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| company_name = Vodafone Australia
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| company_logo = [[File:Vodafone.png|200px|Vodafone Logo]]
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| company_type = [[Subsidiary]] of [[Vodafone|Vodafone Plc]]
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| slogan =
| foundation = 1992 (awarded licence)<ref>[http://www.vodafone.com.au/personal/aboutvodafone/companyinfo/companyoverview/index.htm Vodafone Australia: Company overview]</ref>
| location =799 Pacific Hwy <br>[[Chatswood, New South Wales|Chatswood]], [[New South Wales|NSW]], 2067
| key_people = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Russell Hewitt]], CEO
| industry = [[Telecommunication]]s
| products = [[Prepaid]] and [[postpaid]] [[mobile phone]]s
| revenue =
| net_income =
| num_employees = 1400 (as of 2005)<ref name=F&F>[http://www.vodafone.com.au/personal/aboutvodafone/companyinfo/factsfigures/index.htm Vodafone Australia: Facts & Figures]</ref>
| homepage = http://www.vodafone.com.au/
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'''Vodafone Australia''' is a [[mobile telephone]] company, a subsidiary of [[Vodafone|Vodafone Plc]] operating in Australia. Vodafone Australia is a non-listed, wholly owned subsidiary of Vodafone Plc (which is based in the [[United Kingdom|UK]]) focusing solely on providing mobile telephony services.

Phone products include [[prepaid]] and [[postpaid]] mobile services, on [[GSM]] and [[3G]] [[UMTS]] mobile networks. [[Vodafone live!]] is Vodafone's [[Mobile Web|mobile Internet]] service.

==Coverage==

The GSM mobile service covers 94.52% of the population [http://www.vodafone.com.au/personal/services/coverage/maps/index.htm]. 3G 2100mhz [[UMTS|UMTS]] is available in selected metro areas of capital cities and some larger regional centres. Expansion of the UMTS network using 3G 900mhz to equal or surpass the GSM coverage is due to be completed by 31 August 2009 [http://maps02.pdslive.com.au/VCATPublic/Kiosk.html].

In a media release issued on the [[27th May]] [[2008]], Vodafone claimed 4.031 million mobile telephone customers connected across Australia (including 0.341 million connected to [[MVNO|MVNOs]]).<ref> [http://vodafone.com.au/stelprd/groups/webcontent/documents/webcontent/dev_005675.pdf Vodafone Australia exceeds 4 million customers and counting]</ref>

Mobile phone saturation in Australia is at 100.76 per cent [http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/telecom/2008-04-28-australia-cell-people_N.htm] (June 2008)

Vodafone's [[Globalstar]] integrated satellite/digital service covers 100 per cent of the Australian continent and up to {{convert|200|nmi|km|-1}} from the mainland.

== Retail ==
Vodafone phones are sold in almost 16,000 retail outlets across Australia, with 170 Vodafone-branded stores (2005 figures).<ref name=F&F/>

Different outlets include:
*Authorised service dealers
*Petrol and convenience stores
*Selected newsagencies
*[[Allphones]]
*[[Harvey Norman]]
*[[Tandy (Australia)|Tandy]]
*[[Dick Smith Electronics]]
*[[Kmart Australia|Kmart]]
*[[Target (Australia)|Target]]
*[[Woolworths Limited|Woolworths]]
*[[Video Ezy]]
*[[Priceline (Australia)|Priceline]]
*Voda in Myer Stores

== Sponsorship ==
Vodafone Australia is involved in sponsoring a number of Australian sports teams:
* '''Rugby union''': the [[Australia national rugby union team|Wallabies]] and all Australian [[Super 14]] teams
* '''AFL''': [[Brisbane Lions]], [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]], [[West Coast Eagles]], [[North Melbourne FC]]
* '''Motorsports''': [[TeamVodafone]] ([[V8 Supercars]])

The company previously held the naming rights to [[Hisense Arena|Vodafone Arena]] (now Hisense Arena), a mixed-sports venue in [[Melbourne]].

== Merger of operations with Hutchison Telecoms ==
On [[February 9]], [[2009]] Vodafone and Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited (owner of [[Hutchison 3G|3]] Australia) announced that they would be merging their operations into a 50-50 joint venture called VHA Pty Ltd. All products and services offered by VHA would be marketed under the Vodafone brand, as well as holding exclusive rights to the 3 brand during and after the transition process. The merger is expected to be completed by mid-2009, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.vodafone.com.au/stelprd/groups/webcontent/documents/webcontent/merger.pdf
|title = Hutchison and Vodafone agree to merge Australian Telecom operations
|accessdate = 2009-02-09}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.vodafone.com.au/ Vodafone Australia]
* [http://www.skolob.co.uk/skolob/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=7&blogId=1 Vodafone Australia GPRS Settings]

{{Australian mobile phone companies}}
{{Vodafone}}

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[[Category:Vodafone|Australia]]
[[Category:Mobile phone companies of Australia]]
[[Category:Companies based in Sydney]]

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