The Bee-lieve Foundation, a community-based charity in Surrey, is the first winner of the Virgin Media O2 Captain Tom Foundation Connector Award.
Ashton Vale Club for Young People, a community-based charity in Bristol, has been announced as the third winner of the Virgin Media O2 Captain Tom Foundation Connector Award.
British Sugar and Virgin Media O2 Business have switched on a first-of-its kind private mobile network, spanning multiple factory sites across a large geographical area.
England Rugby players, including Ellis Genge, Henry Slade and Jack Nowell surprised a Bristol primary school with a virtual rugby PE lesson, appearing as 4k holograms.
Virgin Media O2 has completed the upgrade of its entire national network to gigabit speeds, delivering nearly two-thirds of the Government’s broadband ambition four years ahead of the target date
The Covid-19 pandemic created a potential crisis for the NHS during the winter of 2020-21, as infections began to peak, hospitals were inundated with Covid-19 patients and vaccinations had just been approved for use.
Nothing, launching its very first smartphone called the Nothing phone (1), will officially launch on July 12 and will be an exclusive to O2 in the UK.
O2 has launched O2 Switch Up, giving its customers more freedom to flex their plan and swap their phone at any point in their contract, as many times as they’d like.
In partnership with charity, Hubbub, O2 has launched its ‘Phone Retriever’ service to encourage the public to rehome their old smartphones and fight digital exclusion this Christmas.
As part of its ongoing efforts to support the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing apprentices in Kent and Oxfordshire have been supported with £144,000 in training funds from O2 .
O2 and The Big Issue have teamed up to see over 200 of the magazine’s vendors receive free data plans every month.
O2 has launched its Christmas sale with savings to be made across the latest devices and gadgets including headphones, tablets and smartwatches.
Samsung and Virgin Media O2 have successfully deployed multiple live 4G and 5G sites in the U.K., advancing the next phase of their collaboration. In tandem with this deployment, the companies also completed the first 5G data call on Virgin Media O2’s commercial 5G network, using the sites.
Samsung and Virgin Media O2 are to conduct 4G and 5G trials2, where the two companies will verify the capability and performance of Samsung’s 4G and 5G network solutions in Virgin Media O2’s commercial network.
Environmental charity Hubbub and Virgin Media O2 have launched a £400,000 fund to enable a pioneering tablet lending scheme which will make tablets and free mobile data available
The UK High Court has denied a “fanciful” attempt from BT to sue Virgin Mobile (VMO2) after EE accused the operator of terminating their network access agreement before its expiry.
Virgin Media has has completed one of the UK’s largest ever mobile defibrillator roll out programmes, through its life-saving initiative with the British Heart Foundation.
West Berkshire Council has awarded a major contract to Virgin Media Business to supply Full Fibre infrastructure to schools, doctor’s surgeries and public libraries across Berkshire by March 2022.
Virgin Media has been fined £50,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after spamming more than 400,000 opted-out customers
Virgin Media has launched its new Hub 5, powered by WiFi 6 technology, which will deliver even faster speeds to connected devices throughout the home.
Virgin Media O2 have activated live Open RAN sites in Virgin Media O2’s network, as part of multi-vendor Open RAN deployment.
Virgin Media O2 has added Netflix to its top packages, the Ultimate Volt bundle and the Biggest TV bundle.
Through a new trial, Virgin Media O2 has committed to working directly with City of York council to repaint vandalised cabinets and bring them back to their original state.
Virgin Media is now at The O2 with a new experiential studio space due to open this summer and plans to make the site the best connected entertainment venue in the UK.
Virgin Media O2 Business has switched on the UK’s first 5G-connected hospital with South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
Virgin Media O2 Business is moving beyond standard service level agreements (SLAs) – introducing bespoke ‘Success Agreements’ for new large enterprise and public sector customers.
Virgin Media O2 has cancelled a mobile phone deal, delivering another blow to Vodafone boss Nick Read. The pair had agreed a five-year deal, running from January 2021.
Virgin Media O2 has changed its UK home mover’s policy so that customers moving to a home not connected to its broadband network will be able to leave without paying an early disconnection fee.
Virgin Media O2 has connected its entire network of 1.2 million homes in Scotland to gigabit broadband.
Virgin Media O2 has connected more than 6,100 homes in Bruton Park, Newcastle and Longbenton, North Tyneside to its Gigabit network.
Virgin Media O2 is creating more than 200 new apprenticeship roles across the country. The roles will support Virgin Media O2 in its aim of upgrading the UK with first class gigabit broadband and 5G mobile services.
Virgin Media O2 has announced one of its largest ever gigabit broadband switch-ons with these hyperfast speeds now reaching a total of 12.8 million homes across the UK
Virgin Media O2 has launched with a commitment to power the UK’s recovery and create unbeatable choice for consumers and businesses.
Virgin Media O2 has launch hyperfast gigabit fibre broadband for small businesses across its entire UK network, bringing an increased range of Voom Fibre package options.
Virgin Media O2 and the Good Things Foundation, has launched a National Databank with the aim of helping to tackle data poverty. The launch is in response to the data crisis in the UK, with 1.5 million homes currently without internet access
Virgin Media O2 has launched a new entertainment service, Stream from Virgin Media, offering customers a new way to bring together their favourite TV channels, video apps and streaming subscriptions all in one place
Virgin Media O2 has launched an online football transfer centre tool that allows fans to keep up to date with all of the transfers in the world of football.
Virgin Media O2 has launched its first ever joint product, Volt, bringing together broadband from Virgin Media with mobile connectivity from O2.
Virgin Media O2 will begin moving all Virgin Mobile customers over to O2’s range of plans. From February 2023, the company will start sending communications to the first group of Virgin Mobile customers
New and existing Virgin Media customers facing financial difficulty and who are claiming Universal Credit can now sign up for Essential Broadband Plus, the company’s fastest social tariff which offers broadband with speeds of 50Mbps for just £20 a month.
Virgin Media O2 has opened up Priority to its 5.7 million Virgin Media broadband, TV and landline customers, via the rewards app from O2.
Despite other major networks bringing back roaming charges, users of the Virgin Media O2 phone network will not face roaming charges this year .
Virgin Media O2 have removed charges for data use in Ukraine and will also credit charges for calls and texts to and from Ukraine and the UK.
Virgin Media O2 UK has selected VMware to help modernise its network and enable the continued success of its 5G rollout.
Virgin Media O2 will be working with Big Issue Group to support all Big Issue vendors with free O2 SIMs and data vouchers, as the cost-of-living crisis deepens this Christmas.
Virgin Media O2 has successfully demonstrated delivering 2,200Mbps broadband speeds to homes in Edinburgh and Birmingham in real-world trials.
Virgin Media O2 has unveiled the first of its new electric vehicles (EVs), as it works to transition its entire fleet to EVs by 2030.
Virgin Media O2 has upgraded and expanded across the Greater Manchester region. The company’s 4G network has been significantly upgraded over the past 12 months, with capacity boosted in almost 20,000 postcodes across the Greater Manchester region.
