Three bolsters wholesale ambitions with Pareteum partnership
Three UK has announced a new partnership with Platform-as-a-Service provider Pareteum as it searches for new revenues in the wholesale segment.
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Giffgaff managed to find a way to overcharge prepaid subscribers
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has fined MVNO Giffgaff £1.4 million for double-charging some of its pay-as-you-go customers.
Sky becomes first top-tier MVNO to join the UK 5G race
Sky has become the first MVNO in the UK to join the 5G race, making use of the O2 network.
FCC Chairman convinced by T-Mobile/Sprint concessions
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has publicly stated he believes the concessions made by T-Mobile US and Sprint are enough to ensure the merger would be in the public interest.
RCS is here to stay and doing well
RCS has been touted as a saviour when the SMS value has been destroyed by OTT messaging services, but without much success, but it may finally have find its moment.
Google’s MVNO is here to stay
After launching the MVNO service in 2015, Project Fi has trundled along without any real fanfare, but a rebrand of the service suggests it might get a bit more attention over the coming months.
Standard Bank confirms South African MVNO launch
Following rumours earlier this year that Standard Bank had plans to launch an MVNO, the South African bank has finally confirmed the not so secret news.
T-Mobile US and Sprint finally get some support for merger
Budget MVNO Ting Mobile has come out in support of the proposed T-Mobile US and Sprint merger, standing pretty lonely opposite the waves of opposition.
Connecting devices: Taking advantage of eSIM
Beyond smartphones, many more devices will be enabled by eSIM over the coming years. For example, the technology is likely to feature inside the multiple ‘smart’ devices in people’s homes.
Exploring the benefits of digitalisation
At a time of fierce competition coupled with declining revenues, mobile operators and MVNOs are digitising their businesses to boost efficiency and offer better services to customers.
How e-Sim will disrupt operators, manufacturers and MVNOs
When e-Sim arrives on smartphones, it will have wide-reaching implications, not least because the technology completely disrupts the relationship between operator and customer.
Google puts its own spin on unlimited data plan
Google has unveiled a new offering for it MVNO Fi, rebranding unlimited data tariffs as Bill Protection.
China Mobile gets into the UK MVNO business
The world’s largest mobile operator – China Mobile – has decided it’s time to get involved in the UK market.
Virgin Mobile USA has a go at bedlam with $1 unlimited data offer
Richard Branson has decided he wants to emulate T-Mobile US CEO John Legere in creating chaos in the US telco space with the launch of a new offer.
Sky Mobile swims against tide with handset swap scheme
With the rest of the industry trying to move away from the subsidized handset model, Sky’s mobile offering has decided to go the other direction.
Lycamobile steps up to 4G arena
Lycamobile has announced the expansion of its existing partnership with Telefónica to launch 4G data services across its Spanish network.
Google’s Project Fi rolls out VoLTE
Google’s Project Fi MVNO has sneakily began to roll out Voice over LTE service for a currently undefined number of customers recently.
Virgin Mobile thinks the word OOMPH can win over subscribers
UK MVNO Virgin Mobile is taking to the telly for the first time in eight years with an ad apparently aimed at children or anyone with a short attention span.
BT and Virgin Media defy odds to continue MVNO bromance
BT and Virgin Media will continue their bromance with a five-year extension of the MVNO agreement between the two.
China Unicom branches out to the UK with CUniq MVNO
China Unicom has announced the launch of CUniq in London, it’s MVNO offering that allows multiple numbers on one SIM card, if you’re into that sort of thing.
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