What is an MVNO?
A Mobile Virtual Network Operator sells mobile services under its own brand while relying on licensed network infrastructure and commercial agreements for network access.
- Customer proposition and brand
- Plans, pricing, channels and customer care
- Subscriber relationship and service experience
What is an MVNE?
A Mobile Virtual Network Enabler provides or integrates the technology and operational systems that an MVNO needs to launch and operate.
- OSS/BSS and subscriber lifecycle
- Provisioning, SIM/eSIM and APIs
- Billing, wallet, audit and operations
What is an MVNA?
A Mobile Virtual Network Aggregator can combine wholesale commercial or connectivity access and shared enablement for multiple MVNOs where regulations and partner agreements permit.
- Wholesale aggregation
- Partner onboarding
- Shared enablement and commercial orchestration
How they work together
A typical value chain can be viewed as Host MNO → MVNE/MVNA enablement → MVNO brand → customer. The exact division of responsibilities depends on licensing, contracts and technical interfaces.
- Host MNO: licensed network and network services
- MVNE/MVNA: technology and enablement
- MVNO: brand, proposition and customer relationship