12:42]
