... a mobile phone. Vodafone was formed in 1984 as subsidiary of Racal electronic plc; at the time it was known as Racal telecom Limited. In 1982 Racal was awarded UK's first mobile licence. The company made the first mobile call at midnight on the 1st of January 1985. Since its first mobile call in 1985 Vodafone grew rapidly. In 5 years the customer base reached 0.5 million. As Vodafone grew rapidly it want it to get more customers so they introduced the roaming service in 1991. This was the first international roaming call between Vodafone and telecom Finland. Due to this growth Vodafone's intercontinental reach extends with licences and partnerships in Germany, South Africa, Fiji, Australia and Greece. In 1994 Vodafone introduced two new services digital fax and text messaging. A year later Vodafone continued its overseas expansion In Netherlands, Uganda, Hong Kong, Germany, France. By 1997 Vodafone's customers reached 3 million ...

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