{"id":44218,"date":"2025-12-16T08:58:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T08:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=44218"},"modified":"2025-12-16T09:48:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:48:41","slug":"virgin-media-o2-uk-open-manchester-hq-after-broadband-and-mobile-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/12\/virgin-media-o2-uk-open-manchester-hq-after-broadband-and-mobile-boost.html","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Media O2 UK Open Manchester HQ After Broadband and Mobile Boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Network provider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/vm\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Virgin Media<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/o2uk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">O2<\/a> (VMO2) has today highlight how it&#8217;s making a &#8220;<em>major investment<\/em>&#8221; in the Manchester region through investments in its fibre optic broadband and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/5g\">5G<\/a> mobile networks, as well as the opening of a new multi-million-pound North West HQ building on John Dalton Street (just off Deansgate).<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The new office in central Manchester will be home to approximately 1,100 staff, including customer service teams. This forms part of a 10-year agreement with the &#8216;Island&#8217; building to take around 50% of the new site and is thus set to become their new HQ after VMO2&#8217;s existing lease at its Wythenshawe office comes to an end in early 2026. 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