Telecom operatorTier 1
VodafoneThree
UK mobile operator formed on 31 May 2025 by the merger of Vodafone UK and Three UK. A 51/49 joint venture at formation; Vodafone agreed in May 2026 to buy out CK Hutchison’s share.
- Headquarters
- Parent
- 100%
- Ownership
- Joint venture2025-05-31source ↗
- Revenue
- EUR 9.192bnFY2026source ↗
- Employees
- 12,416FY2026source ↗
- Customers
- ConsumerEnterprise
- Domains
- MobileFixed & fibre
- Website
- vodafonethree.com ↗
MVNOs on this network2
- — VodafoneThree is upgrading its network so your phone will now connect to both Vodafone and Three
- — With Asda Mobile, you benefit from the Vodafone and Three networks, which provide coverage to 99% of the UK population.
Technology1
OSS
People1
Leadership as the company names it; dates only where a source states them.
- Max Taylor · Chief Executive Officer↗
Relationships12
Owned by
- ended
- ended
- 30 Jul 2026
Acquired by
- 30 Jul 2026
Hosted MVNOs
Suppliers
- 22 Sept 2025
- announced
Partners
- Dec 2024
Customers
- 8 Jun 2021
Initiatives1
- Announced
Signals6
- 17 Sept 2026
- 30 Jul 2026
- 5 May 2026
- 24 Oct 2025
- 22 Sept 2025
- 31 May 2025
Ecosystem
owned by
- ended · 31 May 2025 · Documented · 51%
- Announced
- ended · 31 May 2025 · Documented · 49%
- Announced
- 100% from 30 July 2026 (51% from the May 2025 merger until then)active · 30 Jul 2026 · Documented · 100%
- Announced
acquired by
- Mobile · CK Hutchison’s 49% for £4.3bn; completed 30 Jul 2026active · 30 Jul 2026 · Documented
- Announced
hosts
- Mobile · VodafoneThree is upgrading its network so your phone will now connect to both Vodafone and Threeactive · Company statement
- Mobile · With Asda Mobile, you benefit from the Vodafone and Three networks, which provide coverage to 99% of the UK population.active · Company statement
partners with
- Mobile · with Vodafone UK (December 2024), for UK businesses launching MVNOs on its 5G network; Vodafone UK is now part of VodafoneThreeactive · Dec 2024 · Company statement
- Exclusive multi-year MNO partnership with Currys (2025), extending to FWAactive · Reported
- MVNO agreement; the T&Cs say SIMs are 'pre-connected to the network of our partner Vodafone'; the care email domain is help.vodafone.co.ukactive · Company statement
supplied by
- Core network · sole core vendor and majority RAN; SEK 12.5bn over eight years; core live Sep 2026active · 22 Sept 2025 · Documented
- RAN · AirScale RAN and core equipment, eight yearsannounced · 22 Sept 2025 · Documented
- RANactive · 8 Jun 2021 · Company statement