1 week Ago By David Richards
Optus is increasing prices on its prepaid recharges from April 28, with all 28-day expiry plans going up by $4 per month, the move could trigger price rises by TPG the operators of Vodafone and Telstra with analysts describing it as a positive move with industry returns in Australia described as “sub economic”. All prepaid plans will also receive larger data allowances with the Singapore Telecom owned business set to remove speed capsOptus is increasing prices on its prepaid recharges from April 28, with all 28-day expiry plans going up by $4 per month, the move could trigger price rises by TPG the operators of Vodafone and Telstra with analysts describing it as a positive move with industry returns in Australia described as “sub economic”. All prepaid plans will also receive larger data allowances with the Singapore Telecom owned business set to remove speed caps from all 28-day recharges and increase the speed cap on all other plans from 150Mbps to 250Mbps.
Th price rises are positive for its Australian rivals’ postpaid operations, Jarden analysts say. They think that the $4.00 a month hike imposed by Singapore Telecommunications-owned Optus across most of its postpaid plans will help both Telstra and TPG Telecom.
They observe that TPG has gone more than 12 months without raising prices in an attempt to compete on value. As for Telstra, they expect price rises late in the current fiscal year to support a modest lift in fiscal 2026 average revenue per postpaid user. The Jarden analysts point out in a note to clients that mobile industry returns remain, in their view, sub-economic.
from all 28-day recharges and increase the speed cap on all other plans from 150Mbps to 250Mbps. Th price rises are positive for its Australian rivals’ postpaid operations, Jarden analysts say. They think that the $4.
00 a month hike imposed by Singapore Telecommunications-owned Optus across most of its postpaid plans will help both Telstra and TPG Telecom. They observe that TPG has gone more than 12 months without raising prices in an attempt to compete on value. As for Telstra, they expect price rises late in the current fiscal year to support a modest lift in fiscal 2026 average revenue per postpaid user.
The Jarden analysts point out in a note to clients that mobile industry returns remain, in their view, sub-economic..
