Virgin Mobile France acquires rival MVNO
October 16, 2009 Written by @telecoms
Virgin Mobile France has agreed to acquire rival MVNO Tele2 France for a cash consideration of €56m on a debt free basis.
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Google acquires mobile music synch platform PushLife
April 11, 2011 Written by Pamela Weaver
Rumours that Google is planning to launch an iTunes rival optimised for Android will no doubt be further fuelled by its acquisition of Canadian start-up PushLife. Founded by former Research in Motion employee, Ray Reddy, in 2008, PushLife offers software that allows users to synch non-Apple devices with the iTunes platform.
Virgin launches mobile apps and music stores
August 23, 2010 Written by James Middleton
Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) Virgin Mobile has teamed up with independent app store GetJar to push mobile games and applications to its youth focused customer base.
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Virgin UK leads in high growth SIM-only market
June 30, 2008 Written by James Middleton
MVNO Virgin Mobile has announced that it leads the SIM-only sector of the UK mobile market. Citing research from analyst firm GfK, the carrier claimed a market share for May of 29.5 per cent. SIM-only, where customers provide their own handset in return for lower prices on monthly text and voice bundles and the freedom [...]
BT sacrifices Virgin’s mobile TV service
July 26, 2007 Written by James Middleton
Virgin Mobile customers in the UK are set to lose their mobile TV service after BT announced plans to pull the plug on its Movio platform on Thursday. A spokesman for the UK incumbent told telecoms.com that following a review of its wholesale offerings, BT had decided not to continue with the Movio service. The [...]
Virgin USA in $506m IPO
July 23, 2007 Written by James Middleton
Virgin Mobile USA, Richard Branson’s US MVNO, is gearing up for a $506m IPO, according to a statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Friday. The IPO is being led by Lehman Brothers, with Merrill Lynch & Co. and Bank of America Securities acting as joint book running managers. The MVNO leases its [...]
Virgin loses more top brass
June 14, 2007 Written by James Middleton
The exodus of top brass from telecoms companies continues, with Virgin Mobile announcing a double whammy on Thursday. Alan Gow, managing director of Virgin Mobile and Joe Steel, Virgin Mobile’s deputy managing director and commercial director, have both announced plans to step down. Gow, who will leave Virgin later this year, has only been in [...]
Wireless coalition lobbies for open access
June 11, 2007 Written by James Middleton
A coalition of industry players, including the founders of Virgin Mobile USA, have petitioned the US regulator to open up a swathe of spectrum to give consumers more choice of wireless services. The Wireless Founders Coalition for Innovation sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), calling for open access rules to a single [...]
Virgin fancies Indian summer
May 18, 2007 Written by James Middleton
The big rumour doing the rounds on Friday is that Virgin Mobile is set to enter the burgeoning Indian mobile market via a 50-50 partnership with local operator, Tata TeleServices. Tata is India’s sixth largest mobile operator with 12 million subscribers at the end of April. The operator runs a CDMA network, a technology Virgin [...]
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