All Virgin Media O2 (VM O2) articles – Page 17
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M&A
VM O2 said to table TalkTalk bid
Talks said to be in early stages, with initial offer reportedly valuing altnet at about £3bn.
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Operations
Bracken cools VM O2 ServCo prospects, but fibre JV on track
Liberty CFO Charlie Bracken talks up management benefits of separating infrastructure from service, but imminent hard split not on the cards.
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Cornerstone taps Freshwave for London 5G small cells
Next phase in City of London contract adds 5G and multi‑operator support.
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Elsewhere in UK: VM O2 puts out for SMEs
VM O2 sweetens offering for small and medium businesses, as purse strings tighten.
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People
Shared Rural Network names new Director
Bryn Jones named SRN Director at MNO-backed joint venture Digital Mobile Spectrum Ltd.
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Enterprise (B2B)
BT sees public deals erode as IT giants rise
BT sees its share of government telecoms revenue slide as Virgin Media O2 gains ground.
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Telefónica people moves: German fibre JV swaps CTIO
Unsere Grüne Glasfaser brings de Santos in for Vílchez, whose ‘development’ work has come to a close.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Europe: Vodafone Spain fined for GDPR breach
Vodafone Spain fined nearly €4m for violating customer data protection regulations; VfUK requests licence variation from regulator to refarm 4G spectrum, in tandem with VM O2.
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Strategy & Change
Liberty exec predicts ‘end of an era’ for altnet funding
Chief Development Officer Andrea Salvato warns altnets of rocky macro period, set to shake up challenger funding.
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Elsewhere in BT Group: Digitas UK scores BT/EE account
Publicis tightens grip on BT advertising account, edging out WPP further; VM O2’s fibre speed claims trump BT’s.
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People
Liberty snags Vodafone’s Suceveanu to lead converged tech
Madalina Suceveanu leaves Vodafone after eight years.
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Network & Infrastructure
EE nears target on rural Scottish 4G project
EE remains well ahead of UK MNO competitors when it comes to activating sites through S4GI scheme.
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Elsewhere in UK: Phones 4u cases reaches High Court
Phones 4u collusion case reaches High Court; VM O2 fastest full-fibre claims corroborated by ASA.
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VM O2 taps Amdocs Media for OTT onboarding
New deal looks to build on pre-merger relationship with Amdocs Media.
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VM O2 switches on Samsung’s 4G, 5G RAN lights
After more than six months of putting Samsung RAN kit through its paces in field tests, VM O2 flicks the switch on “multiple” 4G, 5G sites.
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Network & Infrastructure
UK telco execs call time on net neutrality
BT’s Allera, VM O2’s Cobian, and Vodafone’s Essam share their views on ‘big tech’ contributions to network investment.
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Telefónica people moves: comms overhaul to support New Telefónica
Global Communications Department set to open offices in London and New York, with leadership now in place.
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People
New CEO in at Tesco Mobile
Change of leadership at UK’s largest MVNO. New CEO again drawn from ranks of Virgin Media O2 co-parent Tesco.
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Privacy-by-design at heart of data trust strategy
Fostering an improved reputation for trustworthiness and delivering privacy-by-design can lead to new revenue streams, according to Vodafone Business data chief.
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Strategy & Change
EE to swallow BT and move “beyond connectivity”
BT Consumer’s two brands set for change as EE takes centre stage. EE to become flagship for converged products and new, “future services”. BT moniker to remain for Enterprise and Global operations as BT Means Business platform kicks on. Simplification, for customers and teams, the name of the game. ...