Telefonica, also known as Telefônica Brasil S.A., is a publicly owned company headquartered in Spain. Founded in 1924, it employs approximately 129,510 individuals and reported $44.7B in revenue as of 2024. The company specializes in telecoms, functioning as a Spanish multinational telecommunications company and one of the largest telephone operators and mobile network providers globally. It provides fixed and mobile telephony, broadband, and subscription television, operating in Europe and the Americas, with brands that include Movistar and Telefónica Hispanoamérica.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1924

Headcount

129,509

Headquarters

Spain

Primary Segment

Telecoms

Ownership

Publicly Owned

News Summary:

On March 20, 2026, O2 Telefónica, operating as Telefónica Germany, deployed an agentic AI system named Network Operations Agent (NOA) to support its network engineers and service managers in network operations and maintenance, describing the system as a "digital sparring partner." This development follows a collaboration agreement signed on March 19, 2026, where Telefónica (Spain) and Airbus Helicopters announced plans to jointly demonstrate the potential of 5G communications in military helicopters and uncrewed air systems, focusing on "hyperconnectivity."

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Telefonica offers 5 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Telefonica's product portfolio comprises of media and TV services and telecoms.
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Telefonica's revenues were $44.7B in 2024. Caretta Research has split Telefonica's revenue into 5 different product categories, the largest of which is mobile services, which represents 34% of Telefonica's revenue.
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Telefonica currently holds 66 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including rugby union, ice hockey, motorsports, combat sports, golf, baseball, athletics, soccer | association football, padel and pickleball, tennis, rugby league, american football and basketball.

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