Vodafone España

Vodafone España, S.A.U. is a mobile telecommunications operator in Spain headquartered in Madrid. It was founded in 2001, as a result of the merger of the shares held by Vodafone and British Telecom, and Airtel.

Vodafone España, S.A.U.

Vodafone España head offices (Madrid).
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Telecommunications
Predecessor	Airtel (1994–2001)
Founded	27 October 2001; 23 years ago (2001-10-27)
Founder	Vodafone Group British Telecom
Headquarters	Avenida de América, 115, 28042 Madrid , Spain
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.es

The company offers GSM900/1800 MHz (2G), UMTS (3G), HSDPA (3.5G) and 4G LTE services in Spain.^[1]

History

In 2007, Vodafone acquired the Spanish operations of Tele2, and subsequently acquired the cable operator ONO in 2014.

In January 2019, it 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]

Marketing

Its motto was Es tu momento. Es Vodafone. (It's your moment. It's Vodafone.). Its former slogan was Vodafone's previous global slogan, "Power to you". And "El Futuro Es Apasionante. Ready?". (The Future is Exciting. Ready?). Its current slogan is Vodafone's current global slogan, "Together we can".