The 5G-enabled B2B opportunity for MVNOs
The nimble nature of MVNOs means that there are aspects of their business model that are also suited to developing the specialist B2B services that 5G networks are expected to unlock.
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Q&A with Steve Bailey of Standard Bank on becoming an MVNO
By operating an MVNO, a bank becomes able to directly package connectivity for the use of its digital services.
Lyca Mobile launches 5G to UK customers
Customers of the MVNO Lyca Mobile can now access 5G services as long they have a compatible Android based smartphone.
California greenlights Verizon’s TracFone acquisition
California’s Public Utilities Commission has approved Verizon’s plan to acquire TracFone, but with a few strings attached.
Altice spends €400 million-plus on French telco
Altice France has brokered a deal to acquire Coriolis Telecom, a moderately-sized French telco, for a sum that could go north of €400 million.
Boost boosts low-end market presence with MVNO buy
Dish Network’s Boost Mobile has agreed to acquire Los Angeles-based mobile virtual network operator Gen Mobile.
MVNA model a winner financially for both MNOs and MVNOs
The MVNA is an intermediary who makes setting up of an MVNO business easy as it provides a complete end to end package to both the MVNO and the MNO.
The curious case of T-Mobile’s 3G shutdown date
UMTS network closure data was originally October 2021, then it was April 2022, and now it’s back to October.
Eurobites: Xavier Niel bids €3.1 billion to take Iliad private
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: Proximus earnings slip in Q2; Sparkle teams up with Google on subsea links; Orange sets targets.
Dish does $5 billion network deal with AT&T
Dish has inked a mobile network services deal with AT&T that is worth in excess of US$5 billion over the next decade.
Dixons Carphone goes steady with Vodafone
UK electronics retailer Dixons Carphone has decided to be monogamous with Vodafone and make it the only MNO it offers its customers.
Next steps for the Canadian MVNO market
CRTC, in mid-April 2021, announced a new regulation allowing certain regional MNOs of Canada to negotiate and sign interconnect agreements with the country’s National MNOs.
Telefonica, 1&1 Drillisch finalise Germany roaming deal
Telefonica and 1&1 Drillisch appear to have finally made friends in Germany, sorting out the finer details of a deal that should end their dispute on the cost of national roaming.
Altice buys half a French MVNO
Altice France plans to acquire Afone Participations, a provider of telecoms and electronic payments services that holds a 50% stake in a medium-sized MVNO.
The future of MVNO market: from a single niche to multiple niches of opportunities
The US and the global MVNO market are at a turning point. But it’s not a single turn; the market is taking multiple directions and developing in numerous niches.
GiffGaff tops UK mobile customer satisfaction survey
Consumer advice outfit Which has published the results of its annual customer satisfaction survey, which revealed UK MVNO customers are its happiest.
Can the Canadian mobile market resist MVNOs any longer?
MVNOs are needed to give customers more choice on service, product and price.
Canada raps Bell’s knuckles on pole access, but commitment to competition still in question
Canada’s telecom regulator has ruled in favour of Videotron in a complaint against incumbent Bell, which is adjudged to have unfairly blocked access to its fixed infrastructure.
Enabling the future of connectivity with eSIM – Ahmed Khattak, CEO, US Mobile
eSIMs are the nascent/quiet revolution in telecom, as significant as streaming was to music.
CMA gives Virgin/O2 merger the green light
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally cleared the proposed merger of Virgin Media and O2 UK.
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