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VEI S.r.l.
ho.
ho-mobile
Native name
Vodafone Enabler Italia S.r.l.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelecommunications
FoundedJanuary 23, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-01-23)
FounderVodafone Italy
Headquarters
Ivrea
,
Italy
Area served
Italy
ProductsMobile telephony
OwnerFastweb + Vodafone (100%)
ParentSwisscom
Websitewww.ho-mobile.it

Ho Mobile, variously stylized as ho., ho.Mobile, or ho-mobile, is an Italian sub-brand of Fastweb + Vodafone operating as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator.[1]

Founded in 2017, it was created to compete with Iliad in the mobile telephony market.[2]

History

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On 23 January 2017 the company was founded to operate as a low-cost operator of Vodafone Italy.[3]

The launch of the service took place on June 22, 2018 a few weeks after Iliad arrived in Italy.[4]

Although it received authorization from the Ministry of Economic Development to operate as a Full MVNO and only under the 379-1 prefix, the operator was launched as an ESP MVNO, adopting the 377-08 and 377-09 prefixes. Later the area codes 379-1 and 379-2 were introduced.[5]

On 15 March 2024, Swisscom purchases 100% of Vodafone Italy for 8 billion euros, thus merging it with its subsidiary Fastweb. As part of the agreement, Vodafone will continue to provide certain services, such as branding, to Fastweb for up to 5 years.[6][7][8][9][10][11] The operation was completed on 31 December 2024 with the birth of Fastweb + Vodafone.[12][13][14][15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Condizioni generali". www.ho-mobile.it. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  2. ^ Milano, Virgilio (2021-04-03). "A chi si appoggia ho.Mobile? Quale operatore usa ho? Quale rete?". 4fan.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  3. ^ Filippo Vendrame (31 January 2018). "Vodafone, il suo operatore virtuale è pronto". WebNews. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  4. ^ Paolo Ottolina (22 June 2018). "Telefonia mobile, nasce ho. È l'operatore virtuale low cost di Vodafone". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Risorse di numerazione". 11 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. ^ Times, The Swiss (2024-02-28). "Swisscom Want to Buy Vodafone & Merge it With Fastweb". The Swiss Times. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  7. ^ Doran, Neal; Purnell2024-02-28T13:34:00, Joseph. "Vodafone lines up Italy escape, taking €8bn in Fastweb cash". TelcoTitans.com. Retrieved 2024-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Sharma, Ray. "Swisscom to Acquire Vodafone Italia from Vodafone Group, to Merge with Fastweb". www.thefastmode.com. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  9. ^ "Swisscom buys Vodafone Italia in $8.7 billion deal". Yahoo Finance. 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  10. ^ "Swisscom to Buy Vodafone's Italian Business for €8 Billion". Bloomberg.com. 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  11. ^ Lead, Telecom (2024-03-15). "Swisscom Announces EUR 8 Billion Acquisition Deal with Vodafone Italia". TelecomLead. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  12. ^ "Fastweb + Vodafone | Swisscom completes the acquisition of Vodafone Italia. Fastweb + Vodafone is born". fastwebvodafone.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  13. ^ Mann, Colin (2025-01-02). "Swisscom completes acquisition of Vodafone Italia". Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  14. ^ Lead, Telecom (2025-01-02). "Vodafone exits Italy by selling business to Swisscom for €8 bn". TelecomLead. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  15. ^ Srikapardhi 0. "Swisscom Completes Acquisition of Vodafone Italia". https://telecomtalk.info/. Retrieved 2025-01-02. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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