Building a Tech-Focused MVNO with US Mobile CEO, Ahmed Khattak

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Stetson and Dennis are joined by Ahmed Khattak, the founder and CEO of US Mobile. We discuss how Ahmed got into the MVNO space, the evolution of US Mobile, how US Mobile's technology differentiates them in the MVNO space. US Mobile Plans - https://www.bestphoneplans.net/carriers/us-mobile Support us on Patreon and get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/stetsondoggett Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/stetsondoggett Compare cell phone plans: https://www.bestphoneplans.net/ Cell phone plan & smartphone deals: https://www.bestphoneplans.net/deals Contact Us: [email protected] Social Links: https://twitter.com/stetsondoggett https://twitter.com/DennisBP3 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - How Ahmed got into wireless  5:49 - How GSM Nation provided unlocked phones to prepaid wireless carriers 11:02 - How US Mobile negotiated agreements with T-Mobile and Verizon 15:00 - How US Mobile focused on their niche 19:28 - Who was US Mobile’s targeted demographic? 22:00 - How can US Mobile’s prices be so low? 25:26 - Tiered speed data plans vs data bucket plans 29:13 - The custom tech that US Mobile has built using micro services architecture 34:12 - Could US Mobile combine coverage from their GSM LTE and Super LTE networks? 36:20 - What does it take to add new features to an MVNO, like Wi-Fi calling? 41:48 - Why US Mobile built their own custom chat tools 46:17 - Dedicated hotspot plans? 48:12 - Is mmWave 5G coming?? 50:10 - What is US Mobile’s proudest achievement in 2020 53:51 - Will taxes & fees ever be included in the plan prices? 1:00:10 - What phone and what plan does Ahmed Khattak use? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bestphoneplans/support