In markets without an established MVNE, the first MVNO may have an opportunity to build more than its own mobile brand. By creating a multi-tenant platform, repeatable integrations and clear operational processes, the first entrant can become an enabler that provides a faster route to market for future MVNOs.
Africa’s MVNO opportunity will not be defined by the number of licences issued, but by how many operators successfully launch and scale. Sustainable growth requires workable wholesale agreements, access to funding, MVNE support, practical regulation, and partnerships that give MVNOs sufficient commercial flexibility to serve real customer needs.
Industrial enterprises need digital transformation without compromising system availability, physical safety, or operational control. This article explores how a Sovereign Industrial SBU can address the IT/OT convergence challenge through industrial standards, private 5G, passive monitoring, and non-intrusive security while creating scalable opportunities for MNOs and MVNOs.
The next generation of MVNOs may not look like telecom operators at all. Fintechs, retailers, healthcare providers, SaaS platforms, and other brands can embed connectivity into existing products, making mobile an invisible capability that strengthens customer value, increases retention, and creates new recurring revenue opportunities.
MVNOs can go beyond mobile connectivity by becoming Converged Service Providers, combining mobile, fixed, satellite, and digital services behind a unified customer experience. This article explores how network orchestration, managed services, and industry-specific propositions can help MVNOs reach higher-value enterprise customers and build more sustainable revenue streams.
Telecom operators are sitting on major 5G SA and edge investments, yet traditional B2B models often fail to unlock the value of industrial markets. This article explores why heavy enterprise requires a different approach, combining a ring-fenced industrial SBU, ecosystem partnerships, and outcome-based commercial models.
The next generation of MVNOs may not sell traditional phone plans at all. Instead, businesses are embedding connectivity into retail, healthcare, security, automotive, and IoT services, where mobile becomes an invisible capability that enhances the overall customer experience rather than the product itself.
Fintech-telecom convergence is reshaping the competitive landscape for MVNOs. As the global fintech market races toward $1.7 trillion by 2035, mobile virtual network operators have a rare window to pivot from commodity resellers into platform economy value creators, using their proprietary subscriber data, billing infrastructure, and customer relationships to power embedded finance, micro-lending, digital wallets, and more. This article explores the fintech capability layers most accessible to MVNOs and the strategic scenarios that can drive ARPU growth, reduce churn, and open entirely new revenue streams.
5G Standalone has been hailed bringing a wider breadth of 5G functionality into networks; the full flexibility of a 5G SBA (software-based architecture) core enables many different forms of service and network customisation which were not possible with the EPC-based...
The MVNx ecosystem is buoyant with activity, boosted by the wave of announcements we’ve seen come from all corners of the commercial world. From the boom in travel eSIM to retailers like Lidl proposing 30 MVNOs across Europe with 1 Global, and the likes of Monzo and...