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| 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, 28042Madrid , |
Area served | Spain |
Key people | José Miguel GarcíaCEO |
| Products | Mobile Phone Internet Access |
| Services | Telecommunications |
Number of employees | 4,024 (2024) |
| Parent | Zegona Communications |
| Website | www |
Vodafone España, S.A.U. is amobile telecommunications operator inSpain headquartered inMadrid. It was founded in 2001, as a result of the merger of the shares held byVodafone andBritish Telecom, andAirtel.
The company offers GSM900/1800 MHz (2G), UMTS (3G), HSDPA (3.5G) and 4G LTE services in Spain.[1]
In 2007, Vodafone acquired the Spanish operations ofTele2, and subsequently acquired the cable operatorONO 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 firmZegona Communications, which was concluded on May 31, 2024.[4]
Its motto wasEs 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".
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