Aldi Talk
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Founded | 7 December 2005 (Germany) July 2009 (Netherlands) March 2013 (Australia) |
| Defunct | 6 June 2017 (Belgium) |
| Headquarters | Germany Australia Netherlands |
| Products | Mobile telecommunications |
| Brands | MEDIONmobile ALDImobile |
| Parent | Aldi, Medion |
| Website | https://www.alditalk.de https://www.aldimobile.com.au/ https://www.alditalk.nl |
Aldi Talk (also known as MEDIONmobile and ALDImobile)[1] is a mobile virtual network operator in Germany, Australia and the Netherlands. It is a subsidiary of Aldi, the German-based supermarket chain. In Germany, it uses the Telefónica O2 network (since 2014; before, it used E-Plus). In Australia it uses Telstra Wholesale, in the Netherlands it uses KPN.
History
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Aldi Talk was founded on 7 December 2005 in Germany, 2007 in Belgium, July 2009 in the Netherlands and March 2013 in Australia. Medion AG is the mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) for Aldi Talk in Germany, Netherlands and Australia.
End of Belgian operations
On 7 April 2017, it was announced that Aldi Talk would cease all operations in Belgium by 6 June.[2] The cause of this decision was the coming in to effect of an anti-terrorism measure taken by the Belgian government, banning the sale and use of anonymous SIM cards, instead requiring the mobile operators to identify and register each of their clients.[3] Because Aldi Talk did not have the necessary capabilities to perform these tasks, a decision was taken to cease all operations in Belgium.[4]
References
- ^ "Prepaid mobile phone plans from ALDImobile". aldimobile.com.au. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Aldi Talk België" (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Belgische operatoren maken komaf met anonieme simkaart" (in Dutch). 2 December 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Aldi Talk stopt prepaid-aanbod als gevolg van anti-terreur maatregel". Test-Aankoop (in Dutch). 7 April 2017.
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