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Vodafone España
Spanish telecommunications company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vodafone España, S.A.U. is a mobile telecommunications operator in Spain headquartered in Madrid. The company was founded in 2001, as a result of the merger of the shares held by Vodafone and British Telecom, and Airtel.
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Telecommunications |
Predecessor | Airtel (1994–2001) |
Founded | 27 October 2001; 22 years ago (2001-10-27) |
Founder | Vodafone Group British Telecom |
Headquarters | Avenida de América, 115, 28042 Madrid , |
Area served | Spain |
Key people | José Miguel García CEO |
Products | Mobile Phone Internet Access |
Services | Telecommunications |
Number of employees | 4,024 (2024) |
Parent | Zegona Communications |
Website | www |
Vodafone España offers GSM900/1800 MHz (2G), UMTS (3G), HSDPA (3.5G) and 4G LTE services in Spain.[1]
In 2007, Vodafone acquired the Spanish operations of Tele2, and subsequently acquired the cable operator ONO in 2014.
In January 2019, Vodafone Spain reported, through a statement to the workers' representatives, the opening of a collective dismissal procedure "for economic, productive and organizational reasons" that would affect a maximum of 1,200 employees, on 23, 5% of the workforce.[2] In May 2019, Vodafone Spain announced the launch of 5G technology in the summer in cities such as Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Malaga, Seville and Valencia.[3]
In October 2023, Vodafone Group plc reported that it has begun the process of selling its Spanish division to the British private equity firm Zegona Communications, which was concluded on May 31, 2024.[4]