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Company Vodafone - the world's largest mobile operator was founded in 1984 as a subsidiary of the company Racal Electronics Plc - the third largest electronics company in the UK, having gained independence only in 1991. Since then, the company has been named Vodafone Group Plc. The name itself comes from the phrase Voice Data Fone (correct writing phone), such a name reflects the process of transmitting voice and other information via cellular networks, which is the main task of the company. The logo, chosen in 1997, a scarlet quotation mark in a white circle, welcomes communication by opening and closing direct speech in the letters "O" of the name.
The company has always strived to stay at the forefront of innovation in the mobile world. It is through the network of the company Vodafone The first mobile phone call was made in the UK: on January 1st, 1985, comedian Ernie Wise made a phone call in an advertising message. The call was made from the pier where the filming was taking place to the office Vodafone in Newbury, Berkshire (Newbury, Berkshire), which at that time was located above the diner. Interestingly, the real, non-promotional call was not made until the next day due to network problems.
Vodafone became the first cellular operator in England. And for 9 days from January 1 to January 9, 1985, it remained the only one, on January 10, after that, a competitor immediately appeared - Cellnet, until 1993, these two operators divided the UK market among themselves. Over the two decades of its existence Vodafone has become the market leader in mobile communications in GSM networks.
Not forgetting about the beginning of the journey of his company, in April 2001 Vodafone repeats the publicity stunt and again announces the first call in the UK, this time the news was the use of 3G networks - third generation networks, the call was made from the phone Ericsson and, at that time, it represented only voice communication, later all the possibilities for transmitting video, music, and Internet access were developed and implemented.
History Vodafone is the history of not only the development of mobile communications, but also the history of many steps towards consolidation, absorption of smaller companies, mergers with large ones, and conquest of territories. Residents of Europe, Asia and the CIS, watching the mobile communications market, have heard this name more and more often in recent years. Of the many local operators, fewer and fewer names remain over time, a stronger player enters the market, absorbing and buying, becoming a partner and gradually crowding out competitors, pursuing an expansion policy.
In 1999, the company buys an American AirTouch Communications Inc. - the largest mobile operator, gaining a strong foothold in the United States. In 2000 Vodafone Air Touch PLC (the new name of the combined company) doubles its assets by taking over Mannesmann AG, a German diversified concern, the deal became the largest in the world at that time, turned the entire disposition of the mobile communications market and brought Vodafone undisputed leaders for several years to come. With assets to develop both digital and analog communications at this moment Vodafone completely abandons analog telephony, focusing on the development of mobile networks, anticipating the slow death of stationary devices and networks.
Over the two decades of its existence Vodafone from the largest company in the UK is turning into a global multinational giant, entering the markets of Europe, America, the CIS, Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region. The company owns assets in 27 countries around the world and has entered into partnership agreements with local mobile operators in more than forty countries.
Vodafone provides partner companies with significant discounts on the purchase of equipment, phones, the opportunity to use their marketing experience, in turn, gaining a presence in a new market for themselves without huge capital investments. To whom such cooperation is more beneficial is a moot point. There is a vague suspicion that the winner still remains Vodafone.
To the CIS market the company Vodafone came out in 2008 announcing cooperation with the MTS group of companies. The planned four-year cooperation should, according to representatives of the two companies, enrich the experience of both parties. The issue of cooperation with the Ukrainian Ukrtelecom. In collaboration with Vodafone CIS companies plan to more successfully implement 3G networks, which they see as the future of cellular communications.
