BT wins Lycamobile and two more MVNOs. Will we see more host operator switching?
It’s fair to say that the UK market is undergoing some change. While the headlines have centred on Vodafone and Three, there are some big developments in the MVNO space too. It’s usually a stable market in terms of operator /MVNO partnerships, but BT has changed that, announcing new deals with Spusu, an established MVNO in Austria and Italy that’s moving into the UK market, Lycamobile (winning it from O2), and Spitfire a B2B full MVNO. Spusu is exciting because it’s a new scale MVNO launch. These have been rare of late, but as I’ve said before, there’s room for new entrants with solid propositions that address a key segment of customers. (more…)
