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 ...

A new way to connect when others can't.

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

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 ...

Read about O2 Satellite using Starlink on iPhones starts 28th May 2026. Broadband news from the longest running independent ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...