Original data, forecasts and scorecards on the US MVNO, MVNE and wholesale wireless market. Every report ships with downloadable data, reusable charts and a citation line. Free to reuse with attribution.
Latest research
- 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.
The research program
- US MVNO Scorecard (quarterly): lines and net adds for every virtual operator that discloses them, set against the facilities-based carriers.
- US Cable Mobile Forecast 2026–2030: line-count and penetration projections for Charter, Comcast, Altice and the NCTC tier, with base, high and low scenarios.
- Wholesale rate benchmark: anonymized wholesale and MVNE pricing ranges collected from operators and enablers, published as ranges only.
- MVNO launch and shutdown tracker: a running record of US launches, rebrands and closures, with an annual state-of-the-market summary.
- Enabler landscape: MVNEs and MVNAs mapped by target segment and host network, refreshed twice a year.
- Regulatory cost index: USF contribution factor history and outlook, filing deadlines and the average tax load on a US wireless line.
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