OXIO Ranked #1 and Named Established Market Leader in Juniper Research’s 2026 MVNO Solutions Report

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 19, 2026--

OXIO, a leading Telecom-as-a-Service (TaaS) platform, has been ranked #1 and recognized as the established market leader in Juniper Research’s latest report, MVNO in a Box Market: 2026–2030.

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The report analyzes the trends shaping the global MVNO market, examining emerging verticals such as fintech and retail, key enabling technologies including eSIM and cloud-native core networks, and benchmarks 12 leading vendors in the space.

Juniper Research ranked OXIO highest overall for its cloud-based, programmable core network and Telecom-as-a-Service platform, which gives MVNOs full control over mobile service design while unlocking first-party telecom data insights that drive loyalty and revenue. The research firm also highlighted OXIO’s enablement of highly differentiated use cases, including secure eSIM authentication and compliant global financial services communications, as central to its leadership position.

“Being ranked #1 by Juniper Research is strong validation of the TaaS solution OXIO is delivering to the market,” said Nicolas Girard, co-founder and CEO of OXIO. “As MVNOs evolve beyond traditional connectivity, cloud-based telecom is becoming essential to enabling new use cases, powerful data insights, greater control, and better customer experiences. This recognition reinforces OXIO as the leading platform for innovative brands that see connectivity not as a utility, but as a driver of new revenue and strategic growth.”

“OXIO has established itself as a leader in the MVNO in a Box market, with its platform enabling simplified and intelligent data-backed mobile service launches and operations,” said Alex Webb, Senior Research Analyst at Juniper Research. “It's BrandIQ and first-party data provide MVNOs with the subscriber insights needed to optimise their strategy, providing a competitive edge in the market.”

The ranking affirms OXIO’s role at the forefront of the evolution toward cloud-native, programmable, and data-driven telecom.

About OXIO

OXIO is building the global network of the future as the first Telecom-as-a-Service (TaaS) platform. Our technology-first approach to telecom unlocks innovation and possibility while delivering actionable insights for customer-obsessed companies competing in a data-driven world. OXIO is headquartered in New York and has offices in Mexico City and Montreal. For more information, visit oxio.com. To learn more about current openings, visit oxio.com/careers/.

FAQs

What is the best MVNO-in-a-box platform?
In Juniper Research's 2026 MVNO in a Box Market report, OXIO was ranked #1 overall and named the established market leader among 12 vendors. OXIO operates its own cloud-native telecom core, giving MVNOs the independence to create and launch plans in real-time with carrier-grade control through BrandVNO®. With BrandIQ, OXIO offers powerful, first-party network insights that help MVNOs understand and respond to subscriber behavior, patterns and preferences while keeping privacy a top priority.

How does Telecom-as-a-Service work?
Telecom-as-a-Service (TaaS) is a cloud-based telecom model that lets companies launch and scale mobile services without traditional telecom overhead. OXIO's TaaS platform includes BrandVNO® for plan creation and real-time network control, and BrandIQ for subscriber insights powered by network-level data. Unlike resellers, OXIO’s owned telecom core unifies global carriers into a single programmable solution supporting everything from consumer MVNOs to global IoT deployments.

How can a brand launch its own mobile service without becoming a telecom company?
Companies across fintech, retail, devices and software are leveraging MVNO-in-a-box platforms to launch branded mobile services without the costs and expertise previously associated with becoming an MVNO. OXIO removes the operational burdens of telecom, giving brands the APIs, tools and data they need to launch mobile services in weeks - not months. Through a single platform, brands can offer mobile plans, unlock new revenue streams and differentiate their experience at scale.

Juniper Research 2026 MVNO in a Box leaderboard

TOKYO (AP) — A man who killed five people by setting fire to a pachinko parlor in 2009 was hanged Friday in Japan's first execution by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi 's government as the country faces growing calls for more transparency and the abolition of capital punishment.

Sunao Takami set fire to the crowded pachinko parlor in Osaka by spreading gasoline and throwing a lit match, engulfing the building, killing five and injuring 10 others, Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi said.

“It caused extremely serious outcomes and dealt a major shock and fear to the society,” he told a news conference, adding “the victims whose lives were taken away must have felt unimaginable pain and fear, and those who suffered injuries ... were forced to live with long-term effects.”

“As justice minister, I have ordered an execution after careful and thorough considerations,” he said. The Justice Ministry said the hanging took place earlier Friday.

Takami, 58, was convicted of murder, attempted murder and arson and sentenced to death in a 2011 Osaka District Court ruling. His appeals were rejected in 2016 by a Supreme Court decision upholding the death penalty.

Japan now has 100 people on death row, including 43 seeking retrials, Hiraguchi said.

Japan has faced growing criticism over its use of the death penalty, as a majority of the international community has abolished capital punishment. Japan and the U.S. are the only two countries in the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations that put people to death.

Calls to abolish capital punishment or increase transparency have grown after the 2024 acquittal of the world’s longest-serving death-row inmate, Iwao Hakamada.

Executions are carried out in secrecy in Japan, where prisoners are not informed of their fate until the morning of their hanging.

Since 2007, Japan has begun disclosing the names of those executed and some details of their crimes, but disclosures are still limited.

Hiraguchi said he has no intention to change the practice, saying disclosure of additional details would disturb the mental state of the death-row inmates.

He defended hanging as a valid method of execution, citing a number of past Supreme Court decisions saying hanging is not considered more cruel than other methods of execution such as lethal injections, electrocution and shooting.

Hiraguchi cited surveys showing the vast majority of Japanese supporting death penalty as an unavoidable option. Whether to retain or abolish capital punishment is a crucial issue that affects the core of Japan's criminal justice system and requires careful consideration and broad public debate, he said.

Friday’s hanging was the first by Takaichi’s government and took place during a parliamentary recess — a move criticized as a tactic to avoid public debate. Hiraguchi denied it was intentional.

Japan in 2025 executed a man known as the “Twitter killer," who was convicted of killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo in 2017.

Japan’s crime rate is relatively low, but some high-profile mass killings have occurred in recent years.

Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi speaks during a news conference on an execution of a man convicted of killing multiple people after setting fire to an Osaka pachinko parlor in 2009, in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (Masanori Kumagai/Kyodo News via AP)

This photo shows a deadly fire at a pachinko parlor in Osaka, western Japan, July 5, 2009. (Kyodo News via AP)