Gigs, the operating system for mobile services, has partnered with Vodafone UK to empower startups and large tech companies across the UK to launch their own mobile services.
Together, Gigs and Vodafone UK are drastically lowering the barriers to entry and reducing operational overhead for businesses to launch their own Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO).
Through a seamless integration, Gigs’ platform will enable businesses of all sizes to allow their customers to tag on connectivity when making purchases.
This will allow customers to connect quickly and efficiently to Vodafone’s award-winning network and enable companies to go live in just a few weeks instead of months or even years.
This positions Gigs as the go-to connectivity platform for tech players seeking to embed phone plans into their offering, deliver exceptional product experiences, and drive both consumer engagement and new recurring revenue streams.
Hermann Frank, Co-founder and CEO of Gigs, said: “We stand on the brink of a transformative shift in the telecommunications industry. A surging number of tech companies—from neobanks, travel companies to HR platforms—are launching unique product experiences with tailored phone plans to meet the demands of modern consumers and businesses. Our strategic partnership with Vodafone is a win-win-win for all involved. Vodafone extends its network reach to innovative tech companies with large audiences and digital distribution channels, while driving significant mobile traffic to the Gigs platform. Our customers, meanwhile, can now seamlessly bundle their existing offerings with phone plans in their own brand on Vodafone’s premium 5G network.”
Maria Grazia Pecorari, Director of Wholesale & Strategy at Vodafone UK, stated: “By combining our network with Gigs’ operating system we’re able to help businesses of all sizes give their customers or employees connectivity quickly and efficiently. At Vodafone UK, we are committed to fostering innovation and supporting our customers’ evolving needs, that includes giving more people access to our network, more flexibly.”
This is how tech companies can integrate with Gigs
Gigs’ customers can flexibly configure the data, talk, and text allowances of the plans they want to offer and are free to choose their own pricing and branding. Customers can natively build a custom integration in their app using Gigs’ best-in-class telecom API or opt to use Gigs Connect, a no-code hosted checkout that can be embedded anywhere via a link. With Gigs’ fully embedded multi-currency payment suite, customers can manage recurring billing, refunds, taxes and payouts without integrating a 3rd party payment provider.
No matter which integration pathway is chosen, end users can sign up, pay, and activate their eSIM with one tap, and manage their subscription anytime, anywhere. Customers also have access to Gigs Dashboard, a connectivity cockpit that provides a full view of all subscriptions, payments, customer support queries, and analytics in a single interface, all in real-time.
By making it easy for tech companies in the UK to integrate branded mobile plans directly into their services, Gigs’ partnership with Vodafone UK transforms the way connectivity is distributed and consumed, paving the way for a new wave of mobile service providers. From the world’s biggest neobank, Nubank, to device pioneers like Light, progressive tech companies have already tapped into this opportunity, leveraging Gigs’ telecom platform to enhance their core service with mobile connectivity and turn a profit from day one.