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NEWS: We’ve become the first UK network to switch on direct-to-device satellite connectivity 🛰️
Enabling our customers to stay connected in areas with no traditional mobile coverage, O2 Satellite automatically connects in areas with no cellular coverage.
From today, O2 Satellite supports text messaging and data across apps including WhatsApp, Messenger and Google Maps – providing an additional layer of reassurance when customers move to areas beyond traditional mobile coverage.
Customers can opt-in to O2 Satellite as a £3-per-month bolt-on – and will be included at no extra cost for Ultimate Plan customers in the coming weeks 📲
Press release 👉 vmo2.co/4qVRotO
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Two brilliant wins at the Mobile Industry Awards! 🏆
O2 Satellite was named Innovation of the Year, while our brilliant CTO team took home Team of the Year.
A huge congratulations to all involved 👏
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Today we’re launching our £3m Tech Rehome Network Fund to help local organisations get unwanted tech to people who need it most.
Find out more and apply: vmo2.co/4cwKlU7
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O2 Satellite is now available to O2 Business customers 🛰️
As the first operator in the UK and Europe to launch direct-to-device satellite mobile data, we're helping organisations stay connected in more places, with greater resilience.
Read more: vmo2.co/3UBQ0SF
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5G+ has landed in Northern Ireland 📶
More than 800,000 residents can now benefit from faster speeds, stronger reliability & lower latency - at no extra cost.
Listen for from our Director of Mobile Access Engineering, Robert Joyce.
Press release 👉 vmo2.co/4gA3I0Z
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Our thoughts are with those affected by devasting flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border.
If you have been affected by these events, please contact our Customer Service teams for advice and support
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We’ve renewed our partnership with @GoodThingsFdn to help tackle data poverty across the UK, supporting our ambition to connect 500,000 low-income households.
Read more: vmo2.co/3SH1T9b
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O2 Satellite connects you in more places 🛰️
O2 is the only UK network which offers direct-to-device satellite connectivity - helping customers stay connected in places where traditional mobile coverage isn't available.
Watch the latest ad 👇
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Connecting communities off the beaten path 🛰️
Virgin Media O2’s Samuel Sharp met Ian Roome, MP for North Devon, out in Lee to show him the benefits of O2 Satellite for his constituents.
Watch to see it in action 👇
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We’re reducing our carbon emissions by rethinking the lifecycle of our network equipment. Through our partnership with @txodotcom, we’ve already avoided 5,262 tonnes of CO₂e emissions.
Read more: vmo2.co/4gqyDfS
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Planning to buy tickets for a summer gig or festival? Stop! Think Fraud.
Before buying resale tickets, make sure you know the signs of a scam and read our top tips.
🗞️ Read the press release: vmo2.co/4hpJ5VX
👉 Head to our Stamp It Tout page: vmo2.co/3I9kULV
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Teams of firefighters responding to a major wildfire near Tintwistle in Derbyshire are using O2 Satellite to maintain communications in a location with no traditional mobile signal 🚒
Read more 👉 vmo2.co/4bkttzg
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We’ve released our Q2 Results today.
This quarter, we continued to invest in our customers and communities, strengthening our products, services and experiences they rely on every day 👇
Read our full earnings release here: lnkd.in/eW6-M_jX
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We’ve joined the Media in Service of Nature movement to help restore biodiversity, support climate resilience and protect the communities we serve.
Read more: vmo2.co/4wYnXe6
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A major new report prepared for Virgin Media O2 has found that current net neutrality rules require reform in order to unlock innovation and the mobile network investment needed to improve the customer experience 📶
Read more: vmo2.co/4vEl6FV
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🚨 Introducing the VMO2 Scam Index
A new quarterly view of how scams are changing across the UK – based on what we see on our network and what people are experiencing.
Read our first Scam Index here: vmo2.co/ScamIndex
Press release ℹ️ vmo2.co/4aWTwwi
ALT Map of the UK highlighting London with a fraud risk score of 4.8. Text reads: "Introducing Virgin Media O2’s Scam Index. Showing the UK’s current fraud risk and the latest scam trends to help people spot the signs and swerve the scammers."
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Cycling more than 410 miles over two days between them, Liam, Sam and Tom took on the Chilterns for the #BigRide2026!
The annual event was captured by the trio on their Meta glasses. Capture your own adventures with Ray-Ban Meta from O2: vmo2.co/449uExu
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June was a big month at Virgin Media O2 - check out our highlights below alongside a deep-dive on switching off our 2G network in 2029 👇
vmo2.co/4f1H67x
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We’ve been working with Boldyn Networks to get connectivity in pole position at Silverstone ahead of one of the biggest races of the year this weekend - so customers can stay connected when demand spikes.
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Press release: vmo2.co/3RcjsgE
ALT Aerial view of the Silverstone Circuit, a well-known racetrack in England, featuring winding tracks, adjacent buildings, and surrounding fields.
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We’ve announced today that we will combine our Commercial and Data and Operations functions into a new single Consumer unit.
This will be led by Lyssa McGowan OBE who will join our Executive Committee reporting to Lutz Schuler.
Read more here: vmo2.co/4we38L8
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Pre-match takeaways & post-match debriefs 📋
Our network data often tells a story - and it’s no different as Brits throw themselves into a summer of football.
Check out some of the peaks across our network from the last few weeks 👇
ALT Sure! Here's an alternative text description: "Image displaying statistics related to mobile app usage during soccer matches. Four statistics are highlighted with upward arrows on a green grass-like background: '16.6% peak in mobile traffic during matches compared to regular evening viewing', '225% increase in WhatsApp traffic after the full-time whistle blew', '155% spike in food delivery app use 30 minutes before kick-off', and '187% traffic increase on travel apps in final minutes of games'. The right side includes photos illustrating these activities: a person in a car on a smartphone, individuals using phones, and someone smiling at a phone. The bottom part of the background is gravel-like."
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