MVNOs

From the newsletter (sign-up if you want it sooner): IoT dominates the news cycle: sector consolidation, eSIM orchestration, private 5G, drones and sensing, industrial automation – a telco market shifting …

Wireless Logic’s acquisition of SIMETRY reinforces its position as IoT’s most aggressive consolidator. But while the managed connectivity market is widely tipped for merger-driven scale, inflated valuations and healthy growth …

As cellular IoT deployments grow from thousands to millions, the limits of hardware, not software, come into focus, writes IoT connectivity provider Onomondo. Until connectivity infrastructure evolves to adapt to …

Creator-led MVNOs highlight a new path for telecom growth, where community, identity and brand loyalty drive adoption more than price or coverage. Telecom tech company Circles says that by leveraging …

Network capacity will be required to double in the next few years in order to cope with 5G adoption and AI demand, reckons American Tower – as its revenues rise …

Juniper Research’s 2026 trends report highlights how AI, eSIM convergence, 6G innovation, and satellites are reshaping global connectivity In its new report, Top 10 Telecoms & Connectivity Trends 2026, Juniper …

The Giffgaff launch comes as the U.K. broadband market is experiencing uneven fiber dynamics In sum – what to know: Expansion into broadband – Best known as a mobile-only brand, …

Wireless Logic has acquired US MVNO Zipit Wireless and its Canadian unit Mtrex Networks, expanding its IoT reach in North America; it is the UK firm’s 12th acquisition in just …

The cable companies will launch enterprise-grade 5G services in 2026, targeting SMBs mobile offerings powered by T-Mobile US’ network In sum – what to know: Entering the enterprise wireless market …

Virgin Media O2 will invest £343 million to acquire 78.8 megahertz of spectrum from Vodafone UK, pending Ofcom approval In sum, what to know: £343M spectrum deal secured – Virgin …

In sum – what to know IoT SaaS expansion – 1NCE raises $60m to enhance AI-driven SaaS platform, scale IoT connectivity solutions, and strengthen US presence; takes its total funding …

UK-headquartered floLIVE is different to every other IoT airtime provider out there – the company reckons. This is the case, it says. whether the comparison is with virtual operators (MVNOs) …

RCR Wireless does not normally pay so much attention to pay-walled market analysis reviews, but in the circumstances, and as a point of difference…   Another day, another analyst review of …

The internet of things (IoT) continues to grow apace as more industries connect devices for commercial and operational reasons. Transforma Insights forecast global IoT connections to land at 18.2 billion …

The regulator said it will announce its final decision on the Vodafone-Three merger on December 7 The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that a multi-billion-pound commitment …

India-based health-tech company LifeSigns has announced 4G/5G-based IoT hardware and airtime tie-ups with India-based IoT solutions provider Hetrogenous and London-based IoT airtime provider FloLIVE to launch a connected ambulance solution …

Germany-headquartered IoT MVNO 1NCE has claimed another record year, outrunning its 2023 total with eight million new cellular IoT connections in the first three quarters of 2024. The firm added …

An in-depth investigation carried out by the CMA has identified competition concerns related to the planned Vodafone-Three merger U.K. carriers Vodafone and Three reiterated opposition with the country’s Competition and …

Data doesn’t just support decisions; it drives them. For mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), access to data is the one key differentiator upon which all other differentiators depend. MVNOs are …

The CMA noted that it will release its final report on the Vodafone-Three merger on December 7, 2024 An in-depth investigation carried out by the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority …

For the past decade or so, speed was the primary focus for operators. More bandwidth meant happier customers, paving the way for more data-intensive use cases like high-resolution video streaming …

UK-based manufacturer Sollatek, known for power stability and energy optimization solutions, has picked Japan-based virtual IoT operator (MVNO) Soracom to connect its commercial refrigeration and coffee solutions, used for remote …

LG Uplus said it added 980,000 5G subscribers during 2023 Korean operator LG Uplus ended the fourth quarter of 2023 with 7.04 million 5G subscribers, up 16.2% year-on-year, according to …

Tesco Mobile is a joint venture owned equally by the Tesco Group and Virgin Media O2 U.K. carrier Virgin Media O2 and Tesco, owners of Tesco Mobile, have signed a …