Phone Numbers

What operators are classed as MvNOs in the UK?

MvNO stands for Mobile Virtual Network Operator, and is defined as a network operator or provider that does not use it's own underlying network infrastructure to provide a service to its customers. Find out more information about MvNOs and what this means for your business!

 

Most providers in the UK would fall into this category, as most use the underlying infrastructure from four main operators:

 

 

Every other network operator in the UK will use one of these networks to provide their services to their customers, but may provide their own customer service, billing systems and marketing, which makes it hard to identify that they are an MvNO. 

 

Which network is used by which mobile virtual network operator?

 

A comprehensive list of active UK mobile virtual network operators can be found below to help you understand who the underlying infrastructure would belong to for each network operator:

 

Brand (MNvO)

Host network(s)

1pMobile

EE

360Coms Telecom

Three

365 Mobile

O2, Vodafone

AfriMobile

Three

AlwaysOnline Wireless

Three

Anywhere Care Ownfone (Formerly Age UK Ownfone)

Vodafone

Anywhere Sim

O2, Vodafone, EE, Three

Asda Mobile

EE

Auracall Travel Talk

EE

Axis Telecom

EE

BT Mobile

EE

BT Onephone (BTOP)

EE

C4C Mobile

EE

Call & Give

EE

Champions Mobile

O2

CMLink

EE

CTExcel

EE

Ctrl Mobile

Three

CUniq

O2

Econet Mobile

EE

Ecotalk

EE

ETS Mobile

EE

Fonome Mobile

O2

FreedomPop

Three

Gamma Telecom

Three

giffgaff

O2

Globalgig

Three

HP Mobile Connect

EE

i3 Mobile

EE

iD Mobile

Three

JOi Telecom

Three

Jump

O2, Vodafone, EE, Three

KC Mobile

O2

Lebara Mobile

Vodafone

Lycamobile

O2

Meem Mobile

EE

NordTelekom

EE

Now PAYG

EE

Pebble Mobile Network

O2, Vodafone, EE, Three

Plusnet Mobile

EE

Rok Mobile

Three

RWG Mobile

Three

Sky Mobile

O2

SMARTY

Three

Superdrug Mobile

Three

Talk Home Mobile

EE

Talkmobile

Vodafone

TalkTalk Mobile

O2

TalkXtra Mobile

Vodafone

Telecom Plus

EE

Telfoni

Three

Tesco Mobile

O2

The Phone Co-op

EE

Toggle Mobile

O2

Torica Mobile

O2

Truphone

O2

Vectone Mobile

EE

Virgin Mobile

EE

Vivio

Vodafone

VOXI

Vodafone

White Mobile

EE

Zevvle

EE

 

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