O2 outlines commitment to the next generation of emergency services communications

Every day, more than 24 million O2 customers make over 120 million phone calls on our customers network, while sending over 150 million text messages and transmitting over 240 terabytes of data. Supporting these customers is a massive obligation, and we invest over half a billion pounds a year to keep our network evolving at all times.

However, in addition to this market leading consumer offering, O2 is no stranger to the public sector. We have vast experience in the world of critical communications and a strategic commitment to bring these technologies and expertise to the benefit of both central and local Government. Our critical infrastructure expertise in the UK marketplace is well known. Our technology and services are used by organisations such as Network Rail and Transport for London, numerous central and local Government bodies and 27 police forces, 11 fire services and four ambulance Trusts. O2's parent company, Telefonica, has a proven heritage with a number of global emergency services (ES) including running 911 and 999 services in Spain.