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VMO2 and Accenture join forces to develop apps for enterprise 5G private network sector

Virgin Media O2 and IT consulting and services giant Accenture have teamed up to develop applications for businesses interested in utilising 5G mobile private networks. The technology includes computer vision AI for product quality control monitoring of equipment to meet factory floor compliance requirements and queue management systems. The applications are built on Accenture’s Edge

Staff Reporter
8 May 2024

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Virgin Media O2 and Starlink “link’ bring connectivity to remote Scottish areas

Virgin Media O2 is using the Starlink constellation of low earth orbit satellites to boost mobile services in most remote locations as part of the Shared Rural Network programme. Starlink’s LEO satellites will connect to phone masts unreachable with fibre optic cables or microwave to give connectivity to more rural communities. The Starlink mobile backhaul

Staff Reporter
15 April 2024

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Virgin Media O2 to supply Government with anonymised data about how its network is being used

Virgin Media O2 Business is to provide the Office for National Statistics (ONS) with anonymised data about population dynamics, travel patterns, and other movement trends. Network insights from Virgin Media O2 Business’ anonymised and aggregated data service, O2 Motion, will be available on the Integrated Data Service (IDS). This is the ONS’s data sharing service which

Staff Reporter
3 April 2024

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Virgin Media O2 joins with charity to supply 500 used devices for people in need

Virgin Media O2 and environmental charity Hubbub, are providing more than 500 used tablets and smartphones to people in need. The equipment is financed by a £400,000 device lending scheme organised by the Tech Lending Community Scheme, established in 2022, aims to provide used devices to people in need, while also giving tech a second

Staff Reporter
26 March 2024

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Virgin Media O2 2023 figures show mobile base now at 24 million customers

Virgin Media O2 now has 24 million mobile subscribers on both contract and pre-paid deals. The mobile base last year increased by 46,600 contract customers and 211,200 IoT and wholesale connections. The converged fixed-mobile Volt bundles also saw growth, with 1.9 million customers opting for these services. The company invested over £2 billion in 2023

Staff Reporter
16 February 2024

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Virgin Media O2 upgrades rural 4G to help SMEs with cashless sales

Virgin Media O2 is upgrading its 4G network and rolling out of new 5G services across 55,000 rural postcodes.

Staff Reporter
20 December 2023

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Rob Orr is new Virgin Media O2 Chief Operating Officer as Gareth Turpin leaves the company

Virgin Media O2 chief commercial officer Rob Orr (main pic) has taken over as chief operating officer to replace Gareth Turpin who has left the business.

Staff Reporter
15 December 2023

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Virgin Media O2 boffins develop flying 5G phone mast to save lives in remote areas.

Virgin Media O2 technical geniuses have developed 5G-connected drone that gets a signal from low-earth orbit satellites to help search and rescue teams in remote areas.

Staff Reporter
11 December 2023

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Virgin Media O2 increases support for low-income groups and urges government to reduce social tariff VAT

Virgin Media O2 is designating 1,600 stores as National Digital Inclusion Hubs which will offer 25GB of free O2 data to low-income households.

Staff Reporter
7 December 2023

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Virgin Media O2 boosts Skegness 4G coverage with streetlight-mounted small cells

Virgin Media O2 has bolstered 4G coverage in Skegness by installing small cells on streetlights, in collaboration with its technology partner Ontix. Skegness draws approximately two million holiday visitors annually. Virgin Media O2 collaborated with Ontix and Lincolnshire County Council to pilot small cells, aiming for a cost-effective and adaptable approach to enhancing capacity—a tactic

Staff Reporter
5 December 2023