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==Terrestrial==
==Terrestrial==
This is a list of the world's largest terrestrial mobile phone network operators measured by number of subscribers (and by proportionate subscribers, if the company has holdings in other operators).
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; font-size:95%;"
|-
! Rank !! Company !! Main markets<br><small>(100% ownership unless stated otherwise)</small> !! Technology !! Proportionate<br>subscribers<br><small>(in [[million]]s)</small> !! Total<br>subscribers<br><small>(in [[million]]s)</small> !! Ownership
|-
| align=right | 1
|| {{Flagicon|China}} [[China Mobile]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| {{Flagicon|China}} China
| {{Flagicon|Hong Kong}} Hong Kong ([[China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited|China Mobile Hong Kong]])
| {{Flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan ([[Zong (mobile network operator)|Zong]])
| {{Flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand ([[True Corporation|Truemove-H]])}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]], [[TD-SCDMA]],
| [[UMTS-TDD|TD-HSDPA]]
| [[TD-LTE]], [[LTE (telecommunication)|FD-LTE]] <small>(Hong Kong only)</small>}}
||
|| 810.8<ref name="China Mobile">{{cite web|url=http://www.chinamobileltd.com/en/ir/operation.php?section=number|title=Operation Data |publisher=China Mobile |date=2015-02-28}}</ref><br><small>(Februar 2015)</small>
|| [[state ownership|Government]] of the [[People's Republic of China|PRC]] (74.25%)<br> Public (25.75%)
|-
| align=right | 2
|| {{Flagicon|Singapore}}{{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Bridge Alliance]] & [[SingTel]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| Africa ([[Airtel Africa]] (not 100%))
| {{Flagicon|Australia}} Australia ([[Optus]])
| {{Flagicon|India}} India ([[Bharti Airtel|Airtel]] ((30.8%)<ref name=AIRTEL-SHP-00>{{cite web|url=http://www.airtel.in/wps/wcm/connect/about+bharti+airtel/Bharti+Airtel/Investor+Relations/Shares/PG_Shares?countrytabs=1 |title=Shareholding Pattern &#124; Bharti Airtel |publisher=Airtel.in |date= |accessdate=28 June 2012}}</ref><ref name=AIRTEL-SHP-01>{{cite web|url=http://www.airtel.in/wps/wcm/connect/eaa4f38049da295db5a6f7d8801acd16/Shareholding_pattern_December_31_2011.pdf?MOD=AJPERES |title=Shareholding Pattern as of Dec 2011&#124; Bharti Airtel |date= |accessdate=28 June 2012}}</ref><br />))
| {{Flagicon|Sri Lanka}} Sri Lanka ([[Airtel Lanka]] (not 100%))
| {{Flagicon|Bangladesh}} Bangladesh ([[Citycell]] & [[Airtel Bangladesh]] (not 100%))
| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Saudi Arabia ([[Saudi Telecom Company]](not 100%))
| {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia ([[Telkomsel]] (not 100%))
| {{Flagicon|East Timor}} East Timor ([[Telkomcel]] (not 100%))
| {{Flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia ([[Maxis Communications|Maxis]] (not 100%))
| {{Flagicon|Vietnam}} Vietnam ([[MobiFone]](not 100%))
| {{Flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand ([[Advanced Info Service]] (not 100%))
| {{Flagicon|Philippines}} Philippines ([[Globe Telecom]] (not 100%))
| {{flagicon|Macau}} Macau ([[CTM (Macau)|CTM]] (not 100%))
| {{Flagicon|Hong Kong}} Hong Kong ([[Hong Kong CSL Limited|CSL]] (not 100%))
| {{Flagicon|Taiwan}} Taiwan ([[Taiwan Mobile]] (not 100%))
| {{Flagicon|South Korea}} South Korea ([[SK Telecom]] (not 100%))
| {{Flagicon|Japan}} Japan ([[SoftBank Mobile]] (not 100%))
}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[UMTS]],
| [[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[HSPA+]]
| [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]] <small></small>}}
||
|| 543.0<ref name="SingTel">{{cite web|url=http://info.singtel.com/sites/default/files/fr_invrel/Q3FY15_GroupNR.pdf|title=Factsheets & Presentations |publisher=SingTel |date=2014-12-31}}</ref><br><small>(December 2014)</small>
|| Government of [[Singapore]] (52%)<br> Free Float (48%)
|-
| align=right | 3
|| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Vodafone]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom ([[Vodafone UK]])
| {{Flagicon|Albania}} Albania ([[Vodafone Albania]])
| {{Flagicon|Australia}} Australia ([[Vodafone Australia]])
| {{Flagicon|Brazil}} Brazil ([[Vodafone Brazil]])
| {{Flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic ([[Vodafone Czech Republic]])
| {{Flagicon|Egypt}} Egypt ([[Vodafone Egypt]])
| {{Flagicon|Germany}} Germany ([[Vodafone Germany]])
| {{Flagicon|Ghana}} Ghana ([[Vodafone Ghana]])
| {{Flagicon|Greece}} Greece ([[Vodafone Greece]])
| {{Flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary ([[Vodafone Hungary]])
| {{Flagicon|India}} India ([[Vodafone India]])
| {{Flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland ([[Vodafone Ireland]])
| {{Flagicon|Italy}} Italy ([[Vodafone Italy]])
| {{Flagicon|Kenya}} Kenya ([[Safaricom]] 40%)
| {{Flagicon|Malta}} Malta ([[Vodafone Malta]])
| {{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands ([[Vodafone Netherlands]])
| {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand ([[Vodafone New Zealand]])
| {{Flagicon|Portugal}} Portugal ([[Vodafone Portugal]])
| {{Flagicon|Qatar}} Qatar ([[Vodafone Qatar]])
| {{Flagicon|Romania}} Romania ([[Vodafone Romania]])
| {{Flagicon|South Africa}} South Africa ([[Vodacom]] (65%))
| {{Flagicon|Spain}} Spain ([[Vodafone Spain]])
| {{Flagicon|Turkey}} Turkey ([[Vodafone Turkey]])
}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],
| [[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[HSPA+]]
| [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]] <small></small>}}
||
|| 435.85<ref name="Vodafone">[http://vodafone.com/content/dam/vodafone/investors/financial_results_feeds/ims_quarter_30june2014/Q1_14-15_IMS_Final_24_July_2014.pdf Interim management statement for the quarter ended 30 June 2014]. vodafone.com</ref><br><small>(June 2014)</small>
||
|-
| align=right | 4
|| {{Flagicon|India}} [[Bharti Airtel|Airtel]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| {{Flagicon|Bangladesh}} Bangladesh ([[Airtel (Bangladesh)|Airtel Bangladesh]])
| {{Flagicon|Burkina Faso}} Burkina Faso
| {{Flagicon|Chad}} Chad
| {{Flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} Democratic Republic of the Congo
| {{Flagicon|Gabon}} Gabon
| {{Flagicon|Ghana}} Ghana
| {{Flagicon|Guernsey}} Guernsey
| {{Flagicon|India}} India
| {{Flagicon|Jersey}} Jersey
| {{Flagicon|Kenya}} Kenya
| {{Flagicon|Madagascar}} Madagascar
| {{Flagicon|Malawi}} Malawi
| {{Flagicon|Niger}} Niger
| {{Flagicon|Nigeria}} Nigeria
| {{Flagicon|Republic of the Congo}} Republic of the Congo
| {{Flagicon|Rwanda}} Rwanda
| {{Flagicon|Seychelles}} Seychelles
| {{Flagicon|Sierra Leone}} Sierra Leone
| {{Flagicon|Sri Lanka}} Sri Lanka ([[Airtel (Sri Lanka)|Airtel Sri Lanka]])
| {{Flagicon|Tanzania}} Tanzania
| {{Flagicon|Uganda}} Uganda
| {{Flagicon|Zambia}} Zambia}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]]
| [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]] <small></small>}}
||
|| 303.7<ref name="Airtel">{{cite web|url=http://www.airtel.in/wps/wcm/connect/d79d58b3-6be4-4d23-95c1-244375dcfd96/Quarterly-Report-Q2-FY15.pdf?MOD=AJPERES|title=2Q Report Airtel |publisher=Airtel |date=2014-10-30}}</ref><br><small>(September 2014)</small>
|| [[Bharti Enterprises]] (52.7%)
[[SingTel]] (30.8%)<ref name=AIRTEL-SHP-00/><ref name=AIRTEL-SHP-01/><br />
[[Vodafone]] (4.4%)
|-
| align=right | 5
|| {{Flagicon|China}} [[China Unicom]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
|| {{Flagicon|China}} China
|| {{Flagicon|Hong Kong}} Hong Kong
|| {{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau
}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSUPA]], [[HSPA+]]
| [[TD-LTE]] , [[LTE (telecommunication)|FD-LTE]] <small>(planned)</small>}}
||
|| 296.4<ref name="China Unicom">{{cite web|url=http://www.chinaunicom.com.hk/en/ir/ir_operating.html|title=Operation Data |publisher=China Unicom |date=2015-02-28}}</ref><br><small>(Februar 2015)</small>
|| China Unicom Limited (40.92%) <br> China Netcom Group (29.49%) <br> [[Telefonica]] (9.7%)
|-
| align=right| 6
|| {{Flagicon|Mexico}} [[América Móvil]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| {{Flagicon|Mexico}} Mexico ([[Telcel]])
| {{Flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina ([[Claro (mobile phone network)|Claro]])
| {{Flagicon|Brazil}} Brazil ([[Claro (mobile phone network)|Claro]])
| {{Flagicon|Chile}} Chile ([[Claro (mobile phone network)|Claro]])
| {{Flagicon|Colombia}} Colombia ([[Claro (mobile phone network)|Claro]])
| {{Flagicon|Costa Rica}} Costa Rica ([[Claro (mobile phone network)|Claro]])
| {{Flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Dominican Republic ([[Claro (mobile phone network)|Claro]])
| {{Flagicon|Ecuador}} Ecuador ([[Claro (mobile phone network)|Claro]])
| {{Flagicon|El Salvador}} El Salvador ([[Claro (mobile phone network)|Claro]])
| {{Flagicon|Guatemala}} Guatemala ([[Claro (mobile phone network)|Claro]])
| {{Flagicon|Honduras}} Honduras ([[Claro (mobile phone network)|Claro]])
| {{Flagicon|Nicaragua}} Nicaragua ([[Claro (mobile phone network)|Claro]])
| {{Flagicon|Panama}} Panama ([[Claro (mobile phone network)|Claro]])
| {{Flagicon|Paraguay}} Paraguay ([[Claro (mobile phone network)|Claro]])
| {{Flagicon|Peru}} Peru ([[Claro (mobile phone network)|Claro]])
| {{Flagicon|Puerto Rico}} [[Puerto Rico]] ([[Claro (mobile phone network)|Claro]])
| {{Flagicon|USA}} United States ([[TracFone Wireless|Tracfone, Net10, StraightTalk, SafeLink]])
| {{Flagicon|United States Virgin Islands}} United States Virgin Islands ([[TracFone Wireless|Tracfone, Net10, StraightTalk, SafeLink]])
| {{Flagicon|Uruguay}} Uruguay ([[Claro (mobile phone network)|Claro]])
| {{Flagicon|Austria}} Austria ([[Telekom Austria]])
}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[D-AMPS]], [[cdmaOne]], [[CDMA2000|CDMA2000 1x]], [[EV-DO]]
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[HSPA+]]
| [[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]]}}
||
|| 289.4<ref name="América Móvil">{{cite web|url=http://www.americamovil.com/amx/en/cm/reports/Q/4Q14.pdf|title=4Q 2014 Reports |publisher=América Móvil |date=2014-12-31}}</ref><br><small>(December 2014)</small>
||
|-
| align=right | 7
|| {{Flagicon|Spain}} [[Telefónica]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| {{Flagicon|Spain}} Spain ([[Movistar]])
| {{Flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina ([[Movistar]])
| {{Flagicon|Brazil}} Brazil ([[Vivo S.A.|Vivo]])
| {{Flagicon|Chile}} Chile ([[Movistar]])
| {{Flagicon|Colombia}} Colombia ([[Movistar]])
| {{Flagicon|Costa Rica}} Costa Rica ([[Movistar]])
| {{Flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic ([[Telefónica Czech Republic|O<sub>2</sub>]])
| {{Flagicon|Ecuador}} Ecuador ([[Movistar]])
| {{Flagicon|El Salvador}} El Salvador ([[Movistar]])
| {{Flagicon|Germany}} Germany ([[O2 (Germany)|O<sub>2</sub>]])
| {{Flagicon|Guatemala}} Guatemala ([[Movistar]])
| {{Flagicon|Italy}} Italy
| {{Flagicon|Mexico}} Mexico
| {{Flagicon|Nicaragua}} Nicaragua ([[Movistar]])
| {{Flagicon|Panama}} Panama ([[Movistar]])
| {{Flagicon|Peru}} Peru ([[Movistar]])
| {{Flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovakia ([[Telefónica Slovakia|O<sub>2</sub>]])
| {{Flagicon|Sudan}} Sudan ([[Sudan Unicom]])
| {{Flagicon|Uruguay}} Uruguay ([[Movistar]])
| {{Flagicon|Venezuela}} Venezuela ([[Movistar]])
| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom ([[O2 UK|O<sub>2</sub>]])
}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[D-AMPS]], [[cdmaOne]], [[CDMA2000]]
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]]
| [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]}}
||
|| 249.4<ref name="Telefonica Shareholders & Investors">http://www.telefonica.com/en/shareholders-investors/pdf/rdos14t3-eng.pdf</ref><br><small>(September 2014)</small>
||
|-
| align=right| 8
|| {{Flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Axiata]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| {{Flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia ([[Celcom]])(100%)
| {{Flagicon|Bangladesh}} Bangladesh ([[Robi]])(92%)
| {{Flagicon|Cambodia}} Cambodia ([[Smart Axiata|Smart]])(100%)
| {{Flagicon|India}} India ([[Idea Cellular]])(19.96%)
| {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia ([[XL Axiata|XL]])(66.55%)
| {{Flagicon|Singapore}} Singapore ([[M1 Limited|M1]])(29.12%)
| {{Flagicon|Sri Lanka}} Sri Lanka ([[Dialog Axiata|Dialog]])(84.97%)}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]]
| [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]] }}
||
|| 244.0<ref name="Axiata">[http://www.axiata.com/investor/group-financial-highlights Financial Highlights December 2013].</ref><br><small>(December 2013)</small>
|| [[Government of Malaysia]] (45.09%) <br> Public Stock (54.91%)
|-
| align=right| 9
|| {{Flagicon|Russian Federation}}{{Flagicon|Norway}} [[VimpelCom Ltd.|VimpelCom]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| {{Flagicon|Russian Federation}} Russia (Beeline Russia, GT)
| {{Flagicon|Armenia}} Armenia (Beeline Armenia)
| {{Flagicon|Cambodia}} Cambodia (Beeline Cambodia) (sold)
| {{Flagicon|Georgia}} Georgia (Beeline Georgia)
| {{Flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Kazakhstan (Beeline Kazakhstan)
| {{Flagicon|Kyrgyzstan}} Kyrgyzstan (Beeline Kyrgyzstan)
| {{Flagicon|Laos}} Laos (Beeline Laos) (sold)
| {{Flagicon|Tajikistan}} Tajikistan (Beeline Tajikistan)
| {{Flagicon|Ukraine}} Ukraine ([[Kyivstar]])
| {{Flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Uzbekistan (Beeline Uzbekistan)
| {{Flagicon|Algeria}} Algeria ([[Djezzy]])
| {{Flagicon|Bangladesh}} Bangladesh ([[Banglalink]])
| {{Flagicon|Burundi}} Burundi (Leo) (sold)
| {{Flagicon|Canada}} Canada ([[Globalive|WIND]]) (less than 100%)
| {{Flagicon|Central African Republic}} Central African Republic ([[Telecel Globe|Telecel]]) (sold)
| {{Flagicon|Greece}} Greece ([[WIND Hellas|WIND]])
| {{Flagicon|Italy}} Italy ([[WIND (Italy)|WIND]])
| {{Flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan ([[Mobilink]])
| {{Flagicon|Zimbabwe}} Zimbabwe ([[Telecel Globe|Telecel]]) (sold)
}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]]
| [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]}}
||
|| 223.4<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vimpelcom.com/Global/Files/Results/2014/VIP%203Q14%20-%20Earnings%20Release%20-%20Final.pdf |title=VimpelCom Reports 3Q 2014 |publisher=VimpelCom |date=12 November 2014}}</ref><br><small>(30 September 2014)</small>
|| [[Telenor]] (42.95%) <br> [[Altimo]] (47.8517%) <br> Public (9.1983%)
|-
| align=right | 10
|| {{Flagicon|South Africa}} [[MTN Group]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| {{Flagicon|South Africa}} South Africa
| {{Flagicon|Afghanistan}} Afghanistan (91%)
| {{Flagicon|Benin}} Benin (75%)
| {{Flagicon|Botswana}} Botswana (53%)
| {{Flagicon|Cameroon}} Cameroon (70%)
| {{Flagicon|Republic of the Congo}} Republic of the Congo
| {{Flagicon|Cote d'Ivoire}} Cote d'Ivoire (65%)
| {{Flagicon|Cyprus}} Cyprus
| {{Flagicon|Ghana}} Ghana (98%)
| {{Flagicon|Guinea}} Guinea (75%)
| {{Flagicon|Guinea-Bissau}} Guinea-Bissau
| {{Flagicon|Iran}} Iran (49%)
| {{Flagicon|Liberia}} Liberia (60%)
| {{Flagicon|Nigeria}} Nigeria (78.7%)
| {{Flagicon|Rwanda}} Rwanda (80%)
| {{Flagicon|Sudan}} Sudan (85%)
| {{Flagicon|Swaziland}} Swaziland (30%)
| {{Flagicon|Syria}} Syria (75%)
| {{Flagicon|Uganda}} Uganda (96%)
| {{Flagicon|Yemen}} Yemen (85%)
| {{Flagicon|Zambia}} Zambia (86%)}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[HSPA+]]
| [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]}}
||
|| 219.2<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mtn.com/Investors/FinancialReporting/Documents/QUARTERLYREPORTS/2014/PDF/Quarterly_update_for_the_period_ended_31_Sep_2014.pdf |title=3Q Results 30 September 2014 |publisher=MTN Group |date=30 September 2014}}</ref><br /><small>(30 September 2014)</small>
|| Public Stock (68.02%)<br/>Government Employees Pension Fund (17.23%)<br/>[[M1 Group|M1]](7.72%)
|-
|align=right| 11
|| {{Flagicon|Norway}} [[Telenor]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| {{Flagicon|Norway}} Norway ([[Telenor]])(100%)
| {{Flagicon|Bangladesh}} Bangladesh ([[Grameenphone]])(55.8%)
| {{Flagicon|Bulgaria}} Bulgaria ([[Telenor (Bulgaria)|Telenor Bulgaria]])
| {{Flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark ([[Telenor Denmark]])
| {{Flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary ([[Telenor Hungary]])
| {{Flagicon|India}} India ([[Uninor]])
| {{Flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia ([[DiGi Telecommunications|DiGi]])
| {{Flagicon|Montenegro}} Montenegro ([[Telenor Montenegro]])
| {{Flagicon|Myanmar}} Myanmar([[Telenor Myanmar]])
| {{Flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan ([[Telenor Pakistan]])
| {{Flagicon|Russia}} Russia ([[VimpelCom]])
| {{Flagicon|Serbia}} Serbia ([[Telenor Serbia]])
| {{Flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden (Telenor Sweden)
| {{Flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand ([[dtac]])}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]]
| [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]}}
||
|| 186.0<ref>[http://www.telenor.com/about-us/telenor-at-a-glance/]. Telenor.com. Retrieved on 11 April 2015.</ref><br /><small>(Q1 2015)</small>
|| Government of Norway (53,97%)<br/>[[The Government Pension Fund of Norway]] (4,79%)<br/>Public stock (41,74%)
|-
| align=right| 12
|| {{Flagicon|China}} [[China Telecom]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| {{Flagicon|China}} China
| {{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau
| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom ([[CTExcelbiz]])}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[CDMA]], [[EV-DO]]
| [[TD-LTE]] <small>(planned)</small>}}
||
|| 184.1<ref>{{cite web |title=China Telecom Mobile subscribers|url=http://www.chinatelecom-h.com/en/ir/kpi.php |publisher=China Telecom |accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref><br><small>(November 2014)</small>
||
|-
| align=right | 13
|| {{Flagicon|France}} [[Orange S.A.|Orange]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| {{Flagicon|France}} France (Orange France)
| {{Flagicon|Armenia}} Armenia ([[Orange Armenia]])
| {{Flagicon|Austria}} Austria ([[Orange Austria]] (35%))
| {{Flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium ([[Mobistar]] (52.91%))
| {{Flagicon|Botswana}} Botswana (Orange Botswana)
| {{Flagicon|Cameroon}} Cameroon (Orange Cameroon)
| {{Flagicon|Dominica}} Dominica
| {{Flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Dominican Republic (Orange Dominicana)
| {{Flagicon|Egypt}} Egypt (Mobinil)
| {{Flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}} Equatorial Guinea (Orange Equatorial Guinea)
| {{Flagicon|French Guiana}} [[French Guiana]]
| {{Flagicon|Israel}} Israel
| {{Flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Ivory Coast]]
| {{Flagicon|Jordan}} Jordan (Orange Jordan)
| {{Flagicon|Kenya}} Kenya (Orange Kenya)
| {{Flagicon|Liechtenstein}} Liechtenstein
| {{Flagicon|Madagascar}} Madagascar (Orange Madagascar)
| {{Flagicon|Mali}} Mali (Orange Mali)
| {{Flagicon|Martinique}} [[Martinique]]
| {{Flagicon|Mauritius}} Mauritius
| {{Flagicon|Moldova}} Moldova ([[Orange Moldova]] (94.3%))
| {{Flagicon|Niger}} Niger (Orange Niger)
| {{Flagicon|Poland}} Poland ([[Orange Polska]])
| {{Flagicon|Réunion}} Réunion (Orange Réunion)
| {{Flagicon|Romania}} Romania ([[Orange Romania]] (96.8%))
| {{Flagicon|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} Saint Kitts and Nevis
| {{Flagicon|Senegal}} Senegal (Orange Senegal)
| {{Flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovakia ([[Orange Slovensko]])
| {{Flagicon|Spain}} Spain ([[Orange España]])
| {{Flagicon|Togo}} Togo
| {{Flagicon|Tunisia}} Tunisia
| {{Flagicon|Uganda}} Uganda (Orange Uganda)
| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom ([[EE (telecommunications company)|EE]] (50%))}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]]
| [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]}}
||
|| 182.1<ref name="orange">[http://www.orange.com/en/content/download/26590/592568/version/2/file/PR_Orange_Q3_2014_EN_231014.pdf 3Q Financial Report]. Orange.com (2014-09-30).</ref><br><small>(30 September 2014)</small>
||
|-
| align=right | 14
|| {{Flagicon|Sweden}}{{Flagicon|Finland}} [[TeliaSonera]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| {{Flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden
| {{Flagicon|Finland}} Finland ([[Sonera]])
| {{Flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan ([[Azercell]])
| {{Flagicon|Bulgaria}} Bulgaria ([[Telenor (Bulgaria)|Telenor Bulgaria]])
| {{Flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark
| {{Flagicon|Estonia}} Estonia ([[EMT (mobile operator)|EMT]])
| {{Flagicon|Georgia}} Georgia ([[Geocell]])
| {{Flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Kazakhstan ([[Kcell]])
| {{Flagicon|Latvia}} Latvia ([[Latvijas Mobilais Telefons|LMT]]) 49%
| {{Flagicon|Lithuania}} Lithuania ([[Omnitel]])
| {{Flagicon|Russia}} Russia ([[MegaFon]])
| {{Flagicon|Moldova}} Moldova ([[Moldcell]])
| {{Flagicon|Nepal}} Nepal ([[Ncell]])
| {{Flagicon|Norway}} Norway ([[NetCom (Norway)|NetCom]])
| {{Flagicon|Spain}} Spain ([[Yoigo]])
| {{Flagicon|Tajikistan}} Tajikistan
| {{Flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Uzbekistan}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]]
| [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]}}
||
|| 163.9<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teliasonera.com/en/about-us/markets-and-brands/ |title=TeliaSonera Markets and brands |publisher=TeliaSonera |date=31 December 2013}}</ref><br><small>(December 2013)</small>
|| 37.3% Government of Sweden, 11.7% Government of Finland
|-
| align=right| 15
|| {{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Saudi Telecom Company|STC]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| {{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Saudi Arabia
| {{Flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia (Maxis (25%))
| {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia
| {{Flagicon|Kuwait}} Kuwait (VIVA)
| {{Flagicon|Bahrain}} Bahrain (VIVA)
| {{Flagicon|Jordan}} Jordan
| {{Flagicon|India}} India
| {{Flagicon|South Africa}} South Africa
| {{Flagicon|Lebanon}} Lebanon}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]]
| [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]}}
||
|| 161<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stc.com.sa/wps/wcm/connect/english/stc/resources/5/a/5a124f54-9d74-4111-bb69-0d36079b6d83/STC_Financial+Sheet_ENGLISH_2014.pdf |title=STC Investor Factsheet |publisher=STC |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=25 August 2014}}</ref><br><small>(December 2013)</small>
||
|-
| align=right| 16
|| {{Flagicon|Germany}} [[T-Mobile]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| {{Flagicon|Austria}} Austria ([[T-Mobile#Austria|T-Mobile Austria]])
| {{Flagicon|Croatia}} Croatia
| {{Flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic ([[T-Mobile#Czech Republic|T-Mobile CZ]])
| {{Flagicon|Germany}} Germany (Telekom Deutschland)
| {{Flagicon|Greece}} Greece ([[OTE]])
| {{Flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary ([[T-Mobile#Hungary|T-Mobile HU]])
| {{Flagicon|Macedonia}} Macedonia
| {{Flagicon|Montenegro}} Montenegro
| {{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands ([[T-Mobile#The Netherlands|T-Mobile NL]])
| {{Flagicon|Poland}} Poland ([[T-Mobile (Poland)]])
| {{Flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Puerto Rico ([[T-Mobile#United States|T-Mobile Puerto Rico]])
| {{Flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovakia ([[T-Mobile#Slovakia|Telekom]])
| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom ([[EE (telecommunications company)|EE]] (50%))
| {{Flagicon|USA}} United States ([[T-Mobile US]])
| {{Flagicon|United States Virgin Islands}} United States Virgin Islands ([[T-Mobile US]])}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]],
| [[UMTS]], [[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[HSPA+]], [[Dual-Cell HSDPA#Dual-Cell|DC-HSPA+]]
| [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]}}
||
|| 149.1<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.e-paper.telekom.com/reports/2014/epaper-Q3_2014_en/page29.html#/2 |title=Report January-September 2014 |publisher=Deutsche Telekom |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=30 September 2014}}</ref><br><small>(30 September 2014)</small>
|| [[Deutsche Telekom]]
|-
| align=right | 17
|| {{Flagicon|UAE}} [[Emirates Telecommunications Corporation|Etisalat]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| {{Flagicon|UAE}} United Arab Emirates
| {{Flagicon|Afghanistan}} Afghanistan
| {{Flagicon|Benin}} Benin
| {{Flagicon|Central African Republic}} Central African Republic
| {{Flagicon|Egypt}} Egypt (66%)
| {{Flagicon|Gabon}} Gabon
| {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia ([[XL Axiata]] (13.3%))
| {{Flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Ivory Coast]]
| {{Flagicon|Niger}} Niger
| {{Flagicon|Nigeria}} Nigeria (40%)
| {{Flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan (26%)
| {{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Saudi Arabia (27%)
| {{Flagicon|Sri Lanka}} Sri Lanka ([[Etisalat (Sri Lanka)|Etisalat Lanka]])
| {{Flagicon|Sudan}} Sudan (89%)
| {{Flagicon|Tanzania}} Tanzania (65%)
| {{Flagicon|Togo}} Togo}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]]
| [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]}}
||
|| 148<ref>{{cite web |url=http://etisalat.com/en/system/docs/12-4-2013/Etisalat-AnnualReport2013-English.pdf |title=Annual Report 2013 |publisher=Etisalat |format=PDF |page=3 |date=26 March 2014 |accessdate=25 August 2014}}</ref><br><small>(December 2013)</small>
|| [[Emirates Investment Authority]] (60.03%)
|-
| align=right| 18
|| {{Flagicon|India}} [[Idea Cellular]]
|| {{Flagicon|India}} India
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]]}}
||
|| 143.5<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ideacellular.com/aboutus/aboutidea |title=About Idea |publisher=Idea Wireless |date= |accessdate=September 2014}}</ref><br><small>(September 2014)</small>
|| [[Aditya Birla Group]] (49.05%)<br>[[Axiata Group Berhad]] (19.1%)<br>[[Providence Equity Partners|Providence Equity]] (10.6%)
|-
| align=right| 19
|| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Verizon Wireless]]
|| {{Flagicon|USA}} United States
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[CDMA]], [[EV-DO]]
| [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]}}
||
|| 131.9<ref name="FierceWireless">{{cite web|url=http://www.fiercewireless.com/special-reports/grading-top-us-wireless-carriers-fourth-quarter-2014 |title=Grading the top 8 U.S. wireless carriers in the fourth quarter of 2014 |publisher=FierceWireless |date=March 3, 2015 |accessdate=March 23, 2015}}</ref><br><small>(December 2014)</small>
|| [[Verizon Communications]] (100%)
|-
| align=right| 20
|| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[AT&T Mobility]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| {{Flagicon|USA}} United States
| {{Flagicon|Puerto Rico}} [[Puerto Rico]]
| {{Flagicon|United States Virgin Islands}} [[United States Virgin Islands]]}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]]
| [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]}}
||
|| 121.8<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.att.com/Investor/Earnings/1q15/ib_final_1q15.pdf|title=AT&T Financial and Operational Results |publisher=AT&T |date=April 22, 2015 |accessdate=April 23, 2015}}</ref><br><small>(April 2015)</small>
|| [[AT&T Inc.]]
|-
| align=right | 21
|| {{Flagicon|India}} [[Reliance Communications|Reliance]]
|| {{Flagicon|India}} India
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[CDMA]], [[CDMA2000]], [[CDMA2000 1x]], [[EVDO]]
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]]
| [[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]]}}
||
|| 110<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rcom.co.in/Rcom/aboutus/ir/pdf/RCOM_ABRIDGED_2012-13.pdf |title=Annual Report 2012-13 |publisher=Reliance |format=PDF |page=3 |date= |accessdate=25 August 2014}}</ref><br><small>(September 2014)</small>
|| [[Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group]]
|-
| align=right| 22
|| {{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Telecom Italia Mobile|TIM]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| {{Flagicon|Italy}} Italy ([[Telecom Italia Mobile|TIM]])
| {{Flagicon|Brazil}} Brazil ([[TIM Brasil|TIM]])
| {{Flagicon|San Marino}} San Marino ([[Telecom Italia San Marino|TIM]])
| {{Flagicon|Vatican City}} Vatican City ([[Telecom Italia Mobile|TIM]])}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]]
| [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]}}
||
|| 105.2<ref>[http://www.telecomitalia.com/tit/en/about-us/profile.html Telecom Italia]. Telecom Italia (2014-09-30). Retrieved on 20 January 2015.</ref><br><small>(September 2014)</small>
||
|-
| align=right| 23
|| {{Flagicon|Russia}} [[Mobile TeleSystems|MTS]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| {{Flagicon|Russia}} Russia (MTS Russia)
| {{Flagicon|Armenia}} Armenia (VivaCell-MTS)
| {{Flagicon|Belarus}} Belarus (MTS Belarus)
| {{Flagicon|India}} India ([[MTS India]])
| {{Flagicon|Turkmenistan}} Turkmenistan (MTS Turkmenistan)
| {{Flagicon|Ukraine}} Ukraine ([[MTS Ukraine]])
| {{Flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Uzbekistan (MTS Uzbekistan)}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[CDMA]]
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]]
| [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]}}
||
|| 103.3<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtsgsm.com/blog/post/2014/06/04/SUBSCRIBER-NUMBERS-FOR-Q1-2014.aspx |title=SUBSCRIBER NUMBERS FOR Q1 2014 |publisher=MTS |date=4 June 2014 |accessdate=25 August 2014}}</ref><br><small>(March 2014)</small>
|| [[Sistema]] (50.8%)
|-
| align=right| 24
|| {{Flagicon|Qatar}} [[Ooredoo]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| {{Flagicon|Qatar}} Qatar
| {{Flagicon|Algeria}} Algeria ([[Nedjma (telco)|Nedjma]] (46,4%))
| {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia ([[Indosat]] (65%))
| {{Flagicon|Iraq}} Iraq ([[Asia Cell]] (30%))
| {{Flagicon|Kuwait}} Kuwait
| {{Flagicon|Maldives}} Maldives
| {{Flagicon|Myanmar}} Myanmar
| {{Flagicon|Oman}} Oman ([[Nawras]] (56%))
| {{Flagicon|Tunisia}} Tunisia}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[CDMA]], [[EV-DO]]
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[HSPA+]]
| [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]}}
||
|| 96.7<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ooredoo.com/en/media/get/20140511_2014-Q1-Results-PDF.pdf |title=Q1 2014 Results |publisher=Ooredoo |format=PDf |page=26 |date= |accessdate=25 August 2014}}</ref><br><small>(Q1 2014)</small>
||
|-
| align=right| 25
|| {{Flagicon|India}} [[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited|BSNL]]
|| {{Flagicon|India}} India
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[CDMA]], [[EV-DO]]
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]]
| [[WiMAX]]}}
||
|| 96.28<ref name="indoct2012">[http://www.ideacellular.com/wps/wcm/connect/ed8605804e39e8c69863ba196928d2e4/QR_Q3FY13.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ed8605804e39e8c69863ba196928d2e4 Idea Cellular Quarterly Report]. COAI</ref><br><small>(October 2012)</small>
|| [[Government of India]]
|-
| align=right| 26
|| {{Flagicon|India}} [[Aircel]]
| {{Flagicon|India}} India
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[HSDPA]]
| [[WiMAX]]}}
||
|| 79.6<ref name="trai 2015">[http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/PressRelease/Document/PR-TSD-120315.pdf India Telecom Subscription Data]. TRAI</ref><small>(Jan 2015)</small>
|| [[Maxis Communications|Maxis]] (74%)<br>[[Apollo Hospitals]] (26%)
|-
| align=right| 27
|| {{Flagicon|Philippines}} [[Smart Communications|Smart]]
|| {{Flagicon|Philippines}} Philippines
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[HSPA+]]
| [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]
| [[WiMAX]]}}
||
|| 72.5<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pldt.com.ph/investor/Documents/1Q2012%20PR.pdf |format=pdf |title=Consolidated service revenues up 13% year-on-year to P42.8 billion |deadurl=no |accessdate=26 July 2012}}</ref><br><small>(September 2013)</small>
||
|-
| align=right| 28
|| {{Flagicon|Turkey}} [[Turkcell]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| {{Flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan ([[Azercell]])
| {{Flagicon|Belarus}} Belarus ([[Life:) Belarus|Life:)]], 80%)
| {{Flagicon|Georgia}} Georgia ([[Geocell]])
| {{Flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Kazakhstan ([[Kcell]])
| {{Flagicon|Moldova}} Moldova ([[Moldcell]])
| {{Flagicon|TRNC}} Northern Cyprus ([[KKTCell]])
| {{Flagicon|Turkey}} Turkey ([[Turkcell]])
| {{Flagicon|Ukraine}} Ukraine ([[Life:) Ukraine|Life:)]], 55%)}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[Personal Digital Cellular|PDC]], [[FOMA]]
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]]
| [[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]], [[DC-HSPA+]]}}
||
|| 70.7<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.turkcell.com.tr/site/tr/turkcellhakkinda/yatirimciiliskileri/Sayfalar/finansalveoperasyonelveriler/finansal-ve-operasyonel-veriler.aspx |title=TURKCELL-Key Financial and Operational Data |publisher=Turkcell.com.tr |date= |accessdate=2013-10-06}}</ref><br><small>(Q3 2013)</small>
|| TeliaSonera (38%)<br> Cukurova Group (26.12%)<br> M.V.Holding (1.18%)<br> Public Stock (34.7%)
|-
| align=right| 29
|| {{Flagicon|Russia}} [[MegaFon]]
|| {{Flagicon|Russia}} Russia
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| [[GSM]],
| [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[HSDPA]]}}
||
|| 68<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ir.megafon.com/ai/document/5394/file/MegaFon_Presentation_Q2_2014_final.pdf |title=Financial results for the second quarter 2014 |publisher=MegaFon |format=PDF |page=12 |date=31 July 2014 |accessdate=25 August 2014}}</ref><br><small>(Q2 2014)</small>
|| [[TeliaSonera]] (35.6%)<br>[[Altimo]] (25.1%)<br>[[AF Telecom]] (8%)
|-
| align=right| 30
|| {{Flagicon|India}} [[Tata DoCoMo]]
|| {{Flagicon|India}} India
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[CDMA]], [[EV-DO]]
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[HSPA+]]
| [[WiMAX]]}}
||
|| 77.4<ref name="trai 2015"/><small>(Jan 2015)</small>
|| [[Tata Teleservices]] (74%)<br> [[NTT DoCoMo]] (26%)
|-
| align=right| 31
|| {{Flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Maxis Communications|Maxis]]
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| {{Flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia ([[Maxis Communications|Maxis]] (75%))
| {{Flagicon|India}} India ([[Aircel]] (74%))}}
|| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle = font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;
| title =
| [[GSM]], [[GPRS]], [[EDGE]]
| [[UMTS]], [[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]], [[HSPA+]]
| [[3GPP Long Term Evolution|LTE]]}}
||
|| 63.71<ref>http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/trai/upload/PressReleases/798/prerdiv9feb11.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/about_us/investor/pdf/Maxis_4Q10_Presentation_FINAL.pdf</ref> <br>{{nowrap|<small>(December 2010)</small>}}
|| [[Ananda Krishnan]] (75%)<br>[[Saudi Telecom Company]] (25%)
|}


==Satellite based==
==Satellite based==

Revision as of 15:22, 24 April 2015

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.

Terrestrial

This is a list of the world's 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
List
List
810.8[1]
(Februar 2015)
Government of the PRC (74.25%)
Public (25.75%)
2 SingaporeSaudi Arabia Bridge Alliance & SingTel
List
List
543.0[4]
(December 2014)
Government of Singapore (52%)
Free Float (48%)
3 United Kingdom Vodafone
List
List
435.85[5]
(June 2014)
4 India Airtel
List
  • Bangladesh Bangladesh (Airtel Bangladesh)
  • Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
  • Chad Chad
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Gabon Gabon
  • Ghana Ghana
  • Guernsey Guernsey
  • India India
  • Jersey Jersey
  • Kenya Kenya
  • Madagascar Madagascar
  • Malawi Malawi
  • Niger Niger
  • Nigeria Nigeria
  • Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo
  • Rwanda Rwanda
  • Seychelles Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
  • Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (Airtel Sri Lanka)
  • Tanzania Tanzania
  • Uganda Uganda
  • Zambia Zambia
List
303.7[6]
(September 2014)
Bharti Enterprises (52.7%)

SingTel (30.8%)[2][3]
Vodafone (4.4%)

5 China China Unicom
List
  • China China
  • Hong Kong Hong Kong
  • Macau Macau
List
296.4[7]
(Februar 2015)
China Unicom Limited (40.92%)
China Netcom Group (29.49%)
Telefonica (9.7%)
6 Mexico América Móvil
List
289.4[8]
(December 2014)
7 Spain Telefónica
List
249.4[9]
(September 2014)
8 Malaysia Axiata
List
244.0[10]
(December 2013)
Government of Malaysia (45.09%)
Public Stock (54.91%)
9 RussiaNorway VimpelCom
List
  • Russia Russia (Beeline Russia, GT)
  • Armenia Armenia (Beeline Armenia)
  • Cambodia Cambodia (Beeline Cambodia) (sold)
  • Georgia (country) Georgia (Beeline Georgia)
  • Kazakhstan Kazakhstan (Beeline Kazakhstan)
  • Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan (Beeline Kyrgyzstan)
  • Laos Laos (Beeline Laos) (sold)
  • Tajikistan Tajikistan (Beeline Tajikistan)
  • Ukraine Ukraine (Kyivstar)
  • Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (Beeline Uzbekistan)
  • Algeria Algeria (Djezzy)
  • Bangladesh Bangladesh (Banglalink)
  • Burundi Burundi (Leo) (sold)
  • Canada Canada (WIND) (less than 100%)
  • Central African Republic Central African Republic (Telecel) (sold)
  • Greece Greece (WIND)
  • Italy Italy (WIND)
  • Pakistan Pakistan (Mobilink)
  • Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (Telecel) (sold)
223.4[11]
(30 September 2014)
Telenor (42.95%)
Altimo (47.8517%)
Public (9.1983%)
10 South Africa MTN Group
List
  • South Africa South Africa
  • Afghanistan Afghanistan (91%)
  • Benin Benin (75%)
  • Botswana Botswana (53%)
  • Cameroon Cameroon (70%)
  • Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo
  • Ivory Coast Cote d'Ivoire (65%)
  • Cyprus Cyprus
  • Ghana Ghana (98%)
  • Guinea Guinea (75%)
  • Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau
  • Iran Iran (49%)
  • Liberia Liberia (60%)
  • Nigeria Nigeria (78.7%)
  • Rwanda Rwanda (80%)
  • Sudan Sudan (85%)
  • Eswatini Swaziland (30%)
  • Syria Syria (75%)
  • Uganda Uganda (96%)
  • Yemen Yemen (85%)
  • Zambia Zambia (86%)
219.2[12]
(30 September 2014)
Public Stock (68.02%)
Government Employees Pension Fund (17.23%)
M1(7.72%)
11 Norway Telenor
List
186.0[13]
(Q1 2015)
Government of Norway (53,97%)
The Government Pension Fund of Norway (4,79%)
Public stock (41,74%)
12 China China Telecom
List
List
184.1[14]
(November 2014)
13 France Orange
List
  • France France (Orange France)
  • Armenia Armenia (Orange Armenia)
  • Austria Austria (Orange Austria (35%))
  • Belgium Belgium (Mobistar (52.91%))
  • Botswana Botswana (Orange Botswana)
  • Cameroon Cameroon (Orange Cameroon)
  • Dominica Dominica
  • Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (Orange Dominicana)
  • Egypt Egypt (Mobinil)
  • Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea (Orange Equatorial Guinea)
  • French Guiana French Guiana
  • Israel Israel
  • Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
  • Jordan Jordan (Orange Jordan)
  • Kenya Kenya (Orange Kenya)
  • Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
  • Madagascar Madagascar (Orange Madagascar)
  • Mali Mali (Orange Mali)
  • Martinique Martinique
  • Mauritius Mauritius
  • Moldova Moldova (Orange Moldova (94.3%))
  • Niger Niger (Orange Niger)
  • Poland Poland (Orange Polska)
  • Réunion Réunion (Orange Réunion)
  • Romania Romania (Orange Romania (96.8%))
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Senegal Senegal (Orange Senegal)
  • Slovakia Slovakia (Orange Slovensko)
  • Spain Spain (Orange España)
  • Togo Togo
  • Tunisia Tunisia
  • Uganda Uganda (Orange Uganda)
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom (EE (50%))
182.1[15]
(30 September 2014)
14 SwedenFinland TeliaSonera
List
163.9[16]
(December 2013)
37.3% Government of Sweden, 11.7% Government of Finland
15 Saudi Arabia STC
List
  • Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
  • Malaysia Malaysia (Maxis (25%))
  • Indonesia Indonesia
  • Kuwait Kuwait (VIVA)
  • Bahrain Bahrain (VIVA)
  • Jordan Jordan
  • India India
  • South Africa South Africa
  • Lebanon Lebanon
161[17]
(December 2013)
16 Germany T-Mobile
List
149.1[18]
(30 September 2014)
Deutsche Telekom
17 United Arab Emirates Etisalat
List
  • United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
  • Afghanistan Afghanistan
  • Benin Benin
  • Central African Republic Central African Republic
  • Egypt Egypt (66%)
  • Gabon Gabon
  • Indonesia Indonesia (XL Axiata (13.3%))
  • Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
  • Niger Niger
  • Nigeria Nigeria (40%)
  • Pakistan Pakistan (26%)
  • Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (27%)
  • Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (Etisalat Lanka)
  • Sudan Sudan (89%)
  • Tanzania Tanzania (65%)
  • Togo Togo
148[19]
(December 2013)
Emirates Investment Authority (60.03%)
18 India Idea Cellular India India
List
143.5[20]
(September 2014)
Aditya Birla Group (49.05%)
Axiata Group Berhad (19.1%)
Providence Equity (10.6%)
19 United States Verizon Wireless United States United States
List
131.9[21]
(December 2014)
Verizon Communications (100%)
20 United States AT&T Mobility 121.8[22]
(April 2015)
AT&T Inc.
21 India Reliance India India 110[23]
(September 2014)
Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
22 Italy TIM
List
  • Italy Italy (TIM)
  • Brazil Brazil (TIM)
  • San Marino San Marino (TIM)
  • Vatican City Vatican City (TIM)
105.2[24]
(September 2014)
23 Russia MTS
List
  • Russia Russia (MTS Russia)
  • Armenia Armenia (VivaCell-MTS)
  • Belarus Belarus (MTS Belarus)
  • India India (MTS India)
  • Turkmenistan Turkmenistan (MTS Turkmenistan)
  • Ukraine Ukraine (MTS Ukraine)
  • Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (MTS Uzbekistan)
103.3[25]
(March 2014)
Sistema (50.8%)
24 Qatar Ooredoo
List
96.7[26]
(Q1 2014)
25 India BSNL India India 96.28[27]
(October 2012)
Government of India
26 India Aircel India India 79.6[28](Jan 2015) Maxis (74%)
Apollo Hospitals (26%)
27 Philippines Smart Philippines Philippines 72.5[29]
(September 2013)
28 Turkey Turkcell
List
70.7[30]
(Q3 2013)
TeliaSonera (38%)
Cukurova Group (26.12%)
M.V.Holding (1.18%)
Public Stock (34.7%)
29 Russia MegaFon Russia Russia
List
68[31]
(Q2 2014)
TeliaSonera (35.6%)
Altimo (25.1%)
AF Telecom (8%)
30 India Tata DoCoMo India India 77.4[28](Jan 2015) Tata Teleservices (74%)
NTT DoCoMo (26%)
31 Malaysia Maxis
List
63.71[32][33]
(December 2010)
Ananda Krishnan (75%)
Saudi Telecom Company (25%)

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 0.664 (February 2014)[34]
2 United States Globalstar Proprietary CDMA 0.500 (March 2013)[35]
3 United Arab Emirates Thuraya Proprietary FDMA/GSM 0.260 (December 2007)[36] Etisalat(28%)
4 United Kingdom Inmarsat Proprietary GSM 0.254 (September 2009)[37]
5 Indonesia ACeS Dual-mode Satellite/GSM 0.020 (December 2007)

By region

See also

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