Vodafone Greece, officially known as Vodafone-Panafon Hellenic Telecommunications Company S.A, was established in 1992 as Panafon. The company was founded with the participation of Vodafone Group Plc., France Telecom, Intracom and Data Bank. In January 2002, the company underwent a name change, officially becoming Vodafone Greece. The company's shares were listed on the Athens and London stock exchanges in December 1998. However, in July 2004, Vodafone Greece de-listed from the Athens stock exchange. The majority shareholder of Vodafone Greece is Vodafone Group Plc., holding 99.8% of the shares.

Alias
Vodafone-Panafon Hellenic Telecommunications Company S.A.
Country
Greece
Type
Mobile Network Operator
Ownership
Vodafone Group
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3G Network

The company launched its 3G network in November 2006 over the B1 (2100 MHz) band. The network was shut down mid-2023.

Network Frequency Band Status
B1 (2100 MHz)
Shut Down
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 3G Network
Launch
Shutdown of 3G Network
Shut Down

4G Network

The company's 4G LTE network was commercially launched in June 2013 using the B3 (1800 MHz) band, following an initial data-only service which ran from December 2012.

In February 2015 Vodafone implemented 300 Mbps LTE-Advanced in parts of Athens using carrier aggregation of B3 and B7. Tri-band 375 Mbps LTE-Advanced was trialled in 2015, combining B3, B7 and B20 spectrum. A 20 MHz B1 carrier was added following the 3G shutdown in 2023.

NB-IoT services were launched over the company's B20 carrier.

4G Frequency Bands
Network Frequency Band Max. Channel Bandwidth Status Known EARFCNs
B1 (2100 MHz)
20
Active
100
B3 (1800 MHz)
20
Active
B7 (2600 MHz)
20
Active
2850
B20 (800 MHz)
10
Active
6300
B28 (700 MHz)
10
Active
9360
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 4G Network
Launch

5G Network

Vodafone launched its 5G network in Greece during January 2021 using the n78 mid-band.

Network Frequency Band Max. Channel Bandwidth Status
n78 (3500 MHz)
70
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 5G Network
Launch