Could Google Kill off Virgin and Helio?
If Google is successful in its push for open cell phone networks, U.S. mobile virtual network operators could fall on hard times, an analyst said Monday according to Red Herring.
We’ve been reporting for a while that MVNOs like the mobile-media-focused Helio are struggling to become profitable. And it’s hard to ignore the fact that several of Helio’s competitors–including Disney Mobile, Amp’d, and Mobile ESPN–all went belly up in the past 18 months.
With open U.S. cell phone networks gaining ground, largely because of Google, that business is about to get tougher, the article said.
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