List of mobile network operators
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This is a list of mobile phone network and satellite phone network operators measured by number of subscribers.
For a more comprehensive list of mobile phone operators, see Mobile country codes.
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Terrestrial[edit]
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 |
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| 1 |  China Mobile |
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703.46[1] (November 2012) |
703.46[1] (November 2012) |
Government of the PRC (74.25%) Public (25.75%) |
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| 2 |  Vodafone |
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439.601[2] (December 2011) |
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| 3 |  Airtel |
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265.58[3][4] (October 2012) |
265.58[3][4] (October 2012) |
Bharti (100%) | |
| 4 |  SingTel |
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265.53 (April 2013) | 265.53 (April 2013) | Temasek Holdings (54%) Public stock (46%) |
| 5 |  América Móvil |
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251.8[5] (June 2012) |
251.8[5] (June 2012) |
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| 6 |  Telefónica |
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249.26[6] (December 2012) |
249.26[6] (December 2012) |
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| 7 |  Orange |
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226.3[7] (September 2011) |
226.3[7] (September 2011) |
France Télécom | |
| 8 |  Axiata |
219.0[8] (Q1 2013) |
Government of Malaysia (45.09%) Public Stock (54.91%) |
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| 9 |  VimpelCom Ltd. |
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209[9] (March 2012) |
Telenor (42.95%) Altimo (47.8517%) Public (9.1983%) |
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| 10 | China Unicom |
China |
202.89[10] (January 2011) |
China Unicom Limited (40.92%) China Netcom Group (29.49%) Telefonica (9.7%) |
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| 11 |  MTN Group |
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175.98[11] (June 2012) |
Public Stock (68.02%) Government Employees Pension Fund (17.23%) M1(7.72%) |
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| 12 |  Etisalat |
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167[12] (December 2011) |
Emirates Investment Authority (60.03%) | ||
| 13 |   TeliaSonera |
160[13] (December 2010, includes MegaFon and TurkCell[14]) |
37.3% Government of Sweden, 11.7% Government of Finland | |||
| 14 |  Telenor |
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140 (December 2011) | 150[15] (October 2011) |
Government of Norway (53,97%) The Government Pension Fund of Norway (4,79%) Public stock (41,74%) |
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| 15 |  Saudi Telecom Company (STC) |
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139[16] (December 2010) |
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| 16 | Reliance Communications |
India |
135.88[17] (August 2012) |
Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group | ||
| 17 | China Telecom |
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129.25[18] (January 2011) |
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| 18 |  T-Mobile |
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129.14[19] (March 2012) |
Deutsche Telekom | ||
| 19 |  Verizon Wireless |
United States |
115.78 [20] | Verizon Communications (55%) Vodafone (45%) |
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| 20 | Idea Cellular |
India |
113.9[21] (December 2012) |
Aditya Birla Group (49.05%) Axiata Group Berhad (19.1%) Providence Equity (10.6%) |
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| 21 | AT&T Mobility |
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107.0[22] (January 2013) |
AT&T Inc. | ||
| 22 | MTS |
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106.07[23] (December 2011) |
Sistema (50.8%) | ||
| 23 |  Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) |
102.50[24] (December 2011) |
Telefonica (22.39%) | |||
| 24 |  Telkomsel |
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100[25] (April 2011) |
Telkom Indonesia (65%) SingTel (35%) |
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| 25 | BSNL |
India |
96.28[21] (October 2012) |
Government of India | ||
| 26 | Tata Teleservices |
India |
77.4[17] (July 2011) |
Tata Group (74%) NTT DoCoMo (26%) |
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| 27 | Aircel |
India |
66.79[21] (October 2012) |
Maxis Communications (74%) Apollo Hospitals (26%) |
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| 28 |  PLDT |
Philippines |
66.1[26] (March 2012) |
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| 29 | Maxis Communications |
63.71[27][28] (December 2010) |
Ananda Krishnan (75%) Saudi Telecom Company (25%) |
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| 30 |  Turkcell |
63.3[29] (Q3 2011) |
TeliaSonera (38%) Cukurova Group (26.12%) M.V.Holding (1.18%) Public Stock (34.7%) |
Satellite based[edit]
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 |
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| 1 | Iridium |
Proprietary TDMA | 0.500 (September 2011)[30] | |
| 2 | Globalstar |
Proprietary CDMA | 0.439 (January 2011)[31] | |
| 3 | Thuraya |
Proprietary FDMA/GSM | 0.260 (December 2007)[32] | Etisalat(28%) |
| 4 | Inmarsat |
Proprietary GSM | 0.254 (September 2009)[33] | |
| 5 | ACeS |
Dual-mode Satellite/GSM | 0.020 (December 2007) |
By region[edit]
- List of mobile network operators of Europe
- List of mobile network operators of the Americas
- List of mobile network operators of the Asia Pacific region
- List of mobile network operators of the Middle East and Africa
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b "Operation Data". China Mobile. 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- ^ Interim management statement for the quarter ended 31 December 2011. vodafone.com
- ^ a b http://www.thinkdigit.com/Mobiles-PDAs/Bharti-Airtel-becomes-worlds-4th-largest-operator_11117.html
- ^ a b http://telecomtalk.info/bharti-airtel-fourth-largest-mobile-operator-world/101611/
- ^ a b http://www.americamovil.com/amx/en/cm/reports/Q/2Q12.pdf
- ^ a b http://www.telefonica.com/es/shareholders_investors/html/informaciongrupo/indicadores.shtml
- ^ a b France Telecom group: one of the world's leading telecommunications operators. Francetelecom.com (2011-03-31). Retrieved on 8 July 2011.
- ^ Axiata 1Q 2013 Results.
- ^ VimpelCom Global Reach.
- ^ [1]. China Unicom (2010-03-31). Retrieved on 8 July 2011.
- ^ MTN Group Interim Results 2012
- ^ Etisalat Corporation 2011 Annual Report
- ^ TeliaSonera Company Presentation 2010. Teliasonera.com (2009-11-20). Retrieved on 8 July 2011.
- ^ Markets and brands. Teliasonera.com (2011). Retrieved on 27. November 2012.
- ^ Company Facts – Investor Relations – Telenor Group – Investor Relations – Telenor Group. Telenor.com. Retrieved on 31 January 2012.
- ^ الأخبار. Stc.com.sa. Retrieved on 8 July 2011.
- ^ a b AUSPI
- ^ [2].
- ^ "Deutsche Telekom". T-Mobile.Net. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- ^ "Grading the top 10 U.S. carriers in the 4th quarter of 2012". Fiercewireless.com. 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
- ^ a b c Idea Cellular Quarterly Report. COAI
- ^ "AT&T Reports Solid Earnings, Strong Cash Flow, Robust Mobile Broadband Sales and Improving Wireline Revenue Trends". Att.com. Retrieved 2013-01-24. Text "financial " ignored (help)
- ^ MTS Q4 2011 Report
- ^ Telecom Italia. Telecom Italia (2011-12-31). Retrieved on 8 July 2011.
- ^ Telkomsel Klaim Sukses Rengkuh 100 Juta Pelanggan. Techno.okezone.com (2011-04-26). Retrieved on 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Consolidated service revenues up 13% year-on-year to P42.8 billion" (pdf). Retrieved 26 July 2012).
- ^ http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/trai/upload/PressReleases/798/prerdiv9feb11.pdf
- ^ http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/about_us/investor/pdf/Maxis_4Q10_Presentation_FINAL.pdf
- ^ "TURKCELL-Key Financial and Operational Data". Turkcell.com.tr. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Press Releases. Globalstar.com. Retrieved on 8 July 2011.
- ^ [3][dead link]
- ^ http://www.inmarsat.com/Downloads/English/Investors/IHL_Q_3_2009.pdf?language=EN&textonly=False
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