• “3” UK acquires 95 additional retail outlets from O2 as part of The Link O2 acquired The Link in June 2006 which owned approximate 300 stores nationwide.
• Virgin Mobile UK Plans Retail Stores The UK based MVNO, Virgin Mobile has announced ambitious plans to develop a chain of own-brand retail stores.
• O2 goes on acquisition trail buying “Be” broadband and taking control of The Link On Tuesday O2 set out its stall for fixed and mobile converged offerings in the U.K. with the acquisition of Be, a U.K.-based broadband provider, for £50 million.