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A mobile network operator, also known as wireless service provider, wireless carrier, mobile phone operator, or cellular company, is a telephone company that provides services for mobile phone subscribers. A telephone company (or telco) provides telecommunications services such as telephony and data communications. ...
The process of becoming a mobile network operator within a country usually begins by acquiring a radio spectrum licence from the government. The precise spectrum obtained does depend on the type of mobile phone technology the operator intends to deploy. For example, a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network will require a GSM frequency range. Radio frequency, or RF, refers to that portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in which electromagnetic waves can be generated by alternating current fed to an antenna. ...
The Global System for Mobile Communications, GSM (original acronym: Groupe Spécial Mobile) is the most popular standard for mobile phones in the world. ...
GSM frequency ranges or frequency bands are the radio spectrum frequencies designated by the ITU for the operation of the GSM system for mobile phones. ...
The government may allocate spectrum using whichever method it chooses, although the most common method is an auction. Recent allocation of 3G licences in Europe have been auctioned. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
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Virtual operators Another category of mobile network operator is emerging in some markets called the Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO). As far as the subscriber is concerned, they seem identical to regular mobile network operators. The critical difference is that they do not own the underlying network, but lease it instead from another incumbent operator in that country. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...
See Also This is a list of mobile phone network operating companies. ...
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