Virgin mobile returning? Also possible O2 broadband

[newapollo]

There are a number of articles surfacing today that are suggesting (although nothing confimed by VMO2) that Virgin Mobile may be making a comeback and that O2 broadband may be introduced.

The Daily Bun

https://tech-insider.org/virgin-medi...relaunch-2026/

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.ph...broadband.html

https://www.thetimes.com/business/co...bile-m6t2gfrp3 (paywall)

It’s possible VMO2 may also introduce O2 TV as part of nexfibre and/or O2/giffgaff infrastructure at some point in the future.

O2TV was filed for trademark on 10th January 2025 and registered on 4th April 2025 (due to expire 10th january 2035. https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tm.../UK00004146222

There was also a Times article (June 7th 2025) suggesting that VMO2 were considering launching a streaming TV service.

https://archive.ph/2025.06.07-222125...2-198c275de184

[Mr K]

What they really need to launch is a Community Support Forum.

[Jaymoss]

Imagine how many customers they would gain if they charged a reasonable fee that does not increase in contract and then does not go up stupid amounts so you do not have to call every 2 years

I dodnt know it had ever gone away, I moved off it to Sky a few yers ago.

[Pierre]

I don’t think so. There was talk of it earlier in the year.

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.ph...bre-plans.html

And I personally saw plans of it, O2 broadband was being lined up to be a “premium” product.

However, since then we’ve had a new Consumer CEO join, and she seems to be of the mind that VMO2 has three strong brands that should really stay in their lane

VM, O2 & Giff Gaff.

And be the best that they can be. VM-fixed line, O2-mobile and giffgaff-budget.

Each brand within VMO2 has now been appointed its own Chief Consumer Officer, to work to each brand’s strengths.

It’s early days and the question of a returning Virgin Mobile was raised, but where would it fit in?

It would just be O2 rebadged, but we already have that with giffgaff.

I don’t see it happening.