▁W ire less ▁World wide ▁and ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁V od af one ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁ ▁C able ▁and ▁W ire less ▁traces ▁its ▁history ▁back ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁British ▁te legraph ▁companies ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s , ▁and ▁c ites ▁Sir ▁John ▁P ender ▁as ▁the ▁founder . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁P ender ▁founded ▁the ▁Fal mouth , ▁Mal ta , ▁Gib ral tar ▁Te legraph ▁Company ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁Indian ▁Sub marine ▁Te legraph ▁Company , ▁which ▁connected ▁the ▁Ang lo - Med iter rane an ▁cable ▁( link ing ▁Mal ta ▁to ▁Alexand ria ▁using ▁a ▁cable ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁P ender ' s ▁companies ) ▁to ▁Britain ▁and ▁India , ▁respectively . ▁The ▁London ▁to ▁Bomb ay ▁te legraph ▁line ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁the ▁three ▁companies ▁were ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Marse illes , ▁Al gi ers ▁and ▁Mal ta ▁Te legraph ▁Company ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Te legraph ▁Company , ▁with ▁P ender ▁as ▁chairman . ▁ ▁The ▁Eastern ▁Te legraph ▁Company ▁expanded ▁the ▁cable ▁length ▁from ▁ 8 , 8 6 0 ▁miles ▁on ▁its ▁found ing ▁to ▁ 2 2 , 4 0 0 ▁miles ▁just ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁later . ▁The ▁Company ▁stead ily ▁took ▁over ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁companies ▁founded ▁to