Interview

Ep 60 – The American dream: Building a killer MVNO

February 21, 2023

This week’s guest

Ahmed Khattak

Founder and CEO US Mobile

I spend a lot of time talking to telcos about how public cloud technology can help them delight subscribers and boost ARPU.

Ahmed Khattak, founder and CEO of US Mobile, knows exactly what I’m talking about. He built the Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) natively on the public cloud from day one.

In this episode, we talk about his vision for the company and how it benefits from its public-cloud-first design. Click play to hear our conversation about:

How Ahmed’s experience coming to the United States from Pakistan shaped his vision for US Mobile [01:50];
What sets the company apart from other US-based MVNOs [02:28];
The benefits of building in the public cloud [04:12]; and
The key public cloud attribute that Ahmed thinks is underrated by telcos [09:54].

Links and Resources

You can find the transcript for this episode here.
Visit the US Mobile website.
Check out MongoDB, US Mobile’s database of choice. It’s a single-table database like DynamoDB, which is what Totogi uses.
Don’t build your own charger! Instead try out Totogi’s Charging a Service
Read this March 2021 white paper about how US Mobile built pooled plans.
Ahmed has been an entrepreneur to watch for most of his career, like when he was included in Under30CEO’s list of the 30 Most Influential Young Entrepreneurs in 2011 and featured in Entrepreneur Magazine in 2012.
Ahmed has a great story about arriving in the United States. Remember the 1988 movie Coming to America with Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall?

Author’s bio

Ahmed Khattak is the CEO and founder of US Mobile, a fast-growing Hybrid Network Operator that’s disrupting the wireless industry with more than 400 customizable plans, cutting-edge features, and world-class customer service. With a wealth of experience in the telecommunications industry, Ahmed is on a mission to democratize connectivity. He has been recognized as Bloomberg Businessweek’s “Top 25 Entrepreneurs under 25,” Under30CEO’s “Top 30 Most Influential Entrepreneurs under 30,” and a finalist for Entrepreneur Magazine’s “Entrepreneur of the Year.”

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