O2 (Ireland) BT Group and 1 mm02 share for each British Telecommunications share they held. After the de-merger, most of mmO2's operations, including Digifone, were rebranded O2. mmO2 plc later became O2 plc and remained an independent company until 2005. On 31 October 2005 it was announced that Telefónica, S.A., the Spanish telecommunications company, had made a recommended takeover bid for O Ireland's parent company, O2 plc. This was then approved by shareholders and O was officially purchased in mid February 2006. The O2 brand is now used in several countries for Telefónica's mobile operations outside Spain and Latin America, where Telefónica
Kyocera Communications CDMA-based Push to talk service Sprint Direct Connect. In August 2014, Kyocera released the "Kyocera Brigadier", the first U.S. smartphone to be equipped with a display made of sapphire glass. Kyocera Communications Kyocera Communications, Inc. (pronounced like: key-oh-sarah) is an American manufacturer of mobile phones for wireless service providers in the United States and Canada. Kyocera Communications, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyocera Corporation, which also manufactures mobile phones for the Japanese wireless market under various brands. Kyocera Wireless, Inc. was originally formed in February 2000 when Kyocera acquired QUALCOMM's San Diego, California-based terrestrial handset division. Upon the