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This is a list of notable mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in the United Kingdom, which lease wireless telephone and data spectrum from the major carriers EE, O2, Three and Vodafone for resale.
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Brand | Host network | Wireless technology | Voice over LTE | WiFi calling | eSIM | Visual Voicemail | HD voice [1] | MVNE | MVNO type | Notes | |||
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2G | 3G | 4G | 5G | ||||||||||
1pMobile | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Direct with MNO | PAYG | |
Asda Mobile | Vodafone | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [2] | No | No | Yes | Direct with MNO | PAYM/PAYG | |
CMLink | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No[note 1] | No | Yes | Transatel | PAYM | |
Ecotalk | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes[3] | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Transatel | PAYM | |
giffgaff | O2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[4] | No | No | Yes | No | Yes (not EVS) | Direct with MNO | PAYM/PAYG | MVNO indirectly run by host network. |
iD Mobile | Three | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[5] | No | Yes | Direct with MNO | PAYM/PAYG | |
Lebara | Vodafone | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | PAYM/PAYG | ||
Lycamobile | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes[6] | Yes[6] | Yes | No | No | Direct with MNO | PAYM/PAYG | |
Sky Mobile | O2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[7] | No | Direct with MNO | PAYM | |
SMARTY | Three | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | PAYM/PAYG | MVNO run by host network. | |
spusu | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Direct with MNO | PAYM | Uses their own PLMN (234-40), self-hosted SIP IMS and core network infrastructure |
Superdrug Mobile | Three | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Direct with MNO | PAYM | MVNO run by host network (Three)'s parent company Hutchison. |
Talkmobile | Vodafone | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | PAYM | ||
Tesco Mobile | O2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (EVS only on PAYM) | Direct with MNO | PAYM/PAYG | |
The Phone Co-op | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Transatel[8] | PAYM | |
1GLOBAL | EE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes[9] | Yes | No | PAYG | ||
Utility Warehouse / Telecom Plus | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | PAYM | ||
VOXI | Vodafone | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial [note 2] | Yes[10] | Yes | Direct with MNO | PAYM | MVNO run by host network, directly linked in with host's core systems. |
Brand | Host network | Defunct date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
AfriMobile | Three | 13 October 2020 | Dissolved 13 October 2020 |
Andrews & Arnold | Three | 30 April 2013[11] | Ceased operations when their upstream partner "pulled the plug".[12] Later relaunched on O2. |
Blyk | Orange | 26 August 2009[13] | Ceased operations. |
Delight Mobile | EE | 30 November 2017[14] | Existing customers were consolidated in the sister brand, Vectone Mobile. |
Easymobile | T-Mobile | 13 December 2006[15] | Ceased operations. |
Econet Mobile | EE | 20 July 2015[16] | Ceased UK operations. |
Extreme Connect | O2 | ? | |
Family Mobile | EE | 31 August 2015[17] | Ceased operations. |
FreedomPop | Three | ? | Ceased UK operations. |
Fresh Mobile | T-Mobile | 19 March 2010[18] | Ceased operations. Existing customers were encouraged to move to the sister network, Talkmobile. |
KCOM Mobile | O2 | 2019 | |
GT Mobile | O2 | July 2016 | Existing customers were consolidated in the sister brand, Lycamobile.[19] |
Kontakt Mobile | Vodafone | 15 December 2016[20] | Ceased operations. |
LIFE Mobile | EE | 29 November 2016[21] | Acquired by Plusnet. |
Mobile by Sainsbury's | Vodafone | 15 January 2016[22] | Ceased operations. |
Our Telecom | EE | 16 August 2016[23] | Dissolved. |
Ovivo Mobile | Vodafone | 19 March 2014[24] | Ceased operations. |
PG Mobile | Three | 2016[25] | Ceased operations. |
Plusnet Mobile | EE | January 2024 | Stopped accepting new customers from March 2023,[26] will close later in 2024.[27] BT Group axed the brand |
Post Office Mobile | EE | 8 August 2016[28][29] | Ceased operations. |
Priyo Mobile | EE | 5 November 2013[30] | Ceased operations. |
RSPCA Mobile | EE | October 2014 | Ceased operations. Operated as a white-label under Shebang.[31] |
Shebang | Three | 2015[32] | Acquired by PG Mobile. |
Simple Call Mobile | EE | 31 October 2014[33] | Ceased operations. |
Talktalk Mobile | Vodafone | 2018[34] | Ceased operations. |
The People's Operator (TPO Mobile) | Three | 26 February 2019[35] | Entered administration. Customers were encouraged to move to SMARTY.[35] |
U2i Mobile | EE | 11 July 2017[36] | Ceased operations. |
Virgin Mobile | O2 | 31 August 2023[37] | Stopped accepting new customers August 2023. All customers moved to O2 by December 2023.[38] |
Vizz Africa | Vodafone | ? | Ceased operations. |
White Mobile | EE | 5 October 2022 | Customers told to move to Moblox, which entered administration in April 2023.[39][40] |
Zevvle | EE | December 2023 | Ceased operations.[41] |
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