Virgin Media O2 offers plug-in 5G network in a box

Virgin Media O2's business arm has released a plug-and-play private 5G network product, meaning customers should be able to get a 5G service operating anywhere with power and an internet connection. Available now, the product comes in a portable enclosure and once plugged in, provides a site with a 5G Standalone private …

[Doctor Syntax]

"a prototype Raspberry Pi-based private 5G network-in-a-box"

Presumably that will be within carry-on limits. I'm sure there will be use cases where that's a deciding factor.

[ilithium]

I wonder what it actually looks like - i.e. is it branded with VM02 in a hideous way?

[Jason Bloomberg]

Got the T-Shirt

Sounds great but I hope it's more useful, usable and user configurable than the old 'O2 Home Cell" I have languishing in its packaging on the shelf.

I am guessing it's only for business account customers.

[Captain Scarlet]

Re: Got the T-Shirt

We still have users who use them (O2 Boostbox), much better than having no service but O2 are binning them next year

Odd British Sugar would use Virgin since they are an O2 customer hmm

[katrinab]

Re: Got the T-Shirt

Virgin now owns O2

[Captain Scarlet]

Re: Got the T-Shirt

Oh wait 100% correct, still have Telefonica on their emails and I completly forgot

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Got the T-Shirt

"Virgin" don't own O2 - Liberty Global and Telefonica have a joint venture that owns VMO2. Presumably Liberty Global pay Virgin Group (Richard Branson) for the rights to use their name.

[Captain Scarlet]

Re: Got the T-Shirt

Or maybe this (I'll probably be wrong again)

[NeilPost]

ESN

Best speak to the UK Next Gen Emergency Services Network people. They have money to literally burn.

[eanbarr]

Vodafone 5G in a box

Vodafone also offer 5G in a box solution.

A little late to the party O2 !

https://www.telecomtv.com/content/5g/vodafone-unveils-open-ran-5g-network-in-a-box-46708/

[Martin Summers]

Re: Vodafone 5G in a box

No they don't. Reading the article you have linked to states it is just a prototype and they don't know what to do with it just yet.