telecommunications founded cheshunt hertfordshire united kingdom 29 may 2003 headquarters welwyn garden city hertfordshire united kingdom area served united kingdom republic of ireland slovakia hungary czech republic key people anthony vollmer ceo 1 ronan dunne chairman 2 products mobile telecommunications owner tesco mobile services 45 % tesco mobile communications 45 % o2 10 % 3 parent tesco website www.tescomobile.com tesco mobile limited trading as tesco mobile is a mobile virtual network operator mvno in the united kingdom ireland slovakia hungary and the czech republic . it is operated by tesco using the o2 4 network as its carrier except in hungary where the network operator is vodafone and ireland where the network operator is three ireland . network services supported in the uk voicemail call waiting . network services not supported in the uk visual voicemail conference calling and call forwarding also diverting . on 30 january 2014 tesco mobile started offering 4g service for its pay monthly and sim only customers at no extra cost extending the service to pay as you go customers on 24 july 2014 . 5 6 tesco mobile customer care services are contracted out to o2 communications ltd in bury greater manchester . device technical support services are contracted out to lucidcx based in bristol . device repair services are contracted to a novo uk ltd. contents 1 history 2 other locations 2.1 ireland 2.2 hungary 2.3 slovakia 2.4 czech republic 3 references 4 external links history edit tesco mobile was established in may 2003 7 it is run on the o2 network in the uk and as such has 99 % network coverage in the uk . 8 other locations edit this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message ireland edit on 19 december 2006 tesco ireland announced that it would enter into a joint venture with o2 ireland to offer mobile telecommunications services . 9 the service which is ireland s second mvno the defunct cellular 3 having been the first uses the o2 network but operates separately . it has been allocated the area code 089 . as with tesco s uk mobile service it has been branded tesco mobile . 9 the network commenced operation in 2007 . tesco mobile has 200 000 customers in ireland as of 26 july 2011 . in march 2015 after it was announced that three had successfully purchased o2 it was announced that the o2 ireland network would go defunct and that the o2 website shops and network would merge into three ireland . as a result tesco mobile ireland were moved from being a mvno on the o2 network to being a mvno on the three network . hungary edit tesco mobile hungary will be a 50 50 joint venture providing tesco mobile branded services in hungary through tesco stores and on line using vodafone s technology and network . slovakia edit on o2 december 2009 tesco stores sr announced that it would enter into a joint venture with telef nica slovakia to offer mobile telecommunications services . the service which is slovakia s second mvno the naymobile having been the first uses the o2 network but operates separately . czech republic edit in may 2013 tesco stores r a.s. announced that it would enter into a joint venture with telef nica czech republic to offer mobile telecommunications services . the service uses the o2 network but operates separately . references edit on 10 3 2013 11 04 05 am 2013 10 03 . vollmer replaces fogg as tesco telecom chief . mobile today . retrieved 2014 08 27 . ronan dunne at linkedin https www.duedil.com company 04780736 tesco mobile limited financials . missing or empty title help telef nica o2 uk and tesco mobile joint venture . retrieved 2010 01 17 . collins katie 2014 01 30 . tesco mobile introduces free 4g for new and existing customers wired uk . wired.co.uk . retrieved 2014 08 27 . 4g tesco mobile . shop.tescomobile.com . 2013 07 01 . retrieved 2014 08 27 . tesco mobile limited in hertfordshire free companies house name check on tesco mobile limited . duedil.com . retrieved 2014 08 27 . tesco mobile coverage . uk mobile phone coverage . retrieved 29 january 2015 . a b o2 signs 136 000 contract customers . mobile today . noble house . retrieved 2006 03 18 . dead link external links edit official website v t e tesco key people jack cohen lord maclaurin terry leahy philip clarke dave lewis list of chairmen retail tesco tesco.com extra express metro one stop former operations dobbies garden centres harris hoole giraffe restaurants tesco kipa international operations tesco lotus tesco ireland services tesco bank tesco clubcard tesco mobile dunnhumby v t e telecommunications industry in the united kingdom economy of the united kingdom science and technology in the united kingdom companies infrastructure providers arqiva babcock international bt wholesale openreach interxion 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