History

History

Cellhire is a leading global telecoms provider of mobile communications, M2M/IoT services and data connectivity to enterprise clients and indirect partners worldwide.

Established in 1987, the group serves EMEA, Americas and APAC with offices in the UK, USA, France, Germany and Japan. Partnering with mobile network operators globally, Cellhire provides access to mobile connectivity at market-leading commercials to companies worldwide.

The company is committed to delivering the highest standards of customer service which is underlined by its continued attainment of ISO 9001, the internationally recognised quality standard. Cellhire has worked with Investors in People (IIP) since 2004 and hold the We Invest In People Gold standard. Additionally, the company won the highly coveted Queen’s Award for International Enterprise, as a result of its success as a specialist in the delivery of mobile communication solutions for events around the world.

Since 2019, Cellhire has attained ISO 27001, the internationally recognised Information Security Management System Standard (ISMS).

Cellhire recently secured a significant investment from mid-market private equity house LDC for a minority stake, to accelerate its substantial growth plans.

1987 Cellhire Established 1996 Cellhire USA Opened 1997 Cellhire France Opened 2000 Cellhire Australia Opened 2005 Cellhire Japan Opened 2007 Cellhire China Rep. Office Opened 2008 Cellhire Germany Opened 2012 Cellhire Russia Opened 2013 Cellhire Brazil Opened 2017 Cellhire Switzerland Opened 2019 Orange France MVNO 2000 Rentals from O2 Partner 2008 Appointed an Iridium Service Provider 2009 Verizon Satellite Partner 2012 Telefónica O2 Partner at London Olympics 2019 AT&T Solutions Provider 2015 EE Service Provider 2021 China Unicom MVNE 2021 Verizon IoT Reseller 1999 O2 Service Provider 1992 Vodafone Service Provider 2019 York Top 100 Global Reach Award 2021 Comms National Award Best Mobile/IoT Customer Solution 2021 Vodafone Business Customer Excellence Award 2022 LDC Significant Minority Investment 2022 Mobile News Awards Best IoT Service/Application 2022 Investors in People Gold Accreditation 2022 Vodafone Business Indirect ‘Transformation and Growth Award’ 2019 ISO 27001 Certification for Atlas Billing Engine 2019 EE Partner Award (Q1 Corporate Indirect) 2017 Cellhire’s 30th Anniversary 2016 Record Achievement at Rio Olympics 2014 HSBC Global Connection Finalist 2012 O2 Special Award for Innovation 2005 Queen’s Award for International Enterprise 2004 Investors in People Award 1993 ISO 9001 Quality Management 2018 EE Partner Award (Q4 Corporate Indirect) 2001 WCCTV Established 2001 FoneFix Established 2012 Vismo Established 2012 SIMsmart Prepaid Launched 2018 Atlas Billing Engine Launched 2019 AllTalk™ VoIP Launched Phone & Virtual PBX 2020 Dataroam Consumer Brand Launched 2021 eSIMsmart MVNO Launched
Cellhire offices
Service providers
Awards
Brands

1987

Cellhire established

1996

Cellhire USA opened

1997

Cellhire France opened

2000

Cellhire Australia opened

2005

Cellhire Japan opened

2007

Cellhire China Rep opened

2008

Cellhire Germany opened

2012

Cellhire Russia opened

2013

Cellhire Brazil opened

2017

Cellhire Switzerland opened

1992

Vodafone Service Provider

1999

O2 Service Provider

2000

Rentals from O2 Partner

2008

Appointed an Iridium Service Provider

2009

Verizon Service Provider

2012

Telefónica O2 partner at London Olympics

2015

EE Service Provider

2019

Orange France MVNO

2019

AT&T Service Provider

2021

China Unicom MVNE

2021

Verizon IoT Reseller

1993

ISO 9001 Quality Management

2004

Investors in People Award

2005

Queen's Award for International Enterprise

2012

O2 Special Award for Innovation

2014

HSBC Global Connection Finalist

2016

Record Achievement at Rio Olympics

2017

Cellhire's 30th Anniversary

2018

EE Partner Award (Q4 Corporate Indirect)

2019

EE Partner Award (Q1 Corporate Indirect)

2019

ISO 27001 Certification for Atlas Billing Engine

2019

York Top 100 Global Reach Award

2021

Comms National Award Best Mobile/IoT Customer Solution

2021

Vodafone Business Customer Excellent Award

2001

WCCTV Established

2001

FoneFix Established

2012

Vismo Established

2012

SIMsmart Prepaid launched

2018

Atlas Billing System launched

2019

AllTalk™ VoIP Launched Phone & Virtual PBX Launched

2020

Dataroam Consumer Brand Launched

2021

eSIMsmart MVNO Launched

People

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People

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Global Offices

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Global Offices

Established in 1987, the Group has offices in the UK, USA, France, Germany and Japan.

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Careers

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Careers

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Mission Values

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Mission & Values

To be considered the leading global service provider for high speed, cost-effective mobile connectivity.

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