Regulatory Standing · Spain
A telecom operator,
by act of regulation.
Chadeva is not a reseller and not an aggregator. It is a regulated mobile operator with its own PLMN, its own core network elements, and its own place in the Spanish telecoms framework. Every claim on this page is documented in the public record.
Formal status
Three official acts define Chadeva's regulatory position in Spain.
| Act | Reference | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PLMN attribution Public Land Mobile Network code ES 214-12 under MCC 214 (Spain) |
NUM/DTSA/3012/26BOE nº 95 |
28/04/2026 Pub. 18/04/2026 |
| Nomadic messaging provider Registration as provider of nomadic messaging services in the CNMC register |
RO/DTSA/0134/26 |
24/03/2026 |
| Alias Registry — PR/PRO Registered party for SMS A2P traffic under the Spanish anti-fraud regime |
Identity nº 9332 |
Active |
Source: Boletín Oficial del Estado · CNMC public registers · Spanish Alias Registry under Order TDF/149/2025 and Circular CNMC 1/2026.
Why this matters
An operator with a core network,
not a reseller with an account.
Own SS7 core network
Chadeva operates its own SMSC (short message service centre), MSC (mobile switching centre) and HLR (home location register). Standard SS7/MAP signalling, including the SRI_SM / SRI_SM_ACK procedure that is the technical fingerprint of every mobile operator.
- SMSC — message origination and termination
- MSC — call switching and bearer handling
- HLR — subscriber registry, with own IMSI range under 214-12
- SS7/MAP signalling stack — direct interconnection grade
ITU-T E.212 §F.3 — technical basis
The attribution of PLMN code 214-12 rests on ITU-T Recommendation E.212, Annex F, section F.3 — which extends the Mobile Network Code regime to networks with mobile-equivalent core architecture, beyond the traditional radio-access mobile operator.
- Mobile-equivalent core architecture
- Full interoperability with all GSM/3G/4G/5G operators worldwide
- International recognition under the GSMA framework
Excerpt · ITU-T E.212 §F.3
"For networks whose architecture and functionality are equivalent to those of public land mobile networks, the assignment of a Mobile Network Code under the corresponding Mobile Country Code is appropriate."
International Telecommunication Union · The basis for the CNMC's attribution of PLMN 214-12 to Chadeva.
Same anti-fraud regime as the OMRs
Chadeva is subject to the full anti-fraud framework that applies to traditional mobile operators in Spain: Order TDF/149/2025 of the Ministry for Digital Transformation, and Circular 1/2026 of the CNMC. Inscription in the Alias Registry, designation as PR/PRO, KYC/KYT validation, automatic blocking in the termination chain — all of it.
- Alias Registry — Identity nº 9332
- Registered Provider (PR) status
- Operating Provider (PRO) capability per registered alias
- Automatic blocking of unregistered alias traffic
Regulatory inputs
Anti-fraud framework
- Order TDF/149/2025 Ministry for Digital Transformation · framework for the Spanish Alias Registry and the anti-smishing regime.
- Circular CNMC 1/2026 Operating rules for registered providers, designation of PR/PRO, validation procedures and chain-of-termination obligations.
Where Chadeva sits in the market
The emerging category:
operators with their own SMS core,
without radio access.
Chadeva is not a mobile virtual operator and not a traditional MNO with radio spectrum. It belongs to an emerging regulatory category — operators with their own mobile-core network elements (SMSC, MSC, HLR) and their own PLMN, who do not operate radio access of their own.
For the SMS service this distinction is structurally irrelevant — SMS is carried on the signalling and switching layer, independent of the radio bearer. The international wholesale market already treats this category as symmetric to traditional MNOs through AA.19 bilateral agreements. The Spanish anti-fraud framework treats it as symmetric too. The economic-tariff regime is the only dimension that has not yet been articulated systematically — a matter Chadeva has formally submitted to the CNMC for consideration.
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