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NewsVirgin Mobile USA completes Helio acquisition
Virgin Mobile USA said its acquisition of rival MVNO Helio is now complete, with Helio shareholders SK Telecom and EarthLink receiving limited partnership units and shares equivalent to 13 million Read more...
Virgin Mobile USA confirms Helio acquisition
Virgin Mobile USA officially confirmed it will acquire rival MVNO Helio from SK Telecom and EarthLink. Per terms of the deal, SK and EarthLink will receive limited partnership units equivalent to 13 Read more...
Virgin Mobile USA poised to acquire Helio
Virgin Mobile USA will acquire embattled MVNO Helio, according to a report in The Financial Times. Citing sources with inside knowledge of the negotiations, The FT says Virgin Mobile and Helio Read more...
Helio planning to close stores, kiosks
Goodbye, Helio: Gizmodo is reporting the embattled MVNO is on life support after merger Read more...
Helio adds GoTV mobile music channels
Mobile media network GoTV announced an agreement with Helio to deliver an integrated music service to the MVNO's subscribers. GoTV will provide Helio with on-demand, made-for-mobile music magazines Read more...
Opera Mini goes surfing on Helio's Ocean
Web browser development firm Opera Software announced its first U.S. mobile service provider deal with MVNO Helio, which will launch a specially-tailored version of the Opera Mini mobile web browser Read more...
Helio losses grow, but so do revenues
Mobile virtual network operator Helio continues to hemorrhage cash … but on the bright side, its 2007 revenues increased 264 percent over the previous year. In its Read more...
Helio gets Buzzd
Mobile virtual network operator Helio announced an agreement which local entertainment service provider Buzzd, which provides real-time, location-based information for area bars, clubs and Read more...
Sky Dayton resigns as Helio CEO
Mobile virtual network operator Helio announced that founding CEO Sky Dayton has resigned his post, with president and COO Wonhee Sull named as his replacement. Dayton was appointed non-executive Read more...
uLocate acquires Buddy Beacon brand from Helio
Location-based services developer uLocate Communications announced its acquisition of the Buddy Beacon friend-finder brand from struggling MVNO Helio. Financial terms were not disclosed. Introduced Read more...
| Press ReleasesVirgin Mobile USA Closes Acquisition of HelioVirgin Mobile USA, Inc. (NYSE:VM) , a leading national provider of pay-as-you-go wireless services, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Helio, a joint venture between SK Telecom Read more... HIP HOP OFFICIAL, ES MUSICA, AND ROCK: ON ALTITUDE AVAILABLE TO HELIO GoTV Networks, the first
and largest mobile media network, announced today an agreement with Helio,
to bring an integrated music product to Helio members.
GoTV will provide Helio with the best of Read more... Opera Mini Surfs on the Helio Ocean Opera, together with Helio, announced the first deployment of Opera Mini on a mobile service provider in the United States. As of today, Helio members can surf the Web with Opera Mini on their Ocean Read more... Helio Hooks Up with Buzzd to Offer Location-Based Entertainment, Including Real-Time Reviews From the Club, Right to Your PhoneNEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, February 6, 2008 – Helio today announced their partnership with Buzzd (http://www.buzzd.com <Read more... Helio Names Sky Dayton Chairman of Board of Directors; Wonhee Sull Elevated to CEO LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Capping off a year of strong growth, Helio today announced that founding CEO Sky Dayton has been named Read more... |