What is MVNO?
Entertainment companies like ESPN and Virgin are peddling branded cell phones. It’s time to brace yourself for a host of new choices as the wireless phone market explodes yet again. MVNO stands for Mobile Virtual Network Operator, a company that buys airtime on a major wireless network, then turns around and uses it to sell phones stamped with its own logo. See this article from Newsweek for the rest of the story.