List of Australian mobile virtual network operators

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Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in Australia lease wireless telephone and data services from major carriers such as Optus, Telstra and TPG Telecom for resale.

Voice and data service operators

Company Host network Website Notes
ACN TPG acnpacific.com.au ACN's mobile division has operated as a reseller of Vodafone plans on the Vodafone network since 2017[1]
Accord Optus accordconnect.com.au NBN and Mobile phone plans by Officeworks
AGL Optus agl.com.au
ALDImobile Telstra aldimobile.com.au Now has 5G plans. Owned by Medion.
amaysim Optus amaysim.com.au Owned by Optus[2]
Auspost Mobile Optus auspostmobile.com.au
Aussie Broadband Optus aussiebroadband.com.au Aussie Broadband switched to Optus in Early 2021 and is the second Optus MVNO to provide Optus 5G service. [3]
Bendigo Telco Optus bendigotelco.com.au
Better Life Mobile Telstra betterlifemobile.com.au
Belong Mobile Telstra belong.com.au/mobile Wholly owned by Telstra, uses the Telstra wholesale network.
Boost Mobile Telstra boost.com.au Mostly operated by Telstra on behalf of Boost Mobile, uses the Telstra retail network[4]
Catch Connect Optus catchconnect.com.au
Circles.life Optus circles.life/au
CMOBILE/BLUE PLANS Telstra cmobile.com.au [5]
CMOBILE/RED PLANS TPG cmobile.com.au [5]
Coles Mobile Optus colesmobile.com.au
Commander Optus commander.com
Dodo Services Optus dodo.com
E.Tel Optus etel.com.au
Exetel Optus exetel.com.au
Felix Mobile TPG felixmobile.com.au Owned by TPG, launched November 2020[6]
Flexiroam TPG flexiroam.com.au Prepaid Global Data in 160 countries. eSIM, Microchip SIM Sticker
Gomo Optus gomo.com.au Owned by Optus
Goodtel Telstra goodtel.com.au
gotalk TPG gotalk.com.au
Hello Mobile TPG hellomobile.com.au
iiNet TPG iinet.net.au Switched from Optus to Vodafone September 2020
innoTel Optus innotel.com.au
innoTel TPG innotel.com.au
Internode TPG internode.on.net Switched from Optus to Vodafone late 2020
iPrimus Optus iprimus.com.au
KISA Phone TPG kisa.com.au
Kogan Mobile TPG koganmobile.com.au Relaunched on the Vodafone Network on 19 October 2015[7]
Lebara TPG lebara.com.au Vodafone purchased Lebara in September 2016. Now operates as a full subsidiary.
Loop Optus None Apart of the Loop Group.[citation needed]
Lycamobile Telstra lycamobile.com.au
Mate Telstra letsbemates.com.au/mobile
Macquarie Telecom Optus macquarietelecom.com/mobile Provides business services. Switch from Telstra to Optus completed on 1 July 2021[8]
Moose Mobile Optus moosemobile.com.au
More Telecom Telstra more.com.au Mobile phone plans launched Sep 2022.
MyOwn Tel Telstra myowntel.net.au
nu mobile Telstra numobile.com.au
Pennytel Telstra pennytel.com.au
Reward Mobile TPG rewardmobile.com.au
Ripple Networks Optus ripplenetworks.com.au
Southern Phone Optus southernphone.com.au
SpinTel Optus spintel.net.au The first Optus MVNO to provide 5G service.
Tangerine Telecom Telstra tangerinetelecom.com.au
TeleChoice Telstra telechoice.com.au
Telsim Telstra telsim.com.au Telsim uses part of Telstra's 5G, 4G and 3G mobile network.
Think Mobile Telstra thinkmobile.com.au Think Mobile Classic customers connect through the Telstra wholesale network.[9]
Think Mobile TPG thinkmobile.com.au Think Mobile Swift customers (Ultimate/Super plans) connect through the Vodafone network.[10]
TPG TPG tpg.com.au
Truphone Optus truphone.com/au International SIM that operates as a local MVNO in some countries. Based in the United Kingdom.
Vaya Mobile Optus vaya.net.au Acquired by Amaysim in Jan 2016.[11] Continues to operate as a separate brand as of July 2022
Woolworths Mobile Telstra mobile.woolworths.com.au Woolworths Mobile relaunched in 2015 on the Telstra network
Yomojo Optus yomojo.com.au

Defunct, merged and acquired operators

Company Host network Website Notes
AAPT Vodafone aapt.com.au Subsidiary of TPG.
Barefoot Telecom Telstra barefoottelecom.com.au Secondary brand of MATE. Previously used the Optus network. Internet uses Telstra network and as at 2020 provides mobile services using Telstra’s 4G and 3G mobile network. Since 3 Nov 2020 no longer accepting new customers.[12]
Bendigo Bank Telco Optus bendigobanktelco.com.au Closed by parent company, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. Existing customers were migrated to Bendigo Telco in March 2018.
Click Mobile Telstra myclickmobile.com.au [13] Defunct
ClubTelco Optus clubtelco.com Previously used the Optus network, no longer sells mobile services.
Crazy John's Mobile Vodafone crazyjohns.com.au Crazy John's was absorbed into Vodafone.
Fibre2air Optus fibre2air.com.au Defunct, website dead and company deregistered[14]
Global Gossip Vodafone globalgossip.me Defunct
gotravelsim Optus gotravelsim.com Defunct (in liquidation).[15] Was marketed towards international travellers and students in Australia.[16]
GT Mobile Telstra gtmobile.com.au Merged into Lycamobile.
Jeenee Mobile Optus jeenee.org.au Jeenee Mobile was acquired by Amaysim[17]
Kiss Mobile TPG kissmobile.com.au Eventually acquired by and absorbed into CMobile[18][19]
Live Connected Optus liveconnected.com.au Subsidiary of Vaya Mobile. Plans no longer sold[20]
LYFmobile Telstra lyfmobile.com.au [21] Defunct, website parked
MeU mobile Optus Defunct[22]
One.Tel Optus onetel.com.au Administration in Australia, Overseas operations sold.
ONEmobile Optus onemobile.com.au ONEmobile is no longer taking new customers. Existing customers can continue to use the website to manage their accounts.
OVO Mobile Optus ovo.com.au OVO's mobile subscriber base was sold to Amaysim.[23]
Red Bull Mobile Vodafone redbullmobile.com.au Customers were no longer be able to recharge their account starting 1 September 2013.
Revolution Telecom TPG revtel.com.au Closed down on 31 March 2018[24]
Savvytel Optus savvytel.com.au Lost large amounts of money and got bought by Yatango
SlimTel Vodafone slimtel.com.au [25] Currently on Vodafone. In the future customers can choose to be connected to either the Optus or Vodafone networks.
Startel Optus startel.net.au Acquired by Jeenee Mobile on 1 May 2016[26]
Ugly BiLL Optus uglybill.com.au Defunct
Virgin Mobile Australia Optus virginmobile.com.au Virgin Mobile closed on 30 September 2020.[27]
Yatango Optus yatangomobile.com.au Went into administration then merged with Yomojo.
Zero Telstra zeromobile.com.au Defunct, website redirects to Wix parked domain page


References

  1. ^ "ACN Mobile Switch Off - Protect your Points and Commissions". ACN Pacific Compass. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Optus Completes Acquisition of amaysim, Australia's Largest MVNO*, for $250M". optus.com.au. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Aussie Broadband switches mobile allegiance from Telstra to Optus". iTNews. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Boost Mobile". Whirlpool.net.au. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b "C Plans". CMOBILE. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  6. ^ "felix simplifies customer connections with launch of eSIM technology enabling sign-up in minutes" (PDF). TPG Telecom. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  7. ^ Reichert, Corinne (19 October 2015). "Kogan Mobile relaunches on Vodafone network". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  8. ^ Lewis, Michelle. "MacTel customers are opting out of Optus and choosing Telstra". www.mobilecorp.com.au.
  9. ^ "Critical Information Summary: Classic Plans" (PDF). Think Mobile. March 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Critical Information Summary: Ultimate $30 Postpaid Plan" (PDF). April 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Amaysim buys fellow MVNO Vaya for $70m". IT News. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Barefoot Telecom". Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  13. ^ "10% Discount on Mobile Plans for First 9 Months from $9.89/Month (1GB) + $10 Sim Activation/Delivery @ Click Mobile". OzBargain. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Historical details for ABN 37 623 932 418". ABN Lookup. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  15. ^ Bettles, Jason Walter. "Travelsim Australia Pty Ltd 122 348 234: Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation". publishednotices.asic.gov.au.
  16. ^ Tyson, Daniel (31 July 2018). "Optus and TravelSIM announce new mobile service for international travellers and students in Australia". Ausdroid. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  17. ^ Tchetvertakov, George (2 December 2019). "Amaysim acquires mobile virtual network operator Jeenee Communications after restructure phase". Small Caps. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  18. ^ "CMobile M2M & IoT Plans". CMobile. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Kiss Mobile". Archived from the original on 29 February 2020.
  20. ^ "Live Connected". Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  21. ^ "This New Aussie Telco Is Targeting Millennials". Gizmodo AU. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  22. ^ "Yonder & Beyond liquidates MeU Mobile in 4G push". ARN. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  23. ^ Samios, Zoe (3 June 2020). "Amaysim bulks up customer base with Ovo Mobile buy". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  24. ^ "Revolution Telecom". Revolution Telecom. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018.
  25. ^ "Coming soon". SlimTel. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  26. ^ "Important Notice to Existing Startel Mobile Customers". Startel. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017.
  27. ^ "Virgin Mobile FAQs". virginmobile.com.au. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

See also

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