14 DAY TRIAL // Voyager Mobile, a new mobile network operator that was supposed to launch today, postponed the grand inauguration as a result of an attack on its main website.
“During its Tuesday, May 15 launch, Voyager Mobile experienced a malicious network attack to its primary website: voyagermobile.com. Due to the network outage, Voyager Mobile is postponing its launch to a time and date in the very near future,” reads a message posted on the company’s site.
“Our goal of low cost wireless service for all will not be undermined and we strive to continue the voyage for a better wireless world.”
The company’s profile and the second part of this message lead us to believe that this was a distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack launched, or commissioned, by a competitor company. It wouldn’t be the first time, and it will surely not be the last.
Voyager Mobile is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) that uses the networks of Sprint.
As it turns out, the great offers and services the company promised yesterday, just before the grand opening, were seen as a threat by the competition, which decided to delay the launch.