About Vodafone
We’re a world-leading technology communications company with 625 million+ global customers, a presence in 65 countries and 94 million+ business IoT connections.
Our story so far
We made the first mobile phone call in the UK, were the first to introduce texting and then brought international roaming to the British people.
UK's first mobile call
New Year’s Day, 1985. Vodafone’s first chair, Sir Ernest Harrison, gets a mobile phone call from his son, Michael. This makes the history books as the UK’s first ever mobile phone call.
World's first text
3 December, 1992. Vodafone’s director, Richard Jarvis, gets a text on his Orbitel TBU 901 from software engineer, Neil Papworth. ‘Merry Christmas,’ it says. This is the world’s first SMS text message. By 1999, we’ve hit 5 million customers.
A household name
We start the noughties by investing in a £5.9 billion 3G license – and signing a sponsorship deal with Manchester United. Next, we roll out roaming for 7.9 million customers, open our Newbury HQ, and launch the Vodafone Foundation. We end the decade with our famous ‘Power to you’ campaign and several awards to our name.
Reasons to choose us
Our mission
Connect for a better future
As a technology communications company, our mission is to connect the UK and build an exciting digital future that works for everyone.
Be responsible and sustainable
We want to achieve our vision while minimising our impact on the planet, reducing the energy we use and the waste we produce.
Be the best place to work
We’re a company whose workforce reflects our customers and the societies in which we operate. We offer a flexible working environment with an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit our employees and their families.
Proud to promote inclusion for all
We’re proud to offer equal opportunities regardless of age, cultural background, disability, gender, marital status, nationality, political belief, race, religious or sexual orientation. We’re building a truly inclusive culture.
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