In 1993, Thomas Bourtsalas founded the company Mobile Telephony Center Ltd, signing exclusive cooperation with the Panafon telecommunication provider, in order to attract customers - mobile subscribers on its behalf.
Thomas Bourtsalas, having previously worked in the shipping industry, managed to attract many and large shipping companies, such as Thenamaris, Minerva, Oceanbulk, some of which still trust Vodafone's network today.