Key milestones

The following offers a review of some of O2's key business highlights since demerger from BT in November 2001.

2005

29 December 2005: Tesco Mobile announced one million pre-pay customers.

11 November 2005: Firelink, the procuring body for the national communications contract, confirmed that O2 Airwave has been successful in the bid to equip all fire and rescue services across England with a new resilient and secure voice and data communications service.

26 September 2005: O2 announces UK launch of i-mode®.

22 September 2005: Mobile TV trial goes live in Oxford, UK.

19 July 2005: O2 Airwave announces that it has been successful in its bid to provide a communications service to all Ambulance Trusts in England.

25 May 2005: O2 and Anschutz Entertainment Group unveil 'The O2' and sign exclusive mobile content and music deal.

14 April 2005: O2 becomes the first UK-based mobile operator to gain ISO 14001 environmental certification group-wide.

1 April 2005: O2 Airwave completes its network roll-out to provide every police force in England, Scotland and Wales with state of the art, secure digital communications.

14 March 2005: O2 plc lists on London Stock Exchange following corporate reorganisation.

12 January 2005: Corporate reorganisation to create distributable reserves announced.