Allirajah Subaskaran, founder and majority owner of Lyca Group, has stepped down as a director following months of escalating financial, legal and governance challenges that culminated in board-level changes.

EE MVNO Lyca Mobile has joined forces with fintech giant Revolut to introduce seamless payment features for its users. This partnership enables customers to enjoy a range of facilities, including automated subscription and bill payments, real-time payment status notifications, and one-click top-ups without the need to enter bank details manually. Revolut, known for its innovative

MVNO Lyca Mobile and Sim Local have teamed up to now offer Lyca’s data eSIM plans across the UK, France, Ireland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Portugal, and the USA. Sim Local’s platform offers eSIMs to international global travellers which connect to data packages from regional providers The partnership with Sim Local is Lyca’s first e-commerce retail

A new eSIM only MVNO called Slice Mobile owned by Lyca boss Allirajah Subaskaran’s company Paraspara has launched offering talk, text and data plans on the EE network.  Slice Mobile was conceived by gffgaff founder and ex-CEO Gav Thompson Like giffgaff, Slice Mobile is using the “community-powered” approach where customers, or “members,” are encouraged to

EE MVNO Lycamobile UK says it has been wrongly hit with a winding-up petition from HMRC and that the amounts claimed have already been paid. The company says a winding up order from  HMRC was issued in error and is not connected with the recent ruling of a tribunal that it must pay £51 million

 Major MVNO Lyca Mobile has lost a £51 million VAT appeal over the sale of its voice, text, and data bundles between 2012 and 2019. A 55-page judgment by the First Tier Tribunal Tax Chamber disagreed with Lyca’s argument that VAT only became payable when the bundle data was used. Lyca had claimed that VAT

Vodafone Customer Marketing VP Frank Wiemann has joined Lyca Mobile as the Chief Marketing Officer. Wiemann will work on branding development across Lyca Mobile’s global footprint. He has around two decades of experience in the telecommunications industry and has held various senior leadership roles at E.ON, o.tel.o communications, and Vodafone in Germany, Spain, and the

MVNO Lyca Mobile has hired ex-Vodafone Group executive Nikos Paraskevopoulos (main pic left) as its new group chief financial officer and ex-BT and Plusnet executive Ketan Hindocha (right) as group director of customer care. These appointments are part of Lyca Mobile’s recent efforts by CEO Richard Schäfer to strengthen its executive team, which also saw

Lyca Mobile has appointed Lawrence Corbett (main pic left) as the new Group Chief Operating Officer and James McQuillan as the UK and Ireland Country Manager. Their arrival follows the appointment of Richard Schafer as Group CEO last June. “We are poised to challenge established operators. Lawrence and James, with their impressive backgrounds, are invaluable

MVNO Lyca Mobile has extended its 10-year partnership with West Ham United and now includes the club’s Women’s Team in its sponsored activities. Lyca’s activities with West Ham Mobile Cup will include the West Ham United Foundation girls’ tournament. Also, West Ham United fans will be able to purchase Lyca Mobile ‘Fan Plans’ which will

Lyca Mobile has moved from O2 to BT Wholesale giving customers access to EE. The deal will see Lyca’s entire customer base move across to EE following a new agreement with BT Wholesale. which sells MVNO’s airtime on the EE network. Lyca Mobile’s UK customers in the UK customer experience will get future access to

Lyca Mobile, which claims to be the world’s largest MVNO, has launched an eSIM service in the UK. 

Misplaced loyalty means many consumers are willing to pay more to be on a top-tier mobile network rather than a lesser-known MVNO.

The trends of 2022 are said to continue into the future- with the metaverse, standalone 5G and satellite connectivity to start becoming prominent in 2023

The 3D hologram has been created with HyperGram, owned by Disturbed Media Group, with over 35 years of experience in marketing

By Lyca Mobile Chairman, Allirajah Subaskaran As 2022 draws to a close, it marks two and a half years of financial struggle for many. A result of the pandemic, staff layoffs and the recent conflict in Ukraine, the cost of living crisis has well and truly bitten. Value for money has once again been thrown

Deals are valid until November 30

48pc said they would actively search for a new provider

Lyca Mobile is one of the only operators to not have reintroduced EU roaming charges, helping to bring down costs for UK customers 

Apple users will benefit from these 5G plans next year, the MVNO confirmed

The SIMs have been given to the refugees based in London and Leicester 

The MVNO is also looking to revamp its brand identity in the UK

But mobile is still a big priority as its MVNO business looks to grow in Africa

Lyca Mobile group CEO Milind Kangle thinks innovation through products and services will be key to further improving customer relations, with investment in brand and service quality leading to heavy growth

Lyca Mobile launches on the Vodafone network in Germany bringing total EU markets to 13