Aldi Talk

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Aldi Talk
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryTelecommunication
Founded7 December 2005 (Germany)
2007 (Switzerland, as Salut! mobile and Belgium)
July 2009 (Netherlands)
March 2013 (Australia)
January 2015 (Austria)
11 May 2017 (Slovenia)
Defunct6 June 2017 (Belgium)
HeadquartersGermany
Austria
Australia
Netherlands
Slovenia
Switzerland
ProductsMobile telecommunications
BrandsMEDIONmobile
ALDImobile
HoT Hofer Telekom
ParentAldi/Hofer, Medion, Ventocom
Websitehttps://www.alditalk.de
https://www.aldimobile.com.au/
https://www.alditalk.nl
https://www.aldi-mobile.ch
https://www.hot.at/
https://www.hot.si/

Aldi Talk (also known as MEDIONmobile, ALDImobile and HoT Hofer Telekom[1]) is a mobile virtual network operator in Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. 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. In Switzerland it uses Sunrise Communications AG. In Austria, it uses Magenta Telekom. In Slovenia, it uses A1 Slovenija.

History[]

€12.99 and €30 Aldi Talk credit, purchased in Germany

Aldi Talk was founded on 7 December 2005 in Germany, 2007 in Switzerland and Belgium, July 2009 in the Netherlands and March 2013 in Australia. The related brand HoT Hofer Telekom was founded in January 2015 in Austria and on 11 May 2017 in Slovenia. Medion AG is the mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) for Aldi Talk in Germany, Netherlands and Australia, while the MVNE for HoT Hofer Telekom is Ventocom GmbH.

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[]

  1. ^ "Prepaid mobile phone plans from ALDImobile". aldimobile.com.au. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Aldi Talk België" (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Belgische operatoren maken komaf met anonieme simkaart" (in Dutch). 2 December 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Aldi Talk stopt prepaid-aanbod als gevolg van anti-terreur maatregel". Test-Aankoop (in Dutch). https://www.test-aankoop.be/hightech/gsms-en-smartphones/nieuws/aldi-talk-stopt-prepaid-aanbod-als-gevolg-van-anti-terreur-maatregel. 7 April 2017. {{cite news}}: External link in |location= (help)

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