An Post signs MVNO agreement with Vodafone Ireland?

drunkmonkey

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/12027/comms/vodafone-and-an-post-pursue-mvno-strategy

will there be free stamps with every top up:)

RodVelvet

Interesting, I thought Vodafone had an MVNO deal in place with Oyster.

flodis79

What would the prefix be?

drunkmonkey

I didn't think Oyster were an MVNO?

090?

cgarvey

There's a number of existing MVNO service providers (as in providers of MVNO services, rather than MVNO operators themsevles) that have existing 089 allocations, so that might be an easy route. Or An Post could be sub-allocated some of Vodafone's 087 allocations (if they're going with the whole Vodafone partnership thing).

Loads of time for them to apply for their own allocation anyway.

flodis79

cgarvey wrote: »

There's a number of existing MVNO service providers (as in providers of MVNO services, rather than MVNO operators themsevles) that have existing 089 allocations, so that might be an easy route.

You are talking about MVNEs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MVNE

drunkmonkey

Irelands only MVNO is Tesco Mobile, no?

flodis79

Correct. I thought !magine would bring out something. Think they have a licence?

RodVelvet

I know Oyster weren't an MVNO but I thought I read somewhere they were in discussions with Vodafone to establish an MVNO with them. Obviously they must be going going with An Post.

Random

Any more word on this?

(for those who missed it, look at the dates on the posts before mine .. this isn't a story from today!)

drunkmonkey

not heard a word, tackled someone in an post but they wouldnt say anything...
this was tried before with the post offices, eircell days...can't see it working...

Davy

Would be very surprised to see this happening. I know other companies who considered this and it failed to materialise.