Tag: MVNO

Update: Walmart contacted us to clarify that it is not acting as an MVNO. The company is branding and selling plans through its Family Mobile service, but it is not buying air time from T-Mobile. Instead the carrier will be handling billing, customer service, and all the other behind the scenes work themselves. Walmart is throwing its hat into the MVNO mobile market with its own branded cell ...

We figure that you've already made ten jokes in your head by now after reading the headline -- you know, about how the phones come in thirty pieces, have diabolical names like "Kramfors," and look like they belong in dorm rooms -- so we're going to spare you and get straight to the point for a change of pace. The furniture empire's UK division has launched an MVNO on T-Mobile's backbone (not to ...

It ain't over until it's over, but we just got word that Helio store managers received notification this week that the axe is finally falling: (at least some of) the nationwide chain of retail stores will be shuttered during Virgin's takeover of Helio. As we've heard, "there is no 'merge' in this merger," so it sounds like after this year's big executive reshuffle, SK Telecom (which owns a ...

Well, it looks like Amp'd Mobile is having a little trouble doing what businesses are supposed to do -- namely, make money. Earlier today, the youth-oriented MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. MVNOs are essentially boutique mobile operators that use the networks of the large and established carriers, but offer distinct content, handsets, and ...