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Welcome to the Telecompaper Mobile MVNO/SP List. This is a fairly comprehensive listing of MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) and mobile SPs in the world today, as well as relevant news. Where possible, the defunct or purchased entities are listed as well. You can suggest corrections or additions using our online form. Only announced, launched or rumoured ventures are named on this page. MVNEs are listed by country after MVNO/SPs. See below for general MVNEs, a news archive, some MVNO resources, etc.

Note: Despite different countries and regulatory bodies having different definitions, we have decided to officially list in the following manner:

  • MVNOs - Mobile Service Providers having their own switching infrastructure.
  • ESPs - "Enchanced" Mobile Service providers having more branded customer interfaces.
  • SPs - Traditional Mobile Service providers providing sales, marketing and customer support facilities.

Where unclear to us, we have listed "unknown". If you have updated information about the companies listed here, please suggest a change.



Afone Mobile | A-Mobile | Antenne Reunion Mobile | Auchan | Ay Yildiz | Bazile Telecom | Breizh Mobile | Budget Mobile | Carrefour | Casino Mobile | Cegetel | Ciel Telecom | Club Budget | CMC | Cofidis Mobile | Coriolis Telecom | Crédit Mutuel Mobile | Darty | Debitel | Diaspofone | E.Leclerc Mobile | Eurokeitai | Fnac | Futur Telecom | Girondins Mobile | Horizon Mobile | IC Telecom | Intercall | Keyyo Mobile | La Poste Mobile | Le French Mobile | Lebara Mobile | LTI Telecom | M6 | Mobiho | Mobisud | Neuf Telecom | NormAction | NRJ Mobile | Numericable | Omea Telecom | Ortel mobile | Prixtel | SCT Telecom | Sim+ | Simyo | Stella Telecom | Symacom | Tele2 | Ten Mobile | TF1 | Transatel | U Mobile | Universal Mobile | Value Telecom | Virgin Mobile | Zemobile | Zero Forfait

France

23 May Numericable adds free Sim card to 200 Mbps triple-play
22 May La Poste Mobile returns to pre-Free subscriber levels
16 May Bouygues Telecom revenues fall 3% in first quarter
15 May Numericable promotes mobile subscription with triple-play
14 May Virgin Mobile France to be first with Samsung Galaxy S3
11 May Leclerc Mobile changes name to Reglo Mobile
11 May Arcep opens procedure against Free Mobile over MVNO hosting
11 May French mobile customers rise by 900,000 in Q1 - study
11 May Numericable raises Q1 turnover 1.1% to EUR 217 mln
09 May Virgin Mobile France raises sales 20.7% in Q4
07 May Afone Mobile cuts price of capped plans
03 May Bouygues acquires Darty's telecom business for EUR 40 mln
03 May Orange France sales fall 4.2% to EUR 5.4 bln in Q1
01 May Simyo France introduces new prepaid tariffs, phone packs
29 Apr 40% of French make less than 1 hour of calls a month - study
27 Apr Bazile Telecom sells Emporia handsets for seniors
25 Apr Motorola France, New Look in Motoluxe marketing deal
25 Apr Mobiho Essentiel starts selling phones, services for seniors
24 Apr Virgin Mobile France signs full-MVNO agreement with Orange

Afone Mobile

MVNO; networks: SFR; services: pre + postpaid; status: Active
07 May Afone Mobile cuts price of capped plans
21 Mar Afone Mobile launches two plans for business customers
14 Dec Afone Mobile gets RIM-BlackBerry certification
05 Dec Afone Mobile cuts price of capped plans

A-Mobile

Prepaid MVNO owned by Auchun supermarket.
MVNO; networks: Bouygues Telecom, SFR; services: pre + postpaid; status: Active
06 Mar Auchan Telecom cuts price of mobile services

Antenne Reunion Mobile

Regional broadcaster Antenne Reunion launches its mobile service over the Orange Reunion network.
MVNO; networks: Orange; services: unknown; status: Active

Auchan

French retail group Auchan launched its mobile phone service over SFR's network on 16 October 2006. Auchan has a partnership with Comarch telecom for billing, customer registration, self care, deposit management and other services. In april the 18th 2008 Auchan entered the Italian market using Wind's network.
MVNO; networks: Bouygues Telecom, Comarch (MVNE SFR network), SFR; services: pre + postpaid; status: Active
14 May M6, Numericable reach TV distribution settlement - report
13 Apr Numericable has 500,000 fibre customers at end-March
12 Mar Numericable losing phone, internet customers - report
06 Mar Auchan Telecom cuts price of mobile services
18 Jan Auchan Telecom promotes 2 hour, unlimited SMS plan
15 Dec Free Mobile will cost France EUR 1 bln/y in taxes - Bouygues
08 Nov Auchan Telecom updates Sim-only subscription plans
13 Oct Auchan Telecom launches social mobile tariff
05 Oct Orange Business Services wins Auchan RFID contract
07 Sep France sets social internet tariff at EUR 23 a month

Ay Yildiz

MVNO brand of KPN, focusing on Turkisch inhabitants, active in several countries.
MVNO; networks: ; services: unknown; status: Stopped

Bazile Telecom

MVNO; networks: Orange; services: postpaid; status: Active
27 Apr Bazile Telecom sells Emporia handsets for seniors

Breizh Mobile

MVNO from the French retailer OMEA Telecom with an MVNO agreement with Orange MVNO services in Brittany and Loire-Atlantique regions, signed May 2004.
MVNO; networks: Orange; services: pre + postpaid; status: Active
07 Dec Omea Telecom signs roaming deal with BICS
06 Jun Virgin Mobile signs France's first full MVNO deal with SFR

Budget Mobile

Budget Mobile is aimed at consumers based in France who regularly phone abroad. The host network is Bouygues Telecom.
MVNO; networks: Bouygues Telecom; services: postpaid; status: Active
11 May Budget Telecom Q1 revenues slip 0.9% to EUR 6.4 mln
02 Feb Budget Mobile unveils new tariffs
01 Feb Budget Telecom sales down despite rise of Phenix
07 Dec Budget Mobile offers 30 minutes free during December
08 Nov Budget Mobile launches referral campaign
14 Oct Budget Mobile sees 3 mln low-cost consumers in France
03 Oct Budget Mobile cuts price of Sim-only Classic plans
27 Sep Budget Mobile launches new capped plans for teenagers
26 Sep Budget Mobile to include foreign destinations from October
01 Sep Budget Telecom rebrands Talktel Mobile as Budget Mobile

Carrefour

French hypermarkets group Carrefour has launched its MVNO service, Carrefour Mobile, using the Orange France network, on 8 November 2006. The retailer will offer the service at its 218 superstores across the country.
MVNO; networks: Orange; services: pre + postpaid; status: Active
17 May Carrefour launches mobile grocery shopping service
30 Dec New youth music card fails to attract users - report
08 Oct French web users increase use of search engines - study
20 Sep Low-cost tablets win 25% of sales in France
06 Sep Orange hires Carrefour's director of investor relations

Casino Mobile

Casino Mobile is part of Omea Telecom.
MVNO; networks: Orange; services: prepaid; status: Active

Cegetel

MVNO, belongs to the SFR Group.
MVNO; networks: SFR; services: unknown; status: Stopped

Ciel Telecom

MVNO; networks: SFR; services: pre + postpaid; status: Active
29 Nov Ciel Telecom enters mobile market as MVNO over SFR network

Club Budget

MVNO; networks: Orange, SFR; services: pre + postpaid; status: Active

CMC

Former SP, acquired by Carphone Warehouse.
SP; networks: ; services: unknown; status: unknown

Cofidis Mobile

MVNO; networks: Orange; services: postpaid; status: Active
04 Nov NRJ Mobile launches Cofidis Mobile service

Coriolis Telecom

SP launching as an MVNO with SFR.
SP; networks: SFR; services: pre + postpaid; status: Active
19 Apr Coriolis brings Motorola Pro+ smartphone to France
21 Mar Coriolis launches new Ideal range, cuts capped plan prices
19 Jan Coriolis Telecom introduces two Sim-only call plans
30 Sep Coriolis upgrades Top 6 plans
13 Jun Coriolis launches Mobiquant device management, security

Crédit Mutuel Mobile

MVNO; networks: Orange; services: pre + postpaid; status: Active

Darty

SP; networks: Bouygues Telecom, Orange, SFR; services: postpaid; status: Active
14 May M6, Numericable reach TV distribution settlement - report
03 May Bouygues acquires Darty's telecom business for EUR 40 mln
13 Apr Numericable has 500,000 fibre customers at end-March
12 Mar Numericable losing phone, internet customers - report
08 Mar Darty introduces EUR 0 mobile plan for web customers
06 Feb Dartybox adds six channels from TF1 stable
14 Nov Dartybox offers EUR 100 vouchers, five months of premium TV
25 Aug French retailers apply heavy discounts to HP TouchPads
24 Aug Darty Box opens mobile service to all consumers
16 Aug Darty Box upgrades webmail to Microsoft Hotmail

Debitel

As of December 30, 2008, KPN acquired debitel in The Netherlands. Debitel is no longer an MVNO in the Dutch market. In France Debitel has merged with La Poste.
MVNO; networks: SFR; services: unknown; status: Active
25 Nov La Poste to launch ADSL, quad-play in second half

Diaspofone

Diaspofone is a new offer launched by Mankono Telecom which answers to special needs for the Afro-Caribbean community in France.
MVNO; networks: Transatel; services: pre + postpaid; status: unknown

E.Leclerc Mobile

MVNO; networks: SFR; services: prepaid; status: Active
11 May Leclerc Mobile changes name to Reglo Mobile
19 Apr E.Leclerc starts carrying Emporia Click clamshell phone
16 Jan Leclerc Mobile wants to renegotiate with operators

Eurokeitai

Eurokeitai is the only French mobile phone operator dedicated to the Japanese community. Transatel is responsible for both technical and commercial operations.
MVNO; networks: Transatel; services: postpaid; status: Active

Fnac

At the end of 2011 Fnac and Oranged have ended their Fnac mobile avec Orange offer.
SP; networks: ; services: unknown; status: Active
16 May Samsung launches voice, gesture recognition TV in Brazil

Futur Telecom

Telecom operator with a focus on corporate business customers, already offering fixed telephony services.
MVNO; networks: SFR; services: postpaid; status: Active
21 May Futur Telecom introduces flat rate plan for SMEs
24 Feb Futur Telecom adds 3,000 SME customers in 2011

Girondins Mobile

MVNO; networks: Orange; services: prepaid; status: Active

Horizon Mobile

Telecom Italia France has launched an MVNO called Horizon Mobile. The new prepaid service operator is targeting all ethnic communities in France, be they from North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian Ocean, Eastern Europe, South America, etc.
MVNO; networks: Bouygues Telecom; services: prepaid; status: unknown

IC Telecom

MVNO; networks: ; services: unknown; status: unknown
02 May IC Telecom enters court protection

Intercall

SP, went out of business in 2000.
SP; networks: ; services: unknown; status: unknown

Keyyo Mobile

MVNO; networks: SFR; services: postpaid; status: Active

La Poste Mobile

MVNO of French postal service La Poste.The MVNO is a 50/50 joint venture between La Poste and SFR.
MVNO; networks: SFR; services: pre + postpaid; status: Active
09 Mar La Poste Mobile has 565,000 customers at end-2011
01 Mar SFR earnings, revenues fall in Q4 and full year 2011
31 Jan La Poste forms XAnge Capital 2 innovation fund

Le French Mobile

MVNO service targeted (in English) to visitors coming to France for 6-24 months (such as foreign students). It offers attractive local prices while in France and attractive tariffs to call back to one's home country. Via Transatel MVNE.
MVNO; networks: Bouygues Telecom; services: pre + postpaid; status: Active

Lebara Mobile

Prepaid ESP launched in May 2004 by parent company Lebara. Strongly focusing on international calling and sponsoring many multi-cultural / multi-ethnic events, etc.
MVNO; networks: Bouygues Telecom; services: prepaid; status: Active
10 Oct Lack of interest from Vodafone hits Lebara sale - report
08 Jul Lebara Mobile looks for buyer

LTI Telecom

MVNO; networks: SFR; services: unknown; status: Active

M6

French national TV channel, focus on youngsters with music, TV reality and US soap operas, #2 or 3 depending on TV programs.
MVNO; networks: Orange; services: pre + postpaid; status: Active
16 May Orange France introduces the Sony Xperia P
14 May M6, Numericable reach TV distribution settlement - report
03 May Orange France to sell Motorola Gleam+ clamshell phone
30 Apr France Televisions launches VoD service with Free
18 Apr Two new display ad bidding platforms planned in France
11 Apr M6 by Orange launches new mobile packages
11 Apr TF1, M6, Be In Sport get broadcast rights to Euro 2012, 2016
28 Mar CSA selects six new HD DTT channels
14 Mar Orange France starts selling the Motorola Motoluxe
16 Feb RTL Interactive expands gaming offer to France

Mobiho

Mobiho is a prepaid offer launched in France by Midi Telecom in late 2007. It provides a very easy to use Sim-pack with aggressive prices for international calls.
MVNO; networks: Transatel; services: prepaid; status: Active
25 Apr Mobiho Essentiel starts selling phones, services for seniors

Mobisud

Mobisud targets North Africans in Belgium and France, with some 350,000 people originating from Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. Mobisud is run by Maroc Telecom.
MVNO; networks: SFR; services: prepaid; status: Active

Neuf Telecom

Neuf Cegetel established in 2005 following the completion of the merger between Neuf Telecom and Cegetel.
MVNO; networks: SFR; services: unknown; status: Stopped

NormAction

Normaction is a switchless fixed telecom service provider active in France and Belgium. Normaction has launched its MVNO in Belgium in January 2005 and is outsourcing to Transatel most of its technical activities including airtime procurement.
MVNO; networks: Bouygues Telecom; services: unknown; status: Active

NRJ Mobile

NRJ is the most popular radio in Belgium and France for young people (from 12 to 24-year old). NRJ Belgium launched its MVNO in February 2006 but is not active anymore. France’s NRJ Mobile has signed (September 2011) a full mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) agreement with leading operator SFR.
MVNO; networks: Orange, SFR; services: pre + postpaid; status: Active
04 Apr Samsung, NRJ tie up with Skyboard for in-store info via NFC
20 Mar Orange's Louette named French Telecom Federation president
15 Mar NRJ Mobile intros entry-level smartphone Samsung Wave Y
01 Mar NRJ Mobile introduces new Ultimate packages
07 Feb NRJ Mobile reimburses EUR 75 of cancelation fees
30 Jan MVNOs, local authorities join key Arcep committee
23 Jan NRJ Mobile relaunches Ultimate subscription plan
05 Jan NRJ Mobile starts selling the Acer Liquid Express Cityzi
28 Dec NRJ Mobile to drop Ultimate Unlimited on 2 January
14 Dec Arcep consults on Free Mobile, full MVNOs' termination rates

Numericable

MVNO; networks: Bouygues Telecom; services: postpaid; status: Active
23 May Numericable adds free Sim card to 200 Mbps triple-play
15 May Numericable promotes mobile subscription with triple-play
14 May M6, Numericable reach TV distribution settlement - report
11 May Numericable raises Q1 turnover 1.1% to EUR 217 mln
26 Apr Numericable signs Val-de-Marne fibre upgrade agreement
20 Apr Numericable adds live Twitter to TV service
16 Apr SFR sues Bouygues over fibre service advertising - report
13 Apr Free Mobile has 2.8 mln Sim cards in circulation - report
13 Apr Numericable has 500,000 fibre customers at end-March
12 Apr Numericable adds HD for 11 more channels

Omea Telecom

MVNO for the consumer market. Virgin Mobile France, Breizh Mobile, Tele2 Mobile et Casino Mobile are part of Omea Telecom, formerly Omer Telecom.
MVNO; networks: ; services: unknown; status: Active
16 Apr EC queries Arcep's proposed mobile termination rates
04 Apr Virgin enters French fixed market with EUR 30 quad-play

Ortel mobile

MVNO; networks: Bouygues Telecom, Orange; services: prepaid; status: Active
22 Dec KPN sells Simyo France to Bouygues
18 Nov Orange confirms host network status for Ortel in France
12 Oct Ortel Mobile launches services in Switzerland
08 Aug Ortel Mobile signs contract with Orange network in France

Prixtel

The MVNO compares the subscription offers of six operators (Orange, SFR, Bouygues, Tele2, Auchan and Virgin) to charge the lowest price for each of its customers' monthly consumption
MVNO; networks: Bouygues Telecom, Orange, SFR; services: unknown; status: Active

SCT Telecom

MVNO; networks: Bouygues Telecom, SFR; services: unknown; status: Active

Sim+

MVNO; networks: SFR; services: postpaid; status: Active

Simyo

Pre-paid, low cost, SIM-only MVNO launched. Owned 100% by KPN Mobile. Started in Germany, later roll-out in Belgium, Netherlands, and Spain
MVNO; networks: Bouygues Telecom; services: prepaid; status: Active
01 May Simyo France introduces new prepaid tariffs, phone packs
15 Feb Simyo France to cut prices on 24 February - report
22 Dec KPN sells Simyo France to Bouygues

Stella Telecom

MVNO; networks: Orange; services: pre + postpaid; status: Active

Symacom

MVNO; networks: Orange; services: pre + postpaid; status: Active
18 Nov Symacom Mobile doubles top-up credit

Tele2

Mobile service provider.
MVNO; networks: Orange; services: unknown; status: Active
19 Apr Tele2 profit growth slows on tough competition
12 Mar Dutch consumer VoIP subscriptions grow to 4.33 mln
05 Mar NL broadband market grows 1.1%, driven by cable, fibre
07 Feb Tele2 boosts dividends after strong Q4 results
07 Dec Omea Telecom signs roaming deal with BICS
19 Oct Tele2 sales up 4%, EBITDA rises 5% in Q3
25 Aug KPN loses market share in telephony, broadband - Opta
22 Jul Tele2 to buy out Norwegian mobile partners
20 Jul Tele2 revenues down 5% in Q2, EBITDA improves
06 Jun Virgin Mobile signs France's first full MVNO deal with SFR

Ten Mobile

IM-based MVNO offering unlimited MSN Messenger and email services for consumers.
MVNO; networks: Orange; services: unknown; status: unknown

TF1

MVNO / ESP for the first private television network launching in May 2006.
MVNO; networks: Bouygues Telecom; services: unknown; status: Stopped
30 Apr France Televisions launches VoD service with Free
18 Apr Two new display ad bidding platforms planned in France
11 Apr TF1, M6, Be In Sport get broadcast rights to Euro 2012, 2016
28 Mar CSA selects six new HD DTT channels
09 Mar YouTube has 34.6 mln unique video viewers in France
15 Feb French VoD operators' sales rise since Megaupload's shutdown
13 Feb French online video viewers reach nearly 30 million - study
06 Feb Dartybox adds six channels from TF1 stable
19 Jan Internet video viewers up 3.8% in October 2011 - study
11 Jan CSA receives 34 proposals for new DTT channels

Transatel

MVNO and MVNE in France and the benelux.
MVNO; networks: Bouygues Telecom; services: postpaid; status: Active
04 Jan China Telecom to launch UK MVNO with Everything Everywhere

U Mobile

U Mobile, formerly known as MiTV is a subsidiary of U Television. The MVNO not only supplies 3G services over the Celcom network, but has its own HSPA network as well. KT Freetel and NTT Docomo are both owners of U Mobile.
MVNO; networks: Orange; services: prepaid; status: Active

Universal Mobile

Sp targeting music market.
SP; networks: Bouygues Telecom; services: pre + postpaid; status: Active
19 Oct Universal Mobile France introduces new capped plans

Value Telecom

unknown; networks: ; services: unknown; status: unknown

Virgin Mobile

Virgin Mobile is a wireless communications brand used by eight independent brand licensees worldwide. Virgin Mobile branded wireless communications services are currently available in Australia, Canada, Chile, France, India, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. Each Virgin Mobile branded entity acts independently from the others, thus the handsets, service plans and network radio interfaces vary from country to country. In a given country, the Virgin Mobile wireless entity is typically a partnership between Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group and an existing mobile network operator or mobile virtual network operator.
MVNO; networks: Orange; services: postpaid; status: Active
04 Apr Virgin enters French fixed market with EUR 30 quad-play
21 Mar Free Mobile network fault hits Sosh, Virgin users - report
25 Oct Orange France selects Ericsson for mobile upgrade - report
20 Oct LG France promotes Optimus handsets
28 Sep UFC-Que Choisir highlights dubious mobile contract marketing
20 Jun Virgin Mobile France starts Samsung Galaxy Mini Oxbow Phone
07 Jun Virgin to launch MVNO in LatAm with Tribe Mobile

Zemobile

MVNO specialized in low rates for national and international calls.
MVNO; networks: Transatel; services: unknown; status: Stopped

Zero Forfait

Low cost MVNO, not a prepaid not a plan, you pay only for what you use with no commitment, at low cost rates
MVNO; networks: SFR; services: pre + postpaid; status: Active
18 Apr Zero Forfait introduces EUR 4.99 tariff
05 Apr Zero Forfait joins French low-cost businesses association
13 Feb Zero Forfait introduces Forfaits Libres service plans
13 Jan Zero Forfait launches two plans for less than EUR 20 a month
08 Sep Zero Forfait slashes prices by up to 40 percent


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