Six Of One, Half Dozen Of Another

January 2nd, 2006 by Eric

MVNO Dozen
There are roughly 6 MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) in the USA before 2006. I thought that would be enough, but in this ever changing landscape 6 more have popped on to the scene for 2006. The new wireless carriers are starting to like the wholesaling of their networks and people with niches to create and tons of money to burn. At the approximate cost of $500MM, it’s not cheap to get into the MVNO space, but by the looks of the newcomers, they certainly have deep pockets. While exclusively pre-paid players like MetroPCS, Net10, and Tracfone are at the low end fo the scale, the 6 new MVNOs are more market niche focused; Disney targeting children, ESPN targeting sports, and so on.As if that were not enough, I have heard rumors of even more MVNOs to hit the scene later this year. Well, if you are in the mobile content space or in the gateway space, this is now the time to seize any and all deals with the ever growing number of wireless operators. Let’s just hope that we don’t either: A. run out of distinct niches to make APRU or B. See consolidation as the Carriers see their APRU and customer base eroding away.

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