BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$11.6B
- Public
- UK
Dow Jones Description
Talking is breathing to them! mm02 plc is the wireless unit of British Telecom. It owns mobile phone operators and serves about 24 million customers in UK, Ireland and Germany. O2 also owns O2 Airwave, which supplies secure digital communications to the emergency services and other public safety organizations. Founded in 1998, this $12.5 billion company is based in Slough, UK and employs about 14,000 people and has more than 35 million customers across Europe. In September 2005 the company was selected as a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes World and Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes Stoxx. It was given a first placing in the wireless communications sector and a second placing in the telecommunications sector.
Chairman & CEO
Peter ErskineNumber of Employees 15,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications: 517212
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Napster and Ericsson Launch Mobile Music Service for UK's Leading Wireless Carrier -- O2 UK
Napster (NASDAQ: NAPS) and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today announced the launch of the Napster Mobile music service with O2 UK, the leading wireless carrier serving the UK market with more than 18 million subscribers.
HUAWEI DEPLOYS 8000 BASE STATIONS IN GERMANY
AsiaInfo Services 12-26-2007 Huawei Deploys 8000 Base Stations in Germany BEIJING, Dec 26, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- China's top telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. recently installed a variety of 2G and 3G wireless access network facilities in Germany...
picoChip Named in Top Three 'Firms to Watch in Mobile'
Real Business / O2 Sees 'Explosive Growth' Possibilities for Fabless Chip Supplier BATH, England -- picoChip has been chosen as one of the top three companies in the Real Business / O2 '50 to Watch in Mobile' report. An elite panel of judges reviewed over 200 firms in the...
STRATEGY ANALYTICS: O2 Germany Rated Best European Carrier for Mobile Phone Support; Customer Support Satisfaction Outranks Major Wireless Competitors.
M2 PRESSWIRE-27 October 2006-Strategy Analytics, Inc.: STRATEGY ANALYTICS: O2 Germany Rated Best European Carrier for Mobile Phone Support; Customer Support Satisfaction Outranks Major Wireless CompetitorsC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:27102006 Boston, MA - The Strategy Analytics Advanced Wireless Laboratory AWL report,...
STRATEGY ANALYTICS: O2 Germany Rated Best European Carrier for Mobile Phone Support; Customer Support Satisfaction Outranks Major Wireless Competitors
BOSTON -- The Strategy Analytics Advanced Wireless Laboratory AWL report, eIuVerizon Wireless USA and O2 Germany lead Customer Support Satisfaction Index,eIN finds that more than one in three mobile phone customers have contacted customer support with a question or problem with their mobile handset since purchase. This study, which ranks...
O2 Secure Wireless Poised to Release the "O2 Anywhere" Mobile Wireless Platform
O2 Secure Wireless, Inc. (OTCBB: OTOW) announces the Q4 2006 introduction of its "O2 Anywhere" platform, which will provide subscribers access to Broadband Wireless Internet Access while traveling or in locations without wireless (Wi-Fi) networks. Smith Micro Software's "QuickLink Mobile" has been selected to provide the software that will...
DBD partners O2 to launch residential WiMAX package.(Brief article)
German broadband operator Deutsche Breitband Dienste DBD and cellco O2 Germany have launched SmartDuo, a service bundling WiMAX-based broadband Internet access with a mobile phone. Marketed as an alternative to bundled residential wireline telephone and DSL packages, SmartDuo customers receive EUR100 credit with their WiMAX connection...
DBD partners O2 to launch residential WiMAX package.(CONTRACTS)
German broadband operator Deutsche Breitband Dienste DBD and cellco O2 Germany have launched SmartDuo, a service bundling WiMAX-based broadband Internet access with a mobile phone. Marketed as an alternative to bundled residential wireline telephone and DSL packages, SmartDuo customers receive EUR100 credit with their WiMAX connection...
O2 and RIM Launch the New BlackBerry 8700g Wireless Handheld.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM and WATERLOO, ONTARIO, Feb 1, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- O2 and Research In Motion RIM (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today announced the launch of the new BlackBerry 8700gTM in the United Kingdom, further extending O2's exis LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM and WATERLOO, ONTARIO, Feb 1, 2006...
O2 and RIM Launch the New BlackBerry 8700g Wireless Handheld
LONDON & WATERLOO, Ontario -- O2 and Research In Motion RIM (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today announced the launch of the new BlackBerry 8700gTM in the United Kingdom, further extending O2's existing portfolio of BlackBerryR devices.
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Finch | CFO |
| Andrew Harley | Group Director, HR |
| David Nicholas | Director, Communications |
| Richard Poston | Director, Corp Affairs |
| Sohail Qadri | Group Director, Strategy & Performance Management |
| Philip Bramwell | General Counsel & Secretary |
| Simon Gordon | Head, Media Relations |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Peter Erskine | Chairman & CEO |
| Andrew Sukawaty | Board of Directors |
| Antonio Viana-Baptista | Board of Directors |
| Cesar Alierta | Board of Directors |
| Danuta Gray | Board of Directors |
| David Arculus | Board of Directors |
| Jaime Smith | Board of Directors |
| Julio Linares | Board of Directors |
| Matthew Key | Board of Directors |
| Rudolf Groger | Board of Directors |
Peter Erskine was appointed to the Board in 2001 as Chief Executive Officer. He joined the Company from BT where, since March 1993, he held a number of senior positions including Director of BT Mobile, President and Chief Executive of Concert, and, from 1998, Managing Director of BT Cellnet. Prior to joining BT he was European Vice President of Sales and Customer Service for Mars and Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing for UNITEL. Mr Erskine is also a member of the Advisory Board of the University of Reading Business School. Following Telefonica's acquisition of O2, Mr. Erskine became Chairman and Chief Executive of O2 and also joined the Board of Telefonica, S.A. as an Executive Director. Mr. Erskine is also Chairman of the supervisory board of Telefonica O2 Czech Republic a.s.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| O2 plc | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| O2 plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Telefonica, S.A. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Telefonica, S.A. | Executive Director | Former |
| Telefonica, S.A. | Chairman of Board | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| O2 plc | Director, Communications | Current |
| O2 plc | Director, Communications | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| O2 plc | Director, Corp Affairs | Current |
| O2 plc | Director, Corp Affairs | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| O2 plc | Group Director, Strategy & Performance Management | Current |
| O2 plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| O2 plc | Group Director, Strategy & Performance Management | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| O2 plc | General Counsel & Secretary | Current |
| O2 plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| O2 plc | Head, Media Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| O2 plc | Board of Directors | Current |
Antonio Viana-Baptista serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since August 2002. He is an economist who graduated from the Catholic University of Lisbon in 1980. He has a post graduate in European Economy (1981), and an MBA, obtained with a distinction mention, from INSEAD (Fontainebleu). He is member of the board of directors, the Delegate Committee and the Executive Committee of Telefonica S.A. He is also Chairman of Telefonica Moviles Espana, S. A. and member of the board of directors of Telefonica Internacional, S.A., Portugal Telecom SGPS, Brasilcel N. V. , CTC Chile, Telefonica de Argentina, S. A. and Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo S. A. Until July 2002, he served as President of Telefonica Internacional and Executive President of Telefonica Latinoamerica. Before that he also served from 1991 until 1996, as Executive Director of BPI (Banco Portugues de Investimento). From 1985 until 1991 Mr. Viana-Baptista was Principal Partner of McKinsey & Co. in Madrid and Lisbon. He was appointed to the O2 Board on 23 January 2006 after the Telefonica offer for O2 went unconditional.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Telefonica de Argentina S.A. | Member | Current |
| O2 plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Telefonica de Argentina S.A. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Telefonica, S.A. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Telefonica Moviles, S.A. | Chairman & CEO | Former |
| Bpi, Inc. | Executive Director | Former |
| INSEAD | Mba | Former |
| The Catholic University of America | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| O2 plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| O2 Communications (Ireland) Limited | CEO | Current |
| O2 plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| O2 plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| O2 plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Telefonica O2 Czech Republic, A.S. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Telefonica O2 Czech Republic, A.S. | Chairman, President & CEO | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| O2 plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Telefonica, S.A. | General Manager, Coordination, Business Development & Synergies | Former |
| Telefonica, S.A. | General Manager, Coordination, Business Development & Synergies | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| O2 plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| O2 (Germany) GmbH & Co. OHG | CEO | Current |
| O2 plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Volume | 307,701 |
| Shares Outstanding | 0. |
| Market Cap | 0. |
| Year High | 50.17 |
| Year Low | 21.51 |
| Earnings Per Share | 3.98 |
| P/E Ratio | 11.040 |
| Dividend | 0.40 |
| Yield | 0.91 |
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