Mobile network operator
Amobile network operator(MNO), also known as amobile network provider,wireless service provider,wireless carrier,mobile network carrier,orcellular company,[a]is atelecommunicationsprovider of services that sells, delivers and maintainsmobile telephonyservices to an end user.
Overview
[edit]A key defining characteristic of a mobile network operator is that it must own or control access to aradio spectrum licensefrom a regulatory or government entity, and also that it must own or control the elements of thecellular networkinfrastructure necessary to provide services to subscribers over the licensedradio spectrum.[1][2]In addition the operator would also contain other elemens like theback haulinfrastructure andprovisioningcomputer 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 tomobile virtual network operators(MVNO).[2]
List of operators
[edit]See also
[edit]- List of telephone operating companies
- Mobile phone operator
- Mobile virtual network operator
- Telephone company
Notes
[edit]- ^Often shortened to simplycarrier(especially in American English),operator,provider,ornetwork.
References
[edit]- ^Ivo Vegter (4 July 2018)."Why a wireless open-access network won't work".Daily Maverick.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-04-10.
- ^ablizs (2024-03-04)."MNO or MVNO: Which is the Right Choice for Your IoT Project?".Eseye.Retrieved2024-07-15.
- ^abMazalov, 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.S2CID158860971.Retrieved4 August2020.
- ^"MVNO | Glossary".GMS Worldwide.Archivedfrom the original on May 21, 2022.Retrieved4 August2020.
