All Virgin Media O2 (VM O2) articles – Page 10
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Public Affairs
Can’t get much broadband satisfaction in UK — Which?
EE and Virgin Media O2 among worst-performing broadband providers, according to latest Which? survey. Poor UK broadband report card comes on heels of massive mid-contract hikes.
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Enterprise (B2B)
BT boasts of MVNO wins but UK competition hots up
Group still a long way from recouping Virgin Media contract losses, but claims progress via multiple new deals.
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Operations
BT takes next steps to become circular business
BT reports operational waste uptick of 83% despite pledge to “build towards” a circular Group by 2030.
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Premium
Elsewhere in UK: VM O2 continues SRN rollout in rural Scotland
VM O2 continues SRN rollout in rural Scotland.
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Network & Infrastructure
Virgin Media O2 lights up XGS-PON services via nexfibre
Virgin Media O2 offers multi-Gigabit broadband services over nexfibre’s newly-launched network.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Virgin Media O2 goes for a Song with new user loyalty engine
UK operator picks Accenture’s digital services arm to help rethink and refresh customer interactions.
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Operations
Virgin Media O2 to slash up to 2,000 jobs
Operator expected to make cuts by end of July. Move comes in wake of property portfolio review and planned closure of long-established Slough HQ.
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M&A
Liberty CFO welcomes Vodafone–Three merger proposal
Bracken senses UK and EU regulators now recognise they have driven telecoms sector to a “very low return on capital” and will be more amenable to market consolidation.
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Premium
VM O2 expands content software deal with Amdocs
New agreement sees Vubiquity continue to provide operator’s customers with electronic sell‑through and transactional video‑on‑demand content.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Virgin Media O2 picks Nokia for southern RAN supply
UK operator agrees new, three-year RAN supply deal with longstanding partner Nokia.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone seeks Virgin Media O2’s backing for post-merger infra rejig
Vodafone UK in discussions over Cornerstone relationship following yesterday’s big reveal of proposed Three UK merger.
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M&A
Vodafone, Three strike merger deal, target bulked up competition
Deal brings UK market down from four players to three — or up from two to three — as two sub-scale operators combine to challenge BT and VM O2 dominance.
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Premium
VM O2 freshens up storage, goes Pure
Virgin Media O2 teams up with Pure Storage for improved data management as old storage system shows its age.
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Premium
Telefónica people moves: Group makes a pay-TV board upgrade
Telefónica Audiovisual Digital expands Board of Directors, with Rasauro Varo now working as VP and Director of Movistar Plus+ pay-TV service.
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Strategy & Change
Telefónica emphasises collaboration and cloud in API strategy
Speaking at DSP Leaders event, SVP Juan Carlos Garcia Lopez says Telefónica is placing collaboration at the forefront of its API strategy to avoid past industry traps.
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Strategy & Change
Liberty open to shedding Virgin Media O2 stake
Liberty CEO Mike Fries labels VM O2 and VodafoneZiggo as “interesting candidates” for listing. Group sees opportunity to list any of its operating entities given the right circumstances.
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Premium
Fibre players want further action on multi-dwelling challenges
Openreach and Virgin Media O2 representatives look to overcome obstacles in fibre rollout to multi-dwelling units in the UK.
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Network & Infrastructure
The end of an era as Vodafone UK details 3G sunset plans
Network will be switched off across the cities of Hull, London, and Oxford this June.
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Premium
Virgin Media O2 Business launches UK movement index
VM O2’s enterprise arm creates Movers Index product to track top-level movement trends for UK businesses and consumers.