US EditionVodafone and Three Complete Merger
- Vodafone completed its £15 billion merger with Three UK on May 31, 2025, creating VodafoneThree, the largest UK mobile network with around 27 million customers.
- The merger, first announced in June 2023, followed close regulatory scrutiny by the Competition and Markets Authority, which approved it with conditions amid concerns about reduced customer options and higher bills.
- VodafoneThree committed to allocating £11 billion across the next decade to expand its 5G network, starting with an investment of £1.3 billion in the current financial year to integrate their systems and enhance service quality.
- Vodafone owns 51 percent of VodafoneThree, and CEO Max Taylor leads the merged firm, while Vodafone group chief executive Margherita Della Valle stated the merger will transform UK digital infrastructure and boost European connectivity.
- The merger reduces UK mobile operators from four to three, aims to deliver £700 million annual savings within five years, and signals a significant reshaping of the UK telecoms market with ongoing network integration challenges ahead.
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Vodafone completes £15bn merger with Three to become UK's biggest phone network
VODAFONE has completed its £15billion mega-merger with rival Three UK and pledged to invest billions in infrastructure. The newly-created joint business VodafoneThree said the deal would create a “new force in UK mobile”. It is now the biggest mobile phone network in the UK with around 27million customers. But the deal cuts the UK’s four main network operators down to just three, with the new joint business competing with BT/EE and Virgin Media …
Vodafone Completes Three UK Mega-Merger to Form ‘New Force’ in Mobile Market
Vodafone has completed its £15 billion mega-merger with Three UK in a deal creating a “new force in UK mobile.” The mobile phone giant said the merger of the UK network businesses officially completed on May 31, nearly two years after it was first announced. VodafoneThree—now the biggest mobile phone network in the UK with around 27 million customers—pledged to invest £11 billion over the next 10 years to help boost its 5G capability, with £1.3 …
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