MVNO

Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds acquired U.S. mobile carrier Mint Mobile back in 2019 and last year, said he was “trying” to bring the wireless service to Canada. Mint Mobile is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), which essentially buys wholesale network access from a larger carrier and resells it to customers. Canada’s incumbent wireless carriers...

On Thursday the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued a ruling on mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), which it said would “enable further competition in the marketplace.” But critics say the CRTC has again failed to bring forth new competition, but instead have maintained the status quo, say critics of the plan. The ruling...

According to a new report from The Globe and Mail, Canada’s wireless carriers are fighting back against the CRTC’s application for wholesale wireless service. In the application, the CRTC is raising the issue of mandated access to wireless networks by companies who do not own any part of the wireless spectrum. Canada’s largest carriers filed...

Apple is in talks with carriers in the US and Europe to launch its own MVNO service, sources close to Apple tell Business Insider. That’s a huge step toward Apple becoming a carrier, as an MVNO is essentially a virtual carrier that doesn’t spend money on building its own network but negotiates access to existing...