Vodafone

British multinational telecommunications company
Organization business Q122141
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Vodafone

Summary

Vodafone is a business[1]. Vodafone ranks in the top 0.79% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,302 views/month, #232 of 29,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vodafone was a member of Linux Foundation[3].
  • Vodafone was a member of DENIC[4].
  • Vodafone was a member of Wi-Fi Alliance[5].
  • Vodafone was a member of SD Association[6].
  • Vodafone is in the country of United Kingdom[7].
  • Vodafone's image is recorded as Newbury, New Vodafone Headquarters - geograph.org.uk - 5590.jpg[8].
  • Vodafone's instance of is recorded as business[9].
  • Vodafone's instance of is recorded as enterprise[10].
  • Vodafone's instance of is recorded as telecommunication company[11].
  • Vodafone's founder is recorded as Ernest Harrison[12].
  • Vodafone's founder is recorded as Gerry Whent[13].
  • human voice is named after Vodafone[14].
  • data is named after Vodafone[15].
  • telephone is named after Vodafone[16].
  • Vodafone's logo image is recorded as Vodafone logo 2017.png[17].
  • Vodafone's follows is recorded as R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company[18].
  • Vodafone's headquarters location is recorded as London[19].
  • Vodafone's headquarters location is recorded as Newbury[20].
  • Vodafone's chief executive officer is recorded as Nick Read[21].
  • Vodafone's ISNI is recorded as 0000000106815145[22].
  • Vodafone's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 149178063[23].
  • Vodafone's GND ID is recorded as 10038385-3[24].
  • Vodafone's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2005014777[25].
  • Vodafone's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13576221v[26].
  • Vodafone's IdRef ID is recorded as 053469410[27].

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Founding

Founders include Ernest Harrison[12] and Gerry Whent[13]. +1984-07-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Vodafone[28]. Vodafone's location of formation is recorded as Newbury[29].

Identity

Part of include Nasdaq-100[30] and FTSE 100 Index[31]. Vodafone's follows is recorded as R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company[18].

Leadership

Vodafone's chief executive officer is recorded as Nick Read[21]. Vodafone's chairperson is recorded as Jean-François van Boxmeer[32]. Directors / managers include Gerard Kleisterlee[33], Crispin Davis[34], Mathias Döpfner[35], Clara Furse[36], Val Gooding[37], and Renée James[38].

Operations

Headquarters locations include London[19], a metropolis[39], in Roman Empire[40], founded in 0047[41] and Newbury[20], a town[42], in United Kingdom[43]. Subsidiaries include VodafoneZiggo[44], a business[45], in Netherlands[46], founded in 2016[47], headquartered in Utrecht[48]; Vodafone Germany[49], a telecommunication company[50], in Germany[51], founded in 1990[52], headquartered in Vodafone-Campus[53]; Vodafone Romania[54], a business[55], in Romania[56], founded in 1997[57], headquartered in Bucharest[58]; Vodafone Czech Republic[59], a business[60], in Czech Republic[61], founded in 1999[62], headquartered in Prague[63]; Vodafone Turkey[64], a business[65], in Turkey[66], founded in 1994[67], headquartered in Istanbul[68]; and Vodafone Ghana[69], a business[70], in Ghana[71], founded in 1974[72], headquartered in Accra[73].

Industry

Vodafone's industry is recorded as telecommunications[74].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Nasdaq[75] and London Stock Exchange[76]. Products include landline telephone[77] and mobile telephony[78].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Vodafone include John Cain Arena[79], an arena[80], in Australia[81], founded in 2000[82].

Why It Matters

Vodafone ranks in the top 0.79% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,302 views/month, #232 of 29,529).[2] Vodafone has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[83] Vodafone is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[84]

Works attributed to Vodafone include Betavine[85], a website[86], founded in 2007[87], written by Vodafone[88]. Entities named for Vodafone include John Cain Arena[79], an arena[80], in Australia[81], founded in 2000[82].

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