Wind Tre
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 Wind Tre headquarters in Rho, Italy | |
| Company type | S.p.A. |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Predecessor | |
| Founded | December 31, 2016inRho,Italy |
| Founder | |
| Headquarters | , Italy |
Area served | Italy |
Key people | Jeffrey Hedberg (CEO)[1] |
| Products | Mobile telephony,fixed telephony,Broadband Internet,IT Services,IPTV |
| Brands | Very Mobile |
| Revenue | 6,182,000,000 Euro (2017) |
| −2,620,000,000 Euro (2017) | |
| Owner | CK Hutchison Holdings(100%) |
| Parent | CK Hutchison Holdings |
| Subsidiaries |
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| Website | www |
Wind TreS.p.A.,more commonly known asWINDTRE,is an Italiantelecommunications companyof theCK Hutchison Holdings Limitedgroup,[2]which offersmobileandfixed telephonyservices.
It was born on 31 December 2016 from themergerof two Italian telecommunications companies, namely3 ItalyandWind,controlled respectively by CK Hutchison Holdings andVimpelCom.[3][4][5]
Since 7 September 2018, CK Hutchison Holdings has been the soleshareholderof Wind Tre as, following approval by theEuropean Commission,theHong Konggroup completed the acquisition of the remaining 50% of the company from VEON (formerly VimpelCom).[6][7][8]
As of 2022, it is the first Italian mobile operator forSIMHUMAN, third instead afterTIMandVodafonein total active cards.[9]
History
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On December 31, 2016, the project to create an equaljoint venturebetweenCK Hutchison Holdings,owner of3 Italy,andVimpelCom,owner ofWind,was completed.[10][11]The project envisaged themergerof H3G S.p.A. and Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. into Wind Tre S.p.A.[3]
On 7 September 2018, VEON (formerly VimpelCom) sold its 50% stake in Wind Tre to CK Hutchison Holdings, which thus became the soleshareholder.[8]
Despite the merger, thecompanykept theWind, 3 Italy and Infostradabrandsactive (with the exception ofWind Businessand 3 Business which becameWind Tre Businesson 23 May 2017[12]) until 16 March 2020,[13][14][15]when the company started a process ofrebrandingthat led to the birth of the unified brands Wind Tre, Wind Tre Business andVery Mobile(born on February 24, 2020, as aMobile Virtual Network Operatorto compete withIliad,ho-mobileandKena Mobile[16]).[17][18][19]Very Mobile was the first MVNO to market its offers also oneSIMand to experiment withVoLTEandVoWiFitechnologies.[20][21][22][23]
As of August 2022, the company has obtained authorization fromAGCOMto start a collaboration with Iliad for5Gsharing in rural areas with low population density. In January 2023, the creation of theZefiro Netjoint venture, jointly controlled by the two companies, was completed.[24]
On February 2, 2024, Wind Tre signed an agreement for the acquisition of theassets,including thenetwork infrastructure,ofOpNet(formerly Linkem), which will be acquired 100% by Wind Tre together with all othersubsidiaries,excludingTessellis(formerly Tiscali). On August 1, the transaction was completed.[25]
Brands and logos
[edit]Wind Tre
[edit]-
2020–present
Wind Tre Business
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2017–2020 -
2020–present
Very Mobile
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2020–present
Discontinued
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Shareholder structure
[edit]The Wind Tre group is structured as follows:[2]
| CK Hutchison Holdings Limited | |||
| CK Hutchison Group Telecom Italy Investments S.à r.l. 100% | |||
| Wind Tre Italia S.p.A. 100% | |||
| Wind Tre S.p.A. 100% | |||
| Wind Retail S.r.l. 100% | 3Lettronica Industriale S.p.A. 100% | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Management Team".Wind Tre.Retrieved29 October2018.
- ^ab"Wind Tre - Board and Shareholder Structure".www.windtre.it.Retrieved4 September2019.
- ^ab"Wind Tre is ready, the first mobile operator in Italy. Maximo Ibarra leads the company".www.windtre.it.Retrieved21 January2017.
- ^"Wind Tre - Our History".www.windtre.it.Retrieved4 September2019.
- ^"Fusione Wind-3 Italia, quale futuro per i lavoratori?".nuvola.corriere.it(in Italian).Retrieved24 October2016.
- ^"CK annuncia approvazione commissione europea".www.windtre.it(in Italian).Retrieved3 September2018.
- ^"CK Hutchison Holdings Limited - Media Center > Press Releases".www.ckh.com.hk.Retrieved3 September2018.
- ^ab"CK sole shareholder Wind Tre".www.windtre.it.Retrieved21 October2018.
- ^"Osservatorio AGCOM: Dati, Quote di Mercato e Novità".Offerta-internet.it(in Italian). 3 May 2022.Retrieved22 December2022.
- ^"European Commission JV Approval".www.windtre.it.Retrieved16 February2017.
- ^"Final Regulatory Approval for Italy Joint Venture".www.windtre.it.Retrieved16 February2017.
- ^"Wind Tre Business".www.windtre.it.Retrieved18 June2017.
- ^"Wind Tre - Wind".www.windtre.it.Retrieved4 September2019.
- ^"Wind Tre - Tre".www.windtre.it.Retrieved4 September2019.
- ^"Wind Tre - Wind Tre Business".www.windtre.it.Retrieved4 September2019.
- ^"Chi Siamo - L'operatore very conveniente".www.verymobile.it(in Italian).Retrieved24 February2020.
- ^"Nasce WINDTRE, la rete più grande d'Italia".www.windtre.it(in Italian).Retrieved17 March2020.
- ^"Wind Tre - WINDTRE_SINGLE_BRAND_BORN".www.windtregroup.it.Retrieved29 March2020.
- ^"WINDTRE: tutte le novità del nuovo marchio".WindWorld Blog.Retrieved29 March2020.
- ^"Anteprima: Very Mobile il nuovo gestore mobile virtuale by Wind Tre".WindWorld Blog.Retrieved29 March2020.
- ^"Very Mobile: il primo mvno con VoLTE attivo".WindWorld Blog.Retrieved13 May2020.
- ^Nicolosi, Simone (11 September 2020)."Very Mobile by Wind Tre: testato con successo Wi-Fi Calling, primo operatore in Italia ad averlo?".TelefoniaTech.it(in Italian).Retrieved2 October2022.
- ^"VoWiFi in Italia: ci vorrà ancora molto? TLCWorld"(in Italian). 21 June 2022.Retrieved2 October2022.
- ^Nin, Catherine Sbeglia (4 January 2023)."Iliad, WindTre finalize joint venture to close digital divide in Italy".RCR Wireless News.Retrieved13 May2023.
- ^"Jefferies Completes Sale of OpNet Operations to Wind Tre – Company Announcement - FT.com".markets.ft.com.Retrieved19 September2024.
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