Our Business:
Lebara is a telecommunications company providing services using the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) business model to customers in the United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, France and Denmark. Additionally, Lebara has license agreements for the use of the brand in further four global markets Spain, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia and Australia with Nigeria launching soon.

Lebara was founded in 2001 with the intent to bring something current to the telecoms industry. Created by three entrepreneurs who migrated to Europe from Sri Lanka, the company name was formed from a combination of the founders’ surnames, and Lebara quickly became one of the fastest-growing MVNOs in Europe.

Lebara became private equity owned in 2017 and our current owners Waterland acquired the business in Nov 2024. Lebara is a business on a transformation journey which has and continues to achieve results and under our new ownership the business is moving from a consolidation phase to a growth phase.

Lebara’s business has evolved based on its customers’ needs,



from providing international calls to the migrant community, to becoming a significant value challenger within the wider telecoms category. Lebara offers prepaid and SIM-only mobile tariffs, and in 2017, Lebara launched its first postpaid monthly contract SIMs in the Netherlands. Lebara operates under the Full MVNO model in France and Germany and Light MVNO model in its other markets with the UK and the Netherlands preparing to move to full MVNO. .

Lebara’s purpose is to consistently provide customers with a better value alternative to the established category players. Lebara supports its 5.3 million customers with a reliable network offering and exceptional customer service (Trustpilot average of 4.7 across the main 5 markets), at an affordable price, all of which makes Lebara the smarter way to connect.

Role Summary
Network Application Platform (NAP) where we build, operate, and manage mobile core networks for Lebara. You

📌 Intern - Network Tester (Chennai)
🏢 Lebara Media Services Private
📍 Chennai