Transformation through mobility solutions

With more mobile customers than any other UK mobile network, O2 has the expertise to be more than just a company that offers mobile communications. We like our customers to think of us as a trusted partner, like working with people who understand your goals. Or finding fresh ways of delivering Transformational Government. This is particularly relevant to the Public Sector, where communications packages must deliver a real benefit and where every penny counts.

O2 are an approved supplier to the new Buying Solutions Mobile Solutions (II) Framework

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Our selection in this framework followed independent evaluation of our capabilities by Buying Solutions and their mobile solutions category management team. The framework makes it easy for you to meet all your mobile solution needs direct from O2, for example:

• mobile workflow and job scheduling
• mobile email
• lone worker protection
• text-based messaging services or
• fixed-mobile integration solutions.

This means you can continue to partner with O2 for your mobile solution requirements, and we can focus on continuing to offer great value to Public Sector organisations like yours.

As part of the framework, we have introduced new monthly packages to complement our existing 24 month offering, including a one, 12 and 36 month package, providing even greater flexibility to choose the package that’s right for you. In addition, the rates associated with the majority of call types will be reduced the longer the term of the contract. Other highlights include the introduction of a range of tariffs, designed to make it easy for customers to begin to integrate their mobile and fixed communications and cut costs. And of course we have a full range of mobile email options including BlackBerry and the iPhone, available only on O2.

O2's dedicated Public Sector team

We work closely with our customers and other Public Sector organisations in order to really understand their needs and to address each individual challenge. The combination of our commitment to our customers, our experience in this area and the choice that only comes with O2 ensures we can provide the best solution every time.

To contact our dedicated Public Sector team, call on 0800 955 5590 or email us at publicsectorteam@o2.com

Case Studies

• NHS Rotherham  Community Health teams 'Going Mobile' - Challenging traditional ways of working
• Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust: Freeing up time for community midwives to care
• Merthyr County Borough Council
  Improving productivity of managers within Merthyr County Borough Council by providing a mobile solution to access vital information when away from the office.
• Gloucester Police
  Gloucester Police communicating more effectively with all sectors of the community using a text messaging service from O2.
• Wolverhampton City Council
  Increasing engagement, learning and attainment in 14-19 year olds across Wolverhampton, in partnership with Wolverhampton e-Services.
• Caerphilly County Borough Council
  Caerphilly County Borough Council; keeping the community informed with a text messaging service from O2.
• Liverpool City Council & Liverpool Direct
  Equipping children across Liverpool with laptops and data cards to access online learning resources, in partnership with Liverpool City Council & Liverpool Direct.
• Aids Alliance
  Agile working - joined up communication, anytime, anywhere.
• Vale of Glamorgan
  Increasing productivity and reducing paperwork for the Foster Care team with a digital pen solution.
• Affinity Sutton
  A Blackberry Managed Service solution - improving IT productivity and user experience, reducing administration.
• Cottesloe school case study
  Correct answers at the touch of button makes revising smarter at Cottesloe school.

Call the team on 0800 955 5590 for other examples of O2 working in the Public Sector

O2 at the e-Government awards - ”Wish you were there!”

Mark Armstrong, Head of Public Sector, O2 (pictured above) with John Suffolk, Government Chief Information Officer, at the e-Government awards, January 2009. O2 sponsored the ‘Innovation in strategy at a local level’ award category.

Christopher Histed, founder of the e-Government National Awards and CEO of organiser PublicTechnology.net says: "The ongoing sponsorship of O2 for the Awards has been very important - positioning O2 as a strategic leader in innovative mobile communications with the most senior tier of public sector ICT people. At the Awards dinners, the partnership with O2 has literally put its mobile solutions into the hands of Ministers, Public Sector CEOs, and the key people responsible for billions of annual ICT spend."

Mark Armstrong, O2 said “O2 has had an excellent 2008 in the Public Sector - E-government is a great platform for O2 to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to the sector. It is also an excellent forum to gain a deeper understanding of the multitude of innovative initiatives that are taking place throughout the public sector. The audience mix, the awards and O2’s ability to interact with every dinner guest make this a top annual event.”

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You can contact our dedicated Education team on 0800 955 5590 to discuss your mobile learning needs, or find more information here.

You are not alone
The protection of lone workers is a hot topic for many Public Sector organisations.

Looking after staff who work alone, is a practical, ethical and a legal imperative. to access more information, including our white paper produced after extensive research in to the area of lone worker safety.

Call the team on 0800 955 5590 for other examples of O2 working in the Public Sector