Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 25, 2025

But some in the mobile industry have gone further. But almost none of these aspects of potential AI uses imply the need for more exclusive, high-power, wide-area spectrum for mobile operators. In addition, looking at the mobile market today, 100s of millions of people are using mostly text-based AI applications.

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Total Telecom

AUGUST 12, 2024

News The UK mobile operators will all be promoting the campaign on their various platforms This week, Mobile UK, the trade association for the UK’s mobile network operators (MNOs), has launched its Better Connected Rural Campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the benefits of connectivity to rural communities.

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Telecoms Tech News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In the latest Opensignal report on UK mobile network experience, EE has retained its crown and clinched 10 out of 14 awards. For the first time, EE has secured the ‘Reliability Experience’ award, Read more » The post Opensignal: EE retains UK mobile network experience crown appeared first on Telecoms Tech News.

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Total Telecom

MARCH 4, 2025

In the past, 14% were slow to adopt the internet, 18% hesitated with social media, and 11% delayed using personal computers. With 73% of UK businesses now relying on high-speed broadband and mobile connectivity, digital transformation is becoming essential. Despite the benefits, some businesses remain reluctant to upgrade.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

News The new tower is already being used heavily by the local community, with EE calling it “one of the busiest EE mobile sites in the area” This week, EE has announced the deployment of a new mobile tower in the remote Scottish Isle of Skye, having flown it in via helicopter.

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Total Telecom

MARCH 7, 2025

Vil will remain on the board of Virgin Media O2 in the UK and is being proposed for a board position at Telefonica Germany. In this role, he will oversee the Groups operations in in Spain, Brazil, Germany, and the United Kingdom, as well as the B2B, Telefnica Tech, Telefnica Infra and gCTIO business units.

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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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RCR Wireless

JANUARY 14, 2025

The acquisition, said T-Mobile US, […]

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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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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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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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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Stockholm, Sweden – 19 February 2025– SUBTONOMY , the worlds leading telecoms technical customer support vendor, is featured in a new report released todayby the GSMAs Mobile World Live, the online communications hub for the global mobile industry. At Subtonomy, were on a mission to rethink telecom support. Are you with us?

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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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VoIP Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Visitors, residents, businesses, and students in Reading town centre will soon enjoy enhanced mobile experiences and faster speeds. This transformation follows the deployment of Virgin Media O2’s first small cells across the Borough, in partnership with Ontix. They recently launched small cells in Skegness as well.

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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

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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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 cutting-edge technology targets high-traffic zones in Birmingham, enhancing mobile connectivity for both residents and businesses.

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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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Total Telecom

JANUARY 13, 2025

million people without access to mobile internet Today, Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has announced it will begin its 3G shutdown in the city of Durham in April, before expanding to the rest of the UK by the end of the year. million people without mobile broadband following the 3G sunsetting.

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Total Telecom

MARCH 28, 2025

solutions for the mobile AI era Secondly, Cao Ming, Vice President of Huawei and President of Huawei Wireless Solution, took to the stage to discuss the interplay between AI and 5.5G. In the mobile AI era, mobile networks must support the fast expansion of AI applications, addressing three major transformations in the industry.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

News The installments will boost connectivity for the city’s residents Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has introduced the UK’s first 5G standalone (SA) small cells in Birmingham, boosting mobile connectivity in some of the city’s busiest areas, it claimed in a press release this week.

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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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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Contributed Article Thailand’s AIS reports that 180,000 users have adopted its “5G Mode” acceleration add-on packages, showcasing a new approach to mobile revenue growth through targeted offerings. As such, AISs success could serve as a blueprint for the future of mobile data services.

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Light Reading

JANUARY 13, 2025

T-Mobile announced its latest acquisition in the advertising space, this time of Vistar Media, for $600 million. T-Mobile's ad business is clearly no longer a hobby.

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Total Telecom

DECEMBER 4, 2024

News The milestone means passengers traveling through central London stations can enjoy reliable 4G coverage on their journeys Transport for London (TFL) and neutral host provider Boldyn Networks have completed the rollout of high-speed mobile coverage across the entire Elizabeth Line.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Thanks to backing from tech giants Google and Apple, RCS is rapidly emerging as the future of messaging, presenting mobile operators with challenges and opportunities in managing this shift. With rich media capabilities and interactive features, RCS presents a powerful evolution beyond traditional SMS messaging.

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RCR Wireless

MARCH 31, 2025

Virgin Media O2 on the open heart surgery behind its push to build an end-to-end network automation platform At Mobile World Congress 2025, executives from Pure Storage, Red Hat and Virgin Media O2 gathered to unpack key themes from the show.

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Cisco Wireless

JANUARY 23, 2025

A lot has happened in 40 years of technology: the Internet, mobile, social media, cloud computing,AI. The following is an excerpt from our FY24 Purpose Report, celebrating 40 years of impact at Cisco. Securely powering that technology has only grown more criticaland more complexover time. Thats where Cisco comes in.

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Total Telecom

JANUARY 24, 2025

News The tiny base stations will boost 4G mobile capacity in the city centre Birmingham is set to get a 4G boost this week, with Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) announcing their latest 4G small cell deployments in the city in partnership with Ontix. How is the UK mobile industry evolving in 2025?

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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% compared to the previous year.

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Total Telecom

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

News The newly allocated area-wide licences (AWLs) will allow organisations to build their own private wireless networks This week, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has announced the allocation of 47 area-wide licences (AWLs) for 3.8 GHz spectrum. This is the third batch of 3.4–3.7

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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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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. This effort aims to boost mobile capacity, especially in crowded areas like the city center. Small cells are compact base stations that augment existing network infrastructure.

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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

JANUARY 14, 2025

Virgin Media O2 has announced that it will deactivate its 3G network in Durham by April 2025. The company has already begun notifying a small group of customers in Durham who do not have 4G or 5G devices, advising them to upgrade their devices and SIM cards to maintain mobile data services.

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 11, 2024

SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus are accused of sharing internal information with each other between 2015 and 2022, allegedly to align their sales incentives paid to mobile phone retailers. According to local media , if the FTC’s decision is finalised, the regulator intends to charge SKT between $1.05 billion and $1.63 million and $1.3

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

Back in April, a consortium led by telecoms mogul Xavier Niel’s NJJ Holding announced plans to purchase both Ukrainian TV and fixed broadband provider Datagroup-Volia and mobile operator Lifecell, with the intention of merging the two operators.

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