vivatel is the trade mark under which the mobile operator BTC Mobile is operating on Bulgarian market. BTC Mobile was established in June 2004 when Bugarian Telecommunications Company (BTC) received GSM license by Communications Regulation Commission. In May 2005 BTC received UMTS license, and in June 2005 – BTC Mobile signed contracts for mutual connection with the other two mobile networks in Bulgaria.
VIPnet is the first private mobile network operator in Croatia. It has been operating a GSM network since 1999. Since its arrival, VIPnet has broken the monopoly of CRONET (since renamed to T-Mobile Hrvatska, and owned by Hrvatski Telekom) and introduced many new services unknown before - SMS, prepaid and others.
Telefónica O2 Czech Republic is the largest telecommunications company in the Czech Republic. It operates the Czech fixed-line network, the only Czech CDMA network, one of the three Czech GSM networks and one of the three Czech UMTS networks. Previously two companies, fixed-line operator Český Telecom and mobile operator Eurotel, it was acquired by the Spanish company Telefónica in 2005 and merged into a single legal entity and given its present name on 1 July 2006. The company is run by Telefónica's European mobile business Telefónica O2 Europe plc. and the CEO of the Czech unit is Salvador Anglada Gonzalez.
TeliaSonera AB is the dominant telephone company and mobile network operator in Sweden and Finland, and is also active in other countries in Northern, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Spain, with a total (2007) of 106 million mobile customers. It is headquartered in Stockholm and its stocks are traded on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
SFR is a French mobile phone company. It has 17 million clients, including (as of January 2007) over 2 million using 3G (specifically UMTS) technology.
E-Plus is a mobile telecommunications operator in Germany. With 15.0 million subscribers as of 2007, E-Plus is the third largest mobile operator in Germany, after T-Mobile (30.7 million subscribers) and Vodafone (30.4 million subscribers).
Vodafone Greece is the Greek subsidiary of Vodafone. Its headquarters are in Halandri - one of the northern suburbs of Athens. Vodafone Greece was established in Greece in 1992 – under the trade name Panafon – with the participation of Vodafone Group Plc., France Telecom, Intracom and Data Bank, and was officially renamed to Vodafone in January 2002. In December 1998, the company listed its shares in the Athens and London stock exchange, while in July 2004 it de-listed from ATHEX. Vodafone Group Plc. is the company’s major shareholder with 99.8% of Vodafone Greece shares.
Cable & Wireless is one of the world’s leading international communications companies. It operates through two standalone business units – International and Europe, Asia & US. The International business unit operates integrated telecommunications companies in 33 countries offering mobile, broadband, domestic and international fixed line services to residential and business customers, with principal operations in the Caribbean, Panama, Macau, Monaco and the Channel Islands. The Europe, Asia & US business unit provides enterprise and carrier solutions to the largest users of telecoms services across the UK, US, continental Europe and Asia - and wholesale broadband services in the UK.
Vodafone launches a new service called Car Card. The Car Card package allows for the synchronized operation of handsets, and built-in car telephones. Vodafone customers using the Car Card service receive a second SIM card to be used in the car telephone.
Vodafone Iceland offers mobile, fixed-line, and ADSL/ internet services to individuals and companies. Its telecommunications branch is a franchise of the Vodafone network, formerly known as Og Vodafone and from 5 October 2006 as Vodafone Iceland. Vodafone Iceland is the first partner network to hold the Vodafone brand. The company is registered in Iceland under the name Og Fjarskipti ehf.
