Vodafone España

Spanish telecommunications company

Vodafone España, S.A.U.

Vodafone España head offices (Madrid).
Company type	S.A.
Industry	Telecommunications
Predecessor	Airtel
Founded	2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Founder	Vodafone Group British Telecom
Headquarters	Avenida de América, 115, 28042 Madrid , Spain
Area served	Spain
Key people	Mário Vaz CEO
Products	Mobile Phone Internet Access
Services	Telecommunications
Owner	Vodafone Group plc (100%)
Number of employees	4.024 (2024)
Parent	Vodafone Group
Website	www.vodafone.es

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 Group and British Telecom, and Airtel

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

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]

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

^ 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)
^ "Vodafone España anuncia el despido de hasta 1.200 empleados, casi 1 de cada 4". www.efe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
^ 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.