Virgin Media O2 ramps up 3G retirement plans
Plans to retire the service in more cities following Durham switch off earlier this month
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Virgin Media O2 pairs with Ontix to deploy small cells in Plymouth, UK
Six new small cells have been deployed across the Devonshire city
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Virgin Media O2 tests Open RAN at Twickenham Stadium
Rugby fans milk VM02's O-RAN COW
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Virgin Media O2 to invest £700m for UK mobile coverage boost
The investment will be used to build new masts, small cells, plus 4G and 5G upgrades
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Virgin Media O2 launches 5G Standalone for business customers
Will enable the ability for network slicing
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Virgin Media O2 deploys 5G network at Twickenham Stadium
But the network is not 5G Standalone
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Virgin Media O2 to kick off 3G shutdown in April
The carrier will begin its retirement of 3G in Durham
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Virgin Media O2 deploys 5G Standalone small cells in Birmingham, UK
Claims to be a UK first
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Virgin Media O2 sells additional 8% stake in towers JV to Equitix
The telco will still hold a 25 percent stake once the deal completes
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Virgin Media O2 CEO Lutz Schüler takes leave following cancer diagnosis
Schüler has stepped away from his role for four to eight weeks
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Virgin Media O2 partners with EkkoSense for data center energy savings
Saves the equivalent of 760 tons of carbon dioxide
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CityFibre CEO: Altnets have scared the UK's incumbent fiber providers
While others say altnet consolidation is only a matter of time
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Virgin Media O2 to sell 8% tower stake to Equitix - report
Will still retain a 25 percent stake in its Cornerstone JV
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Ontix deploys small cells for Virgin Media O2 in Reading, UK
Will provide a boost for 4G customers
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Virgin Media O2 seeks investors for NetCo unit - report
Could raise more than £1 billion from a stake sale
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UK's CMA extends deadline for Vodafone-Three merger decision to December
The deadline has been extended by two months
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Cellnex extends network sharing agreement with Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 in UK
The company's cell towers will support the two carriers' network
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Liberty Global says Sunrise spin-off on track for Q4; Virgin Media O2 CEO outlines support for Vodafone-Three merger
The company reported quarterly revenue growth of 1.4 percent year-on-year across its various carriers
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Virgin Media O2 will begin 2G network transition next year
The network will still be around for some years though
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Virgin Media O2 and Vodafone sign UK network-sharing agreement
Agreement includes plans for Virgin Media O2 to snap up spectrum from Vodafone
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Virgin Media O2 completes first phase of Shared Rural Network in UK
Vodafone also completes its first phase obligations
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Freshwave to deploy small cells for Virgin Media O2 in Manchester, UK
Busy areas of the city will get a network boost
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Virgin Media launches fiber routes to Equinix's Manchester MA5 data center
Company is also upgrading network capability at Equinix LD5 and LD8, Telehouse North, and Global Switch data centers
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Liberty Global bullish on AI potential, but cautious it will take time
Will enable a more efficient operation, according to Liberty Global's CTO
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Virgin Media O2 to use Starlink satellites to boost connectivity in remote parts of UK
The Starlink sats will provide backhaul in remote locations
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Sky Mobile down as MVNO hit by mobile outage
Says it's working to fix the problem
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UK telcos told to curb installation of telegraph poles
Wants to promote infrastructure sharing where possible instead
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Virgin Media O2 launches 5G standalone network in UK
Becomes the second UK operator to do so, after Vodafone