The telecom space is changing fast, and MVNOs are leading the charge. An MVNO is distinct from other businesses since it doesn’t have to pay jaw-dropping amounts of money for infrastructure. Instead, the MVNO pays the MNO (Mobile Network Operator), which owns the infrastructure, for access to the network, enabling the MVNO to bring mobile services to new and existing brands. Whereas the business model is lean, the backend is extremely complex. This is where Sheerbit comes in!
Sheerbit, an end-to-end MVNO platform, has all the software requirements for MVNO development (between a business’ play to go to market and the operations to maintain reliability and profitability). Sheerbit has everything from SIM provisioning and billing systems to branded apps and analytics dashboards.
The MVNO services help businesses accelerate time to market, smarter growth, and easier mobile operations. Sheerbit has benefited from the unique positioning in the space for MVNO development services to build a name and reputation among startups, enterprises, and niche brands wanting to enter the telecom ecosystem.
What are MVNOs and Why Do They Matter?
MVNOs provide more choice, flexibility, personalization, and cost savings for mobile users. Whether targeting youth or rural users, catering to digital nomads, or IoT configurations, MVNOs enable companies to evolve with industry trends while delivering alternatives for fixed wireless services. The beauty of MVNOs is that a firm does not have to own the spectrum to provide these services or build tower sites. However, in order for an MVNO to thrive within this competitive landscape, they must be flexible, efficient and have solid technology backing them.
Sheerbit has developed an MVNO development platform to provide exactly that. With combined expertise in the industry and a modern telecom tech stack, they give an MVNO a ready-made environment from user onboarding to billing, tracking usage, and customer engagement.
Core Components and Features of Sheerbit’s MVNO Service
At the centre of Sheerbit’s solution is a set of integrated solutions that support every stage in the life-cycle of an MVNO.
Business and Operations Support System (BSS/OSS)
This system is the engine that powers all back-office activity for an MVNO, and includes:
– Customer acquisition, KYC, and Identity verification
– SIM activation, deactivation, and service provisioning
– Real-time prepaid/postpaid billing and usage rating
– Creation and management of plans
– Customer support team CRM tools
With Sheerbit, MVNO’s have complete power over subscriber accounts, plans, invoices, and service configurations, accessible via a simple and friendly admin dashboard.
White-Label Mobile App
In order to improve customer engagement, Sheerbit provides a fully branded mobile application for both Android and iOS. You can customize your app to the visual identity of your company, which empowers customers with:
– Activation and account setup
– Plan browsing, selection, and upgrade
– Real-time tracking of usage data/SMS/calls
– In-app support, chat and help centre
– Recharge and payments
This user-focused app has diminished support requests, which also improves customer satisfaction.
SIM and eSIM Management
Sheerbit has provided complete life-cycle management for SIMs and digital eSIMs.
Some features are:
– eSIM QR code generation and eSim provisioning
– Remote activation and suspension of SIM
– IMEI tracking and secure binding
– Bulk or one-click provisioning for enterprise and IoT use cases
As eSIM continues to grow, especially with frequent travelers and IoT devices, there is a reason to trust Sheerbit to ensure your MVNO is set for the future.
Recharge and Payment Integration
Revenue management is an integral part of every MVNO business, and Sheerbit provides the tools needed for flexible, secure, and scalable payment solutions:
– Connect to worldwide and region-based payment gateways (Stripe, Razorpay, PayPal, etc)
– Integrate wallets, credit cards, UPI and bank transfers
– Recharge APIs for distributor network
– Promo code and cashback engine
MVNOs can provide frictionless as well as convenient recharges, offering repeat business and growing their footprints with retail partners and point-of-sale machines.
Advanced Analytics and Reporting
Sheerbit provides MVNOs with a built-in analytics engine that supports informed decisions through actionable data. MVNOs can monitor, through a simple web dashboard:
– Subscriber behavior and churn risk
– ARPU (Average Revenue per user), LTV (Life-Time Value)
– Performance of plans and recharge activity
– Return on investment from campaigns and support ticket statistics
MVNOs that leverage data can optimize how they work with subscribers, personalize offers, or retain subscribers longer!
API-First and Integration
One of the great features of Sheerbit’s framework is the flexibility they provide!They provide comprehensive API libraries for integrations with:
– Carrier systems (such as Vodafone, Airtel,)
– CRM or ERP Systems
– Third Party Apps and Other Marketing Tools
– eKYC and Document Verification systems
This means you can easily integrate your MVNO into your existing tech stack or grow into new services more easily than starting from zero and having to rebuild your old tech stack.
Features That Will Make Sheerbit Stand Out
Features of Sheerbit’s platform consider flexibility and long term scalable possibilities. Here are a few primary features that help it stand out amongst the rest of the MVNO solutions on the market:
– 100% white label – (you own your brand, user experience, and your data)
– Multi-tenant, multilingual, and multi-currency – grow global and just keep selling
– Secure environment (with GDPR, PCI-DSS and telecom compliance)
– Speed to market (4 – 6 weeks dependant on requirements)
– Built-in fraud detection and SIM misuse alerting
– Flexible pricing options- SaaS subscription or license
Whether you have a regional or cross-border MVNO, Sheerbit will complement your operational model.
Business Use Cases Powered by Sheerbit
Sheerbit’s platform continues to support all types of MVNO business models and verticals. Consider a retail MVNO; you could create prepaid plans for students, seniors and low-income purchasers. Or, if you were an enterprise MVNO, you could set up a secure SIM for each employee with a private APN for communication. An IoT or M2M deployment could leverage automated bulk provisioning and device verification discounting under the same plan.
If you operated a roaming MVNO to target frequent flyers or tourists, you could give them the ability to instantly switch to their desired international plan through a mobile application. The unique value of Sheerbit is that it allows MVNOs to co-create offers with the community meaning service could include customization, regional languages, religious value – or whatever soft guidelines are agreed upon. Every offer, across the speaker and the brand are supported through the same core technology and back-end infrastructure.
Advantages of Choosing Sheerbit as Your MVNO Partner
By partnering with Sheerbit, companies get their product to market quickly, with reduced capital spending, and predictable ongoing operational costs. The modular design of Sheerbit’s platform means that brands can start with an initial set of features and modules, and expand later on, either based on user response, or based on their growth.
By supporting customers with managed first line support, comprehensive documentation, and tooling software, Sheerbit ensures that your team isn’t left alone to figure things out. From an operational perspective, Sheerbit also ensures the MVNO business is as cost-efficient as possible, with automated workflows, real-time billing accuracy, and strong analytics. These efficiencies create better user experience, increased retention, and improved financial performance.
Proven Case Studies
Many brands have launched successful MVNOs using Sheerbit. One telecom startup in India focused on rural markets was able to come to market in less than 2 months, onboard more than 100,000 users, and reduce support calls by more than 60% using the brand’s white-label app from Sheerbit.
A travel-related company in Europe launched their global eSIM product, supporting more than 20 countries with multiple languages.
A logistics company in the US used Sheerbit’s IoT SIM features to activate and monitor more than 10,000 smart devices, with real-time monitoring and alerting.
Commonly Asked Questions
1. What type of MVNO offering does Sheerbit provide?
An end to end platform that consists of BSS/OSS, SIM/eSIM management and white-label apps, recharge/payment systems, analytics, and APIs. Can I launch an
2. MVNO as a startup?
Yes, Sheerbit works with early-stage start-ups, regional players, and enterprise telecom clients.
3. Does Sheerbit support multiple carriers?
Definitely! The system is carrier agnostic, allowing MVNOs to swap or connect to multiple mobile network operators.
4. Is eSIM supported?
Yes, Sheerbit supports full eSIM provisioning with QR code activation and remote SIM provisioning.
5. How long does it take to go live?
Typically, on average from 4 to 6 weeks depending on the level of customization.
Is the platform secure and compliant?
6. Can I rebrand the mobile App?
Yes, Sheerbit customizes a fully white-labeled Android and iOS application with extensive customization options.
7. What type of support is available post-launch from Sheerbit?
Dedicated, personalized, technical support, regular software upgrades, and unlimited access to API documentation and software development kits.
8. Do you support bulk provisioning for IoT?
Yes, the platform was developed to sustain M2M applications and fleet management.
Can I gain access to live data and analytics?
Conclusion
Sheerbit’s MVNO solution is built for today’s fast-paced telco, with an all-in-one MVNO development offering, Sheerbit removes the complicated technical pieces; businesses ultimately control their brand, how to engage customers, billing, and operational performance. Regardless if you are launching a new telco brand, establishing your own mobile service, or a private mobile network for IoT or enterprise, Sheerbit has the tools, experience and vision, to help make your MVNO project successful.
Launch your MVNO the right way; with the help of Sheerbit’s expert guidance, proven platform and future-ready infrastructure. Go to sheerbit.com or email info@sheerbit.com to book your free consultation today.
