MVNO Defined

The wireless world is alarmingly confused about what an MVNO is. For the purposes of 'The MVNO Directory' our interpretation of what makes up an MVNO is as follows:

"A mobile network operator without a physical land based infrastructure, such as base stations, within the country where the network (MVNO) operates"

This is a very simple interpretation of what an MVNO is – but with confusion at the highest level we have decided that the ‘keep it simple’ approach is the most pragmatic.

A more detailed definition is as follows:

"A Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) is a mobile operator that does not own its own spectrum and usually does not have its own network infrastructure. Instead, MVNO's have business arrangements with traditional mobile operators to buy minutes of use (MOU) for sale to their own customers."

For further details visit MobileIN.com

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