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O2 (UK) Ltd
Country: United Kingdom

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 O2 (UK) Ltd
Company profile: The UK business of mmO2 plc is branded O2. The company name is O2 (UK) Ltd, replacing the former company name of BT Cellnet Ltd. O2 (UK) Ltd has nearly 11.1 million customers at the end March 2002. The proportion of service revenues generated by data usage has doubled during the last year, with 13.8% achieved for the three months to end March 2002. The number of SMS messages handled on by O2 UK has more than doubled year on year to 3.4 billion.
O2 UK's GSM network, including GPRS capability, covers over 99% of the population and approximately 90% of the UK by land area, and comprises well over 8,000 base stations. O2 UK was the first mobile network in the world to have launched and rolled-out commercial GPRS services. Work is underway to develop its future 3G network capability, including a special agreement with T-Mobile for constructive infrastructure sharing for the roll-out of 3G coverage.

O2 continues to lead the mobile data market with innovative products and services including email solutions on the move with the Blackberry from O2 and the revolutionary handheld XDA integrated wireless computer.

International roaming agreements with 313 networks allow our customers to receive and make calls in 136 countries. Additionally, O2 customers are now able to roam with GPRS across all the O2 territories and many partner networks throughout 2002. O2 UK became the first UK mobile operator to achieve registration to BSEN: ISO 14001, the international environmental standard. The main theme of the standard is continual environmental improvement and endorses our commitment to the positive protection of the environment.

Further information on O2 products and services can be found at www.o2.co.uk
Website: http://www.o2.co.uk/
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