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Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO)
A mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) is a company that works with a mobile network operator to sell internet, phone, or data access to another business. The MVNO will purchase this access from the mobile network operator at wholesale rates, then sell them to other customers (such as a small business) at retail rates.
What Small and Midsize Businesses Need to Know About Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO)
MVNOs sell their product—wireless access—to residents and small businesses worldwide. MVNOs can be directly affiliated with mobile network operators (such as Cricket Wireless, which is affiliated with AT&T, or Metro by T-Mobile). In most cases, a small business user will not be able to tell the difference between an MVNO and a mobile network operator.
Related terms
- Haptics
- WAN (Wide-Area Network)
- Intranet
- SLO (Service-Level Objective)
- Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR)
- Scalability
- Service-Level Agreement (SLA)
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Data Center
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- Synchronous
- Multitenancy
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- IT Services
- Authorization
- Service-oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Managed Service Provider (MSP)
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
