MVNO

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LONDON-Virgin Mobile U.K., a mobile virtual network operator, said it added more than half a million new customers in the fourth quarter of 2003. The quarter’s 506,448 new clients, a …

LONDON-Virgin Mobile U.K., a mobile virtual network operator, said it added more than half a million new customers in the fourth quarter of 2003. The quarter’s 506,448 new clients, a …

London Following its launch of an MVNO service in the United Kingdom promoted through a multimillion-dollar ad campaign, British Telecommunications Inc. launched a new service, BTringtones.com, on its public Internet …

LONDON-British Telecommunications plc, a fixed-line operator that spun off its mobile division as MmO2, is in its second mobile virtual network operator deal to get back into the mobile arena, …

In an industry drowning in acronyms and meaningless catch phrases, few labels are as hard to pin down as the European-derived mobile virtual network operator. Separately the words are familiar …

NEW YORK-Tele2 AB said it signed a mobile virtual network operator agreement with Radiolinja, the Finnish mobile operator. Tele2 recently purchased 100 percent of Finnish 3G Suomen 3G, its Finnish …

LONDON-Tesco, one of the United Kingdom’s major supermarket chains, announced plans to launch its own mobile service in partnership with MmO2. The supermarket will offer branded mobile services to the …

LONDON-Tesco, one of the United Kingdom’s major supermarket chains, announced plans to launch its own mobile service in partnership with MmO2. The supermarket will offer branded mobile services to the …

OSLO, Norway-Norway’s Reitan Group, a retail giant best known for its grocery chain and franchise holdings, made a bid for Sense Communications International, the country’s largest mobile virtual network operator …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-As expected, Tele2 has returned its third-generation license in Norway to the government. Tele2 plans to offer mobile virtual network operator services through an agreement with Telenor instead of …

TOKYO-Fujitsu, a leading telecommunications vender in Japan, on 1 October launched mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services based on PHS networks owned and run by DDI Pocket. Fujitsu’s MVNO service, …

LONDON-Virgin Mobile UK said it had signed up 232,000 customers during the third quarter giving the company more than 2 million customers at the end of September, which is less …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Telecommunications Secretary in Argentina authorized Millicom to rent the infrastructure network of existing cellular operators. This is the first time there has been a legal directive in …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having operated as a fixed-line operator in Spain since early 2001, Sweden-based Tele2 has now obtained the necessary license agreements to become the country’s first mobile virtual network …

HELSINKI, Finland-Tele2, Sweden’s second-largest network operator, has threatened to “hand back” its Norwegian third-generation (3G) license unless regulatory authorities in Norway relax the terms under which the license was granted …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The Telephone Cooperative in La Paz (Cotel) announced it will soon launch its new service, Cotel M

HONG KONG-Shell Hong Kong and Sunday Communications, the six-largest mobile operator in Hong Kong, announced they will shut down their joint mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) venture Shell Mobile, effective …

NEW YORK-Tele2 said it signed a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) agreement with Connect Austria, allowing it to use Connect’s network to provide an alternative mobile service. “This MVNO will …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-As operators in Scandinavia call for a relaxation of 3G license conditions or opt to share the cost of network deployment, the concept of the mobile virtual network …

LONDON-A new mobile virtual network operator service launched in the United Kingdom through One.Tel, which is leasing capacity from Vodafone Group plc. The group is touting its service, priced at …

TOKYO—Fujitsu, a leading telecom vendor in Japan, is planning to launch a mobile carrier business renting PHS networks owned by DDI Pocket. The vender is planning to launch the service …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Several groups are lining up to bid for Italian company Blu, the country’s smallest mobile operator. Sweden’s Tele2 AB partnered with Star Capital Partners and has made an offer …

PARIS—A French newspaper reported European mobile operator Orange is interested in launching a branded service in the United States and is currently in talks with a U.S. operator. Orange has …

ORLANDO, Fla.—The Yankee Group and Sentori Inc. announced an emerging niche within the MVNO wireless market space during a press conference at CTIA Wireless 2002 earlier this week. The new …