List of mobile network operators

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

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[edit] Terrestrial

These are the world's 20 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 (including Hong Kong), Pakistan GSM, GPRS, EDGE
TD-SCDMA		 471 (Feb 2009)
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Vodafone India, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Romania, Greece, Portugal, Netherlands, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, Albania, Malta, Northern Cyprus, Faroe Island, Iceland, USA, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Egypt, Ghana, Fiji, Lesotho, Mozambique GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA
LTE (planned)
(CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO)		 302.6 (March 2009)[1] 264.1 (March 2009)[2]
3 Flag of Spain Telefónica / Movistar / O2 Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Ireland, Germany, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Morocco, Slovakia GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA
LTE (planned)
(D-AMPS
CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x)		 156.7 (December 2008)[3] 261.4 (March 2009)[3]
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)		 190.4 (April 2009)[4]
5 Flag of Norway Telenor India, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Russia, Ukraine, Thailand, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Malaysia GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA		 159 (September 2008)[5]
6 Flag of the People's Republic of China China Unicom China (including Macau) GSM, GPRS,WCDMA 135.8 (Feb 2009)[6]
7 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)[7]
8 Flag of Germany T-Mobile Germany, USA, United Kingdom, Poland, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Hungary, Austria, Croatia, Slovakia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA
LTE (planned)		 128.3 (December 2008)[8]
9 Flag of France Orange / France Télécom France, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Poland, Spain, Romania, Moldova, Slovakia, Belgium, Austria, 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, Armenia GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA
LTE (planned)		 111.884 (March 2008)[9] 117.604 (Sept 2008)[10]
10 Flag of South Africa MTN Group India, 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		 100 (April 2009)[11]
11 Flag of India Bharti Airtel India, Seychelles, Jersey, Guernsey, Sri Lanka GSM, GPRS, EDGE 100.37 (April 2009)[12]
12 Flag of Russia MTS India, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS		 91.73 [1] (September 2008)
13 Flag of Singapore SingTel India, Singapore, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Bangladesh, Pakistan GSM
UMTS, HSDPA		 88.10 (Feb 2009)[13] 249.38 (Feb 2009)[14]
14 Flag of the United States Verizon Wireless United States CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO
LTE (planned)
(GSM, GPRS)		 83.7 (January 2009)[15]
15 Flag of the United States AT&T Mobility United States, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA
LTE (planned)		 78.2 (March 2009)[16]
16 Flag of India Reliance Communications India , Sri Lanka GSM, GPRS, CDMA2000 1x 77 (April 2009)[17][18]
17 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) [19]
18 Flag of the United Arab Emirates Etisalat India, Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, the Ivory Coast, Egypt, Gabon, Indonesia, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, United Arab Emirates GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA 63.0 (April 2008)[20]
19 Flag of Egypt Orascom Telecom Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Pakistan, Tunisia, North Korea, Italy, Greece, Lebanon, Zimbabwe GSM, GPRS, EDGE 62.9 (September 2008)[citation needed] 77.0 (September 2008)[21]
20 Flag of Japan NTT docomo India, Japan, Bangladesh, USA (Guam, Northern Marianas Islands) GSM, GPRS, PDC
FOMA, HSDPA
LTE (planned)		 54.16 (December 2008)[22]
* 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 Flag of the United States Globalstar Proprietary CDMA 0.278 (June 2007)[23]
2  UAE Thuraya Proprietary FDMA 0.250 (August 2006)[24]
3 Flag of the United States Iridium Proprietary TDMA 0.250 (April 2008)[25]
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Inmarsat 0.209 active terminals[26] (Q1 2007)
5 ACeS

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[edit] See also

[edit] References

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  2. ^ http://www.vodafone.com/etc/medialib/preliminary_results.Par.1085.File.dat/prelim_2009_final.pdf
  3. ^ a b http://www.telefonica.es/accionistaseinversores/ing/pdf/rdos08t4-eng.pdf
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  12. ^ http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/trai/upload/PressReleases/644/pr21jan09no11.pdf
  13. ^ http://home.singtel.com/news_centre/news_releases/2009_05_13.asp
  14. ^ http://home.singtel.com/news_centre/news_releases/2009_05_13.asp
  15. ^ http://news.vzw.com/news/2009/01/pr2009-01-09.html
  16. ^ http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=16790
  17. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssTechMediaTelecomNews/idUSBMA00315220090615
  18. ^ http://www.rcom.co.in/webapp/Communications/rcom/index.jsp
  19. ^ http://www.telecomitalia.it/cgi-bin/tiportale/TIPortale/ep/browse.do?channelId=-9735&LANG=EN&channelPage=%2Fep%2Fchannel%2Fdefault.jsp&tabId=1&pageTypeId=-8661
  20. ^ http://archive.gulfnews.com/business/Telecom/10204156.html
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  22. ^ http://www.tca.or.jp/english/database/2008/12/index.html
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  25. ^ http://iridium.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=863
  26. ^ Inmarsat press release
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