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

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

{|class="wikitable"

! Rank !! Company !! Main Markets !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(proportionate, in [[million]]s)</small> !! Subscribers<br><small>(total, in [[million]]s)</small>
|-
|align=right| 1 || [[China Mobile]] ([[China]]) || China (inc. Hong Kong) & Pakistan|| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]]<br>[[TD-SCDMA]] || 500.59 [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=762:HK&sid=a7aPoFFIUDhM] (June 2008) || 436.12 [http://www.chinamobileltd.com/ir.php?menu=11] (30 Sep 2008)
|-
|align=right| 2 || [[Vodafone]] ([[United Kingdom]]) || United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Romania, Greece, Portugal, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, Albania, Malta, Northern Cyprus, Faroe Island, India, USA, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Egypt, Ghana, Fiji, Lesotho, Mozambique || [[CdmaOne]]<br>[[CDMA2000#CDMA2000 1x|CDMA2000 1x]], [[Evolution-Data Optimized|EV-DO]]<br>[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]]<br>[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]] || 260.5 [http://www.vodafone.com/static/annual_report/exec_summary/index.html] (April 2008) ||
|-
|align=right| 3 || [[Telefónica]] / [[Movistar]] / [[Telefónica O2|O<sub>2</sub>]] ([[Spain]]) || Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Ireland, Germany, UK, Czech Republic, Morocco, Slovakia || [[D-AMPS]]<br>[[CdmaOne]]<br>[[CDMA2000#CDMA2000 1x|CDMA2000 1x]]<br>[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]]<br>[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]] || 182.6 [http://www.telefonica.es/accionistaseinversores/esp/pdf/rdos08t2-esp.pdf] (June 2008) || 182.6 [http://www.telefonica.es/accionistaseinversores/esp/pdf/rdos08t2-esp.pdf] (June 2008)
|-
|align=right| 4 || [[China Unicom]] ([[China]]) || China (inc. Macau) || [[CdmaOne]]<br>[[GSM]], [[GPRS]] || 170.7 [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=762:HK&sid=afRbYXFaQ13g] (June 2008) || 170.7[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=762:HK&sid=afRbYXFaQ13g] (June 2008)
|-
|align=right| 5 || [[América Móvil]] ([[Mexico]]) || USA, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Jamaica, Peru, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Ecuador and El Salvador || [[D-AMPS]]<br>[[CdmaOne]]<br>[[CDMA2000#CDMA2000 1x|CDMA2000 1x]], [[Evolution-Data Optimized|EV-DO]]<br>[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]]<br>[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]] || 165.3 [http://www.americamovil.com/docs/reportes/eng/2008_2.pdf] (June 2008) || 165.3 [http://www.americamovil.com/docs/reportes/eng/2008_2.pdf] (June 2008)
|-
|align=right| 6 ||[[T-Mobile]] ([[Germany]]) || Germany, USA, UK, Poland, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Hungary, Austria, Croatia, Slovakia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands || [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]]<br>[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]] || 125.0 [http://www.download-telekom.de/dt/StaticPage/54/87/20/80807_dtag_h1_2008.pdf_548720.pdf] (June 2008) || 125.0 [http://www.download-telekom.de/dt/StaticPage/54/87/20/80807_dtag_h1_2008.pdf_548720.pdf] (June 2008)
|-
|align=right| 7 || [[TeliaSonera]] ([[Sweden]]) || Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Spain, Central Asia|| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]]<br>[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]] || 115.0 [http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/44/44746.html] (December, 2007) || 115 [http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/05/27/iphone_deals_for_nordic_and_baltic_nations_new_leopard_seed_hits.html] (June 2008)
|-
|align=right| 8 ||[[Orange SA|Orange]] / [[France Télécom]] ([[France]]) || France, UK, Switzerland, Poland, Spain, Romania, Moldova, Slovakia, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Israel, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Cameroon, Botsawa, Madagascar, Mali, Senegal, Mauritius, Réunion, Martinique, French Guiana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Dominican Republic || [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]]<br>[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]] || 111.884 [http://www.francetelecom.com/en/financials/investors/presentations/revenues/att00002431/Abonnes_1T06_histo.pdf] (March 2008) || 111.884 [http://www.francetelecom.com/en/financials/investors/news/CP_infos/cp070201.html] (March 2008)
|-
|align=right| 9 || [[Telenor]] ([[Norway]]) || Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Russia, Ukraine, Thailand, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Malaysia|| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]]<br>[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]] || 90.0 [http://press.telenor.com/PR/200802/1191038_5.html] (December, 2007) || 150 [http://press.telenor.com/PR/200806/1229151_5_1.html] (June 2008)
|-
|align=right| 10 || [[Mobile TeleSystems|MTS]] ([[Russia]]) || Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia || [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]]<br>[[UMTS]] || 86.94 (July 2008) || 86.94 [http://www.mtsgsm.com/news/announcements/2008-07-18-26914/] (July 2008)
|-
|align=right| 11 || [[AT&T Mobility]] ([[United States]]) || United States, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands || [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]]<br>[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSUPA]] || 74.9 [http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/23/technology/23phone.php] (October 2008) || 74.9 [http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/23/technology/23phone.php] (October 2008)
|-

|align=right| 12 || [[MTN Group]] ([[South Africa]]) || 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]], [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]]<br>[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSUPA]] || 74.1 (June 2008) || 74.1 [http://www.mtn.com/media/overviewdetail.aspx?pk=370] (June 2008)
|-
|align=right| 13 || [[Bharti Airtel]] ([[India]]) || India, Seychelles, Jersey, Guernsey, Sri Lanka|| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]] || 72.07 (July 2008) || 72.07 [http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Telecom/Bharti_Airtel_crosses_75_mn_subscriber_base/articleshow/3373614.cms] (July 2008)
|-
|align=right| 14 || [[SingTel]] ([[Singapore]]) || Singapore, Australia, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Bangladesh, Pakistan || [[GSM]]<br>[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]] || 70.76 [http://home.singtel.com/news_centre/news_releases/2008_08_11.asp] (Aug2008) || 198.71 (Aug 2008)
|-
|align=right| 15 || [[Verizon Wireless]] ([[United States]])|| United States || [[CdmaOne]]<br>[[CDMA2000#CDMA2000 1x|CDMA2000 1x]], [[Evolution-Data Optimized|EV-DO]] || 68.7 [http://sprintconnection.kansascity.com/?q=node/742] (July 2008) || 68.7 [http://sprintconnection.kansascity.com/?q=node/742] (July 2008)
|-
|align=right| 16 || [[Telecom Italia]] / [[Telecom Italia Mobile|TIM]] ([[Italy]]) || Italy, Brazil, San Marino, Vatican City || [[D-AMPS]]<br>[[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]]<br>[[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]] || 65.7 (March 2008) || 65.7 (March 2008)[http://www.telecomitalia.it/TIPortale/docs/investor/TI_financial_and_operating_figures_1Q08.xls]
|-
|align=right| 17 || [[Etisalat]] ([[United Arab Emirates]]) || 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]], [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]], [[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]] || 63.0 (April 2008) || 63.0 [http://archive.gulfnews.com/business/Telecom/10204156.html] (April 2008)
|-
|align=right| 18 || [[Orascom Telecom Holding|Orascom Telecom]] ([[Egypt]]) || Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Pakistan, Tunisia, Zimbabwe || [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]] || 62.9 (September 2008) || 77.0 [http://www.orascomtelecom.com/files/financial/99394538_Earnings%20Release%20First%20Half%202008.pdf] (September 2008)
|-
|align=right| 19 || [[VimpelCom]] ([[Russia]]) || Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia, Armenia || [[D-AMPS]]<br>[[GSM]], [[GPRS]] || 53.7 (August 2008) || 53.7 [http://www.vimpelcom.com/mediacache/817bdbc3-a336-4717-a1c4-7341962c5610.pdf] (August 2008)
|-
|align=right| 20 || [[NTT docomo]] ([[Japan]]) || Japan, Bangladesh || [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[Personal Digital Cellular|PDC]]<br>[[FOMA]], [[HSDPA]] || 53.54 [http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=23470] (May 2008) || 53.54 [http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=23470] (May 2008)
|}

===Satellite based===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership
|-
|align=right| 1 || [[Globalstar]] || [[Proprietary]] [[CDMA]] || 0.278 [http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=203507&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1040772&highlight=] (June 2007) ||
|-
|align=right| 2 || [[Thuraya]] || Proprietary [[TDMA]] || 0.250 [http://www.uaeinteract.com/news/default.asp?ID=257] (August 2006) ||
|-
|align=right| 3 || [[Iridium (satellite)|Iridium]] || Proprietary TDMA || 0.250 [http://iridium.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=863] (April 2008) ||
|-
|align=right| 4 || [[Inmarsat]] || || 0.209 active terminals<ref>[http://www.inmarsat.com/Downloads/English/Investors/Q1_2007_press_release.pdf?language=EN&textonly=False Inmarsat press release]</ref> (Q1 2007) ||
|-
|align=right| 5 || [[ACeS]] || || ||
|}

== By region ==
*[[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 ==
* [[Comparison of mobile phone standards]]
* [[List of telephone operating companies]]
* [[Mobile Network Code]]

== Sources of information ==
{{reflist}}
*[http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/statistics/at_glance/cellular04.pdf International Telecommunications Union's cellular statistics]
*[http://www.cellular-news.com/ Cellular News web site]
*[http://www.gsmworld.com/ GSM Association web site]
*[http://www.cdg.org/ CDMA Development Group web site]
*[http://www.rtr.at/web.nsf/englisch/Telekommunikation_Markt_Marktinfos_Marktinfos_MarktanteileMobilfunkbetreiber2005?OpenDocument Austrian Mobile Telecoms' data]
*[http://www.teleco.com.br/ Brazilian Mobile Telecoms' data]
*[http://www.cwta.ca/ Canadian Mobile Telecoms' data]
*[http://www.sic.gov.co/ Colombian Mobile Telecoms' data]
*[http://www.supertel.gov.ec/ Ecuadorian Mobile Telecoms' data]
*[http://www.ntc.gov.ph/whatsnew-frame.html Filipino Mobile Telecoms' data]
*[http://www.arcep.fr/ French Mobile Telecoms' data]
*[http://www.myphone.gr/library/article-16.html Greek Mobile Telecoms' data]
*[http://mobilemandarin.com/ Belarusian Mobile Telecoms' data]
*[http://www.tca.or.jp/ Japanese Mobile Telecoms' data]
*[http://www.osiptel.gop.pe/ Peruvian Mobile Telecoms' data]
*[http://www.conatel.gov.ve/ National Telecommunications Commission of Venezuela]
*[http://www.americamovil.com/ América Móvil subsidiaries' subscriber numbers]
*[http://www.unefon.com.mx/ Unefon subscriber numbers]
*[http://www.iusacell.com.mx/ Iusacell subscriber numbers]
*[http://www.chinamobileltd.com/ China Mobile subscriber numbers]
*[http://www.t-mobile.net/CDA/about_t-mobile,2,0,,en.html?w=1088&h=733 T-Mobile company data]
*[http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/aboutUs/index.jsp Verizon company data]
*[http://www.cingular.com/about/ Cingular company data]
*[http://www.telefonicamoviles.com/eng/accionistaseinversores/inversores/hechos_relev/hechos_relev.html# Telefonica company data]
*[http://www.sprint.com/sprint/fastfacts/overview/ Sprint PCS company data]
*[http://www2.sprint.com/mr/cmastaticfiles/non-landing//documents/NewsRelease/4qYE2005.pdf Sprint Nextel Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2005 Results]
*[http://www.t-mobile.com/company/about/quickfacts.asp T-Mobile USA company data]
*[http://www.t-mobile.com/company/investors/financial_releases/TMUS_Q4%202005%20Earnings%20Release.pdf T-Mobile USA Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005 Results]
*[http://www.orange.com/English/aboutorange/whereweare.asp?UID=# Orange Statistics]
*[http://www.mmo2.com/media/pr_040721a.asp O2 Data]
*[http://www.vodafone.com/article_wide/0,3041,CATEGORY_ID%253D306%2526LANGUAGE_ID%253D0%2526CONTENT_ID%253D230772,00.html Vodafone company data]
*[http://www.turkcell.com.tr/en Turkcell company data]
*[http://www.telecomitalia.it/cgi-bin/tiportale/TIPortale/ep/contentView.do?channelId=-9794&LANG=EN&contentId=20336&programId=9597&programPage=/ep/TImedia/TISearch.jsp&tabId=3&pageTypeId=-8663&contentType=EDITORIAL TIM company data]
*[http://www.mtn.com/mtn.group.web/media/overviewdetail.aspx?pk=359 MTN Group company data]
*[http://www.internet4mobile.com/ Online Telephone Directory For India (Mobile Number Finder, STD Codes Finder.)]


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Revision as of 08:23, 24 October 2008

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

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) & Pakistan GSM, GPRS, EDGE
TD-SCDMA
500.59 [1] (June 2008) 436.12 [2] (30 Sep 2008)
2 Vodafone (United Kingdom) United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Romania, Greece, Portugal, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, Albania, Malta, Northern Cyprus, Faroe Island, India, USA, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Egypt, Ghana, Fiji, Lesotho, Mozambique CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO
GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA
260.5 [3] (April 2008)
3 Telefónica / Movistar / O2 (Spain) Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Ireland, Germany, UK, Czech Republic, Morocco, Slovakia D-AMPS
CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x
GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA
182.6 [4] (June 2008) 182.6 [5] (June 2008)
4 China Unicom (China) China (inc. Macau) CdmaOne
GSM, GPRS
170.7 [6] (June 2008) 170.7[7] (June 2008)
5 América Móvil (Mexico) USA, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Jamaica, Peru, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Ecuador and El Salvador D-AMPS
CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO
GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA
165.3 [8] (June 2008) 165.3 [9] (June 2008)
6 T-Mobile (Germany) 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
125.0 [10] (June 2008) 125.0 [11] (June 2008)
7 TeliaSonera (Sweden) Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Spain, Central Asia GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA
115.0 [12] (December, 2007) 115 [13] (June 2008)
8 Orange / France Télécom (France) France, UK, Switzerland, Poland, Spain, Romania, Moldova, Slovakia, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Israel, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Cameroon, Botsawa, Madagascar, Mali, Senegal, Mauritius, Réunion, Martinique, French Guiana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Dominican Republic GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA
111.884 [14] (March 2008) 111.884 [15] (March 2008)
9 Telenor (Norway) Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Russia, Ukraine, Thailand, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Malaysia GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA
90.0 [16] (December, 2007) 150 [17] (June 2008)
10 MTS (Russia) Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS
86.94 (July 2008) 86.94 [18] (July 2008)
11 AT&T Mobility (United States) United States, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA
74.9 [19] (October 2008) 74.9 [20] (October 2008)
12 MTN Group (South Africa) 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
74.1 (June 2008) 74.1 [21] (June 2008)
13 Bharti Airtel (India) India, Seychelles, Jersey, Guernsey, Sri Lanka GSM, GPRS, EDGE 72.07 (July 2008) 72.07 [22] (July 2008)
14 SingTel (Singapore) Singapore, Australia, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Bangladesh, Pakistan GSM
UMTS, HSDPA
70.76 [23] (Aug2008) 198.71 (Aug 2008)
15 Verizon Wireless (United States) United States CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO
68.7 [24] (July 2008) 68.7 [25] (July 2008)
16 Telecom Italia / TIM (Italy) Italy, Brazil, San Marino, Vatican City D-AMPS
GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA
65.7 (March 2008) 65.7 (March 2008)[26]
17 Etisalat (United Arab Emirates) 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) 63.0 [27] (April 2008)
18 Orascom Telecom (Egypt) Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Pakistan, Tunisia, Zimbabwe GSM, GPRS, EDGE 62.9 (September 2008) 77.0 [28] (September 2008)
19 VimpelCom (Russia) Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia, Armenia D-AMPS
GSM, GPRS
53.7 (August 2008) 53.7 [29] (August 2008)
20 NTT docomo (Japan) Japan, Bangladesh GSM, GPRS, PDC
FOMA, HSDPA
53.54 [30] (May 2008) 53.54 [31] (May 2008)

Satellite based

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Globalstar Proprietary CDMA 0.278 [32] (June 2007)
2 Thuraya Proprietary TDMA 0.250 [33] (August 2006)
3 Iridium Proprietary TDMA 0.250 [34] (April 2008)
4 Inmarsat 0.209 active terminals[1] (Q1 2007)
5 ACeS

By region

See also

Sources of information