Mobile Magazine July 2024 | Page 56

VIRGIN MEDIA O2
VMO2 has been on – and continues to navigate – a transformation journey . The company was formed in 2021 with the merging of Virgin Media and O2 , two of the UK ’ s leaders in telecommunications .
This has massively expanded the reach and quality of the company ’ s offering , with every other household in the UK a customer of the company and its consumer mobile and broadband offerings and its products and services supporting thousands of businesses behind the scenes .
“ It ’ s amazing that this is the responsibility that we have , it ’ s extensive ,” Julian continues . “ We have more than 45 million mobile connections and nearly six million broadband connections . It ’ s a big responsibility .” To keep such vital infrastructure running , Julian and his team are at the essence of VMO2 ’ s technology mission , which endeavours to deliver a connected experience that its customers trust , love and advocate for .
This also applies to VMO2 ’ s wider workforce , which it empowers to innovate in delivering connectivity to the benefit of its customers and to ensure it remains fit for the future .
To Julian , who joined the company when it operated solely as O2 in 2018 , what Virgin Media O2 looks like now compared to its inception is night and day difference .
“ We ’ ve taken the best part of both cultures ,” Julian says . “ There ’ s been a lot of change and we ’ ve still got more to do . It ’ s a big job when you look at it from the perspective of network , business and
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