Vodafone Romania S.A. is a mobile phone network operator that began operations in Romania in April 1997. Initially, it was the first GSM network in the country and was known as Connex. The company underwent a rebranding phase, transitioning from Connex to Connex-Vodafone, and eventually dropping the Connex name in April 2006 to align with the global Vodafone brand. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vodafone Group plc. The majority ownership of Vodafone Romania was established when Vodafone Group procured 79% of Mobifon's shares from Telesystems International Wireless, a Canadian company that had previously held the majority stake. An additional 5% of Mobifon's shares were later acquired from Canadian entrepreneur Elani Grobler.
Alias
S.C. Vodafone Romania S.A.
Country
Romania
Type
Mobile Network Operator
Ownership
Vodafone Group
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3G Network

The company launched its 3G network in May 2006 over the B1 (2100 MHz) band.

Network Frequency Band Status
B1 (2100 MHz)
Active
B8 (900 MHz)
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 3G Network
Launch

4G Network

In October 2012 Vodafone announced pilot B3 (1800 MHz) networks had been deployed. Commercial B3 service was launched in 10 cities (Arad, Bacau, Brasov, Bucharest, Cluj, Constanta, Craiova, Iasi, Galati, and Timisoara) during November 2012. The network was expanded with B20 (800 MHz) by June 2014. Vodafone announced it had launched 300 Mbps LTE-Advanced service (Supernet 4G+) in September 2016 including in all 41 county capitals. VoLTE was enabled in November 2014.

Orange and Vodafone have formed a network JV company (Ovidiu) for expansion and rural coverage of the B20 (800 MHz) band.

4G Frequency Bands
Network Frequency Band Max. Channel Bandwidth Status Known EARFCNs
B1 (2100 MHz)
15
Active
473, 500
B3 (1800 MHz)
10
Active
1256
B3 (1800 MHz)
20
Active
1400
B20 (800 MHz)
10
Active
6250
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 4G Network
Launch

5G Network

Vodafone Romania activated its first 5G base stations on 15th May 2019, advertised as Supernet 5G. The service was initially launched in Bucharest, with roll-outs to other major centres planned shortly after. The network used a 40 MHz n78 carrier along with an n1 (2100 MHz) DSS carrier.

Network Frequency Band Max. Channel Bandwidth Status
n1 (2100 MHz)
15
Active
n78 (3500 MHz)
40
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 5G Network
Launch