Posted: 15th May, 2008 By: MarkJ
Telefonica, O2's parent operator, has reported its latest results to 31st March 2008 and revealed that the groups UK wing had grown its broadband subscribers base by 60,711 net additions in the quarter to 131,420 customers:
O2 UKs broadband service had rolled out to over 1,000 exchanges by the end of the first quarter, giving its broadband network a population coverage of 57%.
In May, a new national campaign was launched promoting nationwide coverage, utilising BT's wholesale network to reach customers outside of O2's current unbundled areas. The broadband portfolio was also enhanced with the launch of O2 UKs Business Broadband.
This puts O2 UK just above THUS Group (Demon Internet) in our '
Top 10 ISPs by Subscriber Size' page.