Wednesday, Jul 29th, 2026 (9:03 am) - Score 680Firefighters in Derbyshire (England) recently provided a good unintentional demonstration of why services like the new O2 Satellite add-on are so useful. The teams, who were responding to the wildfire near Tintwistle, were able to use the UK service to maintain mobile connectivity in an area with no traditional 4G or 5G mobile network coverage. The service, when enabled, effectively boosts O2’s UK landmass mobile coverage from 89% to 95% and is designed to complement O2’s existing mobile network (i.e. This came in handy during the recent wildfire as 100 supporting phones had already been provided to Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service by O2, which sometimes have to operate in very remote rural areas. Firefighters used the service to stay in contact with colleagues, share updates and access important information while working on the ground.