Liberty Global is a Publicly Owned telecommunications company headquartered in the UK. Founded in 2005 through the merger of the international arm of Liberty Media and UnitedGlobalCom (UGC), the company employs approximately 10,100 individuals and reported $4.9B in revenue as of 2025. Functioning as a multinational telecommunications entity, it manages brands such as Virgin Media-02 in the UK, VodafoneZiggo in The Netherlands, Telenet in Belgium, Sunrise in Switzerland, Virgin Media in Ireland, and UPC in Slovakia.
On March 18, 2026, Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) installed Europe’s first pre-assembled mobile site in Sandwich, Kent, as part of its £700 million Mobile Transformation Plan, aiming to accelerate infrastructure deployment and enhance connectivity efficiency. On the same day, Liberty Global’s tech-enabled back-office solutions provider, Liberty Blume, appointed Ian Larkin as Chief Executive Officer to lead its next phase of growth. Larkin brings over 25 years of leadership experience spanning consultancy, financial services, technology, and global operations. Liberty Global launched Liberty Blume at the end of 2024, offering outsourced back-office functions to improve business efficiency; it forms a key part of Liberty Growth, which invests in scalable businesses across technology, media, sports infrastructure, and services sectors.
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