What's the Story? T-Mobile, MNOs throw shade on cable MVNOs

Light Reading's Mike Dano joined the podcast to discuss why cable MVNOs are performing better than expected in terms of customer growth.

Kelsey Ziser, Senior Editor

August 21, 2023


Light Reading's Mike Dano joined the podcast to discuss why cable MVNOs are performing better than expected in terms of customer growth. Mike explains what this means for wireless provider competitors such as T-Mobile and why the cable companies may face challenges in customer retention.

For a lightly edited transcript, please click the caption button in the video toolbar.

Here are a few topics we covered:

  • Background on establishment of cable MVNOs and why incumbent mobile operators don't put much stock in their long-term success (01:16)

  • Where are cable MVNO customers coming from? (03:06)

  • Demographics of cable MVNO customers (04:41)

  • Contemplating the longevity of cable MVNOs (06:58)

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— Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Senior Editor, Light Reading

About the Author(s)

Kelsey Ziser

Senior Editor, Light Reading

Kelsey is a senior editor at Light Reading, co-host of the Light Reading podcast, and host of the "What's the story?" podcast.

Her interest in the telecom world started with a PR position at Connect2 Communications, which led to a communications role at the FREEDM Systems Center, a smart grid research lab at N.C. State University. There, she orchestrated their webinar program across college campuses and covered research projects such as the center's smart solid-state transformer.

Kelsey enjoys reading four (or 12) books at once, watching movies about space travel, crafting and (hoarding) houseplants.

Kelsey is based in Raleigh, N.C.

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