 Formerly known as NTL: Telewest Incorporated, Virgin Mobile is one of the UK's leading mobile virtual network operator. The UK division is a subsidiary of Virgin Media Inc. It entered the mobile market in November 1999 and currently has more than 4 million customers.
Virgin Mobile offers both a pay-as-you-go service (PAYG) as well as a pay monthly option. However Virgin Mobile does not have its own network, instead, Virgin Mobile is contracted to use existing networks from other providers, in the UK they use the T-Mobile network infrastructure. |