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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