Virgin Mobile USA has signed an agreement with IBM under which the telecom firm will leverage from IBM’s vast telecommunication industry experience and state-of-the-art IT resources.

Under the terms of the agreement, IBM will develop new and differentiated wireless applications and service offerings and also provide Virgin Mobile with data center outsourcing and application management services including maintenance and development.

Commenting on the agreement, Jonathan Marchbank, Chief Operations Officer, Virgin Mobile USA said “With over 5 million customers, the scale we''ve achieved now puts us in a position to take advantage of IBM's proven best practices, scope and unparalleled experience in running and building IT infrastructure.”