we are dedicated to push you into the lead
we are dedicated to push you into the lead
What we do
The MVNO Academy
The MVNO Academy is a modern training and advisory organisation to support MVNOs, VMNOs and Digital Brands of legacy Mobile Network Providers in every phase of their journey by the knowlegde of the top experts in the industry. With now almost half a hundred MVNX and Sub-Brands successfully brought onto the market, covering all five relevant continents, we have created pin-pointed courses and dedicated advisory for every type and phase of an MVNO. We gathered and combine the know-how of successful managers who have driven the digital telco industry the last decade with price winning innovation, game changing commercial models and lean digital products & processes pushing MVNOs even in front of their hosts.
We do what we love and we love the mobile communication business because of its agility, the information, the data and how it all together drives our human being forward. It is game changing – every day. And we re dedicated to push you into the lead of it.
THIS LITTLE THING THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
THIS LITTLE THING THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
Peter Nussbaumer
Professional History
- 2000 – 2004 CTO INDEO – a Siemens Spin Off delivering solutions for telcos and public health organisations
- 2005 – 2019 CEO & Co-Founder I-New AG – creating a global player in the Digital Telco Market with 40+ MNOs/MVNX brands launched in all inhabited continents. Operating from 10 offices with 220 FTEs.
- 2015 – 2019 Co-Owner and Advisory of Media Markt Saturn Mobil, Austria
- 2021 – today CTO and co-owner of Educom Austria, a student focused MVNO providing digital services
- 2013 – 2019 CEO of Smartspace, a multi MVNE/A located in Austria hosting half a dozen European MVNOs
- 2020 – 2022 Managing Partner of Acceleration-2 – Investing and advising innovative Start-Ups. Creation of the largest and most modern Co-Working Space of Burgenland, Austria incl. a fully self-sufficient IT hosting center
Achievements and Awards
- 2013 & 2016 Winner of the Innovation Award, State of Burgenland, Austria
- 2014 Export Award, Austria
- 2017 Manager of the Year, Austria
- 2014, 2015 & 2016 Winner of the Global MVNE Award, KNECT365
- EASA Pilot IFR Rating, SCUBA Staff Instructor License
Karl H. Dorfmeister
Professional History
- General Electric Capital Bank (AUT – 9 years) – PMO – Department Head – 15 FTEs
- Raiffeisen Bank International (CEE – 4 years) – PPM – Lead of 15 offices in Central und Eastern Europe – 100+ FTEs
- Santander Consumer Bank (GER – 3 years) – PMO – Division Head – 100+ FTEs
- I-New Unified Mobile Solutions (Global – 8 years) – COO – Head of 4 Departments – 150+ FTEs in 12 country offices
- MNOs/MVNX brands launched in all inhabited continents
- Managing Director in 4 county organisations
- Acceleration-2 (AUT – 3 years ongoing) – Managing Partner – Investing and advising innovative Start-Ups. Creation of the largest and most modern Co-Working Space of Burgenland, Austria incl. a fully self-sufficient IT hosting center
- Media Markt Saturn Mobil – MVNO (AUT – 4 years) – Co-Owner and Advisor
- Educom – MVNO (AUT – 1 year ongoing) – Co-Owner and Advisor
Jim Gliss
Professional History
- 2005 – 2008 Senior Director Tec Ops Helio – V between EarthLink and SK Telecom
- 2008 – 2009 Senior Director Ops Virgin Mobile US
- 2009 – 2011 Senior Director Prepaid of Sprint and Virgin Mobile US
- 2011 – 2017 CTO of Virgin Mobile LATAM, architecture strategy for company launches in four countries: Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. Ran a mobile data optimization and compression platform that led to a 32% uptick in overall traffic. Deployed bot technologies for customer care, resulting in 81% of all inquiries being handled without human intervention
- 2017 – 2021 Board Member and Founder of OP Digital, Manage technology practice that focuses on CIO and CTO leadership, providing executive-level horsepower in mobile and digital strategy with emphasis on MVNOs. Leverage operational experience to target efficiencies in technology, process and business growth
Achievements and Awards
- 2015 Fastest growing MVNO in Latam, Colombia
- 2017 First Full MVNO in Latam, Chile
Luis Jimenez-Tunon
Professional History
- 2011 – 2017 CEO Vodafone at Vodafone Spain
- 2017 – 2020 CEO Global Connectivity Business and Group Executive Vice President at EUTELSAT
- 2017 – 2022 Independent Board Director at Pareteum Corporation
- 2017 – today Co-Founder and CEO of Red Queen Ventures
- 2022 – today Co-Founder and CEO of Rovial Space, France
Ewald Lichtenberger
Professional History
- 2000 – 2001 M&A Lawyer UTA Austria – a Fixed Line and Broadband Service Provider in Austria
- 2001 – 2002 General Counsel Telefonica – Moviles Group Austria and Switzerland
- 2003 – 2004 Partner at Wolf Theiss
- 2005 – 2012 Founder and Owner of Juconomy Attorneys at law
- 2012 – 2022 Partner and Attorney at Law of Lichtenberger and Partner, with specialty of mobile, fixed line, broadband and satelite services
Helmut Stagl MBA
Professional History
- 2020 – today CEO SMARTEL Services GmbH – MVNO/MVNE full managed services
- 2017 – 2019 CEO MMS Mobil – managing the whole business for the brands MediaMarkt Mobil and Saturn Mobil
- 2015 – 2017 Head of Marketing – production company for aluminium fences
- 2011 – 2015 CEO and owner of passionconsult – offering consulting services and professional trainings
- 2009 – 2011 sabbatical – WU executive academy & TU MBA for entrepreneurship and innovation or „mastering creative destruction“
- 1997 – 2009 several management positions only in the telco business with A1 and thereof two international assignments in Slovenia and Macedonia (greenfield operation)
Peter Nussbaumer
Technology, Product, Data, Product Innovation, MNO Relationship
Karl H. Dorfmeister
Processes, Care, Finance, PM
Jim Glass
Technology and Digital, Data
Luis Jimenez-Tunon
IR, Legal
Ewald Lichtenberger
Legal, Regulations
Helmut Stagl
Finance, Product Management
MVNO Prep
In this course we will provide you a wide and quite detailled overview of the whole MVNO landscape.
MVNO Verify
Our MVNO Verify Service is a health check on your setup planning, where we will be carefully.
MVNO Execute
In our MVNO Execute Service we will accompany you and overview your MVNO setup phase from planning review, kick-off to launch and another month further.
REFERENCES– to name a few
We‘ve supported launching near 50 MVNOs and B-Brands on all five inhabited continents with over 90% successfully still on the market. It reaches from small MVNOs serving like less than 10.000 subscribers to large scale operators acting in the multi millions. The challenges and starting points are always different but the goal is the same: Make them successful by becoming well recognized and earning cash. Simple as that but never easy!
Virgin Mobile Latam
Launching the most successfull LATAM MVNOs in Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru with I-New
SPARK Telecom NZ
Developing the award winning digital B-Brand of New Zealand‘s largest MNO to a value based trendsetter.
Educom Austria
Serving the new leading generation, supporting education and generating x-sales out of a valuable customer base
Skitto Bangladesh
Setting up the first fully digital OSS/BSS platform to supporting a young people‘s campus based community with referal first programs.
Retail loyalty Service Providers
Retailers have a huge opportunity to create a bond with their customers. Through mobile they achieved it.
NEC Japan
Defining the future service portfolio and goto market strategy for 5G based services across the globe.