Vodafone is a British mobile network operator, with its headquarters in Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK. It is the largest mobile telecommunications network company in the world by turnover, and has a market value of about £75 billion (August 2008). Vodafone currently has operations in 31 countries and partner networks in a further 40 countries.
The name Vodafone comes from voice data fone, chosen by the company to "reflect the provision of voice...
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Vodafone is a British mobile network operator, with its headquarters in Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK. It is the largest mobile telecommunications network company in the world by turnover, and has a market value of about £75 billion (August 2008). Vodafone currently has operations in 31 countries and partner networks in a further 40 countries.
The name Vodafone comes from voice data fone, chosen by the company to "reflect the provision of voice and data services over mobile phones".
As of 2009, Vodafone had an estimated 303 million customers in 31 markets across 5 continents. On this measure, it is the second largest mobile telecom group in the world behind China Mobile.
Vodafone owns 45% of Verizon Wireless, the largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, based on number of subscribers.
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