This update from O2 follows similar moves by rivals EE, Three and Vodafone who have all now scrapped 3G access. Once the ...

UK e-waste business Network 2 Supplies (n2s) has signed a three-year partnership with NTT Data to sustainably decommission, ...

A POPULAR UK mobile provider has issued a last warning to Brits with older phones as it shuts down its 3G service after 20 ...

The UK's biggest mobile provider has announced the shutdown of its 3G services in 2026, urgingcustomers with 3G-only devices ...

Following reports earlier this week, Virgin Media O2 has confirmed it has reached an agreement to sell a 16.67 percent minority stake in its mobile tower joint venture, Cornerstone (CTIL), to GLIL ...

Loss of data services: Once the 3G signal is turned off, users with 3G-only handsets will no longer be able to access mobile ...

Today, Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa released a statement saying that it is in exclusive negotiations with Telefonica to acquire mobile carrier O2 in the UK, offering to pay up to £10.25 billion ...

The deal is set to cost a total of £10.25 billion, £9.25 billion which would be paid at closing and a further £1 billion to be paid after the deal has completed. Of course, this potential agreement ...

A huge mobile shake-up has just kicked off in Britain. Telefonica has agreed to sell O2 to Hutchison Whampoa, the owner of Three UK, for £10.25 billion. We knew it was likely, after the pair entered ...

Three had the fastest 5G network in the UK in the second half of 2025, while O2 found itself at the bottom of the pile, ...

Natasha Lomas is the Mobile Phones Editor for CNET UK, where she writes reviews, news and features. Previously she was Senior Reporter at Silicon.com, covering mobile technology in the business sphere ...