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Virgin Media O2 acquires spectrum to boost UK mobile coverage

Telecoms Tech News

Virgin Media O2 is acquiring spectrum from VodafoneThree that promises faster speeds and better coverage for UK mobile customers. The £343 million deal with VodafoneThree will see Virgin Media O2 take ownership of 78.8 MHz of spectrum, boosting its total share to roughly 30 percent.

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Investing in the North: How Virgin Media O2 is powering a more connected, inclusive future 

Total Telecom

We have invested more than 1 billion to connect over 3.4 Virgin Media O2’s 5G coverage now reaches more than 75% of the UK population and last year we switched on our next generation 5G Standalone network, which is available in major Northern cities such as Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, and Glasgow.

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Connected North launches Data Centre Summit to drive UK’s digital future 

Total Telecom

Press Release Manchester, UK Connected North, the Norths leading digital economy event, returns to Central on April 23-24, 2025, and introduces the co-located Data Centre Summit. Hosted by telecoms media and events specialist Total Telecom, Connected North is the regions premier digital economy event.

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Virgin Media O2 to continue 3G switch off in Norwich, Telford, Guildford and Torquay

Total Telecom

As part of the companys plan to support the small number of customers who will be impacted, known vulnerable customers have already been offered a 4G-ready device free of charge, helping them stay connected, while all other customers who dont currently have a 4G handset or SIM will be offered a new device at a reduced price.

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Virgin Media O2 deploys UK’s first 5G standalone small cells

Telecoms Tech News

Virgin Media O2 has installed the UK’s first 5G standalone small cells, delivering enhanced urban mobile connectivity. Read more » The post Virgin Media O2 deploys UK’s first 5G standalone small cells appeared first on Telecoms Tech News.

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Sparkle Brings Quantum Safe Connectivity to AWS Marketplace

Total Telecom

QSI is a cloud-native solution that offers secure VPN connectivity between customer sites or data centers and cloud providers, protecting sensitive data against quantum computing threats. The service is already available through Sparkle’s commercial channels and will soon be accessible on AWS marketplace.

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VMO2 buys £343m of spectrum from Vodafone

Total Telecom

Press Release Virgin Media O2 has today announced the details of its spectrum transfer agreement with Vodafone UK that will see Virgin Media O2 acquire 78.8 Press Release Virgin Media O2 has today announced the details of its spectrum transfer agreement with Vodafone UK that will see Virgin Media O2 acquire 78.8

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