Vodafone España

Vodafone España, S.A.U.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelecommunications
PredecessorAirtel (1994–2001)
Founded27 October 2001; 23 years ago (2001-10-27)
FounderVodafone Group
British Telecom
Headquarters
Avenida de América, 115, 28042 Madrid
,
Spain
Area served
Spain
Key people
José Miguel García CEO
ProductsMobile Phone
Internet Access
ServicesTelecommunications
Number of employees
4,024 (2024)
ParentZegona Communications
Websitewww.vodafone.es

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.

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".

References

  1. ^ Díaz, Ramón Muñoz, Juan Manuel Zafra. "Vodafone compra el 18% de Airtel, que cancela su salida a Bolsa". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Vodafone España anuncia el despido de hasta 1.200 empleados, casi 1 de cada 4". www.efe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. ^ Alonso, Santiago Millán (14 May 2019). "Vodafone España anuncia que lanzará el 5G este verano, en plena tormenta de los resultados". Cinco Días (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  4. ^ DÍAS, CINCO (31 May 2024). "Zegona cierra la compra de Vodafone España por 5.000 millones y José Miguel García asume el puesto de primer ejecutivo". Cinco Días (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2024.

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