About Lebara Germany

Lebara is a London-headquartered MVNO group founded in 2001 to serve migrant and diaspora communities in Europe with low-cost international calling. The German subsidiary launched in 2006 and operates as an MVNO on the Telefónica/O2 network with 5G access.

Lebara's core commercial proposition is international minutes bundled into every plan. Where Telekom or Vodafone CallYa charge per-minute rates of EUR 0.20-0.49 for non-EU destinations, Lebara plans include the minutes upfront - typically targeting South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh), Eastern Europe (Romania, Bulgaria, Poland), and Turkey.

The German tariff portfolio spans three commitment levels: HELLO! Prepaid with 4-week option periods, monthly cancellable plans, and 24-month contracts with the largest data buckets up to 200 GB. eSIM is verified across all three.

For users without a destination-specific need, Lebara competes on price with O2-branded plans. For users with family in Lebara's strong destinations, the bundled minutes save 30-70% versus running per-minute international calls on a mainstream prepaid SIM.