Private company

Three Australia

Logo: Hutchison 3G Enterprises S.A.R.L., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons²

Three Australia is a former Australian telecommunications company based in St Leonards, founded in 2003.¹ It was founded by Hutchison Whampoa.¹ It is part of Vodafone.¹ It ceased to exist in 2009.¹

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 15, 2003Founded¹

Industrytelecommunications industry¹
HeadquartersSt Leonards¹
Founded inSydney¹
Websitewww.three.com.au
Legal formAustralian Proprietary Company, Limited By Shares¹

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Corporate structure

Three Australia is part of a group headed by Vodafone. 126 entities, 31 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Vodafone Newbury, United Kingdom
- Vodafone Europe 100% · Capelle Aan Den Ijssel, Netherlands
- Vodafone UK 100% · Newbury, United Kingdom
- VodafoneThree 100% · Newbury, United Kingdom
- Vodacom 65.1% · Johanesburg, South Africa
  - Vodacom Tanzania Subsidiary · 75% · Dar es Salaam
  - Vodafone Egypt Subsidiary · Smart Village Egypt
  - Vodacom Moçambique Subsidiary · 85%
  - Vodacom Lesotho Subsidiary · 80%
  - Vodacom Congo Subsidiary · 51%
- Three Australia St Leonards
- Vodafone Albania Tirana, Albania
- Vodafone Czech Republic Praha, Czechia
  - UPC Czech Republic Subsidiary · Praha, Czechia
- VODAFONE INVESTMENTS LUXEMBOURG S.À R.L. Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - CCII (MAURITIUS), INC. Ebene, Mauritius
  - EURO PACIFIC SECURITIES LTD Ebene, Mauritius
  - MOBILVEST Ebene, Mauritius
  - TRANS CRYSTAL LTD Ebene, Mauritius
  - VODAFONE TELECOMMUNICATIONS (INDIA) LIMITED Ebene, Mauritius
  - AL-AMIN INVESTMENTS LIMITED Subsidiary · Ebene, Mauritius
- Vodafone Ireland Dublin, Ireland
- Vodafone Romania Bucharest, Romania
- Vodafone Ventures Ltd Newbury, United Kingdom
- Vodafone Foundation Subsidiary · 100% · Newbury
  - Vodafone Italy Foundation Subsidiary · Italy
- Vodafone Idea Subsidiary · 31.27% · Mumbai, India
  - Idea Cellular Infrastructure Services Limited Subsidiary · 100% · Mumbai, India
  - VODAFONE IDEA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · Ahmedabad, India
  - VODAFONE IDEA SHARED SERVICES LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · Mumbai, India
  - IDEA CELLULAR SERVICES LIMITED Subsidiary · Mumbai, India
  - VODAFONE IDEA NEXT-GEN SOLUTIONS LIMITED Subsidiary · Mumbai, India
  - VODAFONE IDEA TELECOM INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED Subsidiary · Ahmedabad, India
- TPG Telecom Subsidiary · 25.05% · North Sydney
- Airtel Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
- Airtel-Vodafone Subsidiary
- Cable & Wireless Worldwide Subsidiary · Bracknell
- Indus Towers Subsidiary · Gurugram, India
- Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane Subsidiary · Milano, Italy
- Mannesmann Subsidiary · Duisburg
  - Kronprinz GmbH Subsidiary · Solingen, Germany
  - Mannesmann Mobilfunk Subsidiary
- Nema Subsidiary
- ONO Subsidiary · Madrid
- SMARTY Subsidiary
- Talkmobile Subsidiary · Newbury
- Telekom Malaysia Subsidiary · Telekom Tower
  - Spice Telecom Subsidiary · Mohali
- and 64 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Hutchison Whampoa on Apr 15, 2003, in Sydney.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Hutchison Whampoa since 2003
Vodafone since 2009

Owners

Vodafone Australia 100% since 2009

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

Succeeded by Vodafone Australia¹

Timeline

Jun 10, 2009Dissolved Dissolved¹
2009Acquired Acquired by Vodafone¹
Apr 15, 2003Founded Founded in Sydney¹
2003Acquired Acquired by Hutchison Whampoa¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataThree Australia on Wikidata
2
Wikimedia CommonsThree Australia logo by Hutchison 3G Enterprises S.A.R.L., Public domain