List of mobile network operators

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This is a list of the world's largest mobile phone network and satellite phone network operators measured by number of subscribers.

For a more comprehensive list of mobile phone operators, see Mobile Network Code.


[edit] Terrestrial

This is a list of the world's 30 largest terrestrial mobile phone network operators measured by number of subscribers (and by proportionate subscribers, if the company has holdings in other operators).

Rank Company Main markets
(100% ownership unless stated otherwise)		 Technology Proportionate
subscribers
(in millions)		 Total
subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 China China Mobile 649.56[1]
(January 2012)		 649.56[1]
(January 2012)		 Government of the PRC (74.25%)
Free Float (25.75%)
2 United Kingdom Vodafone 439.601[2] Listed on the London Stock Exchange and NASDAQ.
3 Mexico América Móvil 236
(June 2011)[3]		 236
(June 2011)[3]
4 Spain Telefónica (Movistar, O2 & Vivo) 231.87
(September 2011)[4]		 231.87
(September 2011)[4]		 Telefónica
5 India Airtel 232.95[5]
(December 2011)		 232.95
(December 2011)[5]		 Bharti (64.76%)
SingTel (30.5%)
Vodafone (4.4%)
6 France Orange 226.3[6]
(September 2011)		 217.3
(June 2011)[7]		 France Télécom
7 Norway Telenor 326[8]
(October 2011)		 Including VimpelCom
8 Russia Beeline 199[9]
(October 2011)		 Alfa Group (31%)
Naguib Sawiris (30,6%)
Telenor (25,01%)[10]
9 Singapore SingTel 146.0[11]
(Aug 2011)		 146[12]
(August 2011)		 Temasek Holdings (54%)
10 Malaysia Axiata Group Berhad 159.7[13]
(December 2010)
11 China China Unicom China China (China Unicom) 169.7[14]
(January 2011)		 China Unicom (BVI) Limited (state-owned) (40.92%)
China Netcom Group (BVI) Limited (state-owned) (29.49%)
Telefonica (9.7%)
12 Finland/Sweden TeliaSonera 160[15]
(December 2010)		 37,3% Sweden, 13,7% Finland[16]
13 Saudi Arabia Saudi Telecom Company (STC) > 100[17]
(March 2010)		 139[17]
(December 2010)
14 South Africa MTN Group 137.47[18]
(September 2010)
15 United Arab Emirates Etisalat >135[19]
(February 2010)
16 India Reliance Communications 144.78[20]
(July 2011)		 Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
17 Germany T-Mobile 128.00[21]
(June 2011)		 Deutsche Telekom
18 United States Verizon Wireless United States USA 106.3[22]
(Aug 2011)		 Verizon Communications (55%)
Vodafone (45%)
19 Russia MTS 103.35[23]
(31 December 2010)		 Sistema
20 United States AT&T Mobility 100.7[24]
(September 2011)		 AT&T Inc.
21 China China Telecom China China 94.1[25]
(January 2011)
22 Indonesia Telkomsel Indonesia Indonesia (Telkomsel) >100[26]
(April 2011)		 Telkom Indonesia (65%)
SingTel (35%)
23 India Idea Cellular India India 96.11[20]
(July 2011)		 Aditya Birla Group (49.05%)
Axiata Group Berhad (19.1%)
Providence Equity (10.6%)
24 India BSNL India India 95.14[20]
(July 2011)		 Government of India
25 India Tata Teleservices India India 88.31[20]
(July 2011)		 Tata Group (>50%)
Temasek (9%)
Sivasankaran (8%)
26 Italy Telecom Italia / TIM 71.50[27]
(September 2009)		 Telefonica (24.5%)
27 Malaysia Maxis Communications 63.71[28][29]
(December 2010)		 Ananda Krishnan (75%)
Saudi Telecom Company (25%)
28 Turkey Turkcell 63.3[30]
(Q3 2011)
29 Qatar Qtel 33.60[31]
(December 2009)		 82.4[31]
(December 2009)

[edit] Satellite based

This is a list of the world's five largest satellite phone network operators measured by number of subscribers.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 United States Iridium Proprietary TDMA 0.500 (September 2011)[32]
2 United States Globalstar Proprietary CDMA 0.439 (January 2011)[33]
3 United Arab Emirates Thuraya Proprietary FDMA/GSM 0.260 (December 2007)[34] Etisalat(28%)
4 United Kingdom Inmarsat Proprietary GSM 0.254 (September 2009)[35]
5 Indonesia ACeS Dual-mode Satellite/GSM 0.020 (December 2007-pankaj Kumar)

[edit] By region

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b http://www.chinamobileltd.com/ir.php?menu=11
  2. ^ Interim management statement for the quarter ended 31 December 2011. vodafone.com
  3. ^ a b www.americamovil.com/amx/cm/reports/Q/2011_2en.pdf
  4. ^ a b http://www.telefonica.com/en/shareholders_investors/pdf/rdos11t3-eng.pdf
  5. ^ a b http://www.airtel.in/QuarterlyResult/Quarterly_report_Q3_11.pdf
  6. ^ France Telecom group: one of the world's leading telecommunications operators. Francetelecom.com (2011-03-31). Retrieved on 8 July 2011.
  7. ^ http://www.orange.com/en_EN/finance/invest-analysts/cons-results/att00019110/RFSVA29072011.pdf
  8. ^ Company Facts – Investor Relations – Telenor Group – Investor Relations – Telenor Group. Telenor.com. Retrieved on 31 January 2012.
  9. ^ VimpelCom Global Reach. Vimpelcom.com. Retrieved on 24 September 2011.
  10. ^ ВЕДОМОСТИ – Без войны не жизнь. Vedomosti.ru (2011-04-18). Retrieved on 8 July 2011.
  11. ^ http://info.singtel.com/node/9747
  12. ^ http://info.singtel.com/sites/default/files/Factsheet%20Aug11.pdf
  13. ^ http://axiata.listedcompany.com/misc/axiata_presentation_4Q2010.pdf
  14. ^ (Hong Kong) Limited. China Unicom (2010-03-31). Retrieved on 8 July 2011.
  15. ^ TeliaSonera Company Presentation 2010. Teliasonera.com (2009-11-20). Retrieved on 8 July 2011.
  16. ^ (Finnish) TeliaSonera – Wikipedia. Fi.wikipedia.org. Retrieved on 8 July 2011.
  17. ^ a b STC subscribers exceed 100 million worldwide. Zawya (2010-03-02). Retrieved on 8 July 2011.
  18. ^ [1][dead link]
  19. ^ Foreign interests help Etisalat beat forecasts – The National. Thenational.ae. Retrieved on 8 July 2011.
  20. ^ a b c d http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/trai/upload/PressReleases/837/Press_Release_July-11.pdf
  21. ^ http://www.interimreport.telekom.com/site0211/en/kf/telekom-auf-einen-blick/index.php
  22. ^ [2]. star-gazette.com. Retrieved on 20 Aug 2011.
  23. ^ http://www.mtsgsm.com/blog/entries/28581/
  24. ^ http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=21794&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=33126&mapcode=financial
  25. ^ CDMA iPhone Unlocked to Run on China Telecom Network, Deal Coming?. Mac Rumors (2011-02-17). Retrieved on 8 July 2011.
  26. ^ Telkomsel Klaim Sukses Rengkuh 100 Juta Pelanggan. Techno.okezone.com (2011-04-26). Retrieved on 8 July 2011.
  27. ^ Telecom Italia. Telecom Italia (2011-06-29). Retrieved on 8 July 2011.
  28. ^ http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/trai/upload/PressReleases/798/prerdiv9feb11.pdf
  29. ^ http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/about_us/investor/pdf/Maxis_4Q10_Presentation_FINAL.pdf
  30. ^ http://www.turkcell.com.tr/site/en/turkcellhakkinda/yatirimciiliskileri/Sayfalar/finansalveoperasyonelveriler/finansal-ve-operasyonel-veriler.aspx
  31. ^ a b http://www.qtel.qa/documents/2009QtelQ4&FYResultsPresentation.pdf
  32. ^ Iridium Communications Inc. – Iridium Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2010 Results; Company Delivers 19% Operational EBITDA Growth in 2010 and Affirms 2011 Outlook. Investor.iridium.com. Retrieved on 8 July 2011.
  33. ^ Press Releases. Globalstar.com. Retrieved on 8 July 2011.
  34. ^ [3][dead link]
  35. ^ http://www.inmarsat.com/Downloads/English/Investors/IHL_Q_3_2009.pdf?language=EN&textonly=False
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