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Vodafone Group plc is a British multinational telecommunications company based in London. Mainly it operates services in the regions of Asia, Africa, Europe and Oceania. Among the groups of mobile operators worldwide, Vodafone ranked fifth in revenues and second (behind China Mobile) in the number of connections (469.7 million) until 2016. Vodafone owns and operates networks in 26 countries and has networks in more than 50 additional countries. Its Vodafone Global Enterprise division provides telecommunications and IT services to corporate clients in 150 countries.
Vodafone has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a component of the FTSE 100 Index. It had a market capitalization of approximately £ 52.5 billion as of February 10, 2016, the eighth largest of any company listed on the London Stock Exchange. You have a secondary quote on NASDAQ. The name Vodafone comes from a voice data phone (the latter is a sensational spelling of "telephone"), chosen by the company to "reflect the provision of voice and data services through mobile phones."
Vodafone's evolution began in 1982 with the establishment of Racal's Strategic Radio Ltd subsidiary of Racal Electronics, Britain's largest military radio technology maker, which formed a joint venture with Millicom called 'Racal', which evolved into today Vodafone.
