South Africa’s MVNO market is no longer a quiet experiment—it’s a bold blueprint. With a projected market size of USD 132.34 million by 2030, growing at a 7.8% CAGR, the country is proving that telecom innovation doesn’t require Silicon Valley budgets or European...
The mobile landscape is filled with opportunity for brands seeking to enter wireless. But there are multiple paths you can take: Should you launch under a “powered by” model on an existing MVNO platform, or invest in building your own MVNO from scratch? Both paths...
Introduction In an era of rapidly changing demand at the edge, traditional approaches to communications and technology delivery are substantially constrained. Historically the telecommunications industry has focused on providing connectivity as the core value...
The telecommunications industry is undergoing a quiet but powerful shift. Beyond the race to 5G and the growth of IoT, a new kind of disruption is taking shape: the potential entry of Big Tech into the world of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs). Companies like...
The Australian Mobile Virtual Network Operator sector is thriving with market share on the rise but beneath this growth lies a seismic shift: a rapidly tightening regulatory landscape that’s reshaping how MVNOs operate in the region. From stricter consumer safeguards...
As the number of MVNOs increases, it’s becoming evident that selling connectivity and data is the bare minimum. Both in the United States and across the world, MVNO revenue is projected to be higher in 2025 than in 2024. Why is that occurring? It’s not because...
In the last month I had the chance to attend two major MVNO conferences: MVNOs World in Vienna and MVNO Nation USA in Miami. I went in expecting differences, but what I found were many shared goals and challenges as well. Each event had its flavor, but both left me...
In 1986, Sir Alex Ferguson took charge of Manchester United, a club stuck in the shadows of its former greatness. His early years were a struggle, near sackings, frustrated fans and no trophies in sight. Timing wasn’t on his side; the team wasn’t ready and English...
Enterprise connectivity is a large market, if not the largest market in the world; Kaleido’s IoT forecast projects there to be 6.7 billion cellular IoT connections worldwide by 2030. The vast majority of these will be used by enterprises, and are a strong opportunity...
This year’s MVNO’s World in Vienna will bring together MVNOs from around the globe. The event has long acted as an anchor in the MVNO diary. A point to exchange ideas, debate changes and strike commercial deals. This year’s meet will be no different and will cover...
Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of running BSS/OSS platforms for some of the biggest names in telecom, including Vodafone and Frontier Communications. Today, as the founder and CEO of a SaaS/Services company, I’m seeing firsthand how the Mobile Virtual Network...
If there is one thing the telco industry has mastered, it is the art of perception. In a world where bigger often feels better, mobile plans boasting enormous data allowances have become the latest ploy mobile network operators are pulling from their increasingly...
According to Anatel data, in January 2025, Brazil had: 📱 263.3 million mobile phone accesses.💻 51.9 million fixed broadband accesses.☎️ 22.1 million fixed telephone accesses.📺 9.0 million pay-TV accesses. Additionally, according to the 2022 demographic census, there...
The biggest challenge in IoT isn’t technology – it’s marketing The Internet of Things (IoT) isn’t some far-off concept – it’s here, quietly transforming industries and reshaping how businesses operate. But it’s happening slowly. Almost invisibly. From...
Last year, I had the opportunity to meet face-to-face with over 30 MVNOs operating in the United States. These insightful discussions provided a ground-level view of the market’s current state, the challenges MVNOs face, and the strategies they’re...
