Leicester's O2 Academy which has played host to icons such as Kasabian and Blondie is to close its doors for good. The fate of the purpose-built venue, which opened in September 2010, has now been ...

O2 has announced it is giving Pay Monthly subscribers the chance to upgrade their smartphones to its advanced 5G+ connectivity, but it will require users who haven’t already got a newer SIM or an eSIM ...

O2 has confirmed that millions of its users are getting a speedy free upgrade. The change is bringing faster 5G+ to customers across the UK, with this service offering enhanced mobile coverage and ...

At the end of 2025, Morrissey looked to have finally run out of steam. He couldn't interest a label in his growing backlog of unreleased albums, and with a sorry trail of abandoned and postponed ...

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has flicked the switch on O2 Satellite, a satellite-to-mobile service powered by Starlink Direct to Cell, in a move that extends the operator’s landmass coverage from 89% to 95% ...

Virgin Media O2 has launched O2 Satellite, becoming the first UK mobile operator to switch on direct-to-device satellite connectivity, using Starlink Direct to Cell to provide coverage in areas with ...

Working with Starlink, the operator becomes the first in Europe to offer a satellite-based direct-to-device service that also includes some data. That's an important caveat: other European mobile ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has switched on the UK's first satellite-to-mobile service in its bid to ...

LONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Britain's Virgin Media O2 launched Europe's first satellite-to-mobile service on Thursday, bringing text messages, WhatsApp and Google Maps to customers using regular ...

TAMPA, Fla. — British mobile operator Virgin Media O2 said it started offering satellite-to-smartphone connectivity in the United Kingdom Feb. 26, marking the first commercial deployment of SpaceX’s ...

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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Affirm and Virgin Media O2 are today announcing a new partnership that will see the transparent and flexible payment network provide upfront and honest hardware financing to ...