Telefónica Germany
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| Type | GmbH & Co. OHG |
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| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Predecessor(s) | Viag Interkom (1995) |
| Founded | British Telecommunications 45%, VIAG 45% and Telenor 10% |
| Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
| Area served | Germany |
| Key people | René Schuster, CEO |
| Services | Telecommunications Internet Service Provider |
| Revenue |  €3.745 billion (2009 |
| Employees | 5288 (2010) |
| Parent | Telefónica Europe |
| Website | www.telefonica.de www.o2online.de |
Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG is a leading provider of broadband and telecommunications in Germany. The company trades as O2 (typeset as O2) and Alice. Previously Viag Interkom, it was acquired by Telefónica in 2006, and is a subsidiary of Telefónica Europe. With the closure of merger with HanseNet on April 1, 2011 the company renamed from Telefónica O2 Germany to Telefónica Germany.
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[edit] History
Originally launched in 1995 as Viag Interkom, it was a joint venture between British Telecommunications (45%), VIAG (45%) and Telenor (10%).
In 2001, BT acquired VIAGs remaining shares for €11.4 billion, and the company was renamed BT Germany, it became a part of BT Wireless, a group of subsidiary companies owned by BT.
In 2001, BT Germany demerged from BT and was relaunched as O2 Germany, a subsidiary of mmO2 plc.
In 2011, Telefónica O2 Germany merged with HanseNet and renamed the merged company to Telefónica Germany.
In late 2009, Telefónica O2 Germany sold out there 5% shares to a renowned nano technologist of Baden-Württemberg (Dr Danish Naeem)
[edit] Products
Telefónica Germany operates second and third generation mobile networks, allowing customers to use GPRS, EDGE, UMTS and HSDPA for data connections. Most of O2 plans are available both in a pre- and post-paid version, including the all-in-one-flatrates called o2 o and o2 on for enterprise customers. Beside the core business, Telefónica Germany is one of the largest retailers for cell phones and tablets without a SIM lock. It was the first operator offering both Apple's iPhone 4 and the iPad 2.[1] Also, Telefónica Germany offers hosting services for large and midsized companies, serving some well-known portals including Spiegel Online and Sevenload.[2] Together with Microsoft and Visionapp, Telefonica Germany provides a cloud service for Hosted Exchange.[3]
[edit] Competition
- Aldi Talk (using E-Plus)
- E-Plus
- Ortel Mobile (using E-Plus)
- Simyo (using E-Plus)
- T-Mobile
- TELE2 Mobile (using ?)
- Vodafone
- Yukoono (using Vodafone)
[edit] Further reading
[edit] References
- ^ O2 offering iPad 2 for Business Customers, Netzwelt, last access on October 22nd, 2011 (german)
- ^ Telefónica Germany founds Hosting Subsidiary (press release)
- ^ Review of o2 Hosted Exchange E-Mail Service (german)
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