Meet Europe's (And The U.S.'s?) Newest Mobile Operator: China Telecom

By Ingrid Lunden

Jan. 4, 2012 - 7:19 PM EDT Jan. 4, 2012 - 7:19 PM EDT

photo: Robert S. Donovan

China presents one of the single biggest opportunities for mobile companies looking for more growth, and it’s no surprise that companies lik… Read more »

Mobile Bytes: iPad 2; BlackBerry PlayBook; Helio Class-Action

By Ingrid Lunden

Dec. 7, 2010 - 8:47 PM EDT Dec. 7, 2010 - 8:47 PM EDT

photo: Apple

– iPad 2: The iPad 2 will start getting shipped by manufacturer Foxconn Electronics in late February 2011, according to reports from Taiwan… Read more »

SK Telecom May Re-Enter The U.S. Market With Investment In LightSquared

By Tricia Duryee

Sep. 20, 2010 - 9:55 PM EDT Sep. 20, 2010 - 9:55 PM EDT

photo: Don Hammond / Design Pics / Corbis

The biggest impediment to getting Hedge Fund Manager Philip Falcone’s wireless company getting off the ground is money, but he may be seeing… Read more »

SK Telecom Backs Out Of U.S. By Selling Virgin Mobile Stake To Sprint

By Tricia Duryee

Jul. 30, 2009 - 5:03 AM EDT Jul. 30, 2009 - 5:03 AM EDT

photo: Virgin Mobile USA

SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM) had such big aspirations for the U.S., and now it looks like all its efforts are for nothing.

SK Telecom’s entrance… Read more »

Pre-Paid Price Wars Call For Consolidation; Who’s Next?

By Tricia Duryee

Jul. 7, 2009 - 2:06 AM EDT Jul. 7, 2009 - 2:06 AM EDT

The recent introduction of a $45 unlimited calling and texting plan by Tracfone Wireless has kicked off another round of price wars in the w… Read more »

Virgin Mobile USA’s CEO Says Over Half The Population Is Considering Prepaid

By Tricia Duryee

May. 11, 2009 - 11:07 PM EDT May. 11, 2009 - 11:07 PM EDT

Virgin Mobile (NYSE: VM) USA’s CEO Dan Schulman (pictured, right) has a front row seat to the latest trend in the wireless industry — a mov… Read more »

South Korea’s SK Telecom Looking To US And China For New Investments

By Dianne See Morrison

Apr. 9, 2009 - 4:16 PM EDT Apr. 9, 2009 - 4:16 PM EDT

SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM), South Korea Read more »

Is T-Mobile USA Entering The $50-A-Month Voice Plan War?

By Tricia Duryee

Mar. 4, 2009 - 7:09 AM EDT Mar. 4, 2009 - 7:09 AM EDT

T-Mobile USA launched a trial in San Francisco two weeks ago that allowed customers to sign-up for unlimited voice for $50 a month, but now… Read more »

Virgin Mobile’s Ocean 2 Is No Show-Stopper

By Tricia Duryee

Feb. 3, 2009 - 11:48 PM EDT Feb. 3, 2009 - 11:48 PM EDT

It doesn’t have a big screen, it’s not touch sensitive and it is even slow at times, but if it’s price you are concerned about, Helio’s Ocea… Read more »

Price Wars: Boost Mobile Unveils Unlimited Voice And Data Plan For $50

By Tricia Duryee

Jan. 15, 2009 - 12:14 PM EDT Jan. 15, 2009 - 12:14 PM EDT

Boost Mobile, the MVNO running on Sprint’s smaller Nextel network, is offering the most aggressive national unlimited plan yet — for $50, c… Read more »

How The Big Mobile Stories Of 2008 Will Play Out In The New Year

By Tricia Duryee

Dec. 29, 2008 - 6:00 PM EDT Dec. 29, 2008 - 6:00 PM EDT

This year was somewhat an anomaly for the wireless industry. A lot of things got done: the impossible of mergers closed; new phones launched… Read more »

Sprint Will Pay Virgin Mobile USA More For Each Subscriber It Adds

By Tricia Duryee

Dec. 25, 2008 - 1:50 AM EDT Dec. 25, 2008 - 1:50 AM EDT

Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) will now get paid $4.50 for each subscriber it signs on to the Sprint Nextel network between July 1, 2008 and D… Read more »

How the Helio Buyout Process Went: Virgin Mobile Wanted To Bring In a Retail and Financial Investor

By Rafat Ali

Dec. 12, 2008 - 7:50 AM EDT Dec. 12, 2008 - 7:50 AM EDT

Virgin Mobile USA bought Helio earlier this year, for a paltry $39 million in equity and getting $50 million in investment from British pare… Read more »

Mobile Content Bits: Vodafone Artist Discovery; Handango; Virgin Mobile Apps; iPhone Copy & Paste

By Matt Kapko

Dec. 12, 2008 - 2:28 AM EDT Dec. 12, 2008 - 2:28 AM EDT

– Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) Partners With MTV On Artist Discovery: Vodafone has launched a new four-week promotion called Fast-Track that asks u… Read more »

Virgin Mobile USA Cuts 10 Percent Of Staff

By Tricia Duryee

Nov. 17, 2008 - 11:49 PM EDT Nov. 17, 2008 - 11:49 PM EDT

Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) said today it’s laying off about 45 employees in its New Jersey and California offices, which represents about… Read more »

Earnings Call: Helio Lifts Virgin Mobile’s Q3 Results; Cutting Edge Services Coming

By Tricia Duryee

Nov. 11, 2008 - 7:44 AM EDT Nov. 11, 2008 - 7:44 AM EDT

Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) reported stronger than expected financial results today, helped by a series of actions that took place followin… Read more »

Earnings: Virgin Mobile USA Beats Expectations; Stock Rises

By Tricia Duryee

Nov. 11, 2008 - 3:57 AM EDT Nov. 11, 2008 - 3:57 AM EDT

Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) reported its Q3 financial results today, which is the first period that includes results from Helio, the strugg… Read more »

Earnings: SK Telecom Profit Plunges 57 Percent; Books Loss From Helio Sale

By Dianne See Morrison

Oct. 28, 2008 - 3:46 PM EDT Oct. 28, 2008 - 3:46 PM EDT

Korean operator SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM) reported third quarter net income plunged 57 percent to 333.6 billion won ($225 million), from sales… Read more »

Helio By Virgin Mobile: The Life After Starts

By Rafat Ali

Sep. 9, 2008 - 10:09 PM EDT Sep. 9, 2008 - 10:09 PM EDT

So it starts: Helio brand has been integrated within Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM), after the acquisition earlier this year. At CTIA, the com… Read more »

@ CTIA: Glu Mobile Game; AT&T Adds Communities; Opera Joins Symbian

By Tricia Duryee

Sep. 9, 2008 - 10:00 PM EDT Sep. 9, 2008 - 10:00 PM EDT

– Opera Joins Symbian Group: Browser developer Opera is now part of Symbian Foundation, a Nokia-led consortium that was set up in June to t… Read more »

Interview: MocoSpace CEO Justin Siegel: “We’ll Generate Millions Of Dollars In Ad Revenue This Year”

By Tricia Duryee

Sep. 5, 2008 - 8:35 AM EDT Sep. 5, 2008 - 8:35 AM EDT

In 2013, more than 140 million subscribers will be part of a mobile social network, and that they will generate $410 million from subscripti… Read more »

Virgin Mobile USA Closes Helio Acquisition

By Tricia Duryee

Aug. 22, 2008 - 9:45 PM EDT Aug. 22, 2008 - 9:45 PM EDT

Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) said today it received all regulatory approvals for its acquisition of Helio. With the deal completed, Virgin M… Read more »

VMUSA Call: Helio Cuts Expenses In Preparation Of Merger; Deal To Close In Next Few Weeks

By Tricia Duryee

Aug. 14, 2008 - 9:58 AM EDT Aug. 14, 2008 - 9:58 AM EDT

Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) reported its second-quarter earnings today saying its performance was affected by changes in consumer spending… Read more »

Earnings: Virgin Mobile USA Says Economy Hurt Revenues And Profits In Q2

By Tricia Duryee

Aug. 14, 2008 - 3:28 AM EDT Aug. 14, 2008 - 3:28 AM EDT

Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM), the prepaid wireless carrier which agreed to buy Helio from Earthlink (NSDQ: ELNK) and SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM),… Read more »

Sky Dayton Retires From EarthLink Board; Starting New Company?

By Rafat Ali

Aug. 2, 2008 - 7:04 AM EDT Aug. 2, 2008 - 7:04 AM EDT

Sky Dayton, the founder of EarthLink, Boingo and most recently Helio (which was sold for a mere $39 million to Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM)… Read more »

Virgin-Helio: Interview: VMUSA’s CEO Dan Schulman: Merger A “Transformative Deal For The Company.”

By Tricia Duryee

Jun. 28, 2008 - 1:28 AM EDT Jun. 28, 2008 - 1:28 AM EDT

Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) today announced that they will be acquiring Los Angeles-based Helio, a competitor backed by SK Telecom (NYSE: S… Read more »

Virgin-Helio: Interview: VMUSA’s CEO Dan Schulman: Merger A “Transformative Deal For The Company.”

By Tricia Duryee

Jun. 27, 2008 - 11:26 PM EDT Jun. 27, 2008 - 11:26 PM EDT

Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) today announced that they will be acquiring Los Angeles-based Helio, a competitor backed by SK Telecom (NYSE: S… Read more »

BREAKING: Virgin Mobile Acquiring MVNO Helio For A Paltry $39M In Equity; Gets $50M Cash Investment

By Joseph Weisenthal

Jun. 27, 2008 - 10:08 PM EDT Jun. 27, 2008 - 10:08 PM EDT

As we have been reporting since the start of these talks, Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) has finally announced the acquisition of troubled MVN… Read more »

Virgin-Helio: Execs Explain Tie-Up; Confirms Helio Store Closures And Other Reductions

By Tricia Duryee

Jun. 27, 2008 - 7:58 PM EDT Jun. 27, 2008 - 7:58 PM EDT

Virgin Mobile (NYSE: VM) hosted a conference call this morning to explain the acquisition of Helio, which will cost them $39 million, and wi… Read more »

Virgin Mobile Acquiring MVNO Helio For A Paltry $39M In Equity; Gets $50M Cash Investment

By Joseph Weisenthal

Jun. 27, 2008 - 6:37 PM EDT Jun. 27, 2008 - 6:37 PM EDT

As we have been reporting since the start of these talks, Virgin Mobile (NYSE: VM) has announced the acquisition of troubled MVNO Helio. The… Read more »

Virgin Mobile Acquiring MVNO Helio For A Paltry $39M In Equity; Gets $50M Cash Investment

By Joseph Weisenthal

Jun. 27, 2008 - 6:28 PM EDT Jun. 27, 2008 - 6:28 PM EDT

As we have been reporting since the start of these talks, Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) has finally announced the acquisition of troubled MVN… Read more »

SK Telecom-Helio-Virgin Mobile Deal Done; Helio To Be Injected Into VMUSA: Report

By Rafat Ali

Jun. 25, 2008 - 7:17 AM EDT Jun. 25, 2008 - 7:17 AM EDT

So reports FT this evening, citing sources. We first broke the news on the deal talks last month, and after hiccups in valuation and other i… Read more »

Wild Rumors Flying About Helio Store Closures And Potential Virgin Mobile Tie-Up

By Tricia Duryee

Jun. 21, 2008 - 3:19 AM EDT Jun. 21, 2008 - 3:19 AM EDT

A slew of rumors about Helio and Virgin Mobile (NYSE: VM) are emerging this afternoon … none of these seem to be vetted for truthfulness,… Read more »

Wild Rumors Flying About Helio Store Closures And Potential Virgin Mobile Tie-Up

By Tricia Duryee

Jun. 21, 2008 - 2:37 AM EDT Jun. 21, 2008 - 2:37 AM EDT

A slew of rumors about Helio and Virgin Mobile (NYSE: VM) are emerging this afternoon … none of these seem to be vetted for truthfulness,… Read more »

Filings Watch: Virgin Mobile USA’s Amended Contract With Sprint

By Rafat Ali

May. 18, 2008 - 9:54 PM EDT May. 18, 2008 - 9:54 PM EDT

Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM), which is in prelim talks to be bought by SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM) (Helio’s parent), as we reported first here, h… Read more »

Virgin Mobile USA Confirms Early Talks With SK Telecom

By Tricia Duryee

May. 14, 2008 - 7:29 PM EDT May. 14, 2008 - 7:29 PM EDT

Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) confirmed this morning that it is having preliminary discussions with SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM) to explore possibl… Read more »

Virgin Mobile USA Tells Wall Street “No Comment” Regarding Helio Rumors

By Tricia Duryee

May. 14, 2008 - 4:54 AM EDT May. 14, 2008 - 4:54 AM EDT

Rafat reported last week that Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) is in merger talks with the much smaller and troubled MVNO Helio, and this week t… Read more »

SK Telecom Calls Rumors Of Virgin Mobile-Helio Merger “Groundless”

By Dianne See Morrison

May. 12, 2008 - 3:46 PM EDT May. 12, 2008 - 3:46 PM EDT

Rafat broke the news Thursday that MVNO Read more »

Virgin Mobile USA In Merger Talks With Helio; Other Options Still Being Considered

By Rafat Ali

May. 8, 2008 - 11:30 PM EDT May. 8, 2008 - 11:30 PM EDT

Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM), the MVNO which just reported its Q1 earnings earlier this week, is in talks with the much smaller and troubled… Read more »

@ CTIA: Mobile Bits: AOL Games; Vringo Calls Facebook; Verizon’s Five Phones; MySpace Mobile Alerts

By Tricia Duryee

Mar. 31, 2008 - 8:38 PM EDT Mar. 31, 2008 - 8:38 PM EDT

– AOL (NYSE: TWX) Offers WAP Games: AOL plans to announce today that it is offering free WAP-based mobile games to wireless subscribers, s… Read more »

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Meet Europe's (And The U.S.'s?) Newest Mobile Operator: China Telecom

Mobile Bytes: iPad 2; BlackBerry PlayBook; Helio Class-Action

SK Telecom May Re-Enter The U.S. Market With Investment In LightSquared

SK Telecom Backs Out Of U.S. By Selling Virgin Mobile Stake To Sprint

Pre-Paid Price Wars Call For Consolidation; Who’s Next?

Virgin Mobile USA’s CEO Says Over Half The Population Is Considering Prepaid

South Korea’s SK Telecom Looking To US And China For New Investments

Is T-Mobile USA Entering The $50-A-Month Voice Plan War?

Price Wars: Boost Mobile Unveils Unlimited Voice And Data Plan For $50

Sprint Will Pay Virgin Mobile USA More For Each Subscriber It Adds

How the Helio Buyout Process Went: Virgin Mobile Wanted To Bring In a Retail and Financial Investor

Mobile Content Bits: Vodafone Artist Discovery; Handango; Virgin Mobile Apps; iPhone Copy & Paste

Virgin Mobile USA Cuts 10 Percent Of Staff

Earnings Call: Helio Lifts Virgin Mobile’s Q3 Results; Cutting Edge Services Coming

Earnings: Virgin Mobile USA Beats Expectations; Stock Rises

Earnings: SK Telecom Profit Plunges 57 Percent; Books Loss From Helio Sale

Helio By Virgin Mobile: The Life After Starts

Virgin Mobile USA Closes Helio Acquisition

VMUSA Call: Helio Cuts Expenses In Preparation Of Merger; Deal To Close In Next Few Weeks

Earnings: Virgin Mobile USA Says Economy Hurt Revenues And Profits In Q2

Sky Dayton Retires From EarthLink Board; Starting New Company?

Virgin-Helio: Interview: VMUSA’s CEO Dan Schulman: Merger A “Transformative Deal For The Company.”

Virgin-Helio: Interview: VMUSA’s CEO Dan Schulman: Merger A “Transformative Deal For The Company.”

BREAKING: Virgin Mobile Acquiring MVNO Helio For A Paltry $39M In Equity; Gets $50M Cash Investment

Virgin-Helio: Execs Explain Tie-Up; Confirms Helio Store Closures And Other Reductions

Virgin Mobile Acquiring MVNO Helio For A Paltry $39M In Equity; Gets $50M Cash Investment

Virgin Mobile Acquiring MVNO Helio For A Paltry $39M In Equity; Gets $50M Cash Investment

SK Telecom-Helio-Virgin Mobile Deal Done; Helio To Be Injected Into VMUSA: Report

Wild Rumors Flying About Helio Store Closures And Potential Virgin Mobile Tie-Up

Wild Rumors Flying About Helio Store Closures And Potential Virgin Mobile Tie-Up

Filings Watch: Virgin Mobile USA’s Amended Contract With Sprint

Virgin Mobile USA Confirms Early Talks With SK Telecom

Virgin Mobile USA Tells Wall Street “No Comment” Regarding Helio Rumors

SK Telecom Calls Rumors Of Virgin Mobile-Helio Merger “Groundless”

Virgin Mobile USA In Merger Talks With Helio; Other Options Still Being Considered

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