Editing Telefónica (section)

=== Ireland ===
{{Main|O2 (Ireland)}}
O2 in Ireland was purchased by Telefónica as part of its acquisition of O2 plc in the UK in 2005. Telefónica Ireland has become the second largest mobile phone operator in Ireland, operating a GSM/EDGE and high-speed HSPA+ wireless broadband network to residential and business customers through its "O2" brand. Telefónica Ireland also provide fixed broadband to business customers.

It was announced on 24 June 2013 that Telefónica had agreed to sell its O2 Ireland mobile business for at least €780 million ($1 billion) in cash to [[Hutchison Whampoa]]'s subsidiary [[Hutchison 3G#Ireland|3]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-telfonica-ireland-idUKBRE95N05N20130624 |title=Telefonica sells O2 Ireland to Hutchison's 3 for $1 billion |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505014750/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-telfonica-ireland-idUKBRE95N05N20130624 |archive-date=2016-05-05 |publisher=Reuters |date=24 June 2013}}</ref> O2 was merged into Hutchison Whampoa's subsidiary [[Three Ireland]] in March 2015.