Business Wire

Virgin Media O2 Partners with VMware to Complete 5G Roll-out Across UK and EU

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virgin Media O2 UK has selected VMware to help modernise its network and enable the continued success of its 5G rollout. The company will leverage VMware Telco ...
ZDNet

O2's 5G rollout plan will start with these four cities

O2 is starting its 5G rollout in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London later this year. The mobile operator said it will bring 5G to other areas of the UK "from 2020", which will coincide with the ...
Cotswold Journal

Gloucester goes live with O2 5G Standalone

O2 launches 5G Standalone in Gloucester, delivering 90 outdoor coverage, faster mobile data, and futureproof connectivity for 138,000 residents ...
Forbes

EE, Virgin Media O2 Reign In 5G City Tests

5G availability and speeds in major UK cities is continuing to improve, according to analysis from mobile benchmarking firm RootMetrics by IHS Markit. Looking at ‘everyday 5G’ performance (5G-only and ...
Computer Weekly

MWC 2019: O2 to launch 5G by Christmas

Telefónica-backed mobile operator O2 will launch a consumer 5G mobile network service in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast by the end of 2019, and will begin its network roll-out in other parts ...
Forbes

02 To Roll Out 5G In The U.K. 2019 With Focus On Partnering With Business

Telefonica-owned U.K. mobile operator O2 announced today that it is going to be rolling out 5G this year with a focus on building partnerships with business. It will initially launch in the four ...
Computer Weekly

Darwin SatCom gets into gear with first UK commercial 5G, satellite autonomous vehicles test lab

After a four-year trial supported by the telco and the European Space Agency, O2 has announced that the Darwin SatCom Lab is now open to companies looking to explore next-generation connectivity for ...
SDxCentral

Virgin Media O2 ports Nokia’s private 5G to a petit package

Virgin Media O2 Business unveiled a Nokia-powered portable 5G standalone (SA) private network package that’s the size of a carry-on airline bag. The carrier claims it’s the first such device to be ...
tvbeurope.com

O2: 5G-enabled sports experiences will provide major boost to entertainment industry

The research sees the mobile operator assessing the impact of 5G on the live entertainment industry, predicting that 5G could boost the sector by up to £2.3 billion over the next 10 years. The 5 th ...
Neowin

O2, EE, and Vodafone do well in Ofcom's 5G spectrum auction, Three not so much

The principal stage of Ofcom’s 5G spectrum auction is now complete and it looks as though O2 has won the 40MHz spectrum on both the 2.3GHz (4G) and the 3.4GHz (5G) bands. The 5G bid cost the firm £317 ...
Digital Spy

O2 confirms it will be selling the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G this year

Slow internet speeds on your smartphones are about to be a thing of the past, as 5G networks push your downloads into the stratosphere. We now know most of the major flagship smartphones hitting ...