O2 Plc is the holding company of mmO2 Plc and the mmO2 group of companies.
O2 Plc has 100% ownership of mobile network operators in three countries - the UK, Germany, and Ireland - as well as a leading mobile Internet portal business. All of these businesses are branded as O2. The company is a founding member of the Starmap Mobile Alliance, has operations on the Isle of Man (Manx Telecom), and owns O2 Airwave - an advanced, digital emergency communications service covering England, Wales, and Scotland. In addition, O2 UK has a 50% interest in a joint venture, Tesco Mobile, to sell exclusively Tesco-branded mobile services in Tesco stores across the UK, using O2s technology and network. Furthermore, O2 Germany has a 50% interest in Tchibo Mobilfunk, a joint venture with Tchibo GmbH, which is selling an O2 pre-pay mobile service in Germany.
mmO2 was formed when UK incumbent, BT, decided to demerge its wireless business, BT Wireless, from its fixed-line and other operations. The......
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