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2021
Lyca Mobile launches 5G service for Android customers
Lyca Mobile launched 5G service at no additional cost for UK customers using Android smartphones, with 5G included in all data plans.
2021
O2 partners with The Big Issue to provide vendors with free data
O2 partnered with The Big Issue to help more than 200 magazine vendors stay connected, with O2 planning to donate free data plans that include 7GB of data, a free SIM, and unlimited calls and texts.
2021
Ofcom fines O2 for overcharging departing customers
UK regulator Ofcom fined O2 £10.5 million for overcharging customers who left the company between 2011 and 2019. More than 250,000 departing customers were affected. O2 had refunded affected customers and paid additional compensation; for customers it could not locate, it was donating an equivalent amount to charity.
2021
Ofcom fines O2 £10.5 million over inaccurate bills
Ofcom fined O2 £10.5 million for failing to provide accurate bills. Ofcom said billing errors affecting customers leaving the provider led to more than 250,000 customers being billed incorrectly between at least 2011 and 2019, with some charges billed twice. O2 said it had refunded affected customers, changed its billing processes, and apologized.
2021
O2 partners with the Department for Education to provide free data
O2 partnered with the Department for Education to provide 40GB of free data per month to families with connectivity issues who are home schooling during the national lockdown.
2020
O2 launches Darwin SatCom Lab
O2 launched the Darwin SatCom Lab at Harwell Campus, where businesses can test driverless cars using 5G and satellite technology.
2020
O2 expands grocery distribution
O2 announced distribution growth to 15,000 points of distribution, including expanded Kroger distribution and chain-wide availability at Sprouts Farmers Market. The release also reported that O2 was available at more than 1,000 Publix stores as of May.
2020
O2 partners with University of Glasgow on mobile Covid-19 clinic pilot
O2 partnered with the University of Glasgow on a pilot scheme for a mobile Covid-19 testing clinic in Glasgow, supported by O2’s 5G network.
2020
O2 offers pay-as-you-go SIM-only bundles
O2 offered pay-as-you-go SIM-only bundles, including data, text and minute allowances at £10, £15 and £30 top-up levels, as well as international bundles.
2020
O2 partners with Hubbub on Community Calling
O2 partnered with environmental charity Hubbub on Community Calling, a Southwark pilot to refurbish and distribute smartphones to people with limited digital connectivity. O2 also confirmed it would donate an additional 300 handsets and pay-as-you-go SIMs.
2020
Oppo A5 2020 launches with O2
Oppo announced a partnership with O2 to launch the Oppo A5 2020 smartphone, available from January 23. The phone was also available SIM-free through Carphone Warehouse and Amazon.
2019
Mobiles.co.uk offers £75 cashback on iPhone XR contracts
Mobiles.co.uk offered £75 cashback to customers buying an iPhone XR on a contract with O2 or EE as part of its Christmas sale.
2019
O2 partners with Sophos to offer security solutions to business customers
O2 partnered with Sophos to make Sophos security products and services, including security solutions for devices, servers and email, available to O2 business customers.
2019
O2 switches on 5G network in five cities and Slough
O2 switched on its 5G network, initially making it available in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds and London. Slough was also identified as the first non-city to benefit.