Thanks guys. This has me on track. I would have to go with Verizon if I tried
something like this. The only other carrier in my area is US Cellular and I do
not think they do this sort of thing. I wonder if it is like the horror stories
of reselling the big co's DSL?
Scottie
----- Original Message -----
From: Fred Goldstein
To: WISPA General List
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Access to sell 3G and 4G.
At 1/28/2011 10:46 AM, Scottie Arnett wrote:
Thanks Chuck, I had to Google that one. Has anyone ever done this? What is
required to become a MVNO? Is there a difference in just offering data? Do you
have to be a CLEC? Ah, so many questions...
I could get some customers with this. I have turned prospective customers
to these companies before that I could not service and they could not get DSL.
There are two ways to have a wholesale (not dealer) relationship with the
CMRS carrier. MVNO is more common, where you lease the network wholesale (by
the account, minute, etc.) and sell it as your own. Tracfone, Credo and
various other MVNOs operate in the US, though I think it's a bigger business in
Europe. Sprint is probably the most receptive to it; while ATTM and VZW have
some MVNO deals, they are more interested in having their own retail customers.
The other arrangement is to have your own rural cellular system and franchise
it as part of the big carrier's network. This isn't too common, but Verizon
Wireless wants the widest LTE coverage they can get, and since they'd rather
concentrate their own resources in top markets, they'll allow third parties to
build networks in some rural areas and operate them as part of VZW. Obviously
the two companies would have to settle on financial arrangements; the smaller
company would presumably be putting up the capital and essentially letting VZW
be an MVNO on its network. A WISP with a decent tower footprint and the
capital to build an LTE network might find that attractive.
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Fred Goldstein k1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com
ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.com/
+1 617 795 2701
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