Apple wants to launch a mobile phone network in Europe and the USA, currently in advanced discussions with mobile phone operators to become a virtual mobile phone operator on the two continents.
Apple has been testing a virtual mobile phone network in the US and Europe for some time with various partners and employees, but for now the sources of this information claim that Apple could launch its new mobile phone network only in 5 years.
According to the normal standards of the virtual mobile phone networks, the Apple company will rent "space" in the mobile phone networks in Europe and through it will offer its own subscriptions and prepaid tariff plans for phone calls, internet, SMS, etc.
At the moment, no one knows for sure how long Apple could launch this network, but since it is being tested on both continents, it is clear that it is in an advanced stage of development, so probably in a maximum of 5 years it will be launched.
Apple is in talks to launch a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service in the US and Europe. Sources close to Apple say the company is privately trialling an MVNO service in the US but is also in talks with telecoms companies in Europe about bringing the service there too.
Considering that Apple has registered patents for the launch of virtual mobile phone networks and that for years it has been rumored that the Americans would be interested in such a thing, it is clear that they want to turn their iDevice owners into customers of mobile phone services.
With over 600 million active iPhones and iPads globally, the Apple company could have one of the largest virtual mobile phone networks on the planet if it succeeds in giving enough reasons to its users to try its services.
If we look at how Apple launched new services in the past, then we can draw the conclusion that this virtual mobile phone network will initially be available in certain countries on the planet, so it could arrive in Romania only in at least 4-6 years.
