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.jpg) A Ryanair Boeing 737-200 aircraft in Eircell livery in 2000 | |
| Company type | former: State-owned company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1984 in Dublin, Ireland |
| Founder | Telecom Eireann |
| Defunct | 2001 |
| Fate | Acquired by Vodafone |
Area served | Ireland |
Eircell was an Irish mobile cellular network provider which was established in 1984, with operations commencing in 1986. Its access code was 088 for the original analogue TACS system and 087 for the later GSM system. Following the abolition of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs, Eircell fell under the remit of Telecom Éireann (Later Eircom), which today is known as Eir. [1] The Eircell brand became defunct in 2002 following its acquisition by Vodafone. From 2001, Eircell underwent a major branding exercise after its acquisition by the Vodafone group in December 2000. The main branding was to associate a shade of deep purple with the company. When Vodafone rebranded with its trademark shade of red, the company commented that "red is the new purple". The company was known as Eircell-Vodafone for some time as the process took nine months in total.[2]
- ^ "Irish Telephony Numbering Scheme Status Report - March 1998" (PDF). Office of the Director of Telecommunications Regulation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Vodafone set to rebrand .Eircell". Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-07-03.