Vodafone Group plc (/ˈvoʊdəfoʊn/) is a British multinational telecommunications company. Its registered office is located in Newbury, Berkshire, England and its global headquarters is based in London, England. It predominantly operates services in the regions of Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania. Among mobile operator groups globally, Vodafone ranked fourth (behind China Mobile, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, of which the Group owns a 45% stake) in the number of mobile customers (313 million) as of 2018.

As of 2020, Vodafone owned and operated networks in 24 countries, and had partner networks in 41 further countries. Its Vodafone Global Enterprise division provides telecommunications and IT services to corporate clients in 150 countries.

Vodafone has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It had a market capitalisation of approximately £52.5 billion as of 10 February 2016, the eighth-largest of any company listed on the London Stock Exchange. The company has a secondary listing on Nasdaq.

Traded as:           LSE: VOD; NASDAQ: VOD; FTSE 100 Component

Industry:              Telecommunications

Predecessor:     Racal Telecom (1982–1991)

Founded:            16 September 1991; 29 years ago

Founder:             Ernest Harrison; Gerry Whent

Headquarters:   London, England, UK (head office); Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK (registered office)

Products:            

·         Fixed line telephone

·         Mobile phone

·         Broadband

·         Digital television

·         Internet television

·         IPTV

·         Internet of Things

Divisions:             Vodafone Global Enterprise

Subsidiaries:

·         Vodacom Group

·         Vodafone Albania

·         Vodafone Australia

·         Vodafone Czech Republic

·         Vodafone Egypt

·         Vodafone España

·         Vodafone Germany

·         Vodafone Ghana

·         Vodafone Greece

·         Vodafone Hungary

·         Vodafone Iceland

·         Airtel-Vodafone

·         Vi (India)

·         Vodafone Ireland

·         Vodafone Italy

·         Vodafone Netherlands

·         Vodafone Malta

·         Vodafone Portugal

·         Vodafone Romania

·         Vodafone Turkey

·         Vodafone Qatar

·         Vodafone UK

·         Vodafone Ukraine

·         Vodafone United States

·         Vodafone France

·         Vodafone Argentina

·         Vodafone Brazil

·         Vodafone Mexico

·         Vodafone Russia

·         Vodafone Middle East

·         Vodafone Japan

·         Vodafone Korea

·         Vodafone Philippines

·         Vodafone Thailand

·         Vodafone Malaysia

·         Vodafone Polynesia

·         Vodafone Cook Islands

·         Vodafone Indonesia

·         UPC Romania

·         UPC Czech Republic

·         UPC Magyarország

·         Unitymedia

·         Mobitel Bahrain

·         Mobitel Iraq

·         Mobitel Jordan

Website:              www.vodafone.com