List of mobile network operators

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This is a list of mobile phone network operating companies. For a more comprehensive list (UMTS and GSM operators only), see Mobile Network Code.

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[edit] Terrestrial

These are the world's largest mobile network operators by number of subscribers (and by proportionate subscribers, if the company has holdings in other operators).

Rank Company Main Markets Technology* Subscribers**
(proportionate, in millions)
Subscribers
(total, in millions)
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China China Mobile China (inc. Hong Kong) & Pakistan GSM, GPRS, EDGE
TD-SCDMA
471 (Feb 2009)
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Vodafone United Kingdom, India, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Romania, Greece, Portugal, Netherlands, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, Albania, Malta, Northern Cyprus, Faroe Island, USA, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Egypt, Ghana, Fiji, Lesotho, Mozambique GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA
LTE (planned)
(CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO)
289.0 (December 2008)[1]
3 Flag of Spain Telefónica / Movistar / O2 Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Ireland, Germany, UK, Czech Republic, Morocco, Slovakia GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA
LTE (planned)
(D-AMPS
CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x)
156.7 (December 2008)[2] 195.5 (December 2008)[2]
4 Flag of Mexico América Móvil USA, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Jamaica, Peru, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Ecuador and El Salvador GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA
(D-AMPS
CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO)
186.6 (December 2008)[3]
5 Flag of Norway Telenor Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Russia, Ukraine, Thailand, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Malaysia GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA
159 (September 2008)[4]
8 Flag of the People's Republic of China China Unicom China (inc. Macau) GSM, GPRS,WCDMA 135.8 (Feb 2009)[5]
6 Flag of Sweden TeliaSonera Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Spain, Russia, Nepal, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia, Moldova, Turkey, Ukraine GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA
134.8 (February 2009)[6]
7 Flag of Germany T-Mobile Germany, USA, UK, Poland, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Hungary, Austria, Croatia, Slovakia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA
LTE (planned)
128.3 (December 2008)[7]
9 Flag of France Orange / France Télécom France, UK, Switzerland, Poland, Spain, Romania, Moldova, Slovakia, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Israel, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Cameroon, Botswana, Madagascar, Mali, Senegal, Mauritius, Réunion, Martinique, French Guiana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Kenya, Uganda, Togo, Niger, Equatorial Guinea GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA
LTE (planned)
111.884 (March 2008)[8] 117.604 (Sept 2008)[9]
10 Flag of India Bharti Airtel India, Seychelles, Jersey, Guernsey, Sri Lanka GSM, GPRS, EDGE 92.27 (feb 2009)[10]
11 Flag of the United States Verizon Wireless United States CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO
LTE (planned)
(GSM*, GPRS*)
*Acquired from Alltel.
83.7 (January 2009)[11]
12 Flag of Singapore SingTel Singapore, Australia, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Bangladesh, Pakistan GSM
UMTS, HSDPA
82.36 (Feb 2009)[12] 232.42 (Feb 2009)[citation needed]
13 Flag of South Africa MTN Group Afghanistan, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Republic of Guinea, Iran, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA
80.74 (September 2008)[13]
14 Flag of the United States AT&T Mobility United States, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA
LTE (planned)
77.0 (January 2009)[14]
15 Flag of Italy Telecom Italia / TIM Italy, Brazil, San Marino, Vatican City GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA
LTE (planned)
(D-AMPS)
70.6 (September 2008) [15]
16 Flag of the United Arab Emirates Etisalat Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, the Ivory Coast, Egypt, Gabon, Indonesia, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo and the United Arab Emirates GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA 63.0 (April 2008)[16]
17 Flag of Egypt Orascom Telecom Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Pakistan, Tunisia, Zimbabwe GSM, GPRS, EDGE 62.9 (September 2008)[citation needed] 77.0 (September 2008)[17]
18 Flag of Russia Reliance Communication / India GSM, GPRS, UMTS
(D-AMPS)
57.8 (September 2008)[18]
19 Flag of Japan NTT docomo Japan, Bangladesh, USA (Guam & Northern Marianas Islands) GSM, GPRS, PDC
FOMA, HSDPA
LTE (planned)
54.16 (December 2008)[19]

*Primary technologies are listed first. Technologies listed second (in parentheses) are secondary.
**Same as total subscribers where missing.

[edit] Satellite based

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Globalstar Proprietary CDMA 0.278 (June 2007)[20]
2 Thuraya Proprietary FDMA 0.250 (August 2006)[21]
3 Iridium Proprietary TDMA 0.250 (April 2008)[22]
4 Inmarsat 0.209 active terminals[23] (Q1 2007)
5 ACeS

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[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.vodafone.com/etc/medialib/ims_q3.Par.3256.File.dat/090203-VODQ3IMS-FINAL.pdf
  2. ^ a b http://www.telefonica.es/accionistaseinversores/ing/pdf/rdos08t4-eng.pdf
  3. ^ http://www.americamovil.com/docs/reportes/eng/2008_4.pdf
  4. ^ http://www.telenor.com/investor-relations/quarterly_reports/3q08/pdf_xls/3q08_v1.pdf
  5. ^ http://www.chinaunicom.com.hk/en/aboutus/about_profile.html
  6. ^ http://www.teliasonera.com/press/pressreleases/item.page?prs.itemId=408567
  7. ^ http://www.telekom.com/dtag/cms/content/dt/de/595714?archivArticleID=613750
  8. ^ http://www.francetelecom.com/en/financials/investors/presentations/revenues/att00002431/Abonnes_1T06_histo.pdf
  9. ^ http://www.orange.com/en_EN/press/press_releases/att00006071/CP3Q08VA.pdf
  10. ^ http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/trai/upload/PressReleases/644/pr21jan09no11.pdf
  11. ^ http://news.vzw.com/news/2009/01/pr2009-01-09.html
  12. ^ http://home.singtel.com/news_centre/news_releases/2009_02_09.asp
  13. ^ http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=146556
  14. ^ http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=26502
  15. ^ http://www.telecomitalia.it/cgi-bin/tiportale/TIPortale/ep/browse.do?channelId=-9735&LANG=EN&channelPage=%2Fep%2Fchannel%2Fdefault.jsp&tabId=1&pageTypeId=-8661
  16. ^ http://archive.gulfnews.com/business/Telecom/10204156.html
  17. ^ http://www.orascomtelecom.com/files/financial/99394538_Earnings%20Release%20First%20Half%202008.pdf
  18. ^ http://www.vimpelcom.com/news/qrep.wbp
  19. ^ http://www.tca.or.jp/english/database/2008/12/index.html
  20. ^ http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=203507&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1040772&highlight=
  21. ^ http://www.uaeinteract.com/news/default.asp?ID=257
  22. ^ http://iridium.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=863
  23. ^ Inmarsat press release
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