It previously offered UMTS, HSDPA, and HSPA+  3G services (on the 2100 MHz frequency band) until their shutdown in February 2020.

[3] Libertel was founded in September 1995 with financial backing from Nationale-Nederlanden (NN) to compete with KPN.

[5][7] The six original shareholders were ING, Vodafone, Vendex, Liof, Internatio-Müller, and Macintosh Retail Group.

[4][6] Other Vodafone subsidiaries also went through a similar transition, aiming to establish the first global mobile telecommunications company with a familiar 'look and feel' throughout the world.

The European Commission approved the merger in August 2016, on the condition that Vodafone splits off its fixed-line internet business.