San Francisco, January 23rd 2024 - Murena, the pro-privacy smartphone with /e/OS, today announced its partnership with Gigs, the world's first telecom-as-a-service platform, to offer its users a selection of premium wireless plans to go with their Murena smartphone in the US. With Murena Mobile, users benefit from carrier-grade connectivity, easy plan upgrades, 1-month cancellation periods, safety features, and much more. With plans designed specifically for Murena phones, users have complete flexibility in their phone plan and the peace of mind of a privacy-focused Android alternative.
"At Murena, we combine privacy-focused smartphones with safe and transparent online services. By replacing Android's services with a set of native Murena open-source apps and services, including a browser, messaging app, camera software, and more, we ensure that our users' data is not sent to any other third party by default. This liberation from unwanted surveillance gives Murena users control over their own data. With Gigs' off-the-shelf solution, we could swiftly launch our mobile plans across the US while maintaining complete control over our branding and pricing." states Gaël Duval, founder and CEO of Murena.
Hermann Frank, co-founder & CEO at Gigs, adds, "By offering phone plans for the Murena phones, Murena provides a unified experience, empowering even more users to take their privacy into their own hands. The unique Murena Mobile offering perfectly illustrates how telecom-as-a-service enables pioneers in mobile devices technology, to monetize their audience effectively, differentiate their offerings, and strengthen customer loyalty without any upfront investment. We are excited to be Murena's growth partner in creating a new revenue stream through Murena Mobile while elevating their product experience at the same time."
How Murena Mobile works
Once US users receive their Pixel 5, Fairphone 4, Teracube 2e, or Murena One with Murena's operating system, they can easily activate a Murena SIM card that matches their data needs. The available plans range from 4 GB to Unlimited data and are all cancelable monthly. Murena's carrier-grade plans all utilize the 5G, 4G, and LTE network of one of America’s largest networks and include unlimited talk & text and hotspot capability. With Gigs' end-to-end connectivity platform, Murena enables its users to make payments, port numbers, and upgrade or downgrade their plans effortlessly. For more information, please visit: murena.com/america/murena-mobile
Why companies choose Gigs
With Gigs, businesses can seamlessly embed their wireless service into their existing product portfolios, create entirely new product experiences, and instantly open up a new recurring revenue stream while retaining full control over their brand and customer journey. From fintechs providing branded phone plans alongside their payment cards to retailers offering subscriptions bundled with their mobile devices, or even HR platforms enabling businesses to issue employee phone plans with just a tap, Gigs empowers innovators from various industries.
Before Gigs, companies attempting to offer phone plans faced months of tedious negotiations and integrations with network operators and legacy third-party services. In addition, they had to commit millions of dollars upfront and hire specialized teams to build the entire software stack from scratch to get all the building blocks to work in harmony. There simply didn't exist a single provider that offered both network access and an embeddable, programmable solution for selling and managing branded wireless subscriptions. This made it prohibitively expensive for entrants to create better user experiences, stifling innovation at a moment when connectivity is more important than ever.
Gigs is the only end-to-end telecom operating system that offers everything you need to launch and run a fully featured wireless service on carrier networks across the globe through a single integration. Gigs comprises carrier-grade wholesale connectivity, hosted end-user checkouts optimized for maximum conversion, a powerful dashboard for easy subscription management and detailed business analytics, AI-enhanced customer support for rapid resolutions, a payment engine to handle payment processing and tax compliance, and more into a single platform.
About Murena
Murena is a corporation that design and sells Murena smartphones with /e/OS, a pro-privacy mobile operating system, and the Murena Cloud, an online workspace that provides media and office document management, email, and calendar services. Murena phones are available for sale at murena.com in the USA, Canada, European Union, UK, and Switzerland.
/e/OS is an open source mobile operating systems that is committed to providing better data privacy and security for individuals and corporations. It provides advanced privacy features, such as tracker management, while offering a user-friendly experience, and full compatibility with all mobile applications. More about Murena at murena.com Our press kit: murena.com/press-kit
About Gigs
Gigs is the world's first telecom-as-a-service platform. By enabling any company to launch its own wireless service in a matter of days, Gigs helps its customers differentiate their product offering, increase customer stickiness and unlock new revenue streams through embedded connectivity. As the only end-to-end connectivity provider, Gigs offers a broad set of products and services, including premium wholesale, a hosted checkout, subscription management, payments, analytics, AI, and more. The company is backed by Gradient Ventures, Y Combinator, and prominent business angels and investors like Dara Khosrowshahi (CEO of Uber), Tony Xu (Co-founder & CEO of DoorDash), and Fidji Simo (CEO of Instacart). The company was founded by Hermann Frank and Dennis Bauer in 2020 and currently employs over 70 people in the US and Europe. For more information, please visit: gigs.com