Launching an MVNO requires more than a network agreement. You need handsets sourced at MVNO pricing, SIM-locked, carrier-branded with your splash screen and APN, and packaged for direct-to-subscriber fulfilment. Solaris Wireless delivers the full handset side of an MVNO launch as a turnkey package.
Solaris Wireless, founded 2013, has been serving institutional buyers in this category since the company's earliest engagements. Motorola, Samsung, Nokia, Transsion handsets at MVNO pricing tiers. Entry, mid-tier and premium SKUs to match your subscriber plan structure.
Each handset SIM-locked to your network, branded with your splash screen, default APN configured, and your carrier app pre-installed.
Handsets ship in your branded retail packaging with welcome insert, SIM card pre-paired to subscriber account, ready to power on and activate.
An MVNO that sources handsets through retail channels is paying retail markup, getting consumer firmware (no carrier branding, no SIM lock, no carrier app), and shipping in OEM boxes. The end-to-end TCO of this approach is significantly higher than a wholesale MVNO supply, even before counting the customer-experience cost of subscribers receiving a generic device with no welcome experience.
Solaris Wireless solves this. Handsets are sourced at MVNO wholesale pricing through OEM-direct allocation, custom-flashed with carrier branding and SIM lock, paired to subscriber SIMs, and shipped in your retail packaging direct to the subscriber address.
Solaris has run the launch and ongoing supply for MVNOs from Republic Wireless in the United States to Pacific MVNOs serving the Cook Islands. The standard package includes: wholesale handset allocation negotiated against the MVNO's launch volume; custom OS flashing with the operator's branding, splash screen and default APN; SIM lock to the MVNO network; pre-pairing of each handset to the subscriber's SIM and account; retail packaging with the operator's branding and welcome insert; direct-to-subscriber fulfilment via Solaris's logistics partners.
For ongoing post-launch supply, Solaris maintains a forecast-based reserve so the MVNO can pull handsets against subscriber growth without managing inventory directly.
Solaris Wireless has supplied handsets and provisioning to MVNOs including Republic Wireless in the United States, Pacific MVNOs (including operators serving the Cook Islands), and emerging-market carriers across Southeast Asia and Africa.
Yes. Provide the SIM-to-subscriber assignment list and Solaris pre-pairs each handset to the subscriber's SIM and account so the device works the moment the subscriber powers it on.
Yes. We can produce custom retail packaging with your branding, welcome insert, quick-start guide and any included accessories (charger, headset, case).
Initial launches typically range from 5,000 to 50,000 handsets depending on the MVNO's projected subscriber acquisition. Solaris supports both pilot launches and full-scale rollouts.
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