{"id":555,"date":"2020-05-07T10:02:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T10:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/?p=555"},"modified":"2020-05-07T10:02:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T10:02:51","slug":"virgin-media-and-o2-join-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/virgin-media-and-o2-join-forces\/tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Media and O2 Join Forces!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mobile operator O2 and Virgin Media are going to merge company&#8217;s and create the UK&#8217;s largest entertainment and telecoms firms! These two firms have now agreed terms to join up and become a great firm. O2 is one of the largest phone company&#8217;s in the UK and has almost about 34 million users, as Virgin Media has about 6 million broadband and cable TV users and another 3 million mobile users, however O2 also provide the networks for other mobile networks, such as Tesco Mobile, Giffgaff and Sky Mobile. Why would these two mobile operators join forces?<\/p>\n<p>The main reason these two are joining forces are to rival the one of the best company&#8217;s in the UK, BT will have to deal with another competitor if this all goes well. The tie-up will create a major rival to BT when they bring both platforms together. Analysts says customers were set to benefit by having access to more and more services. Unlike BT, they haven&#8217;t got much to offer, but once these two company&#8217;s join forces&#8230; they will bring more services than BT do.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_556\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-556\" class=\"wp-image-556 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/05\/shutterstock_762262132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/05\/shutterstock_762262132.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/05\/shutterstock_762262132-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/05\/shutterstock_762262132-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/05\/shutterstock_762262132-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/05\/shutterstock_762262132-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Editorial credit: MDOGAN \/ Shutterstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Combining O2&#8217;s number one mobile business with Virgin Media&#8217;s superfast broadband network and entertainment services will be a game-changer in the UK, at a time when demand for connectivity has never been greater or more critical.&#8221; said chief executive Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mobile operator O2 and Virgin Media are going to merge company&#8217;s and create the UK&#8217;s largest entertainment and telecoms firms! These two firms have now agreed terms to join up and become a great firm. 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