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Privacy watchdog to probe O2 over phone number leaks

Privacy campaigners have accused O2 of a 'serious mistake' after it emerged that customers surfing the web from their phones are unwittingly sending site owners their mobile numbers Read more

25 January, 2012 by David Meyer
Investment and Pricing With Spectrum Uncertainty: A Cognitive Operator's Perspective

Investment and Pricing With Spectrum Uncertainty: A Cognitive Operator's Perspective

...paper studies the optimal investment and pricing decisions of a Cognitive Mobile Virtual Network Operator (C-MVNO) under spectrum supply uncertainty. Compared with a traditional... Read more

28 June, 2010

Giffgaff grapples with network outage

...had restored data, but not voice capability, to customers. GiffGaff, a mobile virtual network operator that piggyback's on O2's network, first acknowledged the... Read more

16 March, 2012

China Telecom taps Everything Everywhere for UK push

...the UK as soon as possible. – Yan Ou, China Telecom The Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) deal was announced on Wednesday. It means China Telecom... Read more

5 January, 2012 by Ben Woods

Virgin Media plans free Wi-Fi network for London

The ISP is considering offering people in London free access to a network of Wi-Fi hotspots in an attempt to keep up with competitors' bundled offerings Read more

3 August, 2011 by Ben Woods

Theft knocks out O2 coverage in parts of South East

...sincerely apologise to affected customers and will update progress regularly." The mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Giffgaff, which uses O2's network to provide its... Read more

17 May, 2011
Data-roaming price cuts: Europe's options

Data-roaming price cuts: Europe's options

At a policy forum in Brussels, operators and regulators debated the European Commission's approach to cutting EU data-roaming rates, with the operators remaining particularly opposed to consumer choice Read more

13 April, 2011 by David Meyer

Carphone Warehouse trials unlimited mobile broadband

...a trial basis. People signing up to the company's Talkmobile mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), which resells Vodafone connectivity, will be able to get... Read more

7 April, 2011

TalkTalk to sell mobile services via Vodafone deal

...offer mobile telephone and broadband phone services to residential customers. The Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) agreement, announced on Friday, means that TalkTalk will use... Read more

30 July, 2010 by Ben Woods
Service Triggering in MVNO & Multi-Country Environments

Service Triggering in MVNO & Multi-Country Environments

...selling mobile subscriptions through new channels, like supermarkets. The concept of Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) arose. Some of them are just new brands and... Read more

28 June, 2010

Virgin Mobile takes on US market

Virgin Mobile is going into the US mobile phone market - but the relatively new brand may find it tough in a crowded market Read more

24 July, 2002 by Ben Charny

Somerfield trials WiMax in Manchester

...trialling the long-range, high-bandwidth wireless technology WiMax. According to the virtual network operator providing the service, Vanco, WiMax has already been deployed for... Read more

28 February, 2008 by David Meyer
G4S Security Systems Case Study: Vanco

G4S Security Systems Case Study: Vanco

The world's fastest growing virtual network operator Vanco commissioned G4S Security Systems to install a networked security... Read more

1 January, 2010

Vanco wins £19.6m Euromaster outsourcing deal

UK virtual network operator's largest single contract to date... Tyre company Euromaster has... Read more

24 February, 2006 by Andy McCue

Branson takes Virgin into phone-flogging business

From virtual network operator to virtual handset maker Virgin Mobile is branching out in... Read more

11 April, 2005 by Jo Best

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