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.
[edit] World
The world has 2.69 billion subscribers in total, or a 40.15% penetration rate. [1] (December 2006)
[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 | China Mobile (China) | China (inc. Hong Kong) | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 300 [2] (January 2007) | 300 [3] (January 2007) |
| 2 | Vodafone (United Kingdom) | Most of Europe, Australia, USA, New Zealand | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA (CDMA, CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO) | 217.3 [4] (February 2007) | 324.6 (February 2007) |
| 3 | América Móvil (Mexico) | USA, Latin America | GSM, GPRS, EDGE
(CDMA, CDMA2000 1x, D-AMPS) |
182.1 (February 2007) | 191.8 (February 2007) |
| 4 | China Unicom (China) | China (inc. Macau) | GSM, GPRS, CDMA，CDMA2000 1x | 131.1 [5] (January 2007) | 131.1 [6] (January 2007) |
| 5 | Telefónica - Movistar - O2 (Spain) | Spain, Most of Latin America (Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and more countries), UK, Germany, Czech Republic, Morocco, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA
(CDMA, CDMA2000 1x, D-AMPS) |
112.5 (February 2007) | 121.4 [7] (February 2007) |
| 6 | T-Mobile (Germany) | Germany, USA, UK, Poland, Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | 99.3 (December 2006) | 100.4 [8] (December 2006) |
| 7 | France Télécom - Orange (France) | France, UK, Poland, Spain, Romania, Slovakia, Netherlands, several African and Caribbean countries | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | 73.2 [9] (March 2005) | 97.6 [10] (December 2006) |
| 8 | MTS (Russia) | Russia, Ukraine, various CIS countries | GSM, GPRS | 71.2 (November 2006) | 72.7 [11] (November 2006) |
| 9 | Telenor (Norway) | Scandinavia, Eastern Europe,Bangladesh,Pakistan & various Asiatic countries | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS | 68 [12] (December, 2006) | 115.0 [13] (December 2006) |
| 10 | Telecom Italia (Italy) | Italy, Brazil | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA (D-AMPS) | 61.1 (June 2006) | 61.1 (June 2006) |
| 11 | AT&T Mobility (United States) | United States | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA (D-AMPS) | 57.0 [14] (February 2007) | 57.0 (February 2007) |
| 12 | Verizon Wireless (United States) | United States | CDMA, CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO | 54.6 [15] (February 2007) | 54.6 (February 2007) |
| 13 | VimpelCom (Russia) | Russia, various CIS countries | GSM, GPRS (D-AMPS) | 53.3 (November 2006) | 53.3 [16] (November 2006) |
| 14 | NTT DoCoMo (Japan) | Japan | PDC, FOMA, PHS | 51.8 [17] (December 2006) | 51.8 (December 2006) |
| 15 | Sprint Nextel (United States) | United States | CDMA, CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO, iDEN | 51.5 [18] (February 2007) | 51.5 (February 2007) |
| 16 | SingTel (Singapore) | Singapore, Australia, India,Indonesia,Thailand,Philippines,Bangladesh | GSM, UMTS, HSDPA | 42.1 [19] (December 2006) | 112.3 (December 2006) |
| 17 | TeliaSonera (Sweden) | Scandinavia, Baltic, Russia, Turkey, Eurasia, Spain | GSM, UMTS | 41.7 (December 2006) | 87.0 [20] (December 2006) |
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[edit] Satellite based
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Globalstar | 0.256 [21] (September 2006) | ||
| 2 | Thuraya | 0.250 [22] (August 2006) | ||
| 3 | Iridium | 0.175 [23] (December 2006) | ||
| 4 | ACeS |
[edit] By region
- List of mobile network operators of the Americas
- List of mobile network operators of the Asia Pacific region
- List of mobile network operators of Europe
- List of mobile network operators of the Middle East and Africa
- List of United States mobile phone companies
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources of information
- International Telecommunications Union's cellular statistics
- Cellular News web site
- GSM Association web site
- Wireless Intelligence web site
- CDMA Development Group web site
- Austrian Mobile Telecoms' data
- Brazilian Mobile Telecoms' data
- Canadian Mobile Telecoms' data
- Colombian Mobile Telecoms' data
- Ecuadorian Mobile Telecoms' data
- Filipino Mobile Telecoms' data
- French Mobile Telecoms' data
- Greek Mobile Telecoms' data
- Japanese Mobile Telecoms' data
- Peruvian Mobile Telecoms' data
- Ukrainian mobile operators info
- National Telecommunications Commission of Venezuela
- América Móvil subsidiaries' subscriber numbers
- Unefon subscriber numbers
- Iusacell subscriber numbers
- China Mobile subscriber numbers
- T-Mobile company data
- Verizon company data
- Cingular company data
- Telefonica company data
- Sprint PCS company data
- Sprint Nextel Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2005 Results
- T-Mobile USA company data
- T-Mobile USA Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005 Results
- Orange Statistics
- O2 Data
- Vodafone company data
- Turkcell company data
- TIM company data
