A list of all MVNO / SP and news about these companies in the world. You can suggest corrections or additions using our online form. Only announced, launched or rumoured ventures are named on this page.
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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. 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:
Where unclear to us, we have listed "unknown". If you have updated information about the companies listed here, please suggest a change.
48, Ireland's first mobile network exclusively for 18 to 22 year olds. Belongs to Telefonica Digital
Blueface is an IP telephony services company which is headquartered in Ireland with operations in Ireland, the United Kingdom and Italy. With landline and mobile operations, Blueface has leveraged its customised IP platform to deliver products and services to businesses, SME’s and Professional Consumers. Launched Mobile Service (MVNO) in March 2012 in conjunction the H3G Ireland (part of the Hutchinson Whampoa Group).
MVNO discussions for Ireland and Northern Ireland (formerly Esat BT, re-branded in April 2005)
MVNE in Japan.
Lycamobile offers prepaid SIM cards with reduced international calling rates, focusing on users who normally use calling cards to phone abroad. The company has set up MVNOs in the following countries: UK, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Switzerland, Netherlands, Portugal, Australia, Denmark, France, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Spain, Italy and recently US (March 2013) and Austria (November 2013), Tunisia (2015) and Romania (2015). Macedonia followed in 2016, and Lycamobile launched in Ukraine in July 2017. South Africa followed in 2019 and Uganda in 2020 It ceased its operations in Hong Kong in April 2018
Set up by An Post, postfone launched as a mobile virtual network operator in May of 2010 providing mobile phone services over the Vodafone network. In 2015 renamed to Postmobile.
Virgin Media Ireland also offers broadband and TV services. It is part of Liberty Global.
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