Telefónica Europe business was rebranded to 'O2 Online' which continues in the UK as a mobile communications service provider tied to the O2 UK network. The Genie portal properties were rebranded O2 Active in UK, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands, and Genie Asia became O2 Asia. O2 Asia became a subsidiary of O2 UK for governance purposes. On 31 October 2005, O2 agreed to be taken over by Telefónica, a Spanish telecommunications company, with a cash offer of £17.7 billion, or £2 per share. According to the merger announcement, O2 retained its name and continued to be based in the United Kingdom,
Institute for Information and Communications Technology Promotion 2014. Then it was annexed to National IT Promotion Agency on June 5 of the same year, changing the name to the Institute for Information and Communications Technology Promotion. - Strategies for mid- and long-term ICT R&D technologies and planning technologies<br> - ICT R&D policy research, information survey, analysis and service<br> - Agreement, assessment, and support to ICT technology development projects<br> - Promotion for propagation of R&D achievements, technology transfer and commercialization<br> - Promotion of technology value assessment and transactions<br> Institute for Information and Communications Technology Promotion The Institute for Information & Communications Technology Promotion (정보통신기술진흥센터, IITP) is a South