Browsing: Jonathan Newman

Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is planning to dilute its shareholding in mobile virtual network operator Virgin Mobile SA by selling a portion of its shares to Dubai-based telecommunications company, the Friendi Group. At the same time, Virgin Mobile

Virgin Mobile SA and Cell C will compensate local BlackBerry users for the service problems experienced this week. Jonathan Newman, chief strategy and marketing officer at Virgin Mobile, says the compensation only applies to SA customers and that all

Virgin Mobile has launched a mobile broadband product, offering consumers a 3G data modem for R50/month over a 24-month contract term. However, unlike competing offerings in the market, the product does not include bundled data

Cellular network operator Cell C is about to announce the sale of its 50% stake in Virgin Mobile SA, TechCentral has learnt exclusively from a well-placed industry source. The deal must, however, still be referred to the Competition Commission for approval.