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Virtual telcos rarely become sufficiently big enough to compete in most markets and will eventually be "weeded out through industry consolidation", according to an analyst.
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Vincent Chang
Singtel's three-month-old Gomo mobile plan, the incumbent telco's answer to the spate of cheap mobile plans being offered by mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) here, will get a data roaming option on Friday.
The option fixes a glaring omission in the SIM-only postpaid mobile plan, allowing it to better compete with Giga, a similar low-cost mobile sub-brand from StarHub that was launched last Thursday.
