T-Mobile UK

T-Mobile UK was a mobile network operator in the UK. First launched as Mercury One2One (stylised one2one) on 7 September 1993, the network was originally operated by Mercury Communications. one2one was purchased by Deutsche Telekom in 1999, who rebranded it with their global T-Mobile brand name in 2002.

"One 2 One" redirects here. For the band sometimes known by that name, see One to One (band).
T-Mobile UK
Company typeBrand
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded7 September 1993 (1993-09-07) (as Mercury One2One)
Defunct11 May 2010 (2010-05-11) (as a company)
February 2015 (2015-02) (as a brand)
FateMerged with Orange UK
SuccessorEE
Area served
United Kingdom
ProductsMobile telecommunications products and services
Websitewww.t-mobile.co.uk

In 1999, one2one became the world's first network to provide wireless network infrastructure to a mobile virtual network operator when Virgin Mobile was launched as a joint venture between one2one and Virgin Group.

In 2010, it merged with Orange UK to form a joint venture, Everything Everywhere, which continued to operate the T-Mobile and Orange brands until March 2015 and allowed T-Mobile customers to utilise Orange's 2G signal and vice versa.

In 2012, Everything Everywhere launched their new network branding as EE. T-Mobile sims remain fully supported by EE, who are ultimately owned by BT since they acquired the company in January 2016 for £12.5 billion.

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