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Afghanistan

Afghanistan has 12.9 million subscribers in total, or a 35% penetration rate. [1] (May 2007)

The country's telcom regulator is ATRA.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Roshan (telco)	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	3.5 active subscribers [2] (June 2009)	Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) 51% , Monaco Telecom International (MTI) 36.75 %, TeliaSonera AB 12.25 %
2	Etisalat	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	2.0 [3] (July 2008)	Etisalat, UAE
3	AWCC	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	3.5 [4] (May 2008)	Telephone Systems International
4	MTN	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	2.358 [5] (March 2009)	MTN (100%)
5	Wasel	CdmaOne	2.6 ^{[citation needed]} (September 2008)	Wasel Telecom Afghanistan
6	Afghan Telecom	CdmaOne	2.6 ^{[citation needed]} (September 2008)	MCIT, State Owned

American Samoa

American Samoa has 2,200¹ subscribers in total, or a 3.39% penetration rate. [] (2004)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Blue Sky Communications	GSM	0.02	eLandia International Inc

_{1. American Samoa. Central Intelligence Agency - The World Fact Book}

Armenia

Armenia has 1.08 million subscribers in total, or a 36.34% penetration rate. [6] (March 2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	VivaCell [7]	GSM	1.49 [8] (June 2008)	MTS
2	ArmenTel [9]	GSM	0.635 [10] (June 2008)	VimpelCom (90%) Government of Republic of Armenia (10%)
3	Orange	GSM		France Telecom

Australia

Australia has 21.26 million subscribers in total, or a 100.76% penetration rate. [11] (June 2008)

The country's telcom regulator is ACMA.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Telstra Mobile	GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE (Due 2011-2012)	10.387 [12] (Dec 2009)	Telstra
2	Optus Mobile	GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA	8.244 [13] (December 2009)	Singapore Telecommunications
3	Vodafone/3	GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA	6.818 [14] (Dec 2009)	Vodafone Hutchison Australia
4	Virgin Mobile	MVNO (using Optus)	0.500 [15] (October 2007)	Optus Mobile [16]
5	Savvytel	MVNO (using Vodafone)	0.040 [17] (June 2007)	Savvy Direct
6	Crazy John's	MVNO (using Vodafone)		Vodafone
7	Vivid Wireless	WiMAX		Seven Network Limited
8	Unwired	WiMAX

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan has 2 million subscribers in total, or a 25% penetration rate. ^{[citation needed]} (December 2005)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	AzerCell	GSM	2.99 [18] (March 2008)	Fintur Holdings B.V.¹, Turkcell and State-owned 35.6%
2	BakCell	GSM	0.27 ^{[citation needed]} (December 2005)	GTIB
3	Catel	CdmaOne	0.005 ^{[citation needed]} ()	Caspian American Telecommunications, LLC
4	Azerfon-Nar Mobile	GSM	0.001 ^{[citation needed]} (June 2006)	Siemens, Aztelekom
5	Aztrank	CDMA2000

1. Fintur Holdings B.V. owners are TeliaSonera 58.55% and Turkcell 41.45%

Bangladesh

Bangladesh has 52.43 million subscribers in total, or a 34% penetration rate. [19] (January 2010)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Grameenphone	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	23.48 [20] (January 2010)	Telenor (62%) and Grameen Telecom (38%)
2	Banglalink	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	14.07 [21] (January 2010)	Orascom Telecom (100%)
3	Robi	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	10.31 [22] (January 2010)	Axiata Group Berhad (70%) and NTT DoCoMo(30%)
4	Warid Telecom(Airtel)	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	3.01 [23] (January 2010)	Warid Telecom (30%) and Bharti Airtel(70%)
5	Citycell	CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 1xEvDO Rev.A]	1.94 [24] (January 2010)	Pacific Group, Far East Telecom Limited, SingTel (45%)
6	TeleTalk	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	1.02 [25] (January 2010)	State-owned

Bhutan

Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam has 0.4 million subscribers in total, or a 110% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	B-Mobile	UMTS	Not Yet Available	Telekom Brunei Berhad and QAF Comserve
2	DSTCom	GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA	Not Yet Available	DST Group

Cambodia

Cambodia has ? million subscribers in total, or a 12% penetration rate. [26] (September 2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	MobiTel	GSM UMTS	2.172 [27] (March 2009)	Royal Group [28], Brand "Cell Card" [29]
2	Mfone [30]	GSM UMTS	0.25 ^{[citation needed]} (December 2005)	Cambodia Shinawatra Co. Ltd. by Shin Satellite and Asia Mobile Holding [31]
3	Hello	GSM	0.77 [32] (December 2009)	Axiata Group Berhad
4	Star Cell [33]	GSM	0.14 ^{[citation needed]}	Applifone Co. Ltd by TeliaSonera
5	qb [34]	UMTS	???	Cambodia Advance Communications Co. Ltd. (CADCOMMS)[35]
6	EXCELL [36]	CDMA 2000 1x-EVDO	0.004	GT-TELL (CAMBODIA) INVESTMENT COMPANY LTD.
7	Metfone [37]	GSM	Not Yet Available	Viettel Cambodia.
8	Smart Mobile [38]	GSM	Not Yet Available	Latelz Co., Ltd.[39] and Timeturns Holding [40]
9	Beeline [41]	GSM	Not Yet Available	Sotelco Ltd. and VimpelCom

China

China has 747.38 million subscribers in total, or a 55.97% penetration rate. [42] (December 2009).

The country's telcom regulator is MIIT

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	China Mobile 中国移动	GSM, GPRS, EDGE TD-SCDMA, TD-HSDPA, TD-LTE (Planned)	538.887 [43] (March 2010)	State-owned
2	China Unicom 中国联通	GSM, GPRS, EDGE , PHS, W-CDMA (UMTS) , HSDPA, LTE (Planned)	147.263 [44](March 2010)	State-owned Telefonica ( 8%) [45]
3	China Telecom 中国电信	PHS CDMA, CDMA2000, EVDO	65.45 [46] (March 2010)	State-owned

Hong Kong

The special administrative region has 11.5 million subscribers in total, or a 164.4% penetration rate. [47] (November 2008)

The special administrative region's telcom regulator is OFTA.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	CSL¹ (CSL, 1O1O and One2Free)	GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+	~2.5	Telstra and New World Development
2	3²	CdmaOne GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA	2.702² [48] (December 2008)	Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited
3	SmarTone-Vodafone 數碼通	GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+	1.23 [49] (December 2009)	Sun Hung Kai
4	PCCW ³ 電訊盈科	CDMA2000 GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+	1.071 [50] (December 2007)	PCCW 電訊盈科
5	Peoples	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	~1	China Mobile
6	New World Mobility¹	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	Not Yet Available	Telstra and New World Development

_{1. CSL and New World Mobility merged in April 2006 and became CSL New World Mobility Group, but the two networks are still operated separately.

2. Currently unable to determine 3 subscriber numbers without Macau.

3. July 2005: PCCW former owner of CSL has agreed in June to buy the 59.9% of shares held by the two biggest shareholders at HK$0.65 each share. The acquisition has received approval from Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority, and has progressed to a mandatory unconditional cash offer to buy the remaining stock at HK$0.65 per share. Total cost to PCCW will be approx HK$1.942bn, allowing its reentry into the wireless market and access to Sunday's 3G (UMTS) licence.}

Macau

The special administrative region has 0.9 million subscribers in total, or a 180% penetration rate. [51] (December 2008)

The special administrative region's telcom regulator is DSRT.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	CTM		0.502 (June 2009)	Cable & Wireless, Portugal Telecom, CITIC Pacific
2	3		0.312(June 2009)	Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited
3	SmarTone	GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA	0.107(June 2009)	SmarTone Hong Kong

Cook Islands

Cook Islands has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Telecom	GSM	Not Yet Available	Telecom New Zealand

Fiji

Fiji has 800,000 subscribers in total

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Digicel	GPRS, EDGE		Digicel 100%
2	Vodafone	GSM, GPRS	0.6	Vodafone 49%, ATH 51%
3	Inkk Mobile	MVNO (using Vodafone)	0.2

French Polynesia

The French overseas collectivity has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	VINI [52]	GSM	Not Yet Available	Tikiphone SA

Georgia

Georgia has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Geocell	GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA	Not Yet Available	Fintur Holdings B.V.¹
2	Magti GSM	GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA	Not Yet Available	Telcell Wireless, ITC
3	Beeline	GSM	0.146 [53] (March 2008)	VimpelCom & GMC Group
4	Warid	GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WiMAX	Not Yet Available	Warid Telecom

_{1. Fintur Holdings B.V. owners are TeliaSonera 58.55% and Turkcell 41.45%}

Guam & Northern Mariana Islands

The United States unincorporated territories have ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Docomo Pacific [54]	CdmaOne GSM, GPRS, UMTS,	Not Yet Available	NTT DoCoMo
2	IT&E [55]	CdmaOne GSM	Not Yet Available	IT&E Overseas, Inc
3	MPULSE [56]	GSM, GPRS	Not Yet Available	TeleGuam Holdings LLC
4	iConnect Buddy	GSM GPRS EDGE	Not Yet Available	Wave Runner LLC
5	PTI [57]	GSM	Not Yet Available	Micronesian Telecommunications Corporation

India

India has 584.32 million subscribers in total, or a 49.60% penetration rate. [58] (April 2010)

The country's telcom regulator is TRAI.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Bharti Airtel	GPRS, EDGE	127.61 [59] (March 2010)	Bharti Enterprises (64.76%) Singapore Telecommunications (32%) Vodafone (4.4%)
2	Reliance Communications	CdmaOne, EVDO GSM WiMAX	102.42 [60] (March 2010)	Reliance - Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
3	Vodafone Essar	GSM, EDGE	100.85 [61] (March 2010)	Vodafone (67%) & Essar Group (33%)
4	BSNL	GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSPDA CdmaOne, EVDO WiMAX	69.45 [62] (March 2010)	State-owned
5	Tata Teleservices	CDMA, EVDO WiMAX	65.94 [63] (March 2010)	Tata Group
6	Idea Cellular	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	63.82 [64] (March 2010)	Aditya Birla Group Axiata Group Berhad (19.1%)
7	Aircel	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	36.86 [65] (March 2010)	Maxis Communications (74%) Apollo Hospital (26%)
8	MTNL	GSM HSDPA	5.09 [66] (March 2010)	State-owned
9	Uninor	GSM, GPRS	4.26 [67] (March 2010)	Telenor (67.25%) Unitech Group (32.75%)
10	MTS India	CDMA	3.78 [68] (March 2010)	Sistema (73.71%) & Shyam Group (23.79%)
11	LOOP Mobile (Formerly BPL)	GSM, GPRS	2.84 [69] (March 2010)	Essar Group (8.0%) Santa Trading Pvt Ltd (85.75%)
12	S Tel	GSM, GPRS	1.01 [70] (March 2010)	Siva Group (51%) Batelco (49%)
13	Ping Mobile	GSM CDMA	0.33 [71] (March 2010)	HFCL Infotel Limited
14	Videocon (using Videocon mobileservices)	GSM, GPRS	0.03 [72] (March 2010)	Videocon
15	Etisalat DB Telecom	GSM, GPRS		Etisalat Dynamix Balwas Group
16	Virgin Mobile India(using Tata Teleservices)	CDMA GSM, GPRS		Virgin Mobile (50%) Tata Teleservices (50%)
17	Tata Docomo(using Tata Teleservices)	GSM, GPRS		Tata (74%) Docomo (26%)

Indonesia

Indonesia has 144.64 million subscribers in total, or a 56.8% penetration rate [73] (Q1 2009).

The country's telecom regulator is BRTI.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Telkomsel	GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+	81.64 [74] (December 2009)	State-owned Telkom (65%) Singapore Telecommunications (35%)
2	Indosat	CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO Rev 0 GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+	39.83 [75] (Q1 2010)	Qtel (65%) Public (20.71%) State-owned (14.29%)
3	XL	GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA	32.6 [76] (Q1 2010)	Axiata Group Berhad (66.7%) Etisalat (13.3%) Public (20%)
4	Telkom	CDMA2000 1x	15.139 [77] (December 2009)	State-owned (51.82%) Public (48.18%)
5	Bakrie Telecom [78]	CDMA2000 1x	9.809 [79] (September 2009)	Bakrie Group
6	3	GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSPA	8.529 [80] (Q4 2009)	Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (60%) CP Group Indonesia (40%)
7	Natrindo	GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS	3.9 [81] (Q1 2009)	Saudi Telecom Company (51%) Maxis Communications (44%) Public (5%)
8	Mobile-8	CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO Rev A	2.872 [82] (Q4 2009)	Jerash Investment Ltd (19.6%) Corporate United Investments Limited (12.7%) Korean Export Insurance Corporation (10.7%) Public (57%)
9	Smart Telecom [83]	CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO Rev A, EV-DO Rev B	2.05 [84] (Q1 2009)	Sinar Mas Group
10	Sampoerna Telekom [85]	CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO Rev A	0.784 [86] (March 2008)	Sampoerna

Japan

Japan has 116.30 million subscribers in total, or a 91.30% penetration rate. [87][88] (March 2010)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	NTT docomo	PDC UMTS, HSDPA LTE (Planned)	56.08 [89] (March 2010)	NTT (67%) State-owned (33%)
2	au	CdmaOne CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO　Rev.A LTE (Planned)	31.87 [90] (March 2010)	KDDI
3	SoftBank Mobile	PDC UMTS, HSDPA LTE (Planned)	21.88 [91] (March 2010)	SoftBank
4	Willcom	PHS XGP (Planned)	4.11 [92] (March 2010)	Carlyle Group (60%), Kyocera (30%), and KDDI (10%)
5	EMOBILE	UMTS, HSPA+ LTE (Planned)	2.35 [93] (March 2010)	eAccess

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan has 12.7 million subscribers in total, or a 83.10% penetration rate. [94] (March 2008)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	K-Cell	GSM	6.5 [95] (June 2008)	Fintur Holdings B.V.¹ 51%, KazakhTelecom 49%
2	Beeline	GSM	5.1 [96] (September 2007)	Cronwell Investment 50.01%, VimpelCom 49.99%
3	Altel	CdmaOne GSM	0.2 [97] (January 2007)	KazakhTelecom 50% [98]

1. Fintur Holdings B.V. owners are TeliaSonera 58.55% and Turkcell 41.45%

Kiribati

Kiribati has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	TSKL	GSM	Not Yet Available	Telecom Services Kiribati Limited

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has 19200 subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	SUN NET	GSM	Not Yet Available	Korea Post & Telecommunications Trading Corp. (KPTC)
2	KoryoLink	3G	0.019200	OTH (75%) and Korea Post & Telecommunications Trading Corporation (KPTC) (25%).

SUN NET is closed for citizens of North Korea since 2004-05-25 [99]. In the late 2008 the 3G cellphone network was launched.

Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH) was awarded the license to establish a 3G mobile network in DPRK in January 2008. Koryolink has deployed its 3G network to initially cover Pyongyang, which has a population of more than 2 million, with an ambitious plan to expand its coverage to the entire country. Koryolink will deliver world-class voice and data communication services to the people of the DPRK. On network start on Dec. 2008 they have 5300 subscribers. End of June 2009 they have 19200 subscribers.^[1]

see also: Telecommunications in North Korea#Mobile phones

Korea, Republic of

Korea, Republic of has 48.66 million subscribers in total, or a 96.2% penetration rate. [100] (May 2009)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	SK Telecom	CdmaOne UMTS, HSDPA WiMAX	22.5 [101] (May 2008)	SK Corporation
2	KT	CdmaOne UMTS, HSPA WiMAX	14 [102] (May 2008)	KT
3	LG Telecom	CdmaOne EVDO	8 [103] (May 2008)	LG Corporation

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan has 1.1 million subscribers in total, or a 25% penetration rate. ^{[citation needed]} ^[2]^[3]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	BITEL	GSM	0.60 ^{[citation needed]} (September 2006)	Sky Mobile
2	MegaCom	GSM	0.50 ^{[citation needed]} (November 2006)	BiMoCom Ltd ^[4]
3	O!	GSM		NUR Telecom LLC

Laos

Laos has ? million subscribers in total, or a 10% penetration rate. [104] (September 2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Lao Telecommunications	GSM	Not Yet Available	Lao Telecommunications
2	ETL MOBILE	GSM	Not Yet Available	Enterprise of Telecommunications Lao (ETL)
3	Tigo	GSM	0.254 [105] (March 2009)	MIC (74.1%)
4	LAOTEL	GSM	Not Yet Available	Lao Asia Telecommunication State Enterprise (LAT)
5	Skytel & Net

Malaysia

Malaysia has 30.379 million subscribers in total, or a 106.2% penetration rate. "Cellular Phone Subscribers". MCMC. (4rd Quarter 2009)

Rank	Operator	Operator Code	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Maxis	012/017 014 015(VoIP)	GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSPA HSPA+(Planned)	12.3 [106] (December 2009)	Maxis(70%)(Ananda Krishnan(75%), Saudi Telecom Company(25%)) Public(30%)
2	Celcom	013/019 014	GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA	10.145 [107](December 2009)	Axiata Group Berhad
3	DiGi	016 010/014	GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSPA	7.947 [108] (Q1 2010)	Telenor (49%)
4	U Mobile	018	UMTS, HSDPA (uses Celcom GSM when UMTS is not available)	0.41 (December 2009)[109]	U TV(majority) STT(33%) MPHB(7.72%)
5	P1		WiMAX	0.139(December 2009)	Green Packet
6	YTL Communications		WiMAX	Coming Soon	YTL Power
7	Redtone		WiMAX		Redtone international
8	Amax		WiMAX		Asiaspace
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
1	TuneTalk (uses Celcom 2G)	010	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	0.6(February 2010)	Tune Ventures(35.7%) Celcom(38%)
2	XOX COM (uses Celcom)	010	GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA	0.1(October 2009)[110]	XOX COM
3	Merchantrade (uses Celcom 2G)	013	GSM, GPRS, EDGE		Merchantrade Asia Sdn Bhd
4	Redtone (uses Celcom 2G)	013	GSM, GPRS, EDGE		Redtone International
5	Baraka Telecom (uses DiGi)	coming soon	coming soon	coming soon	Reach Telecom
Wireless Mobile Operators
1	B & E Wireless Mobile(WM)	015	GSM, GPRS, EDGE HSPA	Some Corporate Users	B&E WM

Maldives

Maldives has 0.14 million subscribers in total, or a 46% penetration rate. ^{[citation needed]} ()

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Dhiraagu	GSM	0.185 [111] (March 2007)	Dhiraagu First service provider
2	Wataniya Maldives	GSM, EDGE, HSDPA	0.102 [112] (Q1 2010)	Wataniya Telecom

Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands has 700 subscribers in total, or a ? penetration rate.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	NTA [113]	GSM	0.0007 [114] (2005)	MINTA

Micronesia, Federated States of

Micronesia, Federated States of has 27,400 subscribers in total, or a ? penetration rate.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	FSM Telecom [115]	GSM	0.0274 [116] (2007)	FSMTC

Mongolia

Mongolia has 1.2 million subscribers in total, or a 45.8% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Mobicom	GSM, EDGE, HSDPA	1.001 [117] (Apr 2010)	KDDI, Sumitomo Corporation, Newcom Group
2	Unitel	GSM , EDGE, HSDPA	0.4	MCS Group
3	Skytel	CdmaOne	0.23 [118] ()	SK Telecom, Taihan Electric, MCS Group, Altai Holdings, Unitelcom
3	G-Mobile	CdmaOne	0.02 [119] ()

Myanmar

Myanmar has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	MPT	GSM	0.18 ^{[citation needed]} (2006)	Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications

Nauru

Nauru has 1,500 subscribers in total, or a ? penetration rate.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Digicel [120]	GSM	?	Digicel Pacific Ltd.

Nepal

Nepal has 4.238 million subscribers in total, or a 15.72% penetration rate. [121] (December 2008)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Nepal Telecom	CdmaOne GSM UMTS	2.512 [122] (December 2008)	Nepal Telecom
2	Mero Mobile	GSM	1.725 [123] (December 2008)	Spice Nepal

Nepal Satellite Telecom Hello Nepal GSM

New Caledonia

New Zealand

New Zealand has 3.87 million subscribers in total, or a 94% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Vodafone	GSM UMTS	2.400 [124] (30 June 2008)	Vodafone
2	Telecom	CdmaOne UMTS	2.23 [125] (June 2009)	public company
3	2degrees	GSM UMTS	0.22	Trilogy International Partners and others.
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
1	TelstraClear (using Vodafone)	CdmaOne	?	Telstra
2	Black+White (using Vodafone)	GSM UMTS	?	Black+White

Niue

Niue has c. 500 ¹ subscribers in total, or a 6.5% penetration rate. (2004)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Telecom Niue	AMPS, GSM(planned)	0.005	Telecom Niue

_{1. as at 2004. Niue - The Commonwealth Year Book http://www.thecommonwealth.org/YearbookInternal/140411/140413/niue/}

Norfolk Island

Norfolk Island has 131¹ subscribers in total, or a 6.5% penetration rate. (October 2008)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Norfolk Telecom	GSM	0.001	Norfolk Telecom

_{1. Norfolk Island phone book - Mobile Numbers http://www.norfolk.gov.nf/telephone%20book.htm#MOBILE}

Pakistan

Pakistan has 59.60% penetration rate and 97.58 Million Cellular Users. [126] (January 2010)

The country's telecom regulator is PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority) [127].

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Mobilink	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	31.06 [128] (January 2010)	Orascom Telecom
2	Telenor	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	22.64 [129] (January 2010)	Telenor
3	Ufone	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	18.57 [130] (January 2010)	Etisalat
4	Warid	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	16.19 [131] (January 2010)	Warid Telecom(70%) and SingTel(30%)
5	Zong	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	6.93 [132] (January 2010)	China Mobile
6	Vfone	CdmaOne	1.19 (January 2010)	Etisalat
7	GO	CdmaOne	0.656 (January 2010)	TeleCard
8	WorldCall Wireless	CdmaOne	0.575 (January 2010)	WorldCall Pakistan
9	SCOM	GSM GPRS	0.285 (January 2010)	SCO
10	Wateen	WiMAX	0.14 (January 2010)	Wateen Telecom
11	Instaphone	AMPS D-AMPS	0 [133] (January 2010)	Pakcom Limited (Not operational anymore)
12	wi-tribe	WiMAX	0.0554 (Q4 2009)	Qtel(78%)

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea has 0.059 million subscribers in total, or a 1% penetration rate. [134] (September 2006)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Bee Mobile	GSM	Not Yet Available	Pacific Mobile Communications
2	Digicel	GSM	Not Yet Available	Digicel

The Philippines

As of January 2010^[update], the country has 75.537 million subscribers in total, or a 78.6% penetration rate. ^{[citation needed]}

It is expected that the penetration rate of the country by 2013 will grow to 157%

The country's telcom regulator is NTC. The numbers below exclude the subscriber base of corresponding MVNO.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Smart Communications	GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, WCDMA	24.2 [135] (4Q 2009)	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
2	Globe Telecom	GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, WCDMA, WiMAX	12.934 [136] (September 2009)	Singapore Telecommunications: 47.3% Ayala Corporation: 34% Public Stock: 21%
3	Sun Cellular	GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, WCDMA	12.39 (February 2010)	Digital Telecommunications Philippines
4	Next Mobile	iDEN	0.03 (November 2007)
5	Extelcom	AMPS	0.01374 (November 2007)
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
1	Talk 'N Text (using Smart)	GSM, UMTS (soon)	17.1 [137](4Q 2009)	Pilipino Telephone Corporation
2	Touch Mobile (using Globe)	GSM	9.345 [138] (September 2009)	Innove Communications and Globe Telecom
2	Red Mobile (using Smart)	GSM, GPRS, UMTS

Samoa

Samoa has 85,000 subscribers in total, or a 47% penetration rate. [139] (November 2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	SamoaTel	GSM	Not Yet Available	SamoaTel
2	Digicel	GSM	Not Yet Available	Digicel

Singapore

Singapore has 6.8519 million mobile subscribers in total, or a 137.4% mobile penetration rate. [140] (December 2009)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	SingTel Mobile	GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSPA+	3.181 [141] (December 2009)	Singapore Telecommunications
2	StarHub Mobile	GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSPA+	1.918 [142] (December 2009)	StarHub
3	M1	GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSPA+	1.758 [143] (December 2009)	M1 Limited Axiata Group Berhad(29.7%)
4	Qmax	WiMAX

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands has 10,900 subscribers in total, or a ? penetration rate.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	BREEZE [144]	GSM	0.0109 [145] (2007)	STKL

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has 16.27 million mobile subscribers in total, or a 81.35% penetration rate. [146] (4Q 2009)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Dialog Telekom	GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA	7.0 [147] (1Q 2010)	Axiata Group Berhad [148]
2	Mobitel (Sri Lanka)	GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+	3.4 [149] (4Q 2009)	Sri Lanka Telecom(100%)
3	Airtel Lanka	GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA	2.59 (Feb 2010)	Bharti Airtel
4	Etisalat	GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA (Planned)	2.5 [150] (Dec 2009)	MIC (100%) - sold to Etisalat in oct 2009
5	Hutch	GSM, GPRS	0.779 [151] (4Q 2009)	Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited(100%)
6	Reliance	GSM, GPRS	Launching operations in 2010	Reliance - Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
7	Sky Network	Mobile WiMAX	Launching operations in 2Q 2010	Sky Network - A Subsidiary of Sri Lanka Telecom

Taiwan

Taiwan, as known as, R.O.C.(Republic of China) has 22.87 million subscribers in total, or a 100.2% percentage rate. ^{[citation needed]} (July 2006)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Chunghwa Telecom 中華電信	GSM UMTS	9.31(February 2010)
2	Taiwan Mobile 台湾大哥大	GSM UMTS	6.41(4Q 2009)
3	FarEasTone 遠傳電信	GSM UMTS WiMAX(South Region only)	6.237(March 2010)[152]	Far Eastern Group [153]
4	FITEL 大眾電信	PHS WiMAX(North Region only)	1.25(November 2007)
5	APBW 亞太電信	CdmaOne	2.23(December 2009)
6	VIBO 威寶電信	UMTS	1.52(Ended 2009)
7	Global Mobile Corporation 全球一動[154][155]	WiMAX(North Region only)
8	VMAX 威邁思電信[156]	WiMAX(North Region only)
9	Tatong Infocom 大同電信[157]	WiMAX(South Region only)
10	Vee Telecom 威達超舜電信[158]	WiMAX(South Region only)

Tajikistan

Tajikistan has 1.6 million subscribers in total, or a 20% penetration rate. [159] (May 2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Babilon Mobile	GSM	0.8 [160] (March 2008)
2	Somoncom	GSM UMTS	0.205 [161] (May 2007)	TeliaSonera (59.45%)
3	Beeline	GSM	0.378 [162] (March 2008)	Tacom (100%: VimpelCom (60%))
4	TT Mobile	GSM	Not Yet Available	Megafon (75%)
5	Indigo	GSM UMTS	0.172 [163] (May 2007)	TeliaSonera (60%)

Thailand

Thailand has 48.78 million subscribers in total, or a 77.6% penetration rate. ^{[citation needed]} (September 2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Advanced Info Service (AIS)	GSM, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA	28.772 [164] (4Q 2009)	Shin Corporation(42.67%) Singapore Telecommunications(21.34%) Free Float(35.99%)
2	DTAC	GSM, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA	19.657 [165] (December 2009)	Telenor (65.5%)
3	True Move	GSM, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA	15.8 [166] (4Q 2009)	True Corporation
4	Hutch	CdmaOne CDMA2000 EV-DO	1.041 [167] (March 2009)	CAT Telecom
5	TOT 3G	UMTS, HSDPA	Not Yet Available	TOT (58%) and CAT Telecom (42%)
6	WEPCT [168]	PHS	Not Yet Available	True Corporation
7	CAT CDMA [169]	CdmaOne CDMA2000 EV-DO	Not Yet Available	CAT Telecom

Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste has 69,000¹ subscribers in total, or a 6.22% penetration rate. (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Timor Telecom	GSM	0.06	Timor Telecom

_{1. Timor-Leste. Central Intelligence Agency - The World Fact Book}

Tonga

Tonga has 0.03 million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [170] (November 2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Digicel Tonga	GSM	0.020 [171] (November 2007)	Digicel Group Ltd
2	Tonga Communications Corporation		0.010 [172] (November 2007)	Tonga Government

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	MTS	GSM	0.57 [173] (June 2008)	MTS

Tuvalu

Tuvalu has 1,300 subscribers in total, or a ? penetration rate.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	TTC [174]	GSM	0.0013 [175] (2005)	TTC

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan has 12.5 million subscribers in total, or a 46% penetration rate. [176] (December 2008)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Uzdunrobita	GSM	4.37 [177] (June 2008)	MTS (74%)
2	Beeline	GSM	1.587 [178] (September 2007)	VimpelCom (100%)
3	Coscom	GSM	0.487 [179] (September 2007)	TeliaSonera (99.7%)
5	Perfectum	CdmaOne	Not Yet Available	Perfectum

Vanuatu

Vanuatu has 26,000¹ subscribers in total, or a 12.06% penetration rate. (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Telecom Vanuatu	GSM	0.01	Telecom Vanuatu Ltd
2	Digicel Vanuatu	GSM	0.01	Digicel Group Ltd

_{1. Vanuatu. Central Intelligence Agency - The World Fact Book}

Vietnam

Vietnam has 45 million subscribers in total, or a 52.4% penetration rate. ^{[citation needed]} (May 2008)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Viettel Mobile	GSM, UMTS	40.0 [180] (11/2009)	Viettel Corporation
2	Cityphone	PHS	Not Yet Available	Saigon Telecommunications (VNPT subsidiary)
3	Vinaphone	GSM, GPRS WCDMA UMTS	5.22 [181] (December 2006)	Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (VNPT)[182]
4	MobiFone	GSM<brWCDMA> UMTS	~40.0 [183] (April 2010)	Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (VNPT)[184]
5	E-Mobile	CdmaOne CDMA2000 EVDO	2.0 [185] (October 2007)	EVN Telecom [186]
6	S-Fone	CdmaOne CDMA2000 EVDO	6 [187] (December 2008)	Saigon Posts and Telecommunications Service Corporation (SPT), SK Telecom
7	Vietnamobile [188]	eGSM	2.498 [189] (4Q 2009)	Hanoi Telecom, Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited
8	Beeline	GSM	Planned March 2009	GTEL Mobile Joint Stock Company

External Related Link

References

[1] ttp://www.nkeconwatch.com/category/organizaitons/orascom-telecom-holding/

[2] ttp://www.reportbuyer.com/telecoms/mobile/kyrgyzstan_mobile_communication_research_report_2009.html

[3] ttp://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_kg.shtml

[4] ttp://www.megacom.kg/eng/about/

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