Mobile network operator
A mobile network operator (MNO), also known as a mobile network provider, mobile network carrier, mobile telco, wireless service provider, wireless carrier, wireless operator, wireless telco, or cellular company,[a] is a telecommunications provider of services that sells, delivers and maintains mobile telephony services to an end user.
Overview
A key defining characteristic of a mobile network operator is that it must own or control access to a radio spectrum license from a regulatory or government entity, and also that it must own or control the elements of the cellular network infrastructure necessary to provide services to subscribers over the licensed radio spectrum.[1][2] In addition the operator would also contain other elemens like the back haul infrastructure and provisioning computer systems.[3]
A mobile network operator typically also has the necessary provisioning, billing, and customer care computer systems, and the marketing, customer care, and engineering organizations needed to sell, deliver, and bill for services. However, a mobile network operator can outsource any of these systems or functions and still be considered a mobile network operator.[3][4]
In addition to obtaining revenue by offering retail services under its own brand, a mobile network operator may also sell access to network services at wholesale rates to mobile virtual network operators (MVNO).[2]
List of operators
See also
- Internet service provider
- List of telephone operating companies
- Mobile phone operator
- Mobile virtual network operator
- Telephone company
- Open-access network
Notes
- ^ Often shortened to simply carrier (especially in American English), operator, provider, "telco", or network.
References
- ^ Ivo Vegter (4 July 2018). "Why a wireless open-access network won't work". Daily Maverick. Archived from the original on 2022-04-10.
- ^ a b lizs (2024-03-04). "MNO or MVNO: Which is the Right Choice for Your IoT Project?". Eseye. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ a b Mazalov, Vladimir; Lukyanenko, Andrey; Gurtov, Andrei (30 October 2019). "Location–Price Competition in Mobile Operator Market". International Game Theory Review. 21 (3): 2. doi:10.1142/S0219198918500159. S2CID 158860971. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "MVNO | Glossary". GMS Worldwide. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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