MVNO Planet covers the business of virtual wireless in the United States: MVNOs, MVNEs, cable-company mobile, and the wholesale agreements underneath them.
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- US MVNO Scorecard, Q2 2026: cable adds 904k lines and out-grows AT&T and Verizon
Cable’s three public MVNOs added ~904,000 mobile lines in Q2 2026, more than AT&T and Verizon’s postpaid phone net adds combined. Spectrum Mobile is now the largest US MVNO at 12.5 million lines; Boost shrank. Data, charts and CSV inside. - MVNE vs MVNA vs wholesale carrier: which do you actually need?
Plain-language definitions, the US players in each lane, what the contracts contain, and a decision rule for first-time MVNOs. - Cable MVNOs explained: 23 million lines and counting
Spectrum Mobile, Xfinity Mobile and Optimum Mobile by the numbers, how the Verizon deals work, the T-Mobile business pact, Charter–Cox, and why it matters to wholesale. - How to start an MVNO in the United States (2026 guide)
Routes to market, realistic costs and timelines, the FCC checklist, and what recent US launches and failures teach.
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