Chennai-based Plintron, a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) which has operations in 25 countries, has made its entry into the Indian MVNO space. The company provides Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE) related services--a telecom service providers that aggregate network infrastructure, mobile terminals, and business administration services to MVNOs. MVNEs do not have a direct relationship with the customer, and only provides services to businesses and enterprises (B2B). Plintron said that it is “investing in building capacity (bandwidth), radio coverage (spectrum) and infrastructure in India, and is in talks with Network Service Operators (telcos and ISPs) to access their network on a VNO model especially for rural Indian markets.” The company provides two kinds of services to MVNOs: -As a Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE), by providing services like, billing and revenue management, supply chain management, analytics, infrastructure and communications systems, among others. -As a Mobile Virtual Network Aggregator (MVNA), it aggregates data and voice services and sells it to MVNOs at wholesale rates. The company said it received an MVNO license from the DoT this month for providing all services classified under the VNO regime, including Access Services (Voice and Data), all India ISP license (for providing broadband) and other licenses for providing aggregated telecom infrastructure. The ‘All services’ license costs Rs 7.5 crore with companies requiring to show a minimum net worth of Rs 10 crore. Plintron also claims to have VNO clients from various industry segments including retail, insurance, financial institutions, postal departments, IoT/M2M, and travel among others in…
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