Vodafone (Egyptian Arabic: ڤودافون) is the largest mobile network operator in Egypt in terms of active subscribers.[1] It was launched in 1998 under its former name, Click GSM (Egyptian: كليك چى اس ام). It covers various voice and data exchange services, as well as 5G, 4G, 3G, ADSL, and broadband Internet services.
Vodafone Egypt was initially headquartered in Maadi, Cairo since 1998 and until 2003; when Vodafone moved its headquarters to the Sixth of October City. Some of the key members of the core network launch team were Neil Marley, Ian Crawford, and Peter Karney. Currently, all of Vodafone's core operations are run from Vodafone's campus at the Smart Village Technology Park.
License and establishment
On 30 November 1998, Vodafone Egypt Telecommunications announced that MisrFone Group (of which Vodafone owned a 30% share) was awarded the second license for GSM operations in Egypt (under the brand name of Click GSM).[2]