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:
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Partnership between KPN Belgium and RTL Belgium, focused on French speaking Belgians
Belgian triple-play provider Billi bought (March 2012) all Toledo Telecom household customer base, including internet, fixed telephony and mobile (MVNO).
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. In Nov 15 stopped completely. Cust transferred to Sosh and Mobicarte Still active in Belgium.
MVNO spend 100 percent of its profit to charity. End-users can select their own charity project.
Ergatel started in 2003 as AC-Telecom & Security, providing PBX integrating services for SMEs in Belgium. In 2011 it set up Ergatel Mobile to offer its customers a complete telecom solution.
Galaxy provides mobile telephony, secure data connections, fixed internet & voice for SMEs and independents. Galaxy Mobile is part of the Galaxy Group in The Netherlands.
Postpaid ESP. All consumer customers were taken over by Billi in March 2012. IP Nexia now focuses on its business customers. Changed name in 2013, was Toledo Telecom before.
Partnership between KPN and Vlaamse Media Maatschappij. Started postpaid in Oct 2010
Post-paid ESP.
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. It ceased its operations in Hong Kong in April 2018
MVNO active in Belgium and Poland, was also active in Netherlands but will exit the market from November 2015.
Brand of reseller of mobile equipement Carphone Warehouse. Offers low cost international telephony.
Acquisition by Telenet approved in May 2018 but still operates as a separate brand.
Belongs to OptiGroup
KPN acquired an undisclosed minority stake in Ortel Mobile, a Hague-based provider of prepaid telecommunications services, from Ortel Group in March 2008. Swiss operator Sunrise acquired (july 2013) MVNO Ortel Mobile Switzerland to strengthen its position in the market for low-cost, pre-paid international services. Sunrise will continue to operate Ortel Mobile as a separate company with its existing employees. Ortel Mobile services will be offered under the existing Ortel Mobile brand. Ortel Mobile Spain ceased operating on 15 December 2013 without adding any further details about the reasons behind its closure. In Germany, Ortel Mobile became responsible for marketing of all E-Plus's international call brands including blauworld, Simvoice and Mobilka in September 2013. Ortel France will cease operations in April 2015. Ortel Belgium sold to Lycamobile February 2017.
No website as only direct sales, mostly to embassies and foreign companies.
MVNO in France, and MVNE in France, the UK and the Benelux. Global MVNE for IoT services. Transatel will no longer offer services in the Netherlands from January 2013, after Dutch operator Telfort/ KPN did not renew Transatel's network contract
Vectone Mobile is a pre-pay service offering low call rates for local, national, and international calls, plus savings on SMS and roaming. Vectone Mobile is part of the Vectone Group of companies, owned by the Mundio Group In Sweden website automatically transfers to Lycamobile (Sep 18) In Czech Republic in November 2018 not possible to order Sim or recharge account, so assume stopped services.
Belgian cable operator Voo has made its long-awaited entrance on the mobile market in juli 2013.
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