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This is a list of notable mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in the United Kingdom, which lease wireless telephone and data spectrum from the major carriers EE, O2, Three and Vodafone for resale.
EE (formerly Everything Everywhere) is a British mobile network operator and internet service provider, and a brand of BT Consumer, a division of BT Group.It was established in 2010 and is the second-largest mobile network operator in the United Kingdom, with 21.2 million customers as of September 2022.
BT Mobile is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) provided by BT Consumer; a division of BT Group in the United Kingdom that was launched in March 2015. [1] It uses the EE network [2] via an MVNO agreement signed in March 2014 [3] as well as using the spectrum BT won in the 2013 4G auction.
In 2010, Three became the fourth network in the UK to launch the iPhone 4 after O2, Orange and Vodafone. [12] In July 2014, Three introduced the 3 inTouch app, [13] allowing customers to place calls through a Wi-Fi connection. Three customers can also access the Virgin Wi-Fi network implemented at over 130 London Underground stations. [14]
There are four main network operators, and they share various 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G network infrastructure through co-ownership in separate network companies. Tele2 and Telenor share network infrastructure through their company Net4Mobility. [135] Telia and Tele2 share network infrastructure through UMTS Nät AB. [136]
EE WiFi is a wi-fi hotspot service provided by BT Group for the UK. Its predecessor, BT Wi-fi was established following a rebranding of the former BT Openzone and BT Fon, bringing both of the services under one name until the Fon partnership ended. [1] It supports the BT Consumer division.
The United Kingdom has been involved with the Internet throughout its origins and development. The telecommunications infrastructure in the United Kingdom provides Internet access to homes and businesses mainly through fibre, cable, mobile and fixed wireless networks, with the UK's 140-year-old copper network, maintained by Openreach, set to be withdrawn by December 2025, although this has ...
O2 purchased Be Un Limited, an internet service provider in the UK, for £50 million in June 2006. [49] O2 retained the Be brand, and launched a separate O2-branded broadband service on 15 October 2007, using the Be network. O2 announced in June 2011 a fibre optic broadband service designed to compete with the BT Infinity product, using FTTC ...