O2 will be carrying out UK IoT connectivity trials later this year Exclusive Internet of Things arrives at British telco Edge + IoT22 May 2017 | 11
O2 continues to splash out on 4G ahead of rumoured IPO Also announces partnership with Cisco to throw £80m at London coverage On-Prem12 May 2017 | 4
Three isn't going to back away from a fight over spectrum Analysis Ready to take on Ofcom after O2 merger block Legal07 Feb 2017 | 4
Sky: Stuff your quad play – customers want separate bills Media titan's radical idea for mobile network Networks01 Dec 2016 | 19
O2: Float or flog. What's it going to be, Telefonica? Forced to find funds for €50bn deficit Channel05 Sep 2016 | 16
Three posts lacklustre results, angrily mutters over O2 merger rejection Getting ready for legal challenge against EU On-Prem11 Aug 2016 | 18
Brit network O2 hands out free Windows virus with USB pens Aww, you shouldn't have. No really, you shouldn't have OSes08 Aug 2016 | 92
O2 sales dip 9% as tight-fisted Brits cling to their old handsets Weak pound affects sales reporting in Blighty On-Prem28 Jul 2016 | 13
O2 customer data grab: Not-a-hack creds for sale on dark web Are you a login-recycling gaming fan? Security26 Jul 2016 | 16
Capita redundo staff: We are free at last, free at last… at the end of this month Thank Andy Parker we are free at last Channel14 Jul 2016 | 9
EU commish: We smacked down O2/Three but we didn't take it 'lightly' Calls on consumers to submit evidence in crusade for greater competition Networks13 May 2016 | 31
French maverick sniffs around O2 Ooh la la! Sex shops, Le Monde and a mobe network On-Prem09 May 2016 | 15
Ofcom wants you to thank it for resurrecting the spectre of BT's 1980s monopoly Comment Top Eurocrat could become Brexit poster girl after UK begging letter Channel12 Apr 2016 | 19
UK competition watchdog gripes to Brussels about Three-O2 merger If we can't have four operators, they can't have their deal Channel11 Apr 2016 | 42
Three to chop off £3bn of its network in bid to woo EU over O2 merger Please, miss, is that competitive enough? Networks07 Apr 2016 | 22
CK Hutchison/O2: 'Four networks' dogma risks one giant and three hopeless dwarves Analysis What good is that? Channel15 Mar 2016 | 23
Three: We won't hike prices if you say yes to £10.5bn O2 merger Please Ms Regulator, let us do our deal Channel04 Feb 2016 | 45
Ofcom's head is dead against Three and O2's merger Brit industry regulator snuggles up to EU mummy Channel01 Feb 2016 | 48
Capita hiring temps to cover for call centre redundancies – staff sources C is caring, and is also for Capita Channel25 Jan 2016 | 26
EE, O2, Giffgaff, BT Mobile customers cut off as mobile networks fail BT cockup believed to be at heart of TITSUP communication Networks11 Jan 2016 | 51
European Commission prepares antitrust probe for O2/Hutchison deal Regulatory listicle demands consideration before merger can pass Go Legal02 Nov 2015 | 6
O2 joins Virgin Media as member of weak crypto software club Operator promises El Reg it'll all be fixed before browsers deep-six support Security21 Oct 2015 | 12
Ofcom triples licence fees for mobile operators to £200m Move reflect importance of this ‘finite resource’, says regulator Legal24 Sep 2015 | 26
Hutchison will float O2 … as soon as the Three merger is done Brands to stay as they are! Yeah, that's what they all say Networks21 Sep 2015 | 29
Capita IS good for former O2 staff. Oh yes it IS! Staff willingly jumping, not being pushed, claims CEO of mobile biz Channel27 Aug 2015 | 3
Vodafonica’s Cornerstone missing its UK coverage target, says report If only it was all share and share alike for O2 and Vodafone Networks19 Aug 2015 | 5
Capita: Listen up redundo staff, we know you're leaving but... Can you help us prep the next generation? Oh, go on Channel18 Aug 2015 | 22
Ofcom coverage map: 7/10 – must try harder next time Analysis No blackspot spotting tools, or comparative element Networks14 Aug 2015 | 41
Take redundancy if you want, Capita IS for turning now, after all 700 staffers on O2 call centre gig grab voluntary redundo, offices closing Channel14 Aug 2015 | 9
At last we know for sure. Blighty's 'best mobile network' is ... We’ll give you a clue. It’s not O2, Vodafone, or Three Personal Tech28 Jul 2015 | 31
The modest father of SMS, who had much to be modest about Only the true inventor would deny his invention? Erm, well, not quite Personal Tech08 Jul 2015 | 21
O2 craps itself on national Blighty holiday as cabinet minister moans: 'Oi, sort it out!' Updated Be less dog poop On-Prem26 May 2015 | 29
Free at last! Flogging off O2 fattens Telefonica’s financials Higher earnings point to ‘new cycle’ of growth On-Prem14 May 2015 | 9
Tesco tries to talk Tesco Mobile up from 'Value' to 'Finest' ahead of sale Analysis Embattled grocer's network needs one of those yellow 'reduced' stickers Networks13 May 2015 | 23
Firm with 80 per cent of UK mobile numbers fails to monetise them, sold to O2 Weve fails to generate workable tapcash fabric Networks05 May 2015 | 4
giffgaff riff-raff hacked off with lift-off of cash spaff The company with no CAPITALS wants to lend capital Networks24 Apr 2015 | 12
'Tech City should not be relying on Game of Thrones ravens' QuotW Plus: 'Anon dark web NOT a protective shield from arrest and prosecution' Bootnotes08 Feb 2015 | 3
O2 notifies data cops 'for courtesy' ... AFTER El Reg intervenes in email phish dustup Suggests customers must have lost their own data Security04 Feb 2015 | 44
Then there were 3: Another UK mobile network borged ... Analysis ... and what it all means for speed, coverage and phone masts Networks23 Jan 2015 | 41
Telefónica to offload O2 to Three daddy Hutchison for £10.25bn Talks reported last week, confirmed on Friday Channel23 Jan 2015 | 45
Hong Kong mogul mulls multi-billion pound bid for O2 – report Three daddy 'in talks' with Telefonica's UK mobile carrier On-Prem18 Jan 2015 | 13
Yes, UK. REST OF EUROPE has better mobe services than you EE best of a disappointing lot Personal Tech26 Nov 2014 | 54
BT in talks to re-slurp O2 after spitting it out a decade ago In talks with Spanish owner Telefonica Networks24 Nov 2014 | 35
TalkTalk wants more FOURPLAY, jumps into bed with Telefónica 'Bye Voda. What will Three think of all this Four? Networks17 Nov 2014 | 12
Reg mobile man: National roaming plan? Oh UK.gov, you've GOT to be joking Comment Less is more plan not big or clever Legal10 Nov 2014 | 48
Fatty Brit 4G networks slow down. Too much Bacon, perhaps? Leap in demand puts pressure on service, love handles blamed Networks05 Nov 2014 | 23
Coughing for 4G, getting 2G... Networks' penny-pinching SECRETS REVEALED Half-rate codecs, you say? You must be joking Networks15 Oct 2014 | 52
Mobile coverage on trains really is pants You thought it was just *insert your provider here*, but now we have numbers Networks14 Oct 2014 | 65
Oh noes, fanbois! iPhone 6 Plus shipments 'DELAYED' in the UK Is EMBIGGENED Apple mobile REALLY that popular? Personal Tech13 Sep 2014 | 56
O2 breathes life into Amazon Fire: Mobe to hit Blighty in WEEKS Yes, it's the Amazon phone you can't buy from Amazon Personal Tech08 Sep 2014 | 23
Who us, share infrastructure? Networks reject gov proposal Execs pour scorn on 'national roaming' outline – report Networks08 Sep 2014 | 21
The Register Monopoly Pubcrawl Mobile Map: VODAFONE VICTOR in LONDON Special Report Unless you just want the best 4G: Then EE Networks23 Aug 2014 | 18
EE: STILL Blighty's best mobe network, says 'Frappucino' Moore Fresh round of network stats fisticuffs possibly on the cards here Networks19 Aug 2014 | 34
O2 vs Vodafone: Mobe firms grab for GCHQ, gov.uk security badge No, the spooks love US best, say rival firms Security11 Aug 2014 | 7
Operators get the FEAR as Ofcom proposes 275% hike in mobile spectrum fees Wait - aren't they increasing prices mid-contract? Hmm... Legal01 Aug 2014 | 22
Mobile money firm Weve waves goodbye to David Sear Departing boss looks for some change Networks25 Jun 2014 |
Crikey! Three can buy O2, EU regulator says Oh wait, only O2 Ireland. As you were On-Prem02 Jun 2014 | 12