MVNOs next 'it' thing in wireless.

RCR Wireless News, May, 2005

Byline: DAN MEYER

The MVNO wave is building strength as a growing number of companies have announced plans to enter the wireless space using established operators' mobile networks. Analysts' note that while the wave is gaining momentum, an even stronger surge is expected in the next 12 months.

"It's a boom time in MVNO land,'' said Andrew Cole, vice president of A.T. Kearney's wireless practice. "A lot of companies are getting into the market and rightfully so.''

Cole said he expects the mobile virtual network operator market will someday support 20 percent of the wireless industry's customer base, and the market eventually will be able to sustain between 10 and 15 MVNOs. Other analyst firms have forecast that MVNO revenues will...

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