Vodafone Italy
Vodafone's headquarters in Milan, Italy. | |
| Formerly | Omnitel Pronto Italia S.p.A. (1994-2002) Vodafone Omnitel S.p.A. (2002-2002) Vodafone Omnitel N.V. (2002-2013) Vodafone Omnitel B.V. (2013-2015) |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | January 1994 as Omnitel |
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| Defunct | 1 January 2026 |
| Successor | Fastweb |
| Headquarters | , Italy |
Area served | Italy |
Key people | |
| Products | Mobile and fixed telephony, XDSL, FTTX and FWA communications, Internet |
| Brands | Ho Mobile |
| Revenue | 6,209,000,000 euro (2017) |
| 348,000,000 euro (2017) | |
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Number of employees | 6,768 (2017) |
| Parent | Fastweb (Fastweb + Vodafone) (2024–2026) |
| Website | www |
Vodafone Italy (originally Omnitel until 2002) was an Italian telecommunications company and part of the Vodafone Group for most of its existence, until 31 December 2024.
The company was subsequently acquired by the Swiss telecommunications group Swisscom and integrated into its Italian subsidiary Fastweb under the Fastweb + Vodafone corporate brand.
On 1 January 2026, Vodafone Italia S.p.A. ceased to exist as a legal entity. However, the Vodafone trademark continues to be used in Italy by Fastweb S.p.A., under a licensing agreement with Vodafone Group, which grants the right to use the brand for a period of five years following the acquisition. The company's headquarters were in Ivrea (TO) and Milan.
Founded in 1994 as Omnitel, in 2001, following the acquisition by the Vodafone Group, it changed its name to Omnitel Vodafone, in 2002 it changed again to Vodafone Omnitel, and then in 2003 it took on its final name.
On December 31, 2024, it was acquired by Swisscom. At the same time, the integration process with Fastweb began, and both companies started being managed by a single Executive Committee under the corporate brand Fastweb + Vodafone.
As of March 2022, it had 30,153,000 mobile phone customers and 3,182,000 fixed phone lines, with respectively a market share of 28.5% and 16%.
Since taking over the company, Vodafone introduced in Italy services like Vodafone live!, the 3G, 4G and 5G mobile networks, DSL, fiber-optic and FWA services, and Mobile Virtual Network Operators for other corporations.