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News O2 has been named the mobile service provider with the highest level of customer satisfaction in the UK. The mobile phone company took the prize for both the pre-pay and contract sectors, its first time winning both in... [01 Jun 2006]
O2 stops fraudsters with online ID checks
Case Study O2 is making it harder for fraudsters to set up mobile phone contracts by using an online identity verification system. The verification system, called 'URU', was introduced in August to all of O2's 350... [20 Nov 2006]
O2 spends £50m to Be a broadband player
News O2 has got itself into a bundle - the Spanish-owned mobile operator has snapped up ISP Be for £50m. According to O2, the acquisition will help it get into the converged services market. It's a strategy... [20 Jun 2006]
O2 buys The Link
News Mobile operator O2 continued its shopping spree on Wednesday by taking over independent mobile phone retailer The Link. Dixons parent group DSG International, which also owns Currys and PC World, decided to get out of... [22 Jun 2006]
O2 recalls melting mobiles
News Mobile operator O2 is recalling more than 100,000 of its X1 mobile phones after customers reported that their handsets had melted while being charged. O2 published adverts in several national newspapers... [24 Mar 2006]
O2: Breaking the Ice in the UK
News O2 has taken the wraps off its first own-brand mobile based on uiOne, Qualcomm's user interface. The all-white Ice handset, aimed at the pay-as-you-go market, is the first of a series of customisable devices that... [05 Sep 2006]
O2 CEO: Public sector is in mobile "dark ages"
News O2 CEO Peter Erskine has called for the public sector to be brought up to date with mobile communications. Speaking today at the Financial Times world communications conference, Erskine said: "[The public sector] is one... [21 Nov 2006]
O2: A wannabe BT?
News O2 has revealed plans that could see it lining up to compete with the likes of BT and NTL as it moves increasingly towards fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), broadband and various flavours of telly and advertising. [15 Nov 2006]
O2 to introduce new iPhone tariffs
News O2 has announced it's introducing a new pricing structure across the network, which will see six new - apparently simpler - tariffs and free voicemail made available to all existing and new customers from 1 February. [30 Jan 2008]
O2 gets Jet packed with battery
News O2 has launched its latest own-brand handset, which boasts a battery that would make the Duracell bunny jealous. O2 is aiming to target the SME segment with the stripped-down 2G phone, known as the Jet. [10 Oct 2006]
O2's i-mode to launch next month
News O2 has announced a 1 October launch date for its i-mode mobile data service. Originally developed by Japanese mobile giant NTT DoCoMo, i-mode has around 50 million users, mostly in the Asia-Pacific region. [26 Sep 2005]
O2 - see what you can't do
News O2's email-to-phone offering has been temporarily suspended as the company carries out what it describes are "improvements" to the service. By the time of publication the mobile operator had been unable to provide any... [18 Feb 2003]
O2 bags massive Network Rail BlackBerry deal
News Mobile operator O2 has won a contract to provide 23,000 Network Rail staff with voice, BlackBerry and other mobile data services - its largest corporate customer win to-date. The rail company's previous mobile provider... [21 Feb 2008]
O2 disables 100,000 stolen mobiles as industry gets tough
News UK mobile operator O2 has now disabled 100,000 mobile phones in the crackdown on the trade in stolen handsets. Last November, the UK's mobile network operators finally went live with a new joint database, which was... [04 Mar 2003]
O2 swells coffers as takeover looms
News O2 has unveiled its latest set of results, in which it notched up more customers and brought in more money. Across the group, O2 added more than three million customers - 700,000 in the UK - taking its... [14 Nov 2005]
