O2 (UK) telephone line and broadband business of Telefónica UK, trading under the O2 and Be brands. The company agreed to pay £180 million initially, followed by a further £20 million after all customers had been transferred to Sky's existing business. The sale was subject to regulatory approval in April 2013, and was subsequently approved by the Office of Fair Trading on 16 May 2013. O2 began trialling a Near Field Communication (NFC) payment system in 2007. In 2009, O2 was in discussions with large retailers, such as Tesco and W. H. Smith, for the deployment of the necessary electronic point of
Hayward Medical Communications Hayward Medical Communications Hayward Medical Communications is a division of Hayward Group Limited. It is a UK-based medical communications agency and publisher, with offices in London and Newmarket. Founded in 1991, Hayward Medical Communications has a portfolio of journals targeted at healthcare professionals and patients. The company also publishes multimedia products and services for the pharmaceutical industry, as well as for government agencies, charities and non-governmental organisations. Its services include consultancy, programme planning, professional training and health technology assessment submissions to the NHS agencies: the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, the Scottish Medicines Consortium, and the All Wales