What’s Next — MVN-X CEO Valde Ferradaz unpacks the huge value of launching an MVNO in South Africa

In this What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, MVN-X CEO Valde Ferradaz discusses the value his company brings to the South African MVNO industry.

Ferradaz is a highly respected and experienced business leader in the telecommunications industry, having held key positions at prominent technology companies before joining MVN-X.

This includes launching the world’s first MVNO, BT Mobile on the Vodafone network.

Valde took the helm as CEO of Digicel Papua New Guinea and Suriname for over two years, in addition to holding C-level executive positions at Cell C, Telkom, and Vodafone.

While working for Vodafone Romania from 2007 to 2008, he spearheaded the business transformation and integration of the company – increasing its sales revenue from $600 million to $1 billion, and expanding the customer base from 6 million to 9 million in the region.

Ferradaz has a strong focus on customer experience and effective leadership, which has been key to his success in his career.

The interview

In this What’s Next interview, Ferradaz explains what MVN-X does and how it has established itself so strongly in the South African MVNO market.

He discusses how the MVNO business model is currently evolving to meet consumer needs, and reveals the factors driving the diversification of the MVNO ecosystem.

Ferradaz then explains that MVN-X is carrier and product agnostic, and reveals why this is beneficial to businesses that want to launch their own MVNO.

He also shares his thoughts on businesses ‘bolting’ on MVNOs to their existing businesses, and expands on MVN-X’s role as an enabler in helping businesses launch a successful MVNO.

Ferradaz concludes the interview by outlining the process of starting your own MVNO with MVN-X.

Watch the full interview with Valde Ferradaz below.