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Sprint, Motorola Going Steady, Now With Two New Android Phones

By Tom Krazit Jun. 9, 2011, 11:45pm Comments Off

Sprint (NYSE: S) and Motorola (NYSE: MMI) told the mobile industry Thursday that they are close friends once again, sealing their “reinvigor… Read More »

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

By Tricia Duryee Jun. 28, 2008, 1:28am Comments Off

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

By Joseph Weisenthal Jun. 27, 2008, 6:37pm Comments Off

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 »

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

By Tricia Duryee Jun. 21, 2008, 3:19am Comments Off

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 »

Virgin Mobile Confirms Talks With SK Telecom

By Staci D. Kramer May. 14, 2008, 7:34pm Comments Off

A day after sticking with “no comment” as a response, Virgin Mobile USA finally admits the news we broke last week — it’s in discussions wi… Read More »

Earnings: Virgin Mobile’s Q1 Was Tough; Looking At Strategic Opportunities For Growth

By Tricia Duryee May. 6, 2008, 3:27am Comments Off

Virgin Mobile (NYSE: VM) released its first quarter earnings today, showing that results were substantially lower compared to the year-ago p… Read More »

Virgin Mobile USA Reports Early Q4 Results; Fails To Add Expected Subs During Busy Holiday Season

By Tricia Duryee Feb. 5, 2008, 2:58am Comments Off

Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) reported preliminary Q4 results today during a Thomas Weisel conference, revealing that it failed to add as man… Read More »

Industry Moves: Virgin Mobile USA CMO Leaves; New CMO Appointed

By Rafat Ali Jan. 17, 2008, 8:16am 1 Comment

Howard Handler, who has served as CMO of Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) since it launched here in U.S. in 2003, is leaving the company. Bob St… Read More »