O2

O2 is a major wireless telecommunications brand and was the original exclusive carrier for the iPhone in the United Kingdom.
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==History==
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O2 was originally formed by mmO2 in February 2002, with mobile coverage in the UK, Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands.O2 employees gan company support for local charities, mmO2. 2003-02-23. O2 became the exclusive UK carrier of the iPhone when it was launched in 2007.Apple Chooses O2 as Exclusive Carrier for iPhone in UK, Apple Inc. 2007-09-18. The exclusivity agreement expired in late 2009.https://techcrunch.com/2009/09/28/iphone-no-longer-exclusive-to-o2-in-the-uk-heads-to-orange-%E2%80%98later-this-year%E2%80%99/ iPhone no longer exclusive to O2 in the UK, heads to Orange ‘later this year’ by Nicholas Deleon, TechCrunch. 2009-09-28.
The brand is presently operated by , a joint venture of and which merged their UK businesses on June 1, 2021.Hello, we’re Virgin Media O2, Virgin Media O2. Accessed 2021-10-12. On July 1, 2021, O2 began shutting down its 3G network in phases across Germany to make room for faster 4G and 5G services.Goodbye 3G - hello improved O2 4G network, Telefonica Germany. 2021-07-06. O2 will shut down its 3G network in the in November 2021.3G’s Sun is Setting in Europe, by Pete Bell, TeleGeography. 2021-08-12.
==References==
==External links==
*O2 official website
**Virgin Media and O2 have joined forces
*Telefonica UK and Virgin Media apps at the Apple App Store
* at Wikipedia
Category:Networks
Category:United Kingdom
Category:2002 establishments