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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mobile telephony |
| Founded | November 1999 |
| Defunct | 31 August 2023 |
| Fate | Merged with O2 |
| Headquarters | Reading, Berkshire, England, UK |
| Products | Mobile telephony |
| Revenue |  £563 million (2006) |
| £66 million (2006) | |
| Owner | Virgin Media O2 |
Number of employees | 1,700 |
| Parent | Virgin Media |
| Website | www |
Virgin Mobile UK was a mobile phone service provider. The company was launched by Virgin Group and One2One in 1999 as the world's first mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), initially using the One2One network. Virgin Mobile offered contract mobile packages, as well as mobile broadband services. It sold its services directly, as well as through price comparison sites.
NTL:Telewest bought Virgin Mobile on 4 April 2006 and rebranded itself as Virgin Media on 9 February 2007; Virgin Mobile became part of the quadplay of Virgin Media services. Virgin Media was purchased by Liberty Global in 2013, and merged with O2 in 2021. The company began transferring customers to O2 services from March 2023, and it ceased trading on 31 August 2023 upon completion of all customer transfers.[1] Existing Virgin Mobile UK customers are still legally contracted to Virgin Mobile UK, but with O2 providing the services until the end of the contract.[1]
- ^ a b "Virgin Mobile | Phone & SIM Deals - See What You Can Do". www.virginmedia.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.