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The best network for you
Every day, we help millions of people and businesses. How? By carrying data securely and reliably on our award-winning voice and data network.
A network that’s there when you need it
- Coverage – voted the UK’s best network for coverage in 2018 and 2019 (uSwitch)
- Reliability – Rated the UK’s most reliable network in 2018 (GWS)
- Speed – Download speeds with our new 2.3Ghz spectrum are 80% faster than our 4G average (Tutela)
- Security – The only UK provider whose mobile WAN networks are CAS(T) certified
Taking care of your networking and connectivity needs
- 99% UK 4G population coverage indoors
- 15,000 + O2 Wifi hotspots UK-wide
- 250 million minutes connected every day
- 150 million texts delivered every day
- 60% average data traffic growth across the network year on year
- The biggest mobile network in the UK with over 32.2m customers (including O2, giffgaff, Tesco Mobile, Sky Mobile and Lycamobile).
Connecting the things all around you
- Your home – providing connectivity for the governments Smart Metering Programme, connecting 23.5 million meters in UK homes
- Your safety – providing voice & data for over 50% of UK police forces, 12 ambulance services and 4 fire services
- Your treats – managing wifi and cashless payments in 1,200 + McDonald’s branches
- Your health – helping health professionals at South London and Mausley NHS Foundation Trust to extend patient treatment with mobile devices
Continuously investing
- £523.6 million invested in spectrum in 2018
- £2 million invested in the network every day
- Investing heavily in UK-wide commuter hubs like stations and airports
- 1042 rural locations saw millions invested in 4G connectivity in 2018 so homes and business can enjoy better connectivity
Reshaping the future with 5G
- Transformed supply chains – small, cheap, low power sensors will make it possible to track every item in every shipment, saving time and cost
- Virtual reality everywhere – low latency will turn lifelike VR and AR experiences into the norm
- Remote healthcare – the NHS could save 1.1million GP hours with teleconsulting and monitoring
Smarter cities – connected road systems will reduce traffic congestion by 10% saving the economy £880 million/year
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Uplands Mobiles Ltd are an Exclusive O2 Direct Partner and also a Customer Experience Partner of the Year, awarded by Telefonica for demonstrating an ongoing commitment in providing exceptional customer service and a trusted approach to our customers.
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