US Mobile
Private | |
Industry | Telecommunication |
Founded | 2014 in Stamford, Connecticut |
Founder | Ahmed Khattak (CEO) |
Headquarters | Stamford, Connecticut |
Products | Feature phones, smartphones (Apple iOS, Android, BlackBerry OS, Windows Phone) |
Services | HSPA, mobile broadband, SMS, telephony |
Number of employees | 11-50 (Sept 2016) |
Website |
usmobile |
US Mobile is a Next Generation Wireless Carrier, offering no-contract wireless service in the United States. US Mobile has individuals as customers as well as internet of things companies. The service operates on a nationwide 4G LTE GSM network reaching more than 300 million Americans, and includes international calling to over 200 countries and territories.[1]
Founded by Ahmed Khattak (also founder of GSM Nation),[2] US Mobile offers customizable prepaid, no-contract cell phone plans. Customers can change their plans from month-to-month as well as top-up in the middle of a month. Top-ups roll over into the next month and there are no overage fees on top-ups. The plans are made by choosing from a pricing matrix consisting of talk, text and data buckets of different sizes.[3]
Recently, US Mobile has been featured in "Entrepreneur",[4] "PC",[5] and "The Wall Street Journal"[6] magazines.
MVNO
US Mobile is what you would call an MVNO which stands for Mobile Virtual Network Operator. That means that they don't own the network they're working on. US Mobile is one of approximately 300 MVNOs in the US.
References
- ↑ "About US Mobile". usmobile.com. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ↑ Dano, Mike. "Phone retailer GSM Nation launches US Mobile MVNO to target $25/month market". FierceWireless. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ↑ "Build Your Own Custom Plan". usmobile. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ↑ Port, David. "Good Call: This App Let's Virtual Teams Stay Connected". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ↑ Segan, Sascha. "What the US Mobile Fiasco Says About Google Fi". PCMag. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ↑ De Avila, Joseph. "A Startup Scene Blooms". The Wall Street Journal.