Tesco Mobile

Company name	Tesco Mobile
Company logo
Key people	Graham Harris (CEO)
Area served	United Kingdom , Republic of Ireland, Slovakia
Industry	Telecommunications
Parent	Tesco
Products	Mobile telecommunications
Homepage	Official Site (UK) - Official Site (Ireland) - Official Site (Slovakia)

Tesco Mobile is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Slovakia. It is operated by Tesco, using the O₂ network as its carrier.

Networks

United Kingdom

Tesco Mobile is run on the O2 network in the UK and Ireland. As such the virtual operator is able to offer comprehensive coverage of the UK population without having to invest in infrastructure. The company focuses on value for money deals, but in practice offers tariffs comparable with other operators, particularly rival virtual operator Virgin Mobile based on the T-Mobile network.

Tesco mobile now have 2.6 million customers on Friday 13 May 2011.

Republic of Ireland

On 19 December 2006, Tesco Ireland announced that it would enter into a joint venture with O₂ Ireland to offer mobile telecommunications services. The service, which is Ireland's second MVNO (the defunct Cellular 3 having been the first), uses the O₂ network but operates separately. It has been allocated the STD code 089. As with Tesco's UK mobile service, it has been branded Tesco Mobile. The network commenced operation in 2007.

Slovakia

On 02 December 2009, Tesco Stores SR announced that it would enter into a joint venture with Telefónica O2 Slovakia to offer mobile telecommunications services. The service, which is Slovakia's second MVNO (the naymobile having been the first), uses the O₂ network but operates separately.

References

External links

Official Site (UK)

Official Site (Ireland)

Official Site (Slovakia)

Category:Mobile virtual network operators Category:Telecommunications companies of the Republic of Ireland Category:Telecommunications in the Republic of Ireland