Editorial

It’s Time for Mobile World Congress! This week’s article will be a short one with a couple of updates. World Mobile Congress (MWC – The Largest And Most Influential… | MWC Barcelona 2024) in Barcelona, Spain begins next week, February 26-29th. I’m happy to be attending my first MWC event

In October, 2023, I wrote in this space: “Where Should I Buy My Wireless Service This Holiday Season?” The article outlined the pros and cons of buying a phone and service either through a corporate-owned retail store (AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon), an independently owned branded store, a non-exclusive dealer, or an

Hello and a Belated Happy New Year!  It was great to see so many old friends at CES in Las Vegas a few weeks ago and meet other shakers and movers in our industry.  While not traditionally a wireless show, the Venetian Hotel Wireless space was very well attended both

The Envelope Please! The 2nd Annual Jonny Awards As 2023 comes to a close, the most important part of my article today is to say THANK YOU to all of Atrium Unlimited’s clients, customers, suppliers, and friends.  Atrium Unlimited Consulting would not be here without your tremendous support.  From everyone at

Now that you (hopefully) put together all of the pieces of your new MVNO, how do you make all of the parts work and talk to each other? There are six (6) Key Components to making your MVNO work from an operational standpoint.  I’m leaving out sales and marketing for

The MVNO space keeps getting more crowded with new entrants coming onboard every week. Our company, Atrium Unlimited Consulting (www.atriumunlimited.com), is currently working with four entities to launch their MVNOs in the next 60-90 days; some with an aggregator and some with a direct agreement with the carrier.  Add to

As I look at the calendar, the Holiday Shopping Season is now upon us and the December Holidays are less than two months away.  Coincidently, I was asked this week by a friend if they should purchase their wireless service from a major carrier or go through an MVNO.  I

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

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

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

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

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

In January 2022, HTH Communications announced that it purchased AirVoice Wireless, a brand that had become stale over the years and wasn’t particularly competitive. AirVoice did little to market itself or even regularly update its plans. However, things have been at least partly changing under new ownership. Toward the end

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

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