O2 UK is part of the Telefónica O2 Europe group which comprises integrated fixed/mobile businesses in the UK, Ireland, Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. O2 is a leading provider of mobile and broadband services to consumers in the UK. The company is the leader in non-voice services, including text, media messaging, games, music & video, as well as data connections via GPRS, HSDPA, 3G and WLAN. As at December 2007, O2 had more than 40 million fixed and mobile customers across Europe & O2 UK had 18.4 million customers.