Lebara sold to Waterland Private Equity – promises seamless transition

Leading MVNO Lebara has been sold to the European private equity firm Waterland Private Equity by its main existing owners, Alchemy and Triton Partners, who acquired the MVNO in 2020. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals. Waterland specializes in a “buy-and-build” strategy, acquiring and consolidating businesses. It was established in 1999 and has its

Sim Local starts eSIM kiosk trial for long haul Heathrow passengers

Sim Local, the eSIM and travel SIM provider, has installed eSIM kiosks for outbound long-haul passengers at Heathrow. Travellers select a destination and a data plan and receive a QR code with instructions to scan the code for connectivity at their destination. This trial of self-service kiosks is located across each of Heathrow’s four terminals

EE MVNO Spusu to freeze prices for another 18 months

SIM-only MVNO Spusu has pledged to extend its 2024 price freeze until January 2026. Spusu is a family-owned Austrian provider that launched in Vienna in 2015 and in Italy in 2020. It launched its UK operation a year ago. The EE MVNO will not utilise regulatory permission to raise bills annually in accordance with the

Asda Mobile to offer SIM-only contracts with cashback rewards

Asda Mobile is to offer Pay Monthly SIM-only contracts as part of an investment to increase its customer base. People who sign up for a contract through Asda’s loyalty app, Asda Rewards, will get up to five percent cashback on their monthly bill, which can be spent either in-store or online on groceries and homeware.

Lyca Mobile appoints ex-Vodafone and EE executives to leadership team

MVNO Lyca Mobile has hired ex-Vodafone Group executive Nikos Paraskevopoulos (main pic left) as its new group chief financial officer and ex-BT and Plusnet executive Ketan Hindocha (right) as group director of customer care. These appointments are part of Lyca Mobile’s recent efforts by CEO Richard Schäfer to strengthen its executive team, which also saw