O2 sells broadband directly to consumers and businesses (Source). Telefónica O2 Germany entered the fixed broadband/consumer ISP market by acquiring HanseNet (Alice broadband) on 16 February 2010; before this O2 was purely a mobile operator (Source).
O2 owns and operates its own full-fibre and part-fibre infrastructure (Source), (Source). VIAG Interkom (predecessor) started operating its own GSM-1800 mobile network on 1 October 1998; the O2 Germany entity dates from Telefónica's acquisition in 2005 (Source).
Germany
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Organization: Any kind of organization. The Organization class represents a kind of Agent corresponding to social instititutions such as companies, societies etc.
About
Telefonica Germany (trading as O2) is an ISP and Network Operator that sells broadband directly to consumers and businesses while owning and operating its own full-fibre and part-fibre infrastructure, acquired as O2 plc from BT in 2005 for €17.7 billion with FTTH partnerships including Allianz in 2023 for rural expansion (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).
Operator Characteristics
Retail-only ISP?
No
O2 is not retail-only; it owns and operates its own full-fibre and part-fibre infrastructure (Source).
Wholesale-only Network Operator?
No
O2 is not wholesale-only; it sells broadband directly to consumers and businesses (Source).
Business-only ISP?
No
O2 is not business-only; it sells broadband to both consumers and businesses (Source).