Vodafone Netherlands
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Vodafone Netherlands, part of the Vodafone Group is the third largest mobile phone
company in the Netherlands
, and was previously called Libertel. The mobile phone system uses GSM 900 and GSM 1800. It offers 2G
GSM, 2.5G GPRS, 3G
UMTS 3.5G HSDPA and 3.75G HSPA+ with a maximum speed of 28Mbit/s in Amsterdam
, The Hague
and Rotterdam
, other city's were scheduled to get an update during the summer of 2010.
and has around 2,800 employees. They were the first operator in the Netherlands to have launched UMTS.
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
company in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, and was previously called Libertel. The mobile phone system uses GSM 900 and GSM 1800. It offers 2G
2G
2G is short for second-generation wireless telephone technology. Second generation 2G cellular telecom networks were commercially launched on the GSM standard in Finland by Radiolinja in 1991...
GSM, 2.5G GPRS, 3G
3G
3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union...
UMTS 3.5G HSDPA and 3.75G HSPA+ with a maximum speed of 28Mbit/s in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
and Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
, other city's were scheduled to get an update during the summer of 2010.
Vodafone
Vodafone saw Libertel undergo a major rebranding exercise on its acquisition by the group. Other Vodafone subsidiaries also went through a similar transition, to create the first truly global mobile telecommunications company, with the familiar ' look and feel' throughout the world. Vodafone Netherlands is based in MaastrichtMaastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
and has around 2,800 employees. They were the first operator in the Netherlands to have launched UMTS.