Virgin Media O2

Telecom operatorTier 1

UK converged operator formed from Virgin Media and O2 UK.

— giffgaff runs on O2’s mobile network and Virgin Media's broadband network
— Tesco Mobile runs on the O2 network, offering 99% UK 4G population coverage and fast-growing 5G across major towns and cities.
— the first O2 (Virgin Media) powered Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) to introduce 5G Standalone (5G+)

Owns

Hosted MVNOs

Suppliers

Investments

Ecosystem

owns
- parent companyactive · Reported
- 50:50active · Reported
hosts
- Mobile · giffgaff runs on O2’s mobile network and Virgin Media's broadband networkactive · Company statement
- Mobile · Tesco Mobile runs on the O2 network, offering 99% UK 4G population coverage and fast-growing 5G across major towns and cities.active · Company statement
- Mobile · the first O2 (Virgin Media) powered Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) to introduce 5G Standalone (5G+)active · Reported
supplied by
- Fixed & fibre · wholesale fibre; anchor tenancy extended in the Netomnia transactionactive · Documented
- RAN · primary RAN partner, five-year extension (Mobile Transformation Plan)announced · 31 Mar 2026 · Documented
- RAN · multi-year AirScale RAN deployment and modernisationannounced · 31 Mar 2026 · Documented
- Charging & billing · Virgin Media O2 Business — Netcracker Revenue Management (Digital BSS)announced · 21 Sept 2022 · Documented
- BSS · Telefónica UK (O2, now Virgin Media O2) — Netcracker Revenue Management, Customer Management and Operations Managementannounced · 25 Feb 2019 · Documented
- BSS · Amdocs Subscription Marketplace: streaming, gaming and other third-party subscriptions managed in one placeannounced · 8 May 2024 · Documented
invested in
- Fixed & fibre · 30% of the Telefónica/Liberty Global holding company (indirect ~15%) for its wholesale commitment; at completionpending · 18 Feb 2026 · Documented