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three uk has announced it will be acquiring o2 from telefonica for £10 billion .
currently the uk mobile market is dominated by o2, ee, vodafone and three .
hutchison says it’s in exclusive negotiations to buy uk’s o2 for up to £10. 25b
o2 is the uk' s largest mobile phone operator, with 21 million customers .
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tempted by an o2 mobile deal? here’s everything you need to know about o2, one of the uk’s biggest networks .
combined, three uk and o2 will have the largest subscriber base in the uk with 33 million. neither three or o2 commented on what brand the carrier will take once the acquisition is finalised, although three uk is most likely .
o2 has 23 million customers in the uk and deals with 125m phone calls a day .
o2, which was earlier called mmo2, split from uk phone group bt in 2001 .
telefónica enters into exclusive negotiations with hutchison whampoa to sell o2 uk for £10. 25 billion
hutchison says it’s in exclusive negotiations to buy uk’s o2 for up to £10. 25b – techcrunch
under the plans, vodafone uk and telefonica uk (o2) will merge their basic mobile network infrastructure to make one national grid of 18, 500 sites .
press release: cma requests uk review of o2 / three merger (2. 10. 15 )
of all the uk operators, o2 has probably the most chaotic history in terms of its ownership .
the o2 academy venues are a hugely important part of the uk' s music scene .
telefonica, which has agreed a deal with the board of the uk company, said o2 would retain its existing brand and continue to be based in the uk .
bskyb is to buy o2 owner telefónica uk' s broadband business in a £200m deal, leapfrogging virgin media to become second in the uk broadband market behind bt .
three uk will be able to make use of o2’s stronger 4g lte network, alongside the various deals and sponsorships o2 hold in the uk. features like o2 priority and rewards might be removed, unless three is planning to continue the reward schemes .
combining o2 and three would cut the number of major mobile operators in the uk from four to three .
19 o2 academy venues across 13 uk cities - from o2 abc glasgow to o2 academy bournemouth. with the o2 academy app you can see which venue is closest to you, what gigs are on and even what the weather will be like .
o2 uk is active as an mno in the uk offers mobile communications services such as voice, sms, mms, mobile internet and mobile broadband services. o2 uk operates a 900 mhz and 1800 mhz 2g network, a 900 mhz and 2100 mhz 3g network and a 800 mhz 4g network. o2 uk also offers retail fixed broadband to business customers and is a provider of wi - fi services .
on 16 september 2015, the cma commenced consultation on whether to review the uk aspects of the acquisition by ck hutchison holdings ltd (ckhh) of telefonica europe plc (o2 uk) .
o2 was the first network to develop an eco - rating in the uk in 2010 with independent sustainability group forum for the future. it’s the only eco - rating currently available in the uk .
11 april 2016: the cma has written to the european commission setting out its concerns about the proposed merger between hutchison 3g uk and telefonica uk .
it follows months of negotiations between three uk’s parent hutchison whampoa and telefonica over the uk carrier. three acquired o2 ireland two years ago; this is a continuation of the push by three into britain .
o2 has agreed to be bought by telefonica for £18bn as the spanish telco looks to expand its operations into uk and germany .
telefonica acquired o2 from bt group for £17. 7 billion in 2005, but have not made good on the investment. the uk carrier market is a lot more competitive nowadays and telefonica is not making a lot of profit from the o2 uk venture .
yes. we’ve got tickets available for thousands of shows at over 350 venues across the uk, not just o2 academy venues .
keep in touch wherever work takes you, with 100 uk to eu minutes every month on our sim only tariff. plus unlimited uk calls and texts .
a test to establish maximum o2 uptake despite no plateau in the o2 uptake response to ramp incremental exercise .
o2 has announced a smartphone payment system, called o2 wallet, to rival barclays, google and paypal .
the european commission has blocked ck hutchison holdings ltd' s (ckhh) proposed acquisition of telefonica europe plc (o2 uk) .
following completion of the proposed merger, three and o2 uk (together, the parties) would be run as a combined business .
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“our loyalty programme is about unforgettable live experiences and memories, ” said nina bibby, chief marketing officer at o2 uk. “at the heart of that is our sponsorship assets and the o2. ”
nina bibby, chief marketing officer at o2 uk, said: “our loyalty programme is about unforgettable live experiences and memories. at the heart of that is our sponsorship assets and the o2. ”
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vodafone and telefonica uk will now jointly operate and manage a single network grid in the uk, on which they will both offer competing mobile services for voice and data .
these are turbulent times for the uk mobile phone industry - and for its customers .
sky uk customers: 11. 5 million products: tv, broadband, land line
the collapse of the deal leaves both three and o2 in a precarious position with uncertain futures in the uk ,
mr mann said .
vodafone and o2 - owner telefonica have announced plans to
pool
their mobile network infrastructure in the uk to create a single national grid .
the european commission said allowing hutchison’s 10. 3 billion - pound ($ 14. 9 billion) acquisition of o2 uk from spain’s telefonica (
telefónica enters into exclusive negotiations with hutchison whampoa to sell o2 uk for £10. 25 billion | news detail | news | press office | telefónica
in 2008 we teamed up with live nation, the biggest music promoters in the world, and academy music group, to relaunch some of the uk’s most iconic and loved music venues, including o2 academy brixton, o2 shepherd’s bush empire and o2 apollo manchester .
o2 said in a statement :
three is known for campaigning on behalf of its customers, much like o2 .
today, hong kong - based hutchison whampoa released a statement saying that it is in exclusive negotiations with telefonica to acquire mobile carrier o2 in the uk, offering to pay up to £10. 25 billion ($ 15. 3 billion, €13. 5 billion). hutchison’s plan would be to merge o2 with its existing uk business three to create the uk’s biggest carrier .
o2 said the ruling had little impact on their uk operations .
we work in an industry of constant change and have learnt how to manage that change better than most ,
said an o2 spokesperson .
cellnet and vodafone were the only mobile phone operators in the uk until 1993 when one2one (now t - mobile) was launched. orange had its uk launch in 1994 .
mobile phone operator o2 has reported that full - year profits more than trebled as it signed up new customers in the uk, ireland and germany .
there are currently four mobile network operators in the uk – bt' s mobile business ee, telefónica' s o2, vodafone and hutchison’s three .
ckhh also owns hutchinson 3g uk limited (three), a mobile network operator (mno) in the uk. three is the most recent mno entrant on the uk market, and launched its commercial operations on 3 march 2003 with a 2100 mhz 3g network .
three uk, a subsidiary of hwl is the uk’s fastest growing 3g network operator covering 98% of the uk population and is now rolling out 4g to its customers. it has won awards for mobile broadband, roaming and customer support as well as for best value .
talktalk uk customers: 4. 2 million products: tv, broadband, landline, mobile
the two firms said o2' s business in the uk, germany and ireland would go well with telefonica' s businesses in latin america and spain .
o2 is a leading provider of mobile services, mobile phones and broadband to consumers and businesses in the uk and as title sponsor of the o2 we pride ourselves in being more than just a name above the door .
a test to establish maximum o2 uptake despite no plateau in the o2 uptake response to ramp incremental exercise. - pubmed - ncbi
as a network, o2 has undergone major transformations both in name and stature since 1985. the first network to offer gprs data in the u. k. , o2 has seen its share of ups and downs over the years, but compelling offerings like o2 priority and o2 refresh has seen o2’s market share rise .
mobile operator o2 has renewed its naming rights agreement with the london o2 venue until 2027 in a deal reportedly worth around £125m .
“we have decided that we are not going to sell the control of o2 in britain. in the coming weeks, we will decide if it will involve a listing or the entry of new shareholders in o2 uk. ”
our customers tell us that they really value having priority access to tickets at the o2 so we want to bring this benefit to even more customers ,
said ronan dunne, the chief executive of telefonica o2 uk .
o2 said the tie - up would create the uk' s
most customer - centric mobile operator
and give customers greater value, quality and innovation .
which phone network is the best in the uk? bt, ee, giffgaff, o2, sky, tesco mobile, three, virgin and vodafone compared .
bskyb has swooped in on the consumer broadband and fixed - line biz of telefónica uk - owned o2 and be with a proposed deal worth up to £200m .
british sky broadcasting is buying the uk broadband and fixed line businesses of spain' s telefonica .
the agreement secures o2 – a subsidiary of spanish multinational telefónica – as the naming partner for amg’s 19 venues in 13 uk cities, and follows a similar extension of its naming - rights deal with aeg’s the o2 in february .
o2 has been forced to apologise to almost 8 million customers after an
embarassing
network failure led to a 24 - hour blackout across the uk and ireland .
if a float goes ahead, potentially before the end of the year but more likely in early 2017, o2 is expected to list under the banner telefonica uk .
mobile operator o2 has struck a £22. 5m deal with music promoter live nation to sponsor 11 music venues across the uk including the shepherd' s bush empire .
telefónica has been looking to exit the uk broadband business to concentrate on its mobile operations, with around 23. 5 million mobile customers in the uk, and the rollout of new 4g services .
o2 customers also get access to o2 wi - fi, which allows you to connect to any of the 15, 000 o2 wi - fi hotspots in the u. k. free of charge. while this is technically an o2 perk, customers of any mobile network can access o2 wi - fi free of charge, so it’s not an exclusive offer to o2 customers. however, 7, 000 of the hotspots are open to o2 customers without any registration required .
the european commission said on wednesday combining hutchison’s three uk and o2 uk would have created a market leader with a share of more than 40 percent, reducing choice, hampering infrastructure development and weakening the negotiating power of smaller ‘virtual’ operators seeking to obtain access to networks .
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( 23 january 2015, hong kong) hutchison whampoa limited (hwl), parent company of uk telecom operator three uk, announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with telefónica, s. a. over a period of several weeks for the potential acquisition of telefónica, s. a. ’s uk subsidiary, o2 uk, for an indicative price in cash of £9. 25 billion which would be paid at closing, and deferred upside interest sharing payments of up to a further £1 billion in the aggregate payable after the cumulative cash flow of the combined businesses of hutchison 3g uk limited and o2 uk has reached an agreed threshold. the timing and amounts of these payments will depend on the actual cash flows of the combined businesses .
annual report & financial results o2 was acquired by telefonica sa in 2005. telefonica annual reports can be found here other financial information about telefónica uk can be found here .
his firm, hong kong - based hutchison whampoa, already owns the three mobile network, and combining it with o2 would create the uk' s biggest mobile group .
o2 were formed way back in 1985 under the name of cellnet as part of bt, formerly british telecom, the company that provided most of the uk’s landline telephones. in 2005 they were sold to spanish company telefonica who trade as the movistar network in most countries, but the popular o2 brand name has been retained in the uk .
ronan dunne, chief executive of o2 uk, said on wednesday he would evaluate options for the group once the agreement with hutchison has lapsed at the end of june .
“we are incredibly proud of our partnership with o2 which has revolutionised the way brands work within the live sector, ” said paul latham, coo of live nation uk .
of that £10. 25 billion, £9. 25 billion would be paid at closing and a further £1 billion would come through deferred interest sharing payments “after the cumulative cash flow of the combined businesses of hutchison 3g uk limited and o2 uk has reached an agreed threshold. ”
for the first nine days of 1985 vodafone was the only firm with a mobile network in the uk. then on 10 january cellnet (now o2) launched its service .
another user of o2’s big uk network, tesco mobile provides contracts, pay as you go and sim - only deals at decent prices. again, because it uses o2’s network coverage will be decent and often the subsidies for new handsets are good .
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unfortunately we are unable to recycle devices which are locked to a non - uk network at this time .
nitto’s decision to partner with atp will help it reach uk consumers as it expands its marketing operations internationally .
compared to its rivals, o2 offers the widest range of perks for its customers. there are many compelling reasons to buy an o2 payg, simo, or paym handset. here’s a few of the o2 perks :
following this morning' s announcement that the owner of mobile network three, hutchison whampoa, is in advanced talks with telefónica to acquire o2 uk, the drum caught up with mobile experts to establish what the deal, reportedly worth £10. 25bn, means for the uk mobile industry .
) said it would consider buying o2 uk if brussels blocked the hutchison deal but said it also valued the flexibility it had in its current strategy of being a virtual mobile operator .
hutchison' s proposed acquisition of telefónica uk (
o2
), despite remedies offered by the parties. the commission' s full decision will be published later this year .
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o2 came into existence in 2002 following the rebranding of bt’s then mobile division, cellnet. after accruing just under 25% of the uk mobile market by march 2005, according to ovum’s wcis, bt flogged o2 to telefónica for roughly £17. 7bn .
use o2’s coverage checker above to find out more about o2 coverage in your area, including signal strengths and details on both indoor and outdoor coverage .
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after my iphone broke due to a faulty battery pack i have been fobbed off continuously by o2 staff at all levels referring me to apple under a sale of goods act claim which is misinformation on o2’s part and completely incorrect trading behaviour for a uk company .
london based urltoken has taken its first steps outside the uk, expanding its data sharing rewards platform into germany — where it’s launched a co - branded version of the app with carrier o2 (called o2 get), targeting the latter’s ~ 24 million customers .
the three / o2 saga has been one of the more prominent news stories of 2016, as hutchison whampoa aimed to create the uk’s largest mobile operator through merging its current three uk brand with the £10. 25 billion o2. the future of the business unit remains unclear for the moment as telefónica will wait for more stable market conditions for alternative strategies to be explored .
post completion, o2 and be customers will be migrated onto sky’s fully unbundled network, supported by a nationwide all - fibre core, which reaches 84 per cent of all uk homes .
never the less o2, which much like three uk (here) is also calling on ofcom to cap bt ’s (ee) spectrum ownership in order to stop them dominating the market (three uk wants a cap of 30% and o2 uk wants it to be set at 35 %), has forecast that 5g will overtake “ fibre ” by 2026 and deliver £7bn of annual economic benefits to the united kingdom (plus £3b per year through secondary supply chain impacts) .
the new firm will also inherit third - generation mobile phone licences in the uk, germany and the netherlands .
bt uk customers: 9. 8 million for home broadband and phone products: tv, broadband, land line
the move might be subject to ofcom inspection, considering the move gives three uk a large advantage in the mobile market. considering three uk is fourth on carrier subscribers, it will most likely not be stopped by regulation .
5g mobile will never take over fttc, g. fast or fttp because o2 5g will be capped usage allowance (not unlimited) if it was truly unlimited then it will be great but overall uk of 5g coverage with o2 the speed will be very limit .
o2 cmo nina bibby comments: “we know our customers love live experiences, and o2 academy venues are a huge part of the uk’s live music scene, which is why we’re extremely pleased to be continuing our longstanding relationship with both live nation and academy music group .
this doesn' t surprise me at all. o2 customer service are awful. they may be uk based but it sounds like they haven' t got a clue about uk law. it' s perfectly reasonable to expect a phone on a 24 month contract to last at least last 24 months !
but, at the end of the day, it doesn' t matter whether it says
o2 - uk
or
giffgaff
really as long as the connection works for you .
no, but you can use o2 travel to make cheaper calls while you’re abroad. if you’re an o2 business customer you can use o2 travel in europe or our rest of world 24 hour pass to stay connected while you’re away .
mobile phone group o2 has agreed a takeover offer from spanish telecom company telefonica .
o2 network problems: the operator has apologised. photograph: andy hepburn / pa
the news came about 25 hours after o2 had said the problems first emerged .
the mobile operator o2 has struck a deal thought to be worth about £125m to keep the naming rights to the london venue the o2 until at least 2027 .
j cole performs at o2 academy in birmingham. photograph: ollie millington / wireimage
o2 has renewed the naming rights for the o2, the world' s most successful entertainment arena, in a ten - year partnership with the london venue .
o2 will install technology to monitor and analyse crowd behaviour at gigs across 19 music venues in the uk as part of an extended ten year commercial agreement with the academy music group and live nation .
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it would reduce the number of major operators in the uk from four to three, which might not benefit consumers .
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consolidation is the new black in the uk mobile market, as telefónica has confirmed the sale of o2 to hutchison whampoa, the owner of three. the deal, valued at £10. 25 billion, is expected to be completed by mid - 2016, and will see the formation of the uk’s largest mobile operator .
“close to four million live music fans come through o2 academy doors each year to see the artists they love across the uk. continuing this deal with o2 ensures that these venues remain a vibrant part of their local communities and an integral part of britain’s healthy live music market. ”
anschutz entertainment group (aeg) – the us company that purchased the o2 in 2005 - recently agreed an extension to its naming rights deal with o2 until 2027 .
o2 is a brand that has been around since 2002 in the uk and has been owned by telefonica since 2005. recently rival operator three attempted to merge with o2 but the european commission opted to block the move (this was in the wake of the bt and ee sale) .
“close to four million live music fans come through o2 academy doors each year to see the artists they love, across the uk. continuing this deal with o2 ensures that these venues remain a vibrant part of their local communities and an integral part of britain’s healthy live music market. ”
o2 combines a sturdy 4g network with high data limits and special offers through o2 priority. roaming on o2 is also affordable and there are a range of tariffs to choose from whether you pay monthly, go sim only or pay as you go .
nestlé has around 7, 000 employees across 19 sites in the uk and ireland. we manufacture a wide range of brands in the uk, including many household favourites such as nescafé®, kitkat®, ski®, carnation®, shredded wheat® and herta® .
telefonica is rapidly advancing plans for a blockbuster £10bn float of its uk mobile arm o2, in what would be the biggest london stock - market debut since the commodities giant glencore more than five years ago .
ck hutchison holdings ltd (hutchison) owns mobile network operator three in the uk, whilst telefonica europe plc owns o2. the merger was formally notified to the european commission (ec) on 11 september .
the renewed alliance will see o2 double the number of 48 - hour priority tickets made available to its customers for o2 academy shows and live nation - promoted non - festival events across the uk, as well as offering fast - tracked entry, free cloakrooms, drinks offers and complimentary wifi .
o2 admitted that about one third of its customers were affected by the network collapse .
the aim is to have all the mobile operations renamed o2 by spring next year .
o2 coverage is excellent when it comes to 3g and 2g with widespread coverage. o2' s 4g coverage is also now strong, standing at over 98% indoors .
sowwing o2 as the provider is normal on some phones, so no issue there .
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we (o2 or redeem) can’t accept responsibility for any devices we don’t receive .
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o2 is endorsed by telefónica as the corporate brand in all its communications with customers .
the transaction remains subject to satisfactory due diligence over o2 uk, agreement on terms and signing of definitive agreements, and obtaining required corporate and regulatory approvals. the negotiations may or may not result in any transaction .
arlier this year margrethe vestager, the european competition commissioner, sent shockwaves through the telecoms industry when she refused to allow o2 to merge with three in the uk, saying it would reduce choice and increase prices .
reality check: o2 you are not above the law nor do you seem to operate within as you claim or do you understand uk legislation and how to properly respond to a sale of goods act written request .
o2 has now had a 4g network for years and it’s been busy in that time, bringing speedy 4g coverage to over 98% of the uk population indoors, and that figure is growing all the time .
ck hutchison responded to the decision, saying the acquisition of o2 from spain' s telefonica would bring
major benefits to the uk not only by unlocking £10bn of private sector investment in the uk' s digital infrastructure but also by addressing the country' s coverage issues, enhancing network capacity, speeds and price competition for consumers
.
the planned deal was worth £10. 3bn, and would have left the uk with just three major mobile phone network operators .
the acquisition of telefonica uk' s consumer broadband and fixed - line telephony business will help us accelerate this growth .
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“following the significant event published on may 11, 2016 in relation to the european commission decision to prohibit the sale of telefónica’s subsidiary in the uk (o2 uk) to hutchison whampoa group, telefónica informs that upon the publication of its 2016 first half results, telefónica’s operations in the uk will no longer be reported as discontinued operations within telefónica group and all its assets and liabilities will cease to be reported as ‘held for sale’, ” the company said in a statement .
today' s decision follows an in - depth investigation by the commission of the deal, which would have combined telefónica uk' s
o2
and hutchison 3g uk' s
three
, creating a new market leader in the uk mobile market. the takeover would have removed an important competitor, leaving only two mobile network operators, vodafone and bt’s everything everywhere (ee), to challenge the merged entity. the significantly reduced competition in the market would likely have resulted in higher prices for mobile services in the uk and less choice for consumers than without the deal. the takeover would also likely have had a negative impact on quality of service for uk consumers by hampering the development of mobile network infrastructure in the uk. finally, the takeover would have reduced the number of mobile network operators willing to host other mobile operators on their networks .
the reduction in value telefónica has placed on o2 is particularly notable. in march 2005, according to ovum, o2 had 24. 74% of the uk mobile market, equating to 15m subscriptions. leap forward nearly 10 years to december 2014 and the number of o2 subscribers, as well as market share, have both grown considerably; 26. 5m and 32. 72% respectively .
elefónica revealed it has “initiated” plans to float its mobile network o2 as the spanish telecoms giant also revealed it will list its infrastructure business by the end of the year, after it failed to offload its uk network .
the group has already raised prices for its fusion television business in spain several times over the past year and the aborted sale of o2 uk was a “major setback”, said numo matias, an analyst at haitong securities .
apple offer a battery replacment service for what i think is a reasonable sum of £55 inc vat compared to anovo uk charging £119. 95 for the same procedure. o2 obvioulsy do not alert consumers to this fact though
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mr fletcher told trade journal marketing week that o2 was âlooking whether to continueâ this deal .
negotiations around o2’s events loyalty programme were a key part of the agreement with the new deal doubling the number of priority tickets made available to o2 customers 48 hours before general release .
digital communications company o2 will be the o2’s naming rights partner for a further 10 years after putting pen to paper on a new deal with the venue' s operator, aeg .
o2 is today launching a £6m ad campaign highlighting the advantages of the service for gigs .
bibby said that despite the increased scale of the renewal deal – the company’s previous 10 - year deal cost £6m a year – o2 would not look to cut its wider sponsorship programme. o2 also sponsors the england rugby union team and a string of music venues across the uk in a deal with live nation .
other outstanding issues for the uk arm include the appointment of an independent chairman and non - executive directors. o2 is also understood to favour a retail share offer to its customers, as revealed by the telegraph in july .
still, o2 has a notable role in the uk market. as the first carrier to have the iphone when it first launched, and holding an initial exclusive on that similar to at & t in the u. s. , this gives the company a very large share of the uk’s iphone users today, speaking to higher revenues per user overall .
allowing hutchison to takeover o2 at the terms they proposed would have been bad for uk consumers and bad for the uk mobile sector. we had strong concerns that consumers would have had less choice finding a mobile package that suits their needs and paid more than without the deal. it would also have hampered innovation and the development of network infrastructure in the uk, which is a serious concern especially for fast moving markets. the remedies offered by hutchison were not sufficient to prevent this .
hutchison, run by hong kong businessman li ka - shing, owns the three mobile network, the uk' s smallest operator .
these include cellnet in the uk, viag interkom in germany, telfort in the netherlands, and digifone in the republic of ireland .
download the 1993 uk & international share offer (9. 9mb) (please note this is a scan of the original documents )
the uk mobile market is currently competitive – retail mobile prices are among the lowest in the entire eu. the uk is also one of the most advanced countries in the eu in terms of roll - out of 4g technology and take - up of 4g services .
“just under ten years ago we pioneered the pre - sale model with [ o2 ] priority tickets, giving our customers exclusive early access to tickets for the best shows around. this new, long - term deal takes that even further, with double the number of tickets available for o2 customers to not just every show at 19 o2 academy venues, but also all live nation shows across the uk. ”
on 19 november 2001, bt completed the demerger of mmo2, comprising what were bt' s wholly - owned mobile assets in europe: o2 uk (formerly known as bt cellnet), o2 communications (ireland) (formerly known as esat digifone), telfort mobiel, viag interkom, manx telecom and genie .
telefonica said last month it had plenty of options for o2 uk if the hutchison deal fell through, including finding another buyer for all or part of the business, a stock market listing, or investing further in the subsidiary .
telefónica has been exploring a listing of the o2 uk network or a sale to private equity buyers after a £10. 25 billion sale to the owner of the three network was blocked by brussels chris ratcliffe / bloomberg via getty images
o2 has agreed a new ten - year deal with academy music group (amg) and live nation, with the british telco retaining naming rights for amg’s network of o2 academy venues .
last year, a £10. 25bn deal was struck between telefonica and hong kong - headquartered ck hutchinson for o2 to be sold to its uk mobile network, three. in may of this year, the merger was blocked by the european commission on competition grounds, as it would result in the uk market being largely dominated by only three major mobile phone operators .
a statement made by o2 says any merger will create the most user - friendly and customer - centric mobile operator in the uk. one would assume it would need to be, because the acquisition will see hutchison own the uk’s largest mobile operator, should o2 and three merge. with more than 44% market share, and nearly 35m customers combined, the operator will firmly surpass ee, which currently has just under 35% market share and 28m customers .
the companies said they had reached a
definitive agreement
on a deal, which will create the uk' s biggest mobile operator .
the uk was not far behind the rest of the world in setting up networks in 1985 that let people make calls while they walked .
the uk' s longest - running television soap, coronation street focuses on the everyday lives of working class people in manchester, england .
for background on the uk mobile market and the commission' s approach to assessing mergers in the mobile telecoms sector, please see factsheet .
the uk' s second largest mobile phone operator vodafone has claimed its network can cope far better with the rapidly increasing number of smartphones .
google' s nfc service, google wallet, has launched in the us and is expected in the uk in the next few months .
16 september 2015: this invitation to comment concerns the anticipated acquisition by ckhh of o2 uk which has been notified to the european commission (commission) by way of a form co dated 11 september 2015 (the proposed merger) .
british telecom has announced it is to rename its bt wireless mobile phone business' o2' .
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the move comes as the uk' s telecoms regulator oftel gets ready to publish its investigation into the high cost of calls between mobile networks .
telefónica has abandoned any prospect of a potential sale or flotation of the o 2 uk network until market conditions settle down after the brexit vote .
mark evans, ceo at o2, said: “we are incredibly proud of our highly successful partnership with aeg that has made the o2 into the internationally renowned music and entertainment venue it is today .
“we are incredibly proud of our partnership with o2, which has revolutionised the way brands work within the live sector, ” adds paul latham, coo of live nation in the uk and republic of ireland. “this is more than just a naming rights deal. over the last nine years, we have worked tirelessly together to build the o2 academy brand, investing in these iconic buildings and giving o2 customers access to millions of priority tickets .
telefonica now says preparations for an initial public offering of o2 uk are underway, in which it will keep a majority share in the mobile network, which is run by chief executive mark evans, who took over from ronan dunne last month .
o2’s traffic management policy allows you to use your full data allowance without any restriction in the uk, even during peak hours, and once you’ve run out your data service will cease until you purchase more or reach your next month of allowances .
customer service can be hard to judge, but in the which? h1 2017 uk mobile network survey, o2 was found to be in 10th place. that actually puts it ahead of ee or vodafone, but behind three and various mvnos .
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“the o2 would not be the success it is without the support and commitment of our partners. ”
madrid, 23 january 2015. - telefónica has entered into an exclusivity agreement with hutchison whampoa in relation to hutchison’s potential acquisition of o2 uk, telefónica’s subsidiary in the united kingdom, for £10. 25bn in cash (approximately €13. 5bn) .
one2one also announced on monday a new tariff package which would allow users free calls to rival mobile phone networks in the uk for the first time .
last year our mobile businesses in the uk, germany and ireland all delivered strong, profitable customer growth ,
said chief executive peter erskine .
the commission therefore concluded that the proposed remedies would not have been able to prevent the likely negative impact on prices, quality of service and network innovation in the uk mobile sector as a result of the takeover, which is why it decided to block the proposed transaction to protect uk customers and businesses .
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the uk mobile operator one2one is be renamed t - mobile, the mobile brand of its parent form deutsche telekom, by the end of next year .
the newest addition to the uk mobile market, sky has become a ‘quad - play’ provider by adding mobile to its tv, broadband and landline offerings .
“o2’s vision has always been to provide the very best customer experience, ” the operator said. “this deal will – subject to merger clearance – result in the creation of the most customer - centric mobile operator in the uk. we are pleased to be integral to such an exciting ambition and are confident that as a result of the deal, uk customers will benefit from greater value, quality and innovation. ”
mobile outfit o2 - which split from bt in 2001 - will retain its bubbly brand and keep its hq in the uk. if all goes to plan and the deal get the thumbs up from regulators, it should be all wrapped up early next year .
according to a study by rootmetrics, ee is the provider of the best mobile coverage across the uk. if you' re in england or wales, vodafone is the second - best option, while northern ireland and scotland' s runner up is o2 .
the uk carrier market is hot for acquisitions and partnerships, with bt group announcing a £12. 5 billion acquisition of ee last year. sky has set up a mobile virtual network operator, utilising vodafone and o2 network, to offer quad - play bundles .
the european commission has blocked telefonica' s sale of o2 to ck hutchison, the owner of three .
telefonica has finalised a deal to sell its o2 mobile phone network to hutchison whampoa for £10. 25bn .
however, vodafone and o2 will still operate totally independent mobile spectrum and offer competing mobile services to customers .
o2 says it has fixed network problems that left hundreds of thousands of customers without voice and data connections .
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o2 is seeking to return to the stock market with an £11bn initial public offering potentially later this year .
o2 already has a significant music venue sponsorship in a £36m deal for the naming rights to the london venue the o2, formerly known as the millennium dome, as well as the wireless festival in hyde park .
there is, however, another milestone coming up in o2’s history and – to outward appearances – this one should be causing its executives sleepless nights. o2 is about to lose its cherished telecoms market leadership. this situation has not come about as a result of ineptitude, but through the corporate action of its rivals. the company, which has 21 million mobile customers in the uk, will shortly be pushed into second place by a merger of orange and the uk operations of t - mobile, if the regulator approves .
for its part, telefonica wants the cash from a sale of o2 in the uk to invest more in emerging markets. based in spain, telefonica has been steadily building up its business in south america and looking to grab more market share in countries like brazil .
the survey revealed that, of the uk' s providers, vodafone was rated the worst, while the likes of utility warehouse and giffgaff topped the list .
overall, attendance figures for live music – from bars and clubs to festivals and stadium tours – in the uk rose 12% to 30. 9 million .
the company will use the academy deal as a vehicle to extend its successful priority tickets service for customers attending events at the 02 to venues across the uk .
said o2 chief exec peter erskine in a statement :
since the emergence of o2 as a listed company in 2001, it has enjoyed considerable operational success and, in the process, delivered real value to shareholders .
less competition leads to higher prices and reduced choice and quality for consumers: the takeover would have eliminated competition between two strong players in the uk mobile market. three is the latest market entrant and has been an important driver of competition in the uk mobile market. o2 has a strong position with high brand value and reputation. it is the second largest mobile operator by revenues and the largest in terms of subscribers (if its share in the tesco mobile joint venture is included). combined, three and o2 would have been the market leader with a share of more than 40% . they would have had much less incentive to compete with vodafone and ee. this would have reduced choice and quality of service for uk consumers. the commission' s analysis also showed that with the takeover retail mobile prices would have been higher for all uk operators than without .
subscribers to giffgaff and tesco mobile - services which use o2' s mobile masts - had also been affected .
in the case of android devices your phone also needs to be running o2 firmware for wifi calling to work .
this relaxation area also includes wallboards with details on o2 priority gigs of the month and events on that week .
o2 has said there are currently no plans to roll out the concept beyond the two manchester and london stores.
telefónica uk limited ( trading as o2 – stylised as o ₂ ) is a telecommunications services provider in the united kingdom , owned by the spanish multinational telefónica . it is the second-largest mobile telecommunications provider in the united kingdom after ee limited , and is headquartered in slough . o2 was formed in 1985 as cellnet , a 60:40 joint venture between bt group and securicor . in 1999 , bt group acquired securicor 's 40 per cent share of cellnet and the company was later rebranded as bt cellnet . in june 2000 bt cellnet launched the world 's first commercial general packet radio service . bt cellnet , together with bt group 's mobile telecommunications businesses in germany , ireland and the netherlands , was part of the bt wireless division . this was spun off from the bt group in 2002 to form a new holding company , mmo2 plc , which introduced the new " o2 " brand for the businesses . mmo2 plc was subsequently renamed o2 plc . o2 plc was purchased by the spanish telecommunications company telefónica in 2006 for £ 18 billion . under the terms of the acquisition , telefónica agreed to retain the " o2 " brand and the company 's uk headquarters . o2 plc became telefónica europe . 
telefónica uk limited (trading as o2 – stylised as o ₂) is a telecommunications services provider in the united kingdom, owned by the spanish multinational telefónica. it is the second-largest mobile telecommunications provider in the united kingdom after ee limited, and is headquartered in slough. o2 was formed in 1985 as cellnet, a 60:40 joint venture between bt group and securicor. in 1999, bt group acquired securicor's 40 per cent share of cellnet and the company was later rebranded as bt cellnet. in june 2000 bt cellnet launched the world's first commercial general packet radio service. bt cellnet, together with bt group's mobile telecommunications businesses in germany, ireland and the netherlands, was part of the bt wireless division. this was spun off from the bt group in 2002 to form a new holding company, mmo2 plc, which introduced the new " o2 " brand for the businesses. mmo2 plc was subsequently renamed o2 plc. o2 plc was purchased by the spanish telecommunications company telefónica in 2006 for £ 18 billion. under the terms of the acquisition, telefónica agreed to retain the " o2 " brand and the company's uk headquarters. o2 plc became telefónica europe.
telefónica uk limited (trading as o2 – stylised as o ₂) is a telecommunications services provider in the united kingdom, owned by the spanish multinational telefónica. it is the second-largest mobile telecommunications provider in the united kingdom after ee limited, and is headquartered in slough. o2 was formed in 1985 as cellnet, a 60:40 joint venture between bt group and securicor. in 1999, bt group acquired securicor's 40 per cent share of cellnet and the company was later rebranded as bt cellnet. in june 2000 bt cellnet launched the world's first commercial general packet radio service. bt cellnet, together with bt group's mobile telecommunications businesses in germany, ireland and the netherlands, was part of the bt wireless division. this was spun off from the bt group in 2002 to form a new holding company, mmo2 plc, which introduced the new " o2 " brand for the businesses. mmo2 plc was subsequently renamed o2 plc. o2 plc was purchased by the spanish telecommunications company telefónica in 2006 for £ 18 billion. under the terms of the acquisition, telefónica agreed to retain the " o2 " brand and the company's uk headquarters. o2 plc became telefónica europe.