Croatian MVNO Tomato, which utilizes VIPnet Network has been reported to have reduced the cost of calls.
Portugal – needs significant improvement across consumer and business to boost ICT performance
The challenge Three always has is its network coverage. It has done a huge amount to improve this but if it can’t offer to match its rivals’ coverage, it is an easy choice to go to someone who can provide greater coverage. And in the b2b market, although price is important, coverage is usually at the top of the average company’s wishlist

SAO PAULO – Anatel which was expected to ratify and vote the new legislation for MVNO services in Brazil has been delayed.
The Brazilian Market has patiently been waiting for Anatel, the Brazilian Telecommunications Regulator to vote on the proposed text for MVNO legislations has been delayed by a further 30 days.
This postponement was requested by Counsellor John Rao who is likely to be presented a new text. In addition, the counselor suggested that there is no exclusivity to companies that have contracts and the idea is to provide flexibility in services.
The regulation also foresees the creation of a forum for dispute resolution by which Anatel itself would act as a mediator between home and virtual operators, with a maximum term of 60 days to resolve disputes conclusively.
Swisscom‘s mobile data network was affected today by a disruption which was cleared during the course of the day. As a gesture of goodwill, all Swisscom customers who used or wanted to use the mobile data network today will be credited with a bonus of CHF 10. Swisscom expresses its sincere apologies to customers for the inconvenience that was caused.
A new Page has been added, Finland MVNO Companies. This is an updated and fairly comprehensive listing of MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) and mobile SPs in Finland today.
Cable network operator Kabel BW will be launching a New MVNO, Kabel BW Mobil service next month, using O2 ‘s network.
In the entry-rate package called Family & Friends, will allow customers of Kabel BW to call German fixed and mobile networks in Germany for €0.15 per minute. Sending an SMS message within Germany will also be charge at 15 cents.
A new MVNO has been launched today in Belgium, called HBVL Mobile using Base (a division of KPN) as the underlying MNO.
Movil Dia, the spanish MVNO has launched a new promo. From 01/12/2010 to 01/02/201, all domestic calls (except special numbers), will not be charge for the first 60 seconds of the call. Only a connection charge of (€0.14) will be applied. From the 61second, of the call, charges will begin at normal rates. MovilDia is an MVNO utilising Orange as its MNO.
Local telecom company RCS & RDS has launched its mobile telephony service Digi Mobil in Italy, catering to the needs of over 1 million Romanians living there. Italy is the second destination country for Romanian workers where RCS &RDS launches its services, after launching Digi Mobil in Spain in 2008.
(Reuters) – Thailand‘s telecoms sector may be slipping back into an era of state dominance as state-run TOT Plc steals the lead in third-generation mobile services, pushing the top private operator into an alliance with it.
Advanced Info Service Pcl (AIS) ADVA.BK said on Wednesday it would join with TOT to launch a 3G service after the courts suspended plans for an auction of 3G licences that would have allowed it to set up its own network. ]
The auction had promised to transform the $4.7 billion sector, with telecom firms no longer operating under fixed-term concessions granted by state firms, and free to build up their own networks, with foreign entrants perhaps entering the fray.
* Opts to be MVNO operator due to lower costs
(Reuters) -Telecoms group Samart Corp Pcl SAMA.BK said on Monday it would not take part in an upcoming auction for third-generation mobile phone licences in Thailand, sending its stock down as much as 6.3 percent.
Instead, the company said it preferred to offer a full service as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), which required a lower investment budget than building a 3G network.
“We chose the full MVNO plan over the 3G auction by considering the value of investment, risk and future opportunity,” Chief Executive Watchai Vilailuck said in a statement.
An MVNO firm provides mobile phone services but does not have its own network, so it must have a lease agreement with other operators.
Nokia Siemens Networks hosted charging and CRM solutions helped a leading supermarket chain provide its customers with a new mobile phone service – without losing focus on its core competences – paving the way for important service enhancements in the future, and protecting CAPEX and OPEX investments.
The Swiss competition commission blocked the planned merger of the mobile units of France Telecom and TDC.