Press Releases

20.11.20 | "Compared to last year, O₂ has made enormous progress in LTE coverage" - that is the conclusion of this year's network test of trade magazine COMPUTER BILD ("The best network for 2021"). The O₂ network once again secured an overall "Good" (2.4) rating and improved in numerous important categories. This year's score is based on much stricter measurement criteria. For the first time, only 4G data connections are considered and 3G connections are no longer rated. Particularly pleasing for O₂ customers: The O₂ network is taking the biggest step forward in 4G availability in rural areas across all operators and is improving significantly. In addition, the O₂ network cuts a good figure in large cities and leaves the competition behind in some cities.

18.11.20 | Telefónica Deutschland / O₂ is once again accelerating its network expansion: By the end of 2021, the network operator will convert the existing 3G technology of its O₂ network to more powerful 4G technology - one year ahead of schedule. Customers of all brands of Telefónica Deutschland / O₂ will benefit from a better network experience in their daily data usage. O₂ customers will be able to surf the web significantly faster via the 4G network than on the former 3G basis and the voice quality will improve noticeably. With this decision it is also clear: By the end of 2021 3G will be a thing of the past in Germany. Mobile phone customers in this country will in future only use the significantly faster 4G and 5G standards for mobile applications such as social media or music and video streaming.

28.10.20 | The business of Telefónica Deutschland / O₂ performed well in the third quarter. Thanks to high customer interest, especially in mobile tariffs of the core brand O₂ and fixed-network offers, the company was able to slightly increase revenue and its operating result (OIBDA). In the mobile business, a positive seasonal development in the demand for prepaid tariffs could be seen in addition to a strong development in the number of postpaid accesses. The company is thus on track to achieve the targets it has set itself for the year as a whole.

23.10.20 | O₂ is launching O₂ Money together with its banking partner comdirect on 29 October. The new app is a freely available smart financial assistant for all users. In addition to the practical functions of the financial assistant, O₂ customers will receive bonus interest on their credit balance up to a certain amount. O₂ customers who integrate their O₂ banking account with comdirect into the O₂ Money app receive 2 percent bonus interest per year.

21.10.20 | Telefónica Germany / O₂ has set itself the goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2025 at the latest. For the company, this means that all products or services provided, as well as its business activities as a whole, should no longer increase greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere. To this end, concrete measures and interim targets will now be defined every year until 2025, with the aim in particular of improving electricity efficiency, reducing unavoidable CO₂ emissions and increasing the quality of the green electricity used. One focus will be on energy management and network technology.