Current operators

Size: 1.95 million customers – 49 per cent market share Vodafone:

Type: GSM and 3G networks

Owned by: Vodafone group

Financials: average revenue per user of €608 in Ireland, compared with €306 in Britain

Boss: Teresa Elder, chief executive Vodafone Ireland

O2

Size: 1.5 million customers – 41 per cent market share

Type: GSM and iMode 3G (to be launched by the end of the year) networks

Owned by: MMO2 group.

Financials: average ...