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 ...

Virgin Media O2 has teamed up with Starlink – the satellite internet service developed by Musk's SpaceX – on a new product called O2 Satellite. Set to go live in the first half of 2026, O2 Satellite ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Virgin Media O2 has officially switched on its “O2 Satellite” service, becoming the first UK carrier to provide mobile connectivity directly from space to standard smartphones. The landmark launch ...

Virgin Media O2 launches O2 Satellite, using Starlink to reach UK “not-spots” and boost landmass coverage to 95%. If you can only read one tech story a day, this is it. We use cookies and other data ...

Virgin Media O2 has expanded the number of devices that its O2 Satellite service works with. Today sees the official announcement that Google Pixel devices are supported, though it will need to be a ...

The first things that comes to mind when someone says “satellite phones”, are emergency services and people working in ...