# List of mobile virtual network operators in the United Kingdom

This is a list of notable mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in the United Kingdom, which lease wireless telephone and data spectrum from the major carriers EE, O2, Three and Vodafone for resale.

## Active operators

| Brand | Host network | Wireless technology | Wireless technology | Wireless technology | Wireless technology | Voice over LTE | WiFi calling | eSIM | Visual Voicemail | HD voice | MVNE | MVNO type | Start date | Notes |
| Brand | Host network | 2G | 3G | 4G | 5G | Voice over LTE | WiFi calling | eSIM | Visual Voicemail | HD voice | MVNE | MVNO type | Start date | Notes |
| 1pMobile | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Direct with MNO | PAYG | 2016 | |
| Asda Mobile | Vodafone | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Direct with MNO | PAYM/PAYG | 2007 | |
| CMLink | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Transatel | PAYM | 2017 |
| Ecotalk | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Transatel | PAYM | 2018 | |
| giffgaff | O2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (not EVS) | Direct with MNO | PAYM/PAYG | 2009 | MVNO indirectly run by host network. |
| Honest Mobile | Three | No | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | | PAYM | 2019 | |
| iD Mobile | Three | No | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Direct with MNO | PAYM/PAYG | 2015 | |
| Lebara | Vodafone | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | | PAYM/PAYG | 2007 | |
| Lycamobile | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Direct with MNO | PAYM/PAYG | 2006 | |
| Mozillion | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | | PAYM/PAYG | 2024 | |
| Now Mobile | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | | PAYM/PAYG | 2010 | |
| RWG Mobile | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | | PAYM/PAYG | 2015 | |
| Sky Mobile | O2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Direct with MNO | PAYM | 2016 | |
| SMARTY | Three | No | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | | PAYM/PAYG | 2017 | MVNO run by host network. |
| spusu | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Direct with MNO | PAYM | 2023 | Uses their own PLMN (234-40), self-hosted SIP IMS and core network infrastructure. |
| Superdrug Mobile | Three | No | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Direct with MNO | PAYG | 2018 | MVNO run by host network (Three)'s parent company Hutchison. |
| TalkHome | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Direct with MNO | PAYM/PAYG | 2012 | |
| Talkmobile | Vodafone | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | | PAYM | 2007 | |
| Tesco Mobile | O2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (only on PAYM) | No | Yes (EVS only on PAYM) | Direct with MNO | PAYM/PAYG | 2003 | |
| Your Co-op | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Transatel | PAYM | | Previously trading as The Phone Co-op |
| 1GLOBAL | EE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | | PAYG | | |
| Utility Warehouse / Telecom Plus | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | | PAYM | 2000 | |
| VOXI | Vodafone | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Direct with MNO | PAYG | 2017 | MVNO run by host network, directly linked in with host's core systems. |
| Slice Mobile | EE | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | | PAYG | 2024 | UK's only eSIM only network. Offers free trial. |

## Defunct, merged and acquired operators

| Brand | Host network | Defunct date | Notes |
| AfriMobile | Three | 13 October 2020 | Dissolved 13 October 2020 |
| Andrews & Arnold | Three | 30 April 2013 | Ceased operations when their upstream partner "pulled the plug". Later relaunched on O$_2$. |
| Blyk | Orange | 26 August 2009 | Ceased operations. |
| Delight Mobile | EE | 30 November 2017 | Existing customers were consolidated in the sister brand, Vectone Mobile. |
| Easymobile | T-Mobile | 13 December 2006 | Ceased operations. |
| Econet Mobile | EE | 20 July 2015 | Ceased UK operations. |
| Extreme Connect | O2 | ? | |
| Family Mobile | EE | 31 August 2015 | Ceased operations. |
| FreedomPop | Three | ? | Ceased UK operations. |
| Fresh Mobile | T-Mobile | 19 March 2010 | Ceased operations. Existing customers were encouraged to move to the sister network, Talkmobile. |
| KCOM Mobile | O2 | 2019 | |
| GT Mobile | O2 | July 2016 | Existing customers were consolidated in the sister brand, Lycamobile. |
| Kontakt Mobile | Vodafone | 15 December 2016 | Ceased operations. |
| LIFE Mobile | EE | 29 November 2016 | Acquired by Plusnet. |
| Mobile by Sainsbury's | Vodafone | 15 January 2016 | Ceased operations. |
| Our Telecom | EE | 16 August 2016 | Dissolved. |
| Ovivo Mobile | Vodafone | 19 March 2014 | Ceased operations. |
| PG Mobile | Three | 2016 | Ceased operations. |
| Plusnet Mobile | EE | January 2024 | Stopped accepting new customers from March 2023, will close later in 2024. BT Group axed the brand |
| Post Office Mobile | EE | 8 August 2016 | Ceased operations. |
| Priyo Mobile | EE | 5 November 2013 | Ceased operations. |
| RSPCA Mobile | EE | October 2014 | Ceased operations. Operated as a white-label under Shebang. |
| Shebang | Three | 2015 | Acquired by PG Mobile. |
| Simple Call Mobile | EE | 31 October 2014 | Ceased operations. |
| Talktalk Mobile | Vodafone | 2018 | Ceased operations. |
| The People's Operator (TPO Mobile) | Three | 26 February 2019 | Entered administration. Customers were encouraged to move to SMARTY. |
| U2i Mobile | EE | 11 July 2017 | Ceased operations. |
| Vectone Mobile | EE | 24 October 2023 | Ceased operations. |
| Virgin Mobile | O2 | 31 August 2023 | Stopped accepting new customers August 2023. All customers moved to O2 by December 2023. |
| Vizz Africa | Vodafone | ? | Ceased operations. |
| White Mobile | EE | 5 October 2022 | Customers told to move to Moblox, which entered administration in April 2023. |
| Zevvle | EE | December 2023 | Ceased operations. |