by Ndirangu Kibata | Jun 5, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, MVNO, Trends
The last 5 years or so have seen a lot of buzz in the world around the advent of Artificial intelligence. This buzz was supercharged around 2022 – 2023 when OpenAI released their large language model frontend, ChatGPT. We have written industry position papers on...
by Ajna Jalim | Jun 2, 2025 | Connectivity, Mobile Networks, MVNO
Why 2G and 3G Are Saying Goodbye? Imagine trying to stream a high-definition video on dial-up internet. Sounds frustrating, right? That’s basically what 2G and 3G networks feel like compared to the blazing speeds of 4G and 5G. Telecom providers are shutting down 2G...
by Damien Hansen | May 29, 2025 | Markets, MVNO
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...
by Brian Latchford | May 26, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, MVNO, Trends
As a telecom SME, I spend my days thinking about bandwidth, latency, and network topologies. But as I prepare for MVNO Nation in Miami (their first USA event), my thoughts drift to more speculative territory as I know AI will continue to be a hot topic. So, what...
by John Freeman | May 22, 2025 | MVNO, Trends
The telecommunications industry remains in a state of continuous transformation. The recent advancements of 5G, IoT and edge computing are leading this transformation across a range of Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) and...
by Tanya Hyams-Young | May 19, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, MVNO
The MVNO roller coaster Most MVNOs that we meet experience four distinct stages in their first five years: Launch frenzy Growth & scaling A reality check Capital raising (or maybe an exit) As a data and AI business specialising in telco and MVNOs, We have...
by James Moar | May 15, 2025 | Connectivity, IOT, Markets, MVNO
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...
by Casey Zavaleta | May 12, 2025 | Customer Experience, MVNO
There’s no use trying to fill up a bathtub when the drain is open. Similarly, there’s little use in attempting to acquire large numbers of customers as an MVNO when your churn is out of control. So, let’s review some obvious and less obvious ways that an MVNO can go...
by Santiago Gomez Pelaez | May 8, 2025 | MVNO, Regulations
We’re approaching the one-year anniversary of the first post Are MVNOs taking AI seriously enough? by our dear friend James Gray—a contributor to this community that we’ve all built together. His most recent post focuses on the integration of MVNOs into...
by James Gray | May 5, 2025 | Markets, MVNO, Trends
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...
by Paddy Beagan | May 1, 2025 | MVNO, Security
MVNOs operate on razor-thin margins, with leaders focused on managing acquisition costs, reducing churn, and tackling network fraud. Yet, one critical threat often flies under the radar and can have a huge impact on MVNO financials: Payments Fraud. Fraud-related...
by Kevin Maag | Apr 24, 2025 | Markets, MVNO, Trends
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...
by Tanya Hyams-Young | Apr 21, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, MVNO
We have met hundreds of MVNOs. They are all on the same journey, some will be better funded, some will take longer to scale, some will falter, some may not meet their aspirations. But one thing is as certain as taxes, and that is that there are 4 distinct stages that...
by Ajna Jalim | Apr 17, 2025 | MVNO, Regulations, Trends
Rules and relationships evolve, often ending as circumstances change — so why cling to permanence in the world of business? In a rapidly advancing, interconnected landscape, fresh technologies, platforms, and systems surface every day, each crafted to make our lives...
by Sara Rasmussen | Apr 14, 2025 | Connectivity, IOT, MVNO
I think we can all agree that MVNO differentiation is by far the most challenging topic in the virtual operator world. Differentiation is in many ways what will make or break you in terms of investment, time spent and ultimately success. For that reason, I figured...