Articles by Jon Horovitz
Jon Horovitz
Jon Horovitz has been in the wireless industry as a senior executive for 33+ years. He headed up sales and operations in leadership roles for McCaw Communications, AT&T Wireless, Nextel, Boost Mobile, and Sprint. He has owned an MVNO as well as assisted in the start-up of many others. In 2022, Jon was named United States Ambassador to MVNO Nation (based in London and supporting 6000+ MVNOS). In 2024 he started The Boon of Wireless Podcast, available on all of the podcast streaming channels. The Boon of Wireless is a podcast about and for the wireless telecom community.
Jon's consulting company, Atrium Unlimited, LLC, advises carriers, MVNOs, investment bankers, and venture capitalists interested in joining the wireless space.
Jon would love to hear from you about any consultative needs you may have.
Jon's consulting company, Atrium Unlimited, LLC, advises carriers, MVNOs, investment bankers, and venture capitalists interested in joining the wireless space.
Jon would love to hear from you about any consultative needs you may have.
The All Wireless & Prepaid Expo Was A Smashing Success With Over 4,000 Attendees
For anyone who has traveled to Las Vegas in August, the All Wireless & Prepaid Show is a must-stop for everyone connected to the wireless industry. This year’s event was no exception with over 4,000 attendees meeting, networking, socializing, and learning. From its beginnings in 2008, this show has become
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What Can We Learn From MVNOs In Other Countries?
As the United States Ambassador to MVNO Nation (United Kingdom), I have learned many new tactics for starting and operating an MVNO. MVNO Nation claims to work with and support over 6000 MVNOs. They state, “We are a new type of community – bringing together global MVNOs and partners and
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Starting An MVNO, The Best Strategies For Success
My phone rings two or three times a week and after exchanging pleasantries, I ask, “How can I be of assistance?” “I want to be an MVNO,” is what I hear. Okay, the MVNO business is strong, currently valued at $78 billion, and projected to grow to $140 billion by
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Strategies To Grow Your MVNO
Recently, our friends at MVNO Nation in the United Kingdom published an eBook entitled Strategies For Growth For MVNOs. With a current worldwide market value of $70 Billion, MVNO growth is expected to surpass $148 Billion by 2032, just nine short years ahead. Operators see the number one issue going forward
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Memorial Day And The New Wireless Bill Of Rights
And just like that in a blink of an eye, Memorial Day and the official start to Summer 2023 is upon us. While many see this as simply a three-day holiday and an opportunity to save hundreds of dollars on everything from new cars, mattresses, and other household items, it’s
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MVNO Nation And The New MVNO Business Models
On Thursday, May 11th, I had the pleasure of virtually attending MVNO Nation’s New MVNO Business Models Virtual Forum. The event featured MVNO experts speaking about the evolving MVNO landscape and how to both prepare for and thrive in our ever-changing industry. I wrote in this space last July about
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Will There Be Any MVNOs Left Or Will The Carriers Buy Them All?
Rumors swirled around the telecom industry for weeks that T-Mobile would be buying the Ryan Reynolds led Mint Mobile. But the real shock came when T-Mobile announced it was not only acquiring Mint, but their largest MVNO in the dealer channel, Ultra Mobile (estimated 750,000 to 850,000 subscribers), and MVNO
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How To Make Happier Wireless Customers For Increased Profitability
I had the opportunity to moderate a panel discussion with the leaders of SkyPeak Technologies on April 6th where the topic was: “No One Cares About Your Network Speeds (and Other Industry Myths).” We covered a lot of ground and learned some interesting perspectives on what wireless and MVNO customers
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MVNO Nation Hosting MWC Recap & Virtual Forum That You Can Attend
MWC Barcelona We all got back from MWC and are still following up on the meetings we had, sending reminders, and actioning what we agreed on with our partners. But what have we learned? Do we know what this trendsetting event focused on this year and what to keep an
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Are Your Pre-Owned Handsets Carrier Compatible?
Mobile carriers operate ever-changing networks in their management of protocols such as 5G and 6G. This impacts billions of devices operating on those networks globally. If this wasn’t challenging enough, device manufacturers make the same model of device with multiple internal hardware configurations. This makes matching devices to carriers a
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Is Your Data Safe?
There is an ongoing discussion on what would you rather lose, your wallet or your cellphone? My unscientific research tells me that the 50+ age group would say their cellphone as most of us still carry credit cards, pictures of family, and other important information in our wallet that would
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The New World Of Sales Training Your Wireless Store Associates
I’d like to start off this week’s article about training with a statement that I made many, many years ago, “the best plans that come out of headquarters, backed by thousand of dollars of marketing and supported by even more money for advertising, will fail if the employees on the
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What Is A.I. And What Does It Mean For MVNOs?
As I spent the month of January closing the books on 2022, reading of Q4 and full year results, I came across some interesting articles about A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) and more specifically a new phenomenon called ChatGPT. ChatGPT, (OpenAI) “is an AI chatbot system that OpenAI released in November 2022 to show
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How Your MVNO Can Save Money
As we enter 2023 and close out 2022, many companies are preparing end of year reports and most likely looking at what expenses affected their bottom line, whether it be net income, EBITA or another metric/KPI that they use to effectively manage their business. Our MVNOs are no different and
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2022 Is A Wrap, Here Are The MVNO & Prepaid Award Winners!
And Just Like That……. 2022 is coming to a close. First and Foremost, Happy and Healthy Holidays to all of our clients, customers, suppliers, and friends. Atrium Unlimited Consulting (www.atriumunlimited.com) would not be here without your tremendous support. From everyone at Atrium, THANK YOU for a Great 2022! 2022 was
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