Vodafone Italy, legally known as Vodafone Italia S.p.A., is a subsidiary of the Vodafone Group Plc and operates as a telecommunications company in Italy. The company was formed through the merger of Omnitel Sistemi Radiocellulari Italiani S.p.A., founded in 1990, and Pronto Italia S.p.A. in December 1995. This merger led to the launch of a mobile telephony service, becoming the second in Italy after TIM. In 1999, the German consortium Mannesmann took over the majority stake in Omnitel, which was then acquired by Vodafone the following year through a merger. This led to the company being renamed as Vodafone Omnitel S.p.A. in 2002.
In 2004, Vodafone Italy launched UMTS services, and in 2007, it acquired the Italian and Spanish branches of Tele2. Following this acquisition, the company launched XDSL services in Italy in 2008. In 2012, it enabled LTE technology services in Milan and Rome. In 2013, the company transformed into Vodafone Omnitel B.V., following Verizon's sale of its entire share capital to Vodafone. The company then moved its legal residence to Turin in 2015 and changed its name to Vodafone Italia S.p.A. It continues to operate as a leading telecommunications provider in Italy.