Deployment represents first major commercial service for an existing operator to run its 5G core network on a hyperscaler’s public cloud. Nokia’s secure and cloud-native 5G core architecture, ...

Virgin Media O2 has launched its 5G Standalone network (5G SA) for its business customers this week. The carrier said its 5G SA service will be available to its business customers in 500 towns and ...

People and businesses in the city of Manchester and key towns across Greater Manchester, including Wigan, Bolton, Rochdale, Oldham and Bury, can now access O2’s most advanced mobile network yet, ...

UK mobile network operator Virgin Media O2 has expanded its 5G Standalone (5G SA) network to cover several major towns across Dorset. The telco has switched on its 5G SA network in Bournemouth, Poole, ...

12 June 2025Espoo, Finland – O2 Czech Republic has deployed Nokia 5G Standalone (SA) Core software in a move that will enable the country’s biggest operator to offer advanced 5G services, like slicing ...

Chef Pablo Britton unveiling the world’s largest Bakewell tart in Bakewell, Derbyshire to celebrate the town becoming the 500th location offering Virgin Media O2’s 5G standalone network. Image: Lucy ...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been selected to host O2 Telefónica Germany's 5G Standalone (5G SA) network. The telco confirmed this week it has launched its 5G Cloud Core, built entirely in the cloud, ...

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has announced the switch-on of its 5G Standalone (5G SA) network in 14 cities across the UK. The 14 locations to gain VMO2 5G SA are Liverpool, Manchester, London, Lincoln, ...

LONDON, Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- IONX Networks and Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) have reached a significant milestone in the evolution of UK mobile connectivity by successfully integrating a neutral host ...

O2’s 5G Standalone network now reaches 70% of the UK, with Greater Manchester being the latest area to benefit.