Virgin Media O2’s Starlink mobile services take off

Cameron Page2026-02-26T12:03:00

Source: Unsplash / Javier Miranda

Operator opens up O2 Satellite offering to customers, pipping rivals to become first UK MNO to get direct-to-device services off the ground.

This article includes:

Organisations: AST SpaceMobile; BT; Eutelsat; Google; Meta; OneWeb; Ofcom; Samsung; Starlink; Virgin Media O2 (VM O2); Vodafone Group; VodafoneThree.
Geographies: Europe; Germany; Luxembourg; United Kingdom (UK).
Themes: Apps; Authorisation framework; Broadband; Commercial launch; Consultation; Consumer handsets; Direct-to-device (D2D); Home broadband; Licences; Low-Earth orbit satellites (LEO); Messaging services; Mobile connectivity; Mobile services; Network coverage; Partnerships; Rural connectivity; Satellite; Satellite communications; SIM; Smartphones; Spectrum; Tariffs; Technology; Wireless networks.

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