This is a list of notable mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in the United Kingdom, which lease wireless telephone and data spectrum from the major carriers EE, O2, Three and Vodafone for resale.
Brand | Host network | Wireless technology | Voice over LTE | WiFi calling | eSIM | Visual Voicemail | HD voice [1] | MVNE | MVNO type | Notes | |||
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2G | 3G | 4G | 5G | ||||||||||
1pMobile | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Direct with MNO | PAYG | |
Asda Mobile | Vodafone | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [2] | No | No | Yes | Direct with MNO | PAYM/PAYG | |
Boshhh | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | PAYM | Boosts your credit score | ||
CMLink | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No[note 1] | No | Yes | Transatel | PAYM | |
Ecotalk | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes[3] | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Transatel | PAYM | |
giffgaff | O2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[4] | No | No | Yes | No | Yes (not EVS) | Direct with MNO | PAYM/PAYG | MVNO indirectly run by host network. |
Honest Mobile | Three | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | PAYM | ||
iD Mobile | Three | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[5] | No | Yes | Direct with MNO | PAYM/PAYG | |
IQ Mobile | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | PAYM | |||
Lebara | Vodafone | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | PAYM/PAYG | ||
Lycamobile | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes[6] | Yes[6] | Yes | No | No | Direct with MNO | PAYM/PAYG | |
Now Mobile | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | PAYG | ||
Popit Mobile | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | PAYM | ||
RWG Mobile[7][note 2] | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | PAYM/PAYG | Initially for Welsh market, now nationwide |
Sky Mobile | O2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[8] | No | Direct with MNO | PAYM | |
SMARTY | Three | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | PAYM/PAYG | MVNO run by host network. | |
Spusu UK | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Direct with MNO | PAYM | Uses their own PLMN (234-40), self-hosted SIP IMS and core network infrastructure |
Superdrug Mobile | Three | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Direct with MNO | PAYM | MVNO run by host network (Three)'s parent company Hutchison. |
Talk Home Mobile | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | PAYG | ||
Talkmobile | Vodafone | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | PAYM | ||
Tesco Mobile | O2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (EVS only on PAYM) | Direct with MNO | PAYM/PAYG | |
The Phone Co-op | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Transatel[9] | PAYM | |
1GLOBAL | EE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes[10] | Yes | No | PAYG | ||
Utility Warehouse / Telecom Plus | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | PAYM | ||
VOXI | Vodafone | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes[11] | Yes | Direct with MNO | PAYM | MVNO run by host network, directly linked in with host's core systems. |
Brand | Host network | Defunct date | Notes |
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AfriMobile | Three | 13 October 2020 | Dissolved 13 October 2020 |
Andrews & Arnold | Three | 30 April 2013[12] | Ceased operations when their upstream partner "pulled the plug".[13] Later relaunched on O2. |
Bemilo | Vodafone | ? | |
Blyk | Orange | 26 August 2009[14] | Ceased operations. |
Delight Mobile | EE | 30 November 2017[15] | Existing customers were consolidated in the sister brand, Vectone Mobile. |
Desi Mobi | Vodafone | ? | |
Dialog Vizz | Vodafone | 1 January 2015 | Ceased operations. |
Dalya Mobile | Vodafone | ? | Liquidated. |
Easymobile | T-Mobile | 13 December 2006[16] | Ceased operations. |
Econet Mobile | EE | 20 July 2015[17] | Ceased UK operations. |
Extreme Connect | O2 | ? | |
Family Mobile | EE | 31 August 2015[18] | Ceased operations. |
FreedomPop | Three | ? | Ceased UK operations. |
Fresh Mobile | T-Mobile | 19 March 2010[19] | Ceased operations. Existing customers were encouraged to move to the sister network, Talkmobile. |
KCOM Mobile | O2 | 2019 | |
GT Mobile | O2 | July 2016 | Existing customers were consolidated in the sister brand, Lycamobile.[20] |
Kontakt Mobile | Vodafone | 15 December 2016[21] | Ceased operations. |
LIFE Mobile | EE | 29 November 2016[22] | Acquired by Plusnet. |
Mobile by Sainsbury's | Vodafone | 15 January 2016[23] | Ceased operations. |
Moblox | EE | April 2023 | Ceased operations. |
Nomi Mobile | Vodafone | ? | Ceased Operations. |
Our Telecom | EE | 16 August 2016[24] | Dissolved. |
Ovivo Mobile | Vodafone | 19 March 2014[25] | Ceased operations. |
PG Mobile | Three | 2016[26] | Ceased operations. |
Plusnet Mobile | EE | January 2024 | Stopped accepting new customers from March 2023,[27] will close later in 2024.[28] BT Group axed the brand |
Post Office Mobile | EE | 8 August 2016[29][30] | Ceased operations. |
Priyo Mobile | EE | 5 November 2013[31] | Ceased operations. |
RSPCA Mobile | EE | October 2014 | Ceased operations. Operated as a white-label under Shebang.[32] |
Shebang | Three | 2015[33] | Acquired by PG Mobile. |
Simple Call Mobile | EE | 31 October 2014[34] | Ceased operations. |
Stan Mobile | Three | ? | Ceased operations. |
Talktalk Mobile | Vodafone | 2018[35] | Ceased operations. |
The People's Operator (TPO Mobile) | Three | 26 February 2019[36] | Entered administration. Customers were encouraged to move to SMARTY.[36] |
To The Moon Mobile | EE | October 2023 | Ceased Operations. |
U2i Mobile | EE | 11 July 2017[37] | Ceased operations. |
Vectone Mobile | EE | October 2023 | Ceased UK operations. |
Virgin Mobile | O2 | 31 August 2023[38] | Stopped accepting new customers August 2023. All customers moved to O2 by December 2023.[39] |
Vizz Africa | Vodafone | ? | Ceased operations. |
White Mobile | EE | 5 October 2022 | Customers told to move to Moblox, which entered administration in April 2023.[40][41] |
Zevvle | EE | December 2023 | Ceased operations.[42] |