Telecom Talk

JANUARY 29, 2025

Virgin Media O2 has introduced mobile coverage to Craster, Northumberland, using a Starlink satellite backhaul to provide 4G connectivity.

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Telecom Talk

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Spanish broadcaster Mediapro has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to develop innovative products for the Media and Entertainment industry,

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Telecom Talk

JANUARY 20, 2025

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) has issued a clarification regarding recent media reports about a potential government waiver of over Rs

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Telecom Talk

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Virgin Media O2 launches the UK’s first 5G standalone small cells in Birmingham, boosting mobile connectivity in high-traffic areas with speeds up to 300 Mbps.

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Telecom Talk

OCTOBER 3, 2024

OpenAI is revolutionising journalism through strategic partnerships with top news organizations like Le Monde, The Financial Times, Vox Media, and News Corp.

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Telecom Talk

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Virgin Media O2 launches its Converged Interconnect Network (CIN), combining mobile and fixed traffic for enhanced scalability, efficiency, and resilience, benefiting both consumers and businesses.

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Telecom Talk

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Virgin Media O2 has announced the sale of an 8.33 percent minority stake in its mobile tower joint venture, Cornerstone, to Equitix Investment Management Limited.

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Telecom Talk

AUGUST 28, 2024

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has announced the expansion of its gigabit broadband services to an additional 11,000 homes in Huddersfield,

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Telecom Talk

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Virgin Media O2 has connected 1,000 mobile masts to its 10 Gbps fibre backhaul network, powered by the Converged Interconnect Network (CIN).

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Telecom Talk

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Virgin Media O2 becomes the first mobile operator to launch a Total Not Spot site in South Uist, bringing 4G connectivity to underserved areas, improving coverage for locals and tourists.

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Telecom Talk

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Virgin Media O2 partners with EkkoSense to reduce data centre cooling costs by over GBP 1 Million annually, cutting 760 tonnes of CO2 emissions through AI-driven software and real-time IoT insights.

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Telecom Talk

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Ultra Media and Entertainment Group launches Ultra Play and Ultra Gaane OTT platforms, offering classic Bollywood films and iconic Hindi songs.

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RCR Wireless

JANUARY 30, 2025

Success in media relations has changed for companies, and in fact keeps changing. Do you understand the new rules and how to be successful going forward with both old media and new media? Some companies are making a serious mistake. They are changing their focus. Rather, they should be expanding their focus.

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RCR Wireless

JANUARY 14, 2025

T-Mobile US will acquire Vistar Media for $600 million, just two years after purchasing rideshare ad-tech company Octopus Interactive T-Mobile US will acquire digital out-of-home (OOH) advertising technology companyVistar Media in a $600 million deal that combines the telcos customer insights and data with Vistars intelligent marketplace and technology (..)

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VoIP Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Virgin Media O2 has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first to deploy 5G standalone small cells in the UK. This deployment marks an important step for Virgin Media O2, which already operates the UK’s largest small cell network.

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Telecoms Tech News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Virgin Media O2 and Cellnex have partnered with Bristol City Council to boost connectivity in the city using lamppost-mounted small cells. Facilitated by Virgin Media O2, the small cells promise to not only enhance mobile connectivity and capacity, but also to support digital inclusion.

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VoIP Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Virgin Media O2 has launched an innovative tool against phone fraud—a virtual assistant named Daisy, designated as ‘Head of Scammer Relations’. Her effectiveness is crucial to Virgin Media O2’s “Swerve the Scammers” initiative, aiming to divert scams away from potential victims.

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Broadband Breakfast

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

5, 2025 – A bill to bar children under 13 from accessing social media sparked the most controversy at a Senate Commerce Committee markup session on Wednesday. The Kids Off Social Media Act, reintroduced last week by Committee Chair Sen. WASHINGTON, Feb. Ben Ray Luján , D-N.M.,

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Total Telecom

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Press Release Visitors, residents, businesses and students in Reading town centre will begin to benefit from an improved mobile experience and faster speeds after the first Virgin Media O2 small cells are deployed across the Borough. The operator is working with Ontix on a rollout across the country.

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Telecom Talk

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Dor Play, a new app for entertainment content lovers has been launched by Streambox Media. This app is an OTT

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VoIP Review

JANUARY 26, 2025

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) continues to enhance Birmingham’s mobile network by deploying more 4G small cells in collaboration with Ontix. The post Virgin Media O2 Boosts Birmingham Network with 4G Small Cells appeared first on VoIP Review. This effort aims to boost mobile capacity, especially in crowded areas like the city center.

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Telecom Talk

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

AI-powered decision intelligence solutions company BigBear.ai has been awarded a contract by the Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Digital and

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Telecoms Tech News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Deployed by Virgin Media O2, Daisy’s primary mission is to engage scammers in long-winded conversations—wasting their time and reducing their chances of contacting real individuals. A new weapon against fraud has been unveiled: an AI granny named Daisy who has been appointed ‘Head of Scammer Relations’.

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VoIP Review

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Virgin Media O2 has taken a step to further reduce its involvement in the UK’s mobile tower sector. This sale follows a pattern for Virgin Media, which has been methodically decreasing its Cornerstone holdings, having previously sold a 16.7% This transaction, facilitated by selling a 16.6% Its market share is approximately 35%.

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Light Reading

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Converged operator Virgin Media O2 launches 5G SA small cells in Birmingham, saying it's the first such location in the UK, while updating on its 5G SA network rollout.

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Blandin on Broadband

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Most teens use social media and have a smartphone, and nearly half say theyre online almost constantly, according to a new Pew Research Center survey of U.S. Pew Research Center reports … Amid national concerns about technologys impact on youth , many teens are as digitally connected as ever. teens ages 13 to 17 conducted Sept.

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Telecom Talk

DECEMBER 18, 2024

AI company Perplexity announced on Wednesday, December 18, that it has acquired Carbon, a retrieval engine that connects external data

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VoIP Review

JANUARY 14, 2025

Virgin Media O2 has announced that it will deactivate its 3G network in Durham by April 2025. The post Virgin Media O2 to Close 3G in Durham, BT Plans 2G Closure appeared first on VoIP Review. This is part of the operators broader plan to shut down 3G services across the UK , a move first outlined over a year ago.

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Total Telecom

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The agreement was signed in Amsterdam during the IBC2024 event that draws together the global media, entertainment, and technology industry to share insights and expertise and create business opportunities. With over 8,600 km of fiber optic network, Nexim Global offers unmatched expertise in delivering high-performance multimedia solutions.

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VoIP Review

JANUARY 15, 2025

T-Mobile US has agreed to acquire Vistar Media, a leader in out-of-home (OOH) advertising technology, for $600 million, marking its attempt to explore non-telecom revenue streams. Vistar Media, which operates a technology platform for managing digital advertising campaigns across 1.1

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 21, 2024

The new FAST channels are powered by Harmonic’s VOS®360 Media SaaS, which simplifies all stages of media processing, including advanced playout, powerful graphics insertion, premium OTT encoding and distribution. Leveraging the VOS360 Media platform, RTL can easily create and deploy additional FAST channels at scale.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 30, 2024

News The divestment will reduce the operator’s stake in the towerco to around 25% Today, Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has announced that it will sell an 8.33% stake in mobile towers company Cornerstone to infrastructure investor Equitix. Virgin Media has been slowly divesting in Cornerstone for a number of years now.

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Developing Telecoms

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Several civil society organisations in Mozambique have reportedly filed an injunction against mobile operators TMcel, Vodacom and Movitel over ongoing mobile internet shutdowns and blocked access to social media and messaging sites.

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Developing Telecoms

JANUARY 15, 2025

Local media reported that India-based Adani Group is planning to release the 5G spectrum it acquired in 2022 as Indias telecoms regulator pushes the company to fulfill its coverage obligations.

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Developing Telecoms

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Anatel, Brazil’s telecoms regulator, blocked access to Elon Musk’s social media platform X (formerly Twitter), months after Anatel demanded X reveal the identity of a user on the platform who was accused of spreading hate speech.

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Total Telecom

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In this Connected Britain interview, Simon Miller, Director of Public and Regional Affairs at Virgin Media O2, describes the “encouraging” discussions with government so far and how the UK’s digital infrastructure landscape is shifting in 2024. Check out the full interview from the link below:

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Developing Telecoms

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

At the Global Mobile Broadband Forum 2024 (MBBF 2024) in Istanbul, an exclusive ELITE FWA Club Media Roundtable discussed the potential for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and 5.5G, which is also referred to as 5G-Advanced or 5G-A technologies across the GCC.

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