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O2 (UK)
British telecommunications provider / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the British mobile network operator. For the related brand owned by Telefónica, see O2 (brand).
Telefonica UK Limited, trading as O2 (stylised as O2), is a British telecommunications services provider, headquartered in Reading, England which operates under the O2 brand.[3] It is owned by VMED O2 UK Limited, a 50:50 joint venture between Telefónica and Liberty Global. O2 is the UK's largest mobile network operator, with 23.8 million subscribers as of May 2023.[4]
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | 1985; 39 years ago (1985) (as Cellnet) |
Founder | John Carrington |
Headquarters | Reading, England |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Lutz Schüler (CEO) |
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Owner | Virgin Media O2 |
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Website | o2![]() |
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