Ya.com or Yacom was originally the Internet brand of Jazztel.[1] It was created in June 1999 by Martín Varsavsky and a group of former Terra employees within Jazztel Internet Factory, the Internet subsidiary of Jazztel, with the aim of competing in the business of Internet services, content and access portals.[2] The company was renamed Ya.com Internet Factory in March 2000.[3]

History

Through acquisitions, such as Mixmail.com (email),[4] Inforchat.com (chat service),[5] Chueca.com (gay community portal),[6]or through the creation of in-house teams and/or Internet entrepreneurs, such as Viajar.com, Finanzas.com and Supermotor.com, Ya.com built an extensive network. It was also a leader in mobile Internet portals.

In September 2000, Deutsche Telekom's Internet subsidiary T-Online bought 100% of the company for €553 million.[7] T-Online refocused the brand and company on ADSL Internet access, reaching 400,000 customers, and gradually abandoned the portal business.

In 2007, the company was acquired by Orange, the mobile and Internet access subsidiary of France Télécom, for 320 million euros.[8] Until September 2012, it operated independently under its own brand, targeting a segment of the low-cost Internet access market.

From September 2012, the company stopped marketing ADSL to new customers.[9] Finally, in October 2012, France Télécom merged its ADSL customers with those of its main brand Orange, which meant the complete disappearance of the Yacom division, ending the 13-year history of this brand.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Lis, Patricia Fernández de (1999-06-05). "36 empleados de Telefónica dimiten para crear un 'portal' en Jazztel". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  2. ↑ "Fuga masiva de empleados de Telefónica a Jazztel". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  3. ↑ "Ya.com Internet Factory es el nuevo nombre de la filial on-line de Jazztel". ComputerWorld (in Spanish). 2000-03-31. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  4. ↑ "Jazztel Internet Factory compra MixMail". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  5. ↑ "Inforchat: la nueva adquisición de Ya.com - Noticias.com". web.archive.org. 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  6. ↑ Redacción (2000-04-08). "CHUECA.COM SE INTEGRARÁ EN LA RED DE YA.COM". Marketing Directo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  7. ↑ "EL MUNDO | Diario del Navegante 2.0". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  8. ↑ "Orange cierra la compra de Ya.com por 320 millones - Expansión.com". www.expansion.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  9. ↑ González, María (2012-09-08). "YaCom deja de comercializar sus servicios ADSL". Xataka Móvil (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  10. ↑ "Muere una marca mítica de internet: Yacom". Marca por hombro (in Spanish). 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
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