O2 (Ireland)

This article is about the Irish telecommunications company. For other uses, see O2 (disambiguation). For Three Ireland, the company who bought O2 Ireland, see Three Ireland.

Telefónica O2 Ireland Limited
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelecommunications
Broadband Internet access
Predecessor
  • Esat Digifone 1996 (1996)
FoundedIreland (1997 (1997))
FounderEsat Telecom Group
Defunct2 March 2015
FateAcquired by Three (3) (2014)
SuccessorThree Ireland (Hutchison) Limited
Headquarters
28–29 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin
,
Ireland
Area served
Ireland
Brands48 Months[1]
RevenueDecrease€905 million (2009)[2]
Number of employees
1,787 (2006 (2006))
Parent
Websitewww.o2.ie

Telefónica Ireland was a broadband and telecommunications provider in Ireland that traded under the O2 brand (typeset as O2). O2 Ireland was previously called Esat Digifone when it was owned by Esat Telecommunications (and Telenor) from 1997 to 2006.

O2 Ireland became a subsidiary of Telefónica in 2006, after its parent company O2 in the United Kingdom was purchased. In June 2013, Hutchison Whampoa announced it would acquire the Irish arm of O2 for €780 million.[3] O2 was merged into Hutchison Whampoa's subsidiary Three Ireland in March 2015.[4]

  1. ^ Kennedy, John (1 February 2012). "Telefónica launches mobile network for youth market". Silicon Republic.
  2. ^ "Hutchison Whampoa". O2. 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  3. ^ Mulligan, John. "3 Ireland network fails on day of €780m O2 deal". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Three and O2 are combining". Hutchison 3G. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.