Working with Starlink, the operator becomes the first in Europe to offer a satellite-based direct-to-device service that also includes some data. That's an important caveat: other European mobile ...

Mobile telcos are linking up with satellite operators to extend coverage beyond their cell towers reach, but actual usage of ...

A new way to connect when others can't.

Leading UK operator offers satellite comms links direct to leading Apple devices initially supporting messaging and data across a range of apps.

Virgin Media O2 has partnered with Starlink This brings satellite connectivity to Virgin Media O2 users’ phones It’s due to roll out in the UK over the next 12 months If you’re sick of mobile dead ...

As of 28 May iPhone customers will be able to hop on to the O2 network from the skies as the O2 Satellite service is switched on for those device. The operator says the update will significantly ...

O2 Satellite won’t launch until the first half of 2026, and only with messaging and data for maps and location services at first, but it’s expected to expand. O2 customers can register their interest ...

O2 Satellite will be supported on iPhone from tomorrow, significantly expanding the service to millions more people. iPhone users will be able to connect to the O2 network via satellite when cellular ...

UK multiplay operator Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has switched on O2 Satellite, a new satellite-to-mobile service powered by Starlink Direct to Cell. This makes VMO2 the first operator in the UK and Europe ...

UK operator Virgin Media O2 is set to switch on O2 Satellite for iPhones tomorrow (28 May), widening access to the direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity service it launched earlier this year.

The option for iPhone users with an O2 mobile service to add O2 Satellite access to keep them connected via messaging apps when outside the reach of the O2 mobile network or Wi-Fi options goes live on ...