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Vivo (telecommunications company)

January 07, 2023

Not to be confused with Vivo (technology company), a Chinese technology company.

Vivo (Portuguese for 'Live', as in Live Broadcasting, or 'Alive') is a brand of Telefônica Brasil, a subsidiary of Telefónica and the largest telecommunications company in Brazil. It is headquartered in the Brooklin Novo neighborhood of São Paulo.

Telefônica Brasil S.A.
Former Vivo headquarters in São Paulo
TypeBrand of Telefônica Brasil
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1993; 30 years ago (1993) (as Telesp Celular)
April 13, 2003; 19 years ago (2003-04-13) (as Vivo)
HeadquartersSão Paulo, Brazil
Area served
Key people
Christian Gebara (CEO)
Eduardo de Carvalho (Chairman)
ProductsFixed, mobile, Internet, television
Revenue R$64.61 billion (2021)[2]
R$6.96 billion (2021)[2]
R$6.22 billion (2021)[2]
OwnerTelefônica Brasil (subsidiary of Telefónica)
Number of employees
133,473 (2021)[1]
Websitevivo.com.br

History

The company was originally formed as part of Telebrás, the state-owned telecom monopoly at the time. In 1998, Telebrás was demerged and privatized. Telefónica bought Telesp, the São Paulo division, and rebranded it to Telefónica. On 15 April 2012, all Telefónica services were rebranded again to Vivo, using the same strategy of unifying all its services in a unique brand, like Movistar (Hispanic America and Spain) and O2 (rest of Europe).

Merged companies

The following operators merged to form Vivo:

Owned by Telefónica

Owned by Portugal Telecom

Acquired by the joint venture

New operations in the Northeast region

Vivo brand

 
Vivo building in Rio de Janeiro.

The Vivo brand was launched on 13 April 2003, as a mobile phone service provider. It's the largest provider in Brazil with over 76 million users.[3] It originated from the merger of several Brazilian mobile phone operations under a joint-venture owned equally by Portugal Telecom (PT) and Spain's Telefónica. Until 2006, the group was composed of six holding companies which, as announced in November 2005, merged into a single holding company, "Vivo Participações". The operation was concluded on 22 February 2006. In July 2010, Telefónica bought PT's shares.[4][5]

Today Vivo operates an UMTS, 3G networks and bands 1, 7, 3, 28 4G LTE in most Brazilian cities. Initially, the network was based on analog AMPS (IS-95) and parts (resulting from acquisition of other companies), using TDMA (IS-136). These were all converted to GSM beginning in 2006, when, after years being the only CDMA network. For some years, GSM and CDMA networks coexisted.[6] In the second half of the 2000s, the CDMA network was gradually converted to CDMA2000 in the major cities. The CDMA network was discontinued in November 2012.[7]

In 2012, the fixed services in the state of São Paulo were rebranded from Telefónica to Vivo, unifying the brands for fixed and mobile services since then.

Vivo brands

 
Vivo Store in Rio de Janeiro.

Vivo owns the following brands:

  • Vivo Móvel (mobile service)
  • Vivo Fixo (landline service, formerly Telefônica)
    • Vivo Internet (ADSL broadband, formerly Speedy)
    • Vivo Internet Plus (Cable broadband, formerly Ajato and Vivo Speedy, being discontinued)
    • Vivo Fibra (FTTH broadband, as of 4Q2020, +50% of broadband users)
  • Vivo TV (initially satellite television, DTH, formerly Telefônica TV Digital)
    • Vivo TV (satellite TV)
    • Vivo TV Plus (cable television, formerly TVA, being discontinued as of 4Q2020)
    • Vivo TV Fibra (FTTH television service)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Balanço Financeiro 2021 (ref. 2022)" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Telefônica Brasil IR. pp. 100, 101, 230, 309. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Resultado Financeiro 2021" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Telefônica Brasil IR. February 22, 2022. pp. 2, 3, 5, 18. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  3. ^ . Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 May 2017.
  4. ^ Woolls, Daniel (28 July 2010). "Telefonica: new deal with PT to buy Brazil's Vivo". The Seattle Times.
  5. ^ Paul Tobin; Anabela Reis (28 July 2010). "Telefonica Agrees to Buy Vivo Stake for $9.8 Billion". Bloomberg.
  6. ^ "O que muda com a ida da Vivo para o GSM" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 May 2007.
  7. ^ . Vivo (in Portuguese). 2013-12-25. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 2019-04-03.

External links

  • Official website  

January 07, 2023
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Not to be confused with Vivo technology company a Chinese technology company Vivo Portuguese for Live as in Live Broadcasting or Alive is a brand of Telefonica Brasil a subsidiary of Telefonica and the largest telecommunications company in Brazil It is headquartered in the Brooklin Novo neighborhood of Sao Paulo Telefonica Brasil S A Former Vivo headquarters in Sao PauloTypeBrand of Telefonica BrasilIndustryTelecommunicationsFounded1993 30 years ago 1993 as Telesp Celular April 13 2003 19 years ago 2003 04 13 as Vivo HeadquartersSao Paulo BrazilArea served5 046 municipalities 1 Coverage 5 046 97 9 of Brazil citation needed 3G 4 879 97 4G LTE 4 381 94 1 4 5G LTE 2 855 81 9 Key peopleChristian Gebara CEO Eduardo de Carvalho Chairman ProductsFixed mobile Internet televisionRevenueR 64 61 billion 2021 2 Operating incomeR 6 96 billion 2021 2 Net incomeR 6 22 billion 2021 2 OwnerTelefonica Brasil subsidiary of Telefonica Number of employees133 473 2021 1 Outsourced 100 922Employee 32 551Websitevivo wbr com wbr br Contents 1 History 1 1 Merged companies 1 2 Vivo brand 1 2 1 Vivo brands 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe company was originally formed as part of Telebras the state owned telecom monopoly at the time In 1998 Telebras was demerged and privatized Telefonica bought Telesp the Sao Paulo division and rebranded it to Telefonica On 15 April 2012 all Telefonica services were rebranded again to Vivo using the same strategy of unifying all its services in a unique brand like Movistar Hispanic America and Spain and O2 rest of Europe Merged companies Edit The following operators merged to form Vivo Owned by Telefonica Telefonica Celular Rio de Janeiro Espirito Santo Rio Grande do Sul Telebahia Celular Bahia Telergipe Celular Sergipe Telesp Landline Sao Paulo Owned by Portugal Telecom Telesp Celular Sao Paulo Global Telecom Parana Santa Catarina Norte Brasil Telecom a k a NBT Amazonas Roraima Para Amapa Maranhao Acquired by the joint venture TCO Celular Goias the Federal District Acre Tocantins Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Telemig Celular Minas Gerais New operations in the Northeast region Vivo Ceara Alagoas Rio Grande do Norte Pernambuco Paraiba Piaui since October 2008 Vivo brand Edit Vivo building in Rio de Janeiro The Vivo brand was launched on 13 April 2003 as a mobile phone service provider It s the largest provider in Brazil with over 76 million users 3 It originated from the merger of several Brazilian mobile phone operations under a joint venture owned equally by Portugal Telecom PT and Spain s Telefonica Until 2006 the group was composed of six holding companies which as announced in November 2005 merged into a single holding company Vivo Participacoes The operation was concluded on 22 February 2006 In July 2010 Telefonica bought PT s shares 4 5 Today Vivo operates an UMTS 3G networks and bands 1 7 3 28 4G LTE in most Brazilian cities Initially the network was based on analog AMPS IS 95 and parts resulting from acquisition of other companies using TDMA IS 136 These were all converted to GSM beginning in 2006 when after years being the only CDMA network For some years GSM and CDMA networks coexisted 6 In the second half of the 2000s the CDMA network was gradually converted to CDMA2000 in the major cities The CDMA network was discontinued in November 2012 7 In 2012 the fixed services in the state of Sao Paulo were rebranded from Telefonica to Vivo unifying the brands for fixed and mobile services since then Vivo brands Edit Vivo Store in Rio de Janeiro Vivo owns the following brands Vivo Movel mobile service Vivo 4G 4G LTE Vivo 4G Plus 4G LTE Advanced Pro Vivo Fixo landline service formerly Telefonica Vivo Internet ADSL broadband formerly Speedy Vivo Internet Plus Cable broadband formerly Ajato and Vivo Speedy being discontinued Vivo Fibra FTTH broadband as of 4Q2020 50 of broadband users Vivo TV initially satellite television DTH formerly Telefonica TV Digital Vivo TV satellite TV Vivo TV Plus cable television formerly TVA being discontinued as of 4Q2020 Vivo TV Fibra FTTH television service See also EditTelefonica Brasil Telecommunications in Brazil List of internet service providers in BrazilReferences Edit a b Balanco Financeiro 2021 ref 2022 PDF in Brazilian Portuguese Telefonica Brasil IR pp 100 101 230 309 Retrieved July 30 2022 a b c Resultado Financeiro 2021 PDF in Brazilian Portuguese Telefonica Brasil IR February 22 2022 pp 2 3 5 18 Retrieved July 30 2022 Com 763 milhoes de cliente Vivo lidera mercado com 288 de participacao Folha de S Paulo in Portuguese 20 May 2013 Archived from the original on 27 May 2017 Woolls Daniel 28 July 2010 Telefonica new deal with PT to buy Brazil s Vivo The Seattle Times Paul Tobin Anabela Reis 28 July 2010 Telefonica Agrees to Buy Vivo Stake for 9 8 Billion Bloomberg O que muda com a ida da Vivo para o GSM in Portuguese Retrieved 18 May 2007 Comunicado Vivo Vivo in Portuguese 2013 12 25 Archived from the original on 25 December 2013 Retrieved 2019 04 03 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vivo telecommunications company amp oldid 1123197650, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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