MVNO News from October 2009

Week Ending 28th October

USD 5 million and you can be an MVNO – Pakistan
FRiENDi signs 100,000 subscriber and drops charges – Oman
Megacable suggests MVNO in “the very, very close future” – Mexico
Virgin and Numericable drop 3G licence plans – France
Cyfrowy Polsat moving on to quad-play – Poland
Ekofon partners DIGITALK – Mexico
Tchibo mobil – Germany

Week Ending 21st October

Consumer Cellular joins senior handset market – USA
Tele2 France being bought out by Virgin Mobile – France
Nashua Mobile launches EasiSolutions – South Africa
XOX passes 100,000 subscribers – Malaysia
Gamma starts dealer campaign – United Kingdom
Tesco Mobile ramping up high street presence – United Kingdom
Straight Talk from Wal-Mart – USA
SkyBitz taps into KORE Telematics – USA
Crazy John’s CEO steps down – Australia
Spreefone may have closed – Germany

Week Ending 14th October

Lebara becomes exclusive partner of WHSmith – United Kingdom
Orange signs Transatel – United Kingdom
BILDMobil launched m-Internet tariff – Germany
Lycamobile signs Sainsbury’s and a new head of legal – United Kingdom
FRiENDi Mobile sponsors Oman Explorer – Oman
Cofetel Commissioner looks for new MVNOs in 2010 – Mexico
Cablecom appoints new VP of Marketing – Switzerland
mBank Mobile seeks to port subscribers in – Poland

Week Ending 7th October

MVNOs spreading for PLDT Global Corp – Asia and Europe
Reb Bull goes online with potential MVNO – Austria
Mazoon partners with Nawras – Oman
KT interested in BC Card – South Korea
Cubic Telecom subscribers to get access to Wi-Fi – Global
Vectone enters another market – United Kingdom
Pepephone and movilonia partner for mobile broadband – Spain
Cherry Mobile launches – Belgium