New Operators Will Affect the Australian Market Order

Last week, the Australian Internet service provider TPG in the 700MHz band spectrum auction cost $1 billion 260 million to get the 2*10MHz spectrum. TPG company in 2013 and in 2016 has purchased the 2.5GHz and 1800MHz band spectrum license, overwhelmed by the 700MHz spectrum into the capsule, but also set up a grand goal to achieve 80% population coverage.

But according to past experience, the Australian market seems unlikely to accommodate four operators.

But according to past experience, the Australian market seems unlikely to accommodate four operators. Some experts believe that the Australian market to support only three operators before 2025, compared to the big two Telstra and Optus, TPG and Vodafone are more likely to reach the relationship between mergers and acquisitions. Last year there were rumors that TPG plans to buy Vodafone in Australia and New Zealand, but has not been officially confirmed. Then TPG successfully become Singapore's fourth network operators, and to participate in the scramble for the Australian mobile spectrum.

At present, the Australian mobile users can benefit from the price, but Vodafone and other existing companies need to be prepared to face the tax pressure, because TPG will be staged a price war.