H2O Wireless is an MVNO that operates on AT&T’s network and the company is one of several that are owned by Locus Telecommunications.

The MVNO launched service in 2005 as an independent provider. In 2010 Locus Telecommunications was purchased by the KDDI Corporation which is a Fortune Global 500 company that generates billions of dollars in revenue annually. KDDI is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

In January of 2019 it was announced that Locus Telecommunications and thus H2O Wireless was being sold to Telrite Holdings, INC. Telrite Holdings, INC, also owns Pure TalkUSA. At the time of its sale, Locus Telecommunications was said to have around one million subscribers.

If you are considering H2O Wireless, you should be aware that data speeds are throttled by the provider. Similar to Cricket Wireless, download speeds are limited to a maximum of 8 Mbps while there is no limit on upload speeds.