MVNO News from November 2009

25th November 2009

1. giffgaff launches, still a brand (not an MVNO) – United Kingdom
2. New MVNE study released – Global
3. Rumours of a Hever MVNO – Israel
4. XOX aiming for 1 million subscribers – Malaysia
5. Virgin Mobile buy out signed off – USA
6. Telenet signs up for Acision’s messaging platform – Belgium
7. Lycamobile has another bumpy week – The Netherlands
8. Page Plus adds some international roaming – USA
9. Neglected regions to get Magyar MVNO (Postafon) – Hungary

18th November 2009

1. Simple Mobile launches – USA
2. Samart predicts MVNO revenue to be 10% of its total in 2010 – Thailand
3. Entaz MVNO, not really – South Korea
4. Carrefour Telecom to increase capital – Taiwan
5. Telecom hots up wholesale market – New Zealand
6. Page Plus Cellular lowers rates – USA

11th November 2009

1. 5 to launch before 2010 – Thailand
2. Cherry Mobile launches seamless WiFi and GSM switching – Belgium
3. Geodesic potential MVNO – India
4. Lycamobile grows and gets legal – Europe
5. FRiENDi’s Sri Lankan clients to see prices fall - Oman
6. H-Mobile wants to be an MVNO – Israel
7. Netvision and others can not be MVNOs - Israel
8. 5,000 Autopage clients billed in error – South Africa
9. TracFone rolls into Maryland – USA

4th November 2009

1. Hits reported as bust but denies this – Spain
2. 7-Eleven pulls out of Ottawa – Canada
3. GTEQ launches new B2B MVNO promotion – United Kingdom
4. MTT gets licensed – Russia
5. Telenet launches Walk and Talk 20 – Belgium
6. PlatinumTel expands operation – USA
7. AENOM (The Association of New Spanish Operators) formed – Spain
8. MÁSMovil create Yelou and lowers rates – Spain