List of mobile network operators in Europe
Albania
The country has 2.215 million subscribers in total, or a 61.5% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2007)
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Albania is the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ERT).
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | AMC | GSM | 1.14 [1] (September 2007) | Cosmote |
2 | Vodafone | GSM | 1.075 [2] (September 2007) | Vodafone |
Andorra
The country has 0.071 million subscribers in total, or a 100% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2007)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MOBILAND | GSM | 0.071 [3] (September 2007) | STA |
Austria
The country has 9.4 million subscribers in total, or a 113% penetration rate according toRTR Telecom Monitor (2nd quarter 2007).
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Austria is the Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications (RTR).
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | A1 | GSM, UMTS, HSDPA | 3.854 [4] (September 2007) | mobilkom austria |
2 | T-Mobile | GSM, UMTS, HSDPA | 3.2 [5] (September 2007) | Deutsche Telekom |
3 | One | GSM, UMTS, HSDPA | 1.8 [6] (December 2006) | Mid Europa Partners (65%), France Télécom (35%) |
4 | 3 | UMTS, HSDPA | 0.474 [7] (22 August 2007) | Hutchison Whampoa |
Belarus
The country has 6.958 million subscribers in total, or a 72% penetration rate. [8] (December 2007)
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Belarus is the Ministry of Communications and Informatization
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MTS | GSM | 3.73 [9] (December 2007) | RUP Mezhdugorodnaya Svyaz (51%), MTS (49%) |
2 | Velcom | GSM | 2.95 [10] (December 2007) | SB Telecom (100%)/(owned by mobilkom austria ) |
3 | Best | GSM | 0.178 [11] (December 2007) | NII SA (75%), Beltelecom (25%) |
4 | DIALLOG | CDMA | 0.10 [12] (December 2007) | CIB B.V. (50%), RUP MGTS (29.7%), Infobank (17%) |
Belgium
The country has 10.185 million subscribers in total, or a 96.9% penetration rate. [citation needed] (June 2007)
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Belgium is the Belgian Institute for Postal services and Telecommunications (BIPT)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Proximus | GSM, UMTS | 4.42 [13] (June 2007) | Belgacom |
2 | Mobistar | GSM, UMTS | 3.08 [14] (September 2007) | France Télécom (50.6%) |
3 | BASE | GSM, UMTS | 2.6 [15] (June 2007) | KPN |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
The country has 3.62 million subscribers in total, or a 79.5% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2006)
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the Communications Regulatory Agency (RAK)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BH Mobile | GSM | 1.8 [citation needed] () | BH Telecom |
2 | m:tel BH | GSM | 1.2 [citation needed] () | Telekom Srpske (Telekom Srbija 65%, Government of Republika Srpska 35%) |
3 | HT-ERONET | GSM | 0.62 [citation needed] () | HT Mostar |
Bulgaria
The country has more than 10 million subscribers in total, or a 133.2% penetration rate. [16] (September 2007)
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Bulgaria is the Communications Regulation Commission (CRC)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | M-Tel | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | 5.0 [17] (December 2007) | mobilkom austria |
2 | GloBul | GSM, UMTS, HSDPA | 4.0 [18] (December 2007) | Cosmote |
3 | vivatel | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | 1.0 [19] (November 2007) | BTC |
Croatia
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 108.9% penetration rate. [20] (September 2007)
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Croatia is the Hrvatske agencije za telekomunikacije (website only available in local language)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | T-Mobile | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | 2.3 [21] (September 2007) | T-Hrvatski Telekom 100% (51% Deutsche Telekom, 49% Croatian Government) |
2 | VIPnet | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | 2.077 [22] (September 2007) | mobilkom austria |
3 | Tele2 | GSM, GPRS, UMTS | 0.300 [23] (September 2006) | Tele2 |
4 | Tomato | GSM | Not Yet Available | VIPnet |
Czech Republic
The country has 12.749 million subscribers in total, or a 123.2% penetration rate. (September 2007)
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in the Czech Republic is the Czech Telecommunication Office
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | T-Mobile | GSM, UMTS | 5.2 [24] (September 2007) | Deutsche Telekom |
2 | O2 | GSM, UMTS | 4.967 [25] (September 2007) | Telefónica |
3 | Vodafone | GSM | 2.582 [26] (September 2007) | Vodafone |
Cyprus
The country has 0.8699 million subscribers in total, or a 109.5% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2005)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cytamobile-Vodafone | GSM | 0.670 [27] (December 2005) | Cyprus Telecommunications Auth |
2 | Areeba | GSM, UMTS | 0.106 [28] (September 2007) | MTN (100%) |
Denmark
The country has 5.76 million subscribers in total, or a 104.9% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2006)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | TDC | GSM, UMTS | 3.0 [29] (September 2007) | TDC |
2 | Sonofon | GSM | 1.667 [30] (September 2007) | Telenor (100%) |
3 | Telia | GSM, UMTS | 1.452 [31] (September 2007) | TeliaSonera |
4 | debitel1 | GSM | 0.3 [citation needed] () | TeliaSonera (78%), Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab, Fleggaard Holding |
5 | 3 | UMTS | 0.12 [citation needed] () | Hutchison Whampoa (60%), Investor AB (40%) |
6 | DLG Tele | GSM | 0.04 [citation needed] () | ? |
1 Virtual Mobile Network Operator, using TDC and Sonofon networks.
Estonia
The country has 1.5725 million subscribers in total, or a 117% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2006)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | EMT | GSM, UMTS | 0.759 [32] (September 2007) | TeliaSonera (53.7%) |
2 | Elisa | GSM, UMTS | 0.3125 [33] (September 2007) | Elisa |
3 | Tele2 | GSM | 0.5 [34] () | Tele2 |
Faroe Islands
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Føroya Tele | GSM | Not Yet Available | Faroese Telecom |
2 | Kall | GSM | Not Yet Available | Kall P/F |
Finland
The country has 5.4 million subscribers in total, or a 105% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2005)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sonera | GSM, UMTS | 2.392 [35] (September 2007) | TeliaSonera |
2 | Elisa | GSM, UMTS | 2.16 [36] (September 2006) | Elisa |
3 | DNA Finland | GSM, UMTS | 0.81 [37] (December 2005) | Finnet |
4 | GSM Aland | GSM | Not Yet Available | Mariehamns Telefon, Alands Telefonandelslag |
France
The country has 53.076 million subscribers in total, or a 84% penetration rate. [38] (September 2007)
The country's telcom regulator is ARCEP.
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Orange | GSM, UMTS | 23.504 [39] (September 2007) | France Télécom (99%) |
2 | SFR | GSM, UMTS | 18 [40] (June 2007) | Vivendi (56%), Vodafone (44%) |
3 | Bouygues Télécom | GSM, UMTS | 8.923 [41] (September 2007) | Bouygues group |
Germany
The country has 92.809 million subscribers in total, or a 112.7% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2007)
The country's telcom regulator is FNA.
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | T-Mobile | EDGE, GSM, UMTS, HSDPA | 34.5 [42] (September 2007) | Deutsche Telekom |
2 | Vodafone | GSM, UMTS, HSDPA | 32.541 [43] (September 2007) | Vodafone |
3 | E-Plus | GSM, UMTS | 13.6 [44] (June 2007) | KPN |
4 | O2 | GSM, UMTS, HSDPA | 12.168 [45] (September 2007) | Telefónica |
Gibraltar
The British overseas territory has 0.022 million subscribers in total, or a 89% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2005)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GIBTEL | GSM | 0.022 [citation needed] () | Gibraltar Telecommunications Int. Ltd. |
Greece
The country has 15.447 million subscribers in total, or a 138.3% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2007)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cosmote | GSM, UMTS | 5.94 [46] (September 2007) | OTE (77.97%) |
2 | Vodafone | GSM, UMTS | 5.346 [47] (September 2007) | Vodafone |
3 | Wind | GSM, UMTS | 4.161 [48] (May 2007) | Weather Investments |
4 | Q-Telecom | GSM | Not Yet Available | Weather Investments |
Greenland
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | TELE Greenland | GSM | Not Yet Available | TELE Greenland A/S |
Guernsey
The British Crown dependency has 0.055 million subscribers in total, or a 95% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2005)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cable & Wireless | GSM | Not Yet Available | Cable & Wireless |
2 | WAve | GSM, UMTS | Not Yet Available | Wave Telecom |
Hungary
The country has 10,149,000 subscribers in total, or a 100.9% penetration rate. [49] (June 2007)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | T-Mobile | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | 4.6 [50] (September 2007) | Deutsche Telekom |
2 | Pannon | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | 3.220 [51] (September 2007) | Telenor (100%) |
3 | Vodafone | GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | 2.212 [52] (September 2007) | Vodafone (100%) |
Iceland
The country has 0.274 million subscribers in total, or a 99% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2005)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Viking wireless | GSM | Not Yet Available | IMC Island ehf |
2 | Vodafone Iceland | GSM | Not Yet Available | Dagsbrún hf. |
3 | Siminn | GSM | Not Yet Available | Siminn hf |
Republic of Ireland
The country has 4.8 million subscribers in total, or a 114% penetration rate. [53] (Q2 2007)
The country's telcom regulator is ComReg.
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (percent of total) Millions | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vodafone | GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSPDA | 2.217 [54] (September 2007) | Vodafone |
2 | O2 | GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA | 1.632 [55] (September 2007) | Telefónica |
3 | Meteor | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS (planned) | 0.87 [citation needed] () | eircom |
4 | 3 | UMTS, HSPDA (roams on Vodafone's GSM/GPRS networks where no UMTS) | 0.13 [citation needed] () | Hutchison Whampoa |
Mobile Virtual Network Operators | ||||
5 | eircom Mobile (using Meteor) | Not Yet Available | eircom | |
6 | Tesco Mobile (using O2) | Not Yet Available | Tesco Ireland |
Isle of Man
The British Crown dependency has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manx Telecom | GSM, UMTS | Not Yet Available | Telefónica |
2 | Sure Mobile | GSM, UMTS | Not Yet Available | Cable & Wireless |
Italy
The country has 87.351 million subscribers in total, or a 146.1% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2007)
The country's telcom regulator is AGCOM.
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | TIM | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | 35.3 [56] (September 2007) | Telecom Italia |
2 | Vodafone | GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA | 29.151 [57] (September 2007) | Vodafone (76.86%), Verizon (23.14%) |
3 | Wind | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | 15.3 [58] (September 2007) | Orascom Telecom |
4 | 3 | UMTS, HSDPA | 7.677 [59] (22 August 2007) | Hutchison Whampoa |
Mobile Virtual Network Operators | ||||
5 | Coop Voce (using TIM) | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | Not Yet Available | Coop (Italy) |
6 | UNO Mobile (using Vodafone) | GSM, UMTS | Not Yet Available | Carrefour |
7 | Poste Mobile (using Vodafone) | GSM, UMTS | Not Yet Available | Poste Italiane |
8 | FASTWEB (using 3) | GSM, UMTS | Not Yet Available | Tiscali |
9 | Conad (using Vodafone) | GSM, UMTS | Not Yet Available | Conad |
10 | Tiscali (using TIM) | GSM, UMTS | Not Yet Available | Tiscali |
11 | 50&Più Fenacom (using 3) | GSM, UMTS | Not Yet Available | 50&Più Fenacom |
Jersey
The British Crown dependency has 0.088 million subscribers in total, or a 98% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2005)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jersey Telecom Mobile | GSM | Not Yet Available | Jersey Telecom |
2 | Sure Mobile | GSM, UMTS | Not Yet Available | Cable & Wireless |
3 | Airtel-Vodafone | GSM, UMTS | Not Yet Available | Bharti |
Latvia
The country has 2.228 million subscribers in total, or a 97.25% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2006)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Latvijas Mobilais Telefons | GSM, UMTS | 1.006 [60] (December 2007) | Lattelecom, Government of Latvia, TeliaSonera, Digital Latvian Radio and Television Centre |
2 | Tele2 | GSM, UMTS | 1.0 [61] (July 2006) | Tele2 |
3 | BITE Latvija | GSM, UMTS | 0.222 [62] (March 2007) | TDC |
Liechtenstein
The country has 0.032 million subscribers in total, or a 87% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2005)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mobilkom liechtenstein | GSM | 0.0052 [63] (September 2007) | mobilkom austria |
2 | Orange | GSM | Not Yet Available | France Télécom |
3 | swisscom-mobile | GSM | Not Yet Available | Swisscom Mobile Ltd |
4 | Tele2 | GSM | Not Yet Available | Tele2 |
Lithuania
The country has 4.93 million subscribers in total, or a 144% penetration rate. [citation needed] (March 2006)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Omnitel | GSM UMTS EDGE | 2.041 [64] (September 2007) | TeliaSonera |
2 | Bité | GSM | 1.84 [65] (December 2006) | TDC |
3 | Tele2 | GSM | 1.00 [citation needed] () | Tele2 |
Luxembourg
The country has 0.759 million subscribers in total, or a 164% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2005)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LuxGSM | GSM, UMTS, HSDPA | Not Yet Available | P & T Luxembourg |
2 | Tango | GSM, UMTS | Not Yet Available | Tango SA |
3 | VOX Mobile | GSM, UMTS, HSDPA, EDGE | 0.076 [66] (September 2007) | VOXmobile S.A. |
Republic of Macedonia
The country has 1.31 million subscribers in total, or a 64.55% penetration rate. [citation needed] (March 2006)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | T-Mobile | GSM, GPRS | 0.84 [citation needed] (March 2006) | Magyar Telekom |
2 | Cosmofon | GSM, GPRS | 0.541 [67] (September 2007) | OTE |
3 | VIP Operator | GSM, GPRS | Not Yet Available | mobilkom austria |
Malta
The country has 0.357 million subscribers in total, or a 88.8% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2007)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Vodafone | GSM, GPRS, UMTS | 0.197 [68] (September 2007) |
2 | GO | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | 0.16 [citation needed] () |
Moldova
The country has 1.669700 million subscribers in total, or a 48.64% penetration rate. [69] (September 2007)
The country's telcom regulator is ANRTI.
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Orange | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 1.200 [70] (December 2007) | France Télécom 94.3% [71] |
2 | Moldcell | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 0.474 [72] (September 2007) | Fintur Holdings B.V. 100% [73] 1 |
3 | Interdnestrcom operating in Transnistria region only | CDMA | 0.150 [74] (December 2007) | It has close links to Sheriff |
3 | Eventis | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | not available | Eventis Telecom (51%) |
4 | Unité | CDMA | 0.0227 [75] (September 2007) | Moldtelecom 100% |
1. Fintur Holdings B.V. owners are TeliaSonera 58.55% and Turkcell 41.45%
Monaco
The country has 0.016 million subscribers in total, or a 21% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2005)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Monaco-telecom | GSM, UMTS | 0.036 [76] (March 2007) | Cable and Wireless 49%, Société Nationale de Financement 45% |
Montenegro
The country has approximately 1.105 million subscribers in total, or a 163.66% penetration rate. [77] (September 2007)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ProMonte | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 0.481 [78] (September 2007) | Telenor (100%) |
2 | T-Mobile | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 0.369 [79] (September 2007) | 100% Crnogorski Telekom (76.53% Magyar Telekom (30.1% Deutsche Telekom), 23.47% publicly traded) |
3 | m:tel | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 0.157 [80] (September 2007) | 51% Telekom Srbija, 49% Ogalar |
Netherlands
The country has 17.492 million subscribers in total, or a 105.6% penetration rate. [citation needed] (June 2007)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | KPN | GSM, GPRS, UMTS | 8.8 [81] (June 2007) | KPN |
2 | T-Mobile •Includes the previous Orange network. |
GSM, GPRS, UMTS | 4.8 [82] (October 2007) | Deutsche Telekom |
3 | Vodafone | GSM, GPRS, UMTS | 3.892 [83] (September 2007) | Vodafone |
Norway
The country has 4.8 million subscribers in total, or a 106% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2005)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Telenor | 2.808 [84] (September 2007) | Telenor (100%) | |
2 | NetCom | 1.580 [85] (September 2007) | TeliaSonera |
Poland
The country has 39.235 million subscribers in total, or a 101.9 % penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2007)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Orange | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS | 13.487 [86] (September 2007) | TPSA (France Télécom is a key investor (47,50%) in TPSA) |
2 | Plus GSM | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS | 13.000 [citation needed] (July 2007) | Vodafone, TDC, KGHM, PKN Orlen, PSE |
3 | Era | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS | 12.7 [87] (September 2007) | Deutsche Telekom (97%) |
4 | Play | UMTS | 0.048 [citation needed] (July 2007) | Novator, Netia, Tollerton |
Portugal
The country has 13.561 million subscribers in total, or a 125.0% penetration rate. [88] (September 2007)
The country's telcom regulator is ANACOM.
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | TMN | GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA | 6.004 [89] (September 2007) | Portugal Telecom |
2 | Vodafone | GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA | 4.957 [90] (June 2007) | Vodafone |
3 | Optimus | GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA | 2.60 [91] (January 2007) | SonaeCom |
4 | Radiomóvel Telecomunicações, S.A. | CDMA | 0.00 [citation needed] (January 2007) | ZAAP |
Romania
The country has 21.389 million subscribers in total, or a 98.7% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2007)
The country's telcom regulator is ANRCTI.
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Orange | GSM, UMTS, HSDPA | 9.31 [92] (September 2007) | France Télécom |
2 | Vodafone | GSM, UMTS, HSDPA | 8.579 [93] (September 2007) | Vodafone |
3 | Cosmote | GSM | 3.0 [94] (October 2007) | OTE, Romtelecom |
4 | Zapp | CDMA | 0.5 [95] (December 2006) | Oger Telecom |
5 | DigiMobil | UMTS | Not Yet Available | RCS&RDS |
Russian Federation
The country has 163.73 million subscribers in total, or a 111.8% penetration rate. [96] (August 2007)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MTS | GSM | 55.15 [97] (October 2007) | Sistema |
2 | Beeline | GSM | 41.80 [98] (September 2007) | VimpelCom (100%: Alfa Group (44%), Telenor (29.9%)) |
3 | MegaFon | GSM, EDGE | 34.016 [99] (September 2007) | TeliaSonera 43.8%, Telecominvest and IPOC International Growth Fund |
4 | Tele2 Russia | GSM | 7.996 [100] (September 2007) | Tele2 |
5 | Uralsvyazinform | GSM | 4.619 [101] (June 2007) | ? |
6 | SMARTS | GSM | 3.75 [102] (March 2007) | ? |
7 | Sibirtelecom | GSM | 3.7 [103] (June 2007) | Svyazinvest Holding Company |
8 | Nizhni Novgorod Telecom | GSM | 1.18 [citation needed] (June 2006) | ? |
9 | Sotovaja Svjaz MOTIV (Jekatrinburg) | GSM | 0.95 [citation needed] (June 2006) | ? |
10 | New Telephone Company | GSM | 0.63 [citation needed] (June 2006) | ? |
11 | SkyLink | CDMA1xEV-DO | 0.440 [104] (December 2006) | Sistema |
San Marino
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()
Rang | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Prima | GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA | Not Yet Available | San Marino Telecom |
Serbia
The country has 8.15 million subscribers in total, or a 109% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2007)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | mt:s | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS | 5.26 [105] (October 2007) | Telekom Srbija (80% Government of Serbia, 20% OTE) |
2 | Telenor | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS | 2.84 [106] (September 2007) | Telenor |
3 | Vip | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS | 0.05 [107] (June 2007) | mobilkom austria |
Slovakia
The country has 5.455 million subscribers in total, or a 100.1% penetration rate. [citation needed] (September 2007)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Orange | GSM, UMTS, HSDPA | 2.7 [108] () | France Télécom |
2 | T-Mobile | GSM, UMTS, HSDPA | 2.3 [109] (September 2007) | Deutsche Telekom |
3 | O2 | GSM | 0.496 [110] (September 2007) | Telefónica |
Slovenia
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 89.7% penetration rate. [111] (September 2007)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mobitel | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | 1.37 [citation needed] () | Mobitel |
2 | SI.Mobil-vodafone | GSM, GPRS, UMTS | 0.4799 [112] (September 2007) | mobilkom austria |
3 | tusmobil | GSM | Not Yet Available | tusmobil |
Mobile Virtual Network Operators | ||||
6 | debitel-si (using Mobitel) | GSM | Not Yet Available | debitel |
4 | izimobil (using Mobitel) | GSM | Not Yet Available | izimobil |
5 | M mobil (using Si.Mobil) | GSM | Not Yet Available | simobil |
Spain
The country has 49 million subscribers in total, or a 108% penetration rate. [113] (June 2007)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | movistar | GSM, UMTS | 22.420 [114] (September 2007) | Telefónica |
2 | Vodafone | GSM, UMTS | 15.473 [115] (September 2007) | Vodafone |
3 | Orange | GSM, UMTS | 10.921 [116] (September 2007) | France Télécom |
4 | Yoigo | UMTS | 0.240 [117] (September 2007) | Teliasonera |
Virtual Mobile Network Operators: Euskaltel, Carrefour Móvil, Sweno (El Corte Inglés), The Phone House, Ono
Sweden
The country has 10 million subscribers in total, or a 112% penetration rate. [citation needed] (December 2005)
The country's telcom regulator is PTS.
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Telia | GSM, UMTS | 4.818 [118] (September 2007) | TeliaSonera |
2 | Tele2 | GSM, UMTS | 3.55 [citation needed] (December 2005) | Tele2 |
3 | Telenor | GSM, UMTS | 1.853 [119] (September 2007) | Telenor (100%) |
4 | 3 | UMTS | Not Yet Available | Hutchison Whampoa (60%), Investor AB (40%) |
5 | Spring Mobil | GSM | Not Yet Available | Tele2 (50%) |
Switzerland
The country has 7.043 million subscribers in total, or a 97% penetration rate. [citation needed] (June 2006)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Swisscom | GSM, UMTS | 4.469 [citation needed] (June 2006) | State-owned Swisscom |
2 | Sunrise | GSM, UMTS | 1.289 [citation needed] (June 2006) | TDC A/S |
3 | Orange | GSM, UMTS | 1.285 [citation needed] (June 2006) | France Télécom |
4 | Tele2 | GSM | Not Yet Available | Tele2 |
5 | In&Phone | GSM | Not Yet Available | In&Phone |
Mobile Virtual Network Operators | ||||
6 | M-Budget Mobile (using Swisscom) | GSM, UMTS | Not Yet Available | Migros |
7 | Coop Mobile (using Orange) | GSM | Not Yet Available | Coop (Switzerland) |
8 | OrangeClick (using Orange) | GSM, UMTS | Not Yet Available | Orange SA |
9 | Yallo (using Sunrise) | GSM | Not Yet Available | TDC A/S |
10 | Cablecom (using Sunrise) | GSM | Not Yet Available | Cablecom |
11 | mobilzone net (using Orange) | GSM, UMTS | Not Yet Available | MobilZone net |
12 | Salut!-mobile (using Sunrise) | GSM | Not Yet Available | TDC A/S |
Turkey
The country has 57.009 million subscribers in total, or a 80.12% penetration rate. [citation needed] (June 2007)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Turkcell | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 33.8 [120] (June 2007) | TeliaSonera (37.09%), Cukurova Group (27.05%), Alfa Group (13.22%) |
2 | Vodafone | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 15.709 [121] (September 2007) | Vodafone (100%) |
3 | Avea | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 7.5 [citation needed] (September 2006) | Turkish Telecom (81%), Türkiye İş Bankası (19%) |
Ukraine
The country has 54.8 million subscribers in total, or a 118% penetration rate. [122] (December 2007)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kyivstar | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 23.16 [123] (December 2007) | Telenor (56.52%), Alfa Group (43.48%) |
2 | MTS | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | 19.93 [124] (November 2007) | MTS (100%) |
3 | life:) | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 8.5 [125] (December 2007) | Turkcell (54.2%), SCM Holdings (45.8%) |
4 | Beeline | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 2.2 [126] (December 2007) | VimpelCom (100%) |
5 | Velton Telecom | CDMA | 0.11 [127] (December 2007) | |
6 | ITC | CDMA | 0.11 [128] (December 2007) | |
7 | Intertelecom | CDMA | 0.095 [129] (December 2007) | |
8 | PEOPLEnet | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | 0.075 [130] (December 2007) | Telesystemy Ukrainy |
9 | Golden Telecom | GSM | 0.042 [131] (October 2007) | VimpelCom (100%) |
10 | CST Invest | CDMA | 0.025 (November 2007) | |
11 | Utel | UMTS, HSDPA | 0.005 [132] | Ukrtelecom (100%) |
United Kingdom
The country has 77.335 million subscribers in total, or a 127.6% penetration rate. [citation needed] (June 2007)
Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | O2 | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | 17.9 [133] (September 2007) | Telefónica |
2 | Vodafone | GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA | 17.647 [134] (June 2007) | Vodafone |
3 | T-Mobile | GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA | 17.0 [135] (September 2007) | Deutsche Telekom |
4 | Orange | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | 15.400 [136] (September 2007) | France Télécom |
5 | 3 | UMTS, HSDPA (roams onto O2 or Orange's GSM/GPRS networks where the UMTS network is unavailable) | 3.75 [137] (August 2006) | Hutchison Whampoa |
Mobile Virtual Network Operators | ||||
6 | Virgin Mobile (MVNO, uses T-Mobile) | GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA | 4.52 [138] (December 2006) | Virgin Media |
7 | Tesco Mobile (MVNO, uses O2) | GPRS, GSM | 1.5 [citation needed] (July 2007) | Tesco |
8 | MobileWorld (MVNO, uses T-Mobile) | GSM, GPRS | Not Yet Available | The Carphone Warehouse |
9 | Fresh Mobile (MVNO, uses T-Mobile) | GSM, GPRS | Not Yet Available | The Carphone Warehouse |
10 | Blyk (MVNO, uses Orange) | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS | Not Yet Available | Sofinnova Partners and other private investors |
11 | BT (MVNO, uses Vodafone) | GSM, GPRS | Not Yet Available | British Telecom |