Virgin Media Business (VMB) will sell mobile handsets to small and medium businesses.
The move was announced today (June 28) and came after the company struck a five year MVNO agreement with BT last year, giving Virgin Media more control over data and service offerings. Under the agreement BT-owned operator EE continued to provide wholesale mobile network services to Virgin Media.
VMB is looking to entice customers by combining handsets and broadband offerings for a cheaper price.
Customers signing up for VMB’s Voom Fibre 350Mbps business broadband with an Apple iPhone 8 or a Samsung S9+ can save up to £25 a month.
Phones can be bought alone on 24 or 36 month contracts with data tariffs and no upfront costs. VMB has a base customer total of more than 50,000 businesses in the UK.
VMB commercial and marketing executive director Rob Orr said: “By challenging the status quo and providing mobile connectivity and services in a more Virgin way, we will be able to give our customers new mobile offers which respond to the rapidly changing needs of their businesses.”
