@alra.bsky.social
Technology, Media, & Telecom (TMT) Executive • MVNA / MVNE / MVNO Specialist.
Vodacom's #MVNO "fragmentation" warning is self-serving and economically flawed.
MVNOs are wholesale partners that fund MNO CapEx by buying excess network capacity.
Competition is not fragmentation. It's growth.
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Helium Reports Strong Quarter, Citing #MVNO Revenue Integration.
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A new contender has entered the mobile virtual network operator #MVNO space in Spain. Meet #Floutel, a MVNO born with the mission to make connection simple, transparent, and human again.
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Triple Win: #MVNO Honest Mobile Secured a £165k Investment on Dragon's Den, Achieved Six-Fold Growth And Another Investment of £3 million 💰📈🐉
Honest Mobile’s journey proves that a strong focus on fair pricing and sustainability can fuel rapid success.
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#Doro Group, a company widely recognized for its simplified mobile phones designed for the elderly, is expanding its business model by launching the mobile service #DoroConnect in Finland, as a mobile virtual network operator #MVNO.
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Hansen Technologies has announced a binding agreement to acquire 100% of Digitalk Group Holdings Ltd, a UK-based provider of Mobile Virtual Network Enabler #MVNE for £33.1M
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€100,000 to €4.25 Billion.
In 2006, two entrepreneurs launched an #MVNO, challenging Spain's telecom giants. They nearly went bankrupt 6 times, but now, Orange is fully acquiring the merged entity for €4.25B.
The ultimate telecom underdog story! 🚀
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After years of eager anticipation, mobile network operator barriers, regulatory hurdles, and numerous false starts, Nigeria’s telecommunications landscape will officially welcome its first fully-fledged Mobile Virtual Network Operator #MVNO today.
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Thai Telecom Regulator Accused of Sabotage in Mandatory Access Dispute
A controversy is unfolding in Thailand’s telecommunications sector, raising serious questions about the NBTC's regulatory integrity.
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#NBTC #กสทช #TRUE #AIS
Thailand’s Telecom Regulator (#NBTC) Accused of Procedural Misconduct in Mandatory Access Dispute
MVNO Services has filed a petition regarding NBTC's office procedural misconduct, in a mandatory network access dispute with #TRUE
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NBTC Accused of Procedural Misconduct in Mandatory Access Dispute.
MVNO Services has filed a formal petition regarding NBTC's office procedural misconduct, in a mandatory network access dispute with #TRUE move.
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Probably the smallest beer in the world
#Carlsberg has unveiled the world's smallest beer. It's only 12mm and holds one drop. This alcohol-free miniature, created with Rise, Glaskomponent & artist Åsa Strand, is meant to encourage moderate consumption.
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Breaking news: Amazon’s cloud business was hit by an outage on Monday. Websites including Snapchat, Lloyds Bank and BT were all suffering from disruption www.ft.com/content/f9d1...
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Amazon said that it was experiencing issues with its cloud service operations as hundreds of websites and apps reported outages. Here's what we know.
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South African mobile operator Cell C is leveraging its Mobile Virtual Network Operator #MVNO strategy as a core pillar of its growth and turnaround efforts, a move its CEO, Jorge Mendes, predicts will lead to a "massive explosion" in revenue.
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Banking group Absa is set to become the last of South Africa’s major banks to launch a mobile virtual network operator #MVNO
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The Malaysian Mobile Virtual Network Operator #MVNO Eastel, a unit of Anchor Communications, has secured a 5-year MVNO wholesale access agreement with telecommunications provider U Mobile.
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MVNO vs. Host: CirclesLife Parent Takes M1 to Court Over Contract Dispute
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Telenor faces legal action over human rights abuses in Myanmar
#Telenor #Myanmar #CallLogs #HumanRights #KillList
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ntel Secures Fresh Funding, Betting on Hybrid MVNO Model for 2026 Relaunch
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Smuggling routes, illegal fishing operations, and shadow fleets. There’s loads going on at sea. Try to track some ships yourself, this month in the Bellingcat Open Source Challenge. Find the exercises, created by our volunteer @tomi-mcc.bsky.social, here: challenge.bellingcat.com
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State-owned telecom operator #BTCL to launch 1st state-backed MVNO in Bangladesh, Targeting the Digital Divide
The #MVNO will be coupled with new triple-play offers and affordable smartphones on installments to bridge the digital divide.
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BTCL to Launch First State-Backed MVNO in Bangladesh, Targeting the Digital Divide
The #MVNO will be coupled with new triple-play offers and affordable smartphones on installments to bridge the digital divide.
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iFood Enters Brazil's #MVNO Market
Brazil’s leading food delivery platform, iFood, has officially entered the mobile market by launching its own branded mobile service in partnership with the mobile virtual network aggregator #MVNA and enabler #MVNE Surf Telecom.
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Sleight of Hand: How Thailand's Telecom Regulator #NBTC used the illusion of a "spectrum crisis" to whitewash an auction that handed public assets to a duopoly, killing competition. The devil's in the details.
#Telecom #Thailand #Duopoly #MVNO
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Thailand’s MVNO Scandal – How the Regulator Blocks Competition
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The purpose of the MVNO is to serve the diaspora from Serbia and the Western Balkans living in the U.S.
The launch in the U.S. is part of a broader strategy to expand into Western Europe and the U.S.
8/ A license should mean the right to operate, not an expensive piece of paper. Is the NBTC serving the public or protecting AIS and TrueMove’s profits? We know the answer. 😒 #NBTCScandal
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Thailand’s MVNO Scandal - A Thread 🧵
1/ Thailand’s telecom market is stuck in a scandal. The #NBTC, the regulator, is blocking Mobile Virtual Network Operators #MVNO from competing, protecting giants like AIS and TRUE. Here’s how they’re killing innovation. 👇 #กสทช
