List of mobile network operators of the Asia Pacific region
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This is a list of all mobile phone carriers in the Asia Pacific Region and their respective number of subscribers. There are an estimated 2.6 billion mobile phones activated through various carriers in the region.
has 12.5 million subscribers in total, a 50% penetration rate. Another estimate, made in September 2010, found a penetration rate of 48.4% over a population estimate of 29.8 million.
The country's telcom regulator is the Afghanistan Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ATRA).
has 2,200 subscribers in total, or a 3.39% penetration rate.
has 1.08 million subscribers in total, a 36.34% penetration rate.
was estimated at 129.482% over a population estimate of around 21.8 million.
The country's telcom regulator is the Australian Communications and Media Authority
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had 2 million subscribers in total, a 25% penetration rate.
1. Fintur Holdings B.V. owners are TeliaSonera
58.55% and Turkcell
41.45%
has 79.677 million subscribers in total.
In June 2011 the penetration rate was estimated at 48.199% over a population estimate of 158 million.
was estimated at 57.169% over a population estimate of over 700,000.
was estimated at 69.318% over a population estimate of over 14.7 million.
has 916.53 million subscribers in total. Another estimate made in March 2011 found a penetration rate of 65.506% over a population estimate of over 1.3 billion..
The country's telcom regulator is MIIT.
has 6,700 subscribers in total.
was estimated at 79.957% over a population estimate of around 0.9 million.
was estimated at 98.764% over a population estimate of around 0.3 million.
has 2.755 million subscribers in total.
1. Fintur Holdings B.V. owners are TeliaSonera
58.55% and Turkcell
41.45%
has 98,000 and the Northern Mariana Islands
have 20,500 subscribers in total.
was estimated at 158.189% over a population estimate of over 7.1 million.
The special administrative region's telcom regulator is the Office of the Telecommunications Authority
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1. CSL and New World Mobility merged in April 2006 and became CSL New World Mobility Group. The two networks operated separately until 2010 when the network of New World Mobility was merged into the network of CSL.
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% stocks of Sunday held by the two biggest shareholders at HK$0.65 each share. The acquisition has received approval from 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 by possessing Sunday's 2G (GSM 1800) and 3G (UMTS) licences.
has 858.37 million subscribers in total or 71.59% penetration rate.
The country's telcom regulator is the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
was estimated at 85.874% over a population estimate of around 245 million.
The country's telecom regulator is BRTI.
has 127.28 million subscribers in total, a 99.73% penetration rate.
was estimated at 111.465% over a population estimate of around 15.5 million.
1. Fintur Holdings B.V. owners are TeliaSonera
58.55% and Turkcell
41.45%
has 1000 subscribers in total.
has 3.2 million subscribers in total, a 60.1% penetration rate.
has a 10% penetration rate.
The special administrative region's telcom regulator is DSRT.
was estimated at 116.456% over a population estimate of around 0.4 million.
has 1000 subscribers in total.
was estimated at 80.120% over a population estimate of around 3.1 million.
was estimated at 1.574% over a population estimate of over around 54 million.
was estimated at 42.909% over a population estimate of around 9,000 people.
was estimated at 38.127% over a population estimate of around 29 million.
was estimated at 124.326% over a population estimate of around 4.3 million.
has about 500 subscribers in total, a 6.5% penetration rate.
has 131 subscribers in total, a 6.5% penetration rate.
has over 535,000 subscribers in total.
has 107.9 million subscribers in total, a 64.8% penetration rate. Another estimate, made on June 2011, estimated 58.126% penetration rate over a population estimate of around 187 million.
The country's telecom regulator is PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority).
was estimated at 47.595% over a population estimate of around 6.2 million.
was estimated at 86.392% over a population estimate of around 102 million.
The country's Telecom Regulator is the NTC (National Telecommunications Commission).
has 85,000 subscribers in total, a 47% penetration rate.
was estimated at 155.799% over a population estimate of around 4.7 million.
has 30,000 subscribers in total.
has 52.60 million subscribers in total, a 108% penetration rate. Another estimate, made in March 2011, found a penetration rate of 105.354% over a population estimate of around 49 million.
was estimated at 84.571% over a population estimate of over around 21.3 million.
The country's telcom regulator is the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL).
was estimated at 105.354% over a population estimate of around 187 million.
has an estimated 4.5 million subscribers in total, a 42% penetration rate.
The Telecom Regulator is the Communications Regulatory Agency (CRA).
was estimated at 107.863% over a population estimate of around 66.7 million.
has 0.03 million subscribers in total.
has 1.135 million subscribers in total.
has 2,000 subscribers in total.
was estimated at 81.205% over a population estimate of around 28.1 million.
The country's telcom regulator is the Uzbekistan Communications and Information Agency’s Board (CIAUz).
has 36,000 subscribers in total.
was estimated at 143.347% over a population estimate of around 90.5 million.
Afghanistan
, AfghanistanAfghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
has 12.5 million subscribers in total, a 50% penetration rate. Another estimate, made in September 2010, found a penetration rate of 48.4% over a population estimate of 29.8 million.
The country's telcom regulator is the Afghanistan Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ATRA).
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
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| 1 | Roshan (telco) Roshan (telco) Roshan is Afghanistan's leading telecommunications provider, serving approximately 3.5 million active subscribers.In January 2003, Roshan was awarded the second GSM license in Afghanistan at a time when there was virtually no telecommunications infrastructure in place; national calls were... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
3.77 (Sept 2010) | Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development ' is the sole for-profit agency of the Aga Khan Development Network and works in partnership with international organizations and governments to stimulate the private sectors of developing economies, with the aim of generating capital for investment... (AKFED) 51%, Monaco Telecom International (MTI) 36.75%, TeliaSonera AB TeliaSonera TeliaSonera AB is the dominant telephone company and mobile network operator in Sweden and Finland. The company has operations in other countries in Northern, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Spain, with a total of 150 million mobile customers... 12.25% |
| 2 | Etisalat Etisalat Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, branded trade name Etisalat is a UAE based telecommunications services provider, currently operating in 18 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
3.2 (Sept 2010) | Etisalat Etisalat Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, branded trade name Etisalat is a UAE based telecommunications services provider, currently operating in 18 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa... , UAE |
| 3 | AWCC Afghan Wireless Afghan Wireless is a cellular network provider in Afghanistan which was launched on 13 November 2002 by Ehsan Bayat. It is a joint venture business between Telephone Systems International in the United States and the Afghan Ministry of Communications. Afghan Wireless signed a 15 year-contract with... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
3.72 (Sept 2010) | Telephone Systems International Telephone Systems International Telephone Systems International is a U.S.-based provider of international telecommunications services founded by Afghan-American entrepreneur Ehsan Bayat. TSI operates the Afghan Wireless Communication Company in a joint venture with the Afghan Ministry of Communications.... |
| 4 | MTN Mobile Telephone Networks MTN Group is a South Africa-based multinational mobile telecommunications company, operating in many African and Middle Eastern countries. Its head office is in Johannesburg.... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
3.66 (Sept 2010) | MTN Mobile Telephone Networks MTN Group is a South Africa-based multinational mobile telecommunications company, operating in many African and Middle Eastern countries. Its head office is in Johannesburg.... (100%) |
| 5 | Wasel | CdmaOne | 2.6 (September 2008) | Wasel Telecom Afghanistan |
| 6 | Afghan Telecom Afghan Telecom Afghan Telecom is a telecom company offering fixed line, wireless voice and data services under a 25 year license in Afghanistan. The company was previously government owned and operated until 2005 when the Afghan Ministry of Communications spun it off into a private entity. In 2008, investors are... |
CDMA2000 1X (Cellular/WLL) | 0.084 (Sept 2010) | MCIT, State Owned |
American Samoa
, American SamoaAmerican Samoa
American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa...
has 2,200 subscribers in total, or a 3.39% penetration rate.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Sky Communications | GSM | 0.0022 (2008) | eLandia International Inc |
Armenia
, ArmeniaArmenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
has 1.08 million subscribers in total, a 36.34% penetration rate.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VivaCell | GSM | 1.49 (June 2008) | MTS Mobile TeleSystems MTS is the largest mobile operator in Russia and CIS with over 102,4 million subscribers as of 31 December 2009.Having started in the Moscow license zone in 1994, МТS in 1997 received licenses for further areas and began expansion, later entering other countries of the CIS... |
| 2 | ArmenTel | GSM | 0.635 (June 2008) | VimpelCom (90%) Government of Republic of Armenia (10%) |
| 3 | Orange | GSM | France Telecom France Télécom France Telecom S.A. is the main telecommunications company in France, the third-largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It currently employs about 180,000 people and has 192.7 million customers worldwide . In 2010 the group had revenue of €45.5 billion... |
Australia
, the penetration rate in AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
was estimated at 129.482% over a population estimate of around 21.8 million.
The country's telcom regulator is the Australian Communications and Media Authority
Australian Communications and Media Authority
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is an Australian government statutory authority within the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy portfolio...
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| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
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| 1 | Telstra Mobile Telstra Telstra Corporation Limited is an Australian telecommunications and media company, building and operating telecommunications networks and marketing voice, mobile, internet access and pay television products and services.... |
GSM, CDMA GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... , UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE 3GPP Long Term Evolution 3GPP Long Term Evolution, usually referred to as LTE, is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals. It is based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies, increasing the capacity and speed using new modulation techniques... |
10.387 (Dec 2009) | Telstra Telstra Telstra Corporation Limited is an Australian telecommunications and media company, building and operating telecommunications networks and marketing voice, mobile, internet access and pay television products and services.... |
| 2 | Optus Mobile Optus SingTel Optus Pty Limited is the second largest telecommunications company in Australia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... , UMTS, HSDPA, LTE 3GPP Long Term Evolution 3GPP Long Term Evolution, usually referred to as LTE, is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals. It is based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies, increasing the capacity and speed using new modulation techniques... (April 2012) |
8.244 (December 2009) | Singapore Telecommunications Singapore Telecommunications Singapore Telecommunications Limited , commonly abbreviated as SingTel, is a Singaporean telecommunications company, with a combined mobile subscriber base of 416 million customers from its own operations and regional associates in 25 countries at end of June 2011 increased by 19 percent from a... |
| 3 | Vodafone/3 Vodafone Hutchison Australia Vodafone Hutchison Australia ' is a mobile telecommunications company that operates the Vodafone, '3' and Crazy John's brands in Australia... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... , UMTS, HSDPA, LTE 3GPP Long Term Evolution 3GPP Long Term Evolution, usually referred to as LTE, is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals. It is based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies, increasing the capacity and speed using new modulation techniques... (Q4 2011) |
6.818 (Dec 2009) | Vodafone Vodafone Vodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of... (50%) Hutchison Telecom (50%) |
| 4 | Virgin Mobile | MVNO (using Optus) | 0.500 (October 2007) | Optus Mobile Optus SingTel Optus Pty Limited is the second largest telecommunications company in Australia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications... |
| 5 | TPG | MVNO (using Optus) | 0.19 | TPG |
| 6 | Savvytel Savvytel Savvytel is a mobile phone company based in St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.-History:Savvytel began in 2005 with its prepaid mobile phone product launched in August of 2006... |
MVNO (using Vodafone) | 0.040 (June 2007) | Savvy Direct |
| 7 | Crazy John's Crazy John's Crazy John's is a mobile phone retail chain in Australia started by late Turkish/Australian businessman John Ilhan. Crazy John's is the largest independent phone retailer in Australia, employing more than 700 people with over 120 retail stores. Following his death, Mr Ilhan's wife Patricia sold... |
MVNO (using Vodafone) | Vodafone Vodafone Vodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of... |
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| 8 | Boost Mobile | MVNO (using Optus) | ||
| 9 | Amaysim | MVNO (using Optus) | ||
| 10 | Vivid Wireless | WiMAX | Seven Network Limited Seven Network Limited The Seven Network is an Australian television network. In April, 2011, Seven Network, Pacific Magazines and Yahoo7! http://www.yahoo.com.au were acquired by West Australian Newspapers Ltd http://info.thewest.com.au/ratecard// to create Seven West Media Ltd http://www.sevenwestmedia.com.au/... |
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| 11 | Unwired | WiMAX | ||
| 12 | Think Mobile | MVNO (using Vodafone & Telstra) | ||
| 13 | DODO | MVNO (using Optus) | ||
| 14 | Woffle | MVNO (using Optus) | ||
| 15 | Startel | MVNO (using Optus) | ||
| 16 | DEUO | MVNO (using Optus & Telstra) | Deuo Australia Pty Ltd | |
| 17 | Tru | MVNO (using Optus) | ||
| 18 | Everyday Mobile | MVNO (using Optus 2G) | Woolworths Woolworths Limited Woolworths Limited is a major Australian company with extensive retail interest throughout Australia and New Zealand. It is the:* largest retail company in Australia and New Zealand by market capitalisation and sales... |
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| 19 | Lebara Mobile | MVNO (using Vodafone) | ||
| 20 | Woolworths Mobile | MVNO (using Optus) | Woolworths Woolworths Limited Woolworths Limited is a major Australian company with extensive retail interest throughout Australia and New Zealand. It is the:* largest retail company in Australia and New Zealand by market capitalisation and sales... |
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| 21 | PennyTel | ---- | PennyTel | |
| 22 | Red Bull MOBILE | MVNO (using Vodafone) | ||
| 23 | Live Connected | MVNO (using Optus) |
Azerbaijan
In December 2005, AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
had 2 million subscribers in total, a 25% penetration rate.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AzerCell Azercell The Azercell is a mobile telecommunications company, located in Baku, Azerbaijan.-Company background:“Azercell Telecom” LLC was established on January 19, 1996. Founders were Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A. S... |
GSM | 2.99 (March 2008) | Fintur Holdings B.V.1, Turkcell Turkcell Turkcell is the leading mobile phone operator of Turkey, based in Istanbul. The company has 34.1 million subscribers as of June 30th, 2011.- Company background :... and State-owned 35.6% |
| 2 | BakCell Bakcell Bakcell — is a cellular communication operator of GSM standard in Azerbaijan. It is the first and largest cellular operator in the country.- About Company :... |
GSM | 0.27 (December 2005) | GTIB |
| 3 | CATEL CATEL Caspian American Telecom LLC is an American Azerbaijan Mobile Telecommunications Joint venture between the Azerbaijan government and US consortium Omni Communications.-History:... |
CdmaOne | 0.005 | Caspian American Telecommunications LLC |
| 4 | Nar Mobile Nar Mobile Nar Mobile is a mobile telecommunications company, located in Baku, Azerbaijan.-Company background:Azerfon LLC launched its commercial activities in 21 March 2007 under brand name Nar Mobile.... |
GSM | 0.001 (June 2006) | Siemens, Aztelekom |
| 5 | Azerfon-Vodafone Nar Mobile Nar Mobile is a mobile telecommunications company, located in Baku, Azerbaijan.-Company background:Azerfon LLC launched its commercial activities in 21 March 2007 under brand name Nar Mobile.... |
UMTS | Azerfon LLC | |
| 6 | Aztrank Aztrank Aztrank is the operator of the modern wireless digital CDMA 2000 telecommunication services in Azerbaijan. AZTRANK Company was established in 1996 and until 2005 major service was the trunk communications support... |
CDMA2000 CDMA2000 CDMA2000 is a family of 3G mobile technology standards, which use CDMA channel access, to send voice, data, and signaling data between mobile phones and cell sites. The set of standards includes: CDMA2000 1X, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A, and CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. B... |
1. Fintur Holdings B.V. owners are TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera AB is the dominant telephone company and mobile network operator in Sweden and Finland. The company has operations in other countries in Northern, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Spain, with a total of 150 million mobile customers...
58.55% and Turkcell
Turkcell
Turkcell is the leading mobile phone operator of Turkey, based in Istanbul. The company has 34.1 million subscribers as of June 30th, 2011.- Company background :...
41.45%
Bangladesh
, BangladeshBangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
has 79.677 million subscribers in total.
In June 2011 the penetration rate was estimated at 48.199% over a population estimate of 158 million.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grameenphone Grameenphone Grameenphone , widely known as GP, is the leading telecommunications service provider in Bangladesh. With more than 32 million subscribers , Grameenphone is the largest cellular operator in the country... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
34.979 (August 2011) | Telenor Telenor Telenor Group is the incumbent telecommunications company in Norway, with headquarters located at Fornebu, close to Oslo. Today, Telenor Group is mostly an international wireless carrier with operations in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Asia, working predominantly under the Telenor brand... (55%) and Grameen Telecom Grameen Telecom Grameen Telecom is a not-for-profit company in Bangladesh established by Dr. Muhammad Yunus with a partial stake in Grameen Phone . GTC has driven the pioneering GP program of Village Phone that enables rural poor to own a cell-phone and turn it into a profit making venture... (45%) |
| 2 | Banglalink Banglalink Banglalink , is the second largest cellular service provider in Bangladesh after Grameenphone. As of November, 2009, Banglalink has a subscriber base of 12.99 million. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Orascom Telecom.... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
21.621 (August 2011) | Orascom Telecom (100%) |
| 3 | Robi | GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
14.971 (August 2011) | Axiata Group Berhad Axiata Group Berhad Axiata Group Berhad , DBA Axiata , is one of the leading telecommunication companies in Asia.- The Group :... (70%) and NTT DoCoMo NTT DoCoMo is the predominant mobile phone operator in Japan. The name is officially an abbreviation of the phrase, "do communications over the mobile network", and is also from a compound word dokomo, meaning "everywhere" in Japanese. Docomo provides phone, video phone , i-mode , and mail services... (30%) |
| 4 | Airtel | GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
5.164 (August 2011) | Bharti Airtel Bharti Airtel Bharti Airtel Limited , commonly known as Airtel, is an Indian telecommunications company that operates in 20 countries across South Asia, Africa and the Channel Islands. It operates a GSM network in all countries, providing 2G or 3G services depending upon the country of operation... (70%) and Warid Telecom Warid Telecom Warid Telecom International is an Abu Dhabi based mobile telecommunication firm providing telephony services in Congo, Pakistan and Uganda. Warid is expected to launch in the Ivory Coast and Georgia soon.-Pakistan:... (30%) |
| 5 | Citycell Citycell Citycell is the first mobile communications company of Bangladesh. It is the only CDMA network operator in the country. As of 1 March 2008, Citycell's total mobile subscriber base is 1.56 million, up 137 per cent or 680,000 from two years ago, giving it the best growth rate of the company till date... |
CDMA2000 1x CDMA2000 CDMA2000 is a family of 3G mobile technology standards, which use CDMA channel access, to send voice, data, and signaling data between mobile phones and cell sites. The set of standards includes: CDMA2000 1X, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A, and CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. B... , EV-DO Rev.A Evolution-Data Optimized Evolution-Data Optimized or Evolution-Data only is a telecommunications standard for the wireless transmission of data through radio signals, typically for broadband Internet access... |
1.778 (August 2011) | Pacific Group & Far East Telecom Limited (95%) and SingTel (5%) |
| 6 | Teletalk TeleTalk Teletalk Bangladesh Limited brand name "Teletalk" is a GSM based state-owned mobile phone company in Bangladesh. TeleTalk started operating on 29 December 2004. It is a Public Limited Company of Bangladesh Government, the state-owned telephone operator... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... , WCDMA |
1.161 (August 2011) | State-owned (100%) |
| 7 | Banglalion BanglaLion Banglalion Communications Ltd is a private limited company incorporated in Bangladesh on 5 Nov 2008 under the Companies Act, 1994. The company obtained license from Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to operate Broadband Wireless Access services nationwide using WiMAX technology... |
WiMAX WiMAX WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations... 802.16e |
Banglalion Communications Ltd. (100%) | |
| 8 | Qubee Qubee Qubee is the customer facing brand of Augere, the wireless broadband business founded in 2007 by the former CEO of Orange, Sanjiv Ahuja. It has a mission to provide 'broadband for all' and is working to bring available, affordable and accessible broadband internet services to underserved... |
WiMAX WiMAX WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations... 802.16e |
Augere Holdings (Netherlands) B.V. (100%) | |
| 9 | Ollo Ollo Ollo is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.-External links:*... |
Wireless Wireless Wireless telecommunications is the transfer of information between two or more points that are not physically connected. Distances can be short, such as a few meters for television remote control, or as far as thousands or even millions of kilometers for deep-space radio communications... |
Multinet Group (100%) |
Bhutan
, the penetration rate in BhutanBhutan
Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
was estimated at 57.169% over a population estimate of over 700,000.
Brunei Darussalam
, the penetration rate in Brunei Darussalam was estimated at 109.483% over a population estimate of over 400,000.| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B-Mobile B-Mobile B-Mobile Communications Sdn. Bhd. is a joint venture company between Telekom Brunei Berhad and QAF Comserve. Granted a 3G license in February 2005, b.mobile is Brunei’s first 3G mobile service provider, utilising the established W-CDMA technology.-External links:*... |
UMTS | Telekom Brunei Berhad and QAF Comserve | |
| 2 | DSTCom | GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... , UMTS, HSDPA |
DST Group |
Cambodia
, the penetration rate in CambodiaCambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
was estimated at 69.318% over a population estimate of over 14.7 million.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MobiTel Mobitel Mobitel is a Slovenian GSM/UMTS mobile operator. The company is under a 100-per-cent ownership of Telekom Slovenije.- Company history :Mobitel was established in October 1991 as a limited liability company. The founder was SP PTT Ljubljana, which was joined by other Slovenian PTT companies by the... |
GSM UMTS |
2.172 (March 2009) | Royal Group, Brand "Cell Card" |
| 2 | Mfone | GSM UMTS |
1.000 (February 2011) | Cambodia Shinawatra Co. Ltd. by Shin Satellite Shin Satellite THAICOM Public Company Limited, was formerly known as Shin Satellite Plc , is Thailand's first satellite operator. It is a subsidiary of Shin Corporation, the biggest telecommunications conglomerate in Thailand... and Asia Mobile Holding |
| 3 | Hello | GSM | 0.77 (December 2009) | Axiata Group Berhad Axiata Group Berhad Axiata Group Berhad , DBA Axiata , is one of the leading telecommunication companies in Asia.- The Group :... |
| 4 | Star Cell | GSM | 0.14 | Applifone by TeliaSonera TeliaSonera TeliaSonera AB is the dominant telephone company and mobile network operator in Sweden and Finland. The company has operations in other countries in Northern, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Spain, with a total of 150 million mobile customers... |
| 5 | qb | UMTS | 0.05 | Cambodia Advance Communications |
| 6 | EXCELL | CDMA 2000 1x-EVDO | 0.004 | GT-TELL |
| 7 | Metfone | GSM | Not Yet Available | Viettel Cambodia |
| 8 | Smart Mobile | GSM | Not Yet Available | Latelz and Timeturns Holding |
| 9 | Beeline | GSM | VimpelCom(90%) Sotelco |
China
, ChinaChina
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
has 916.53 million subscribers in total. Another estimate made in March 2011 found a penetration rate of 65.506% over a population estimate of over 1.3 billion..
The country's telcom regulator is MIIT.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China Mobile China Mobile China Mobile Limited is a Chinese state-owned telecommunication company that provides mobile voice and multimedia services through its nationwide mobile telecommunications network, the largest of its kind in the world... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... TD-SCDMA TD-SCDMA Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access or UTRA/UMTS-TDD 1.28 Mcps Low Chip Rate , is an air interface found in UMTS mobile telecommunications networks in China as an alternative to W-CDMA. Together with TD-CDMA, it is also known as UMTS-TDD or IMT 2000 Time-Division .The term... , TD-HSDPA TD-LTE |
621.85 (July 2011) | State-owned |
| 2 | China Unicom China Unicom China Unicom or China United Netcom Ltd , is a Chinese state-owned telecommunications operator in the People's Republic of China.-History:... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... , PHS Personal Handy-phone System The Personal Handy-phone System , also marketed as the Personal Access System and commercially branded as Xiaolingtong in China, is a mobile network system operating in the 1880–1930 MHz frequency band, used mainly in Japan, China, Taiwan, and some other Asian countries and... , W-CDMA (UMTS) W-CDMA (UMTS) W-CDMA , UMTS-FDD, UTRA-FDD, or IMT-2000 CDMA Direct Spread is an air interface standard found in 3G mobile telecommunications networks. It is the basis of Japan's NTT DoCoMo's FOMA service and the most-commonly used member of the UMTS family and sometimes used as a synonym for UMTS... , HSDPA HSDPA HSPA+ |
183.74 (July 2011) | State-owned Telefonica Telefónica Telefónica, S.A. is a Spanish broadband and telecommunications provider in Europe and Latin America. Operating globally, it is the third largest provider in the world... (9.7%) |
| 3 | China Telecom China Telecom China Telecom Corp. Ltd. is a Chinese state-owned telecommunication company. It is the largest fixed line service and 3rd largest mobile telecommunication provider in the People's Republic of China.-Sectors:... |
PHS Personal Handy-phone System The Personal Handy-phone System , also marketed as the Personal Access System and commercially branded as Xiaolingtong in China, is a mobile network system operating in the 1880–1930 MHz frequency band, used mainly in Japan, China, Taiwan, and some other Asian countries and... CDMA, CDMA2000 CDMA2000 CDMA2000 is a family of 3G mobile technology standards, which use CDMA channel access, to send voice, data, and signaling data between mobile phones and cell sites. The set of standards includes: CDMA2000 1X, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A, and CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. B... , EVDO |
110.94 (July 2011) | State-owned |
Cook Islands
, Cook IslandsCook Islands
The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...
has 6,700 subscribers in total.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telecom | GSM | Not Yet Available | Telecom New Zealand Telecom New Zealand Telecom New Zealand is a New Zealand-wide communications service provider , providing fixed line telephone services, a mobile network, an internet service provider , a major ICT provider to NZ businesses , and a wholesale network infrastructure provider to other NZ CSPs... |
Fiji
, the penetration rate in FijiFiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
was estimated at 79.957% over a population estimate of around 0.9 million.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digicel Digicel Digicel is a mobile phone network provider covering parts of Oceania, Central America, and the Caribbean regions. The company is owned by Irishman Denis O'Brien, is incorporated in Bermuda, and based in Jamaica. It provides mobile services in 26 countries and territories throughout the Caribbean... |
GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
Digicel Digicel Digicel is a mobile phone network provider covering parts of Oceania, Central America, and the Caribbean regions. The company is owned by Irishman Denis O'Brien, is incorporated in Bermuda, and based in Jamaica. It provides mobile services in 26 countries and territories throughout the Caribbean... 100% |
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| 2 | Vodafone Fiji | GSM, GPRS | 0.6 | Vodafone Vodafone Vodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of... 49%, ATH 51% |
| 3 | Inkk Mobile | MVNO (using Vodafone) | 0.2 | Vodafone FJ 100% |
French Polynesia
, the penetration rate in French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia
French Polynesia is an overseas country of the French Republic . It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory...
was estimated at 98.764% over a population estimate of around 0.3 million.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VINI Vini Vini is a genus of birds endemic to the islands of the tropical Pacific. There are five extant species of these small lorikeets ranging from eastern Fiji through Samoa, French Polynesia, and as far east as Henderson Island. All members of the genus have exceptional bright plumage, particularly the... |
GSM | Not Yet Available | Tikiphone SA |
Georgia
, GeorgiaGeorgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
has 2.755 million subscribers in total.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geocell Geocell Geocell is the largest mobile communication provider in Georgia. It was created in 1996 and became fully operational on 900 MHz on March, 1997. Geocell was founded with shared Georgian and Turkish investment... |
GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA | Not Yet Available | Fintur Holdings B.V.1 |
| 2 | Magti GSM MagtiCom The mobile communications company MagtiCom Ltd. or more commonly MagtiCom was founded in 1996 and represents the largest Telecommunication company of Georgia. For today MagtiCom operates under four main brands Magti, Bali, Magti Fix, Bani and delivers various telecom services to more than 2 million... |
GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA | Not Yet Available | Telcell Wireless, ITC |
| 3 | Beeline | GSM | 0.146 (March 2008) | VimpelCom & GMC Group |
| 4 | Warid Warid Telecom Warid Telecom International is an Abu Dhabi based mobile telecommunication firm providing telephony services in Congo, Pakistan and Uganda. Warid is expected to launch in the Ivory Coast and Georgia soon.-Pakistan:... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... , WiMAX WiMAX WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations... |
Not Yet Available | Warid Telecom Warid Telecom Warid Telecom International is an Abu Dhabi based mobile telecommunication firm providing telephony services in Congo, Pakistan and Uganda. Warid is expected to launch in the Ivory Coast and Georgia soon.-Pakistan:... |
1. Fintur Holdings B.V. owners are TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera AB is the dominant telephone company and mobile network operator in Sweden and Finland. The company has operations in other countries in Northern, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Spain, with a total of 150 million mobile customers...
58.55% and Turkcell
Turkcell
Turkcell is the leading mobile phone operator of Turkey, based in Istanbul. The company has 34.1 million subscribers as of June 30th, 2011.- Company background :...
41.45%
Guam & Northern Mariana Islands
, GuamGuam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
has 98,000 and the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines...
have 20,500 subscribers in total.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Docomo Pacific | CdmaOne GSM, GPRS, UMTS, |
Not Yet Available | NTT DoCoMo NTT DoCoMo is the predominant mobile phone operator in Japan. The name is officially an abbreviation of the phrase, "do communications over the mobile network", and is also from a compound word dokomo, meaning "everywhere" in Japanese. Docomo provides phone, video phone , i-mode , and mail services... |
| 2 | IT&E | CdmaOne GSM |
Not Yet Available | IT&E Overseas, Inc |
| 3 | MPULSE | GSM, GPRS | Not Yet Available | TeleGuam Holdings LLC |
| 4 | iConnect Buddy | GSM GPRS EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
Not Yet Available | Wave Runner LLC |
| 5 | PTI | GSM | Not Yet Available | Micronesian Telecommunications Corporation |
Hong Kong
, the penetration rate in Hong KongHong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
was estimated at 158.189% over a population estimate of over 7.1 million.
The special administrative region's telcom regulator is the Office of the Telecommunications Authority
Office of the Telecommunications Authority
Office of the Telecommunications Authority or OFTA is the executive arm of the Telecommunications Authority in Hong Kong. It is the body responsible for telecommunications regulation , antitrust enforcement and allocation of the radio frequency portion of the electromagnetic spectrum Office of...
.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSPA+ |
2.835 (December 2010) | Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited is a leading global provider of telecommunications services. The Group currently offers mobile and fixed-line telecommunication services in Hong Kong and Israel, and operates mobile telecommunications services in Indonesia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and... |
| 2 | CSL1 (1O1O and One2Free) | GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... UMTS, HSPA+ |
~2.5 | Telstra Telstra Telstra Corporation Limited is an Australian telecommunications and media company, building and operating telecommunications networks and marketing voice, mobile, internet access and pay television products and services.... (76.4%) and New World Development New World Development New World Development Company Limited , based in Hong Kong, is active in property, infrastructure, services and telecommunications. It was established in 1970 with Dr Ho Sin Hang as Chairman and Chow Chi Yuen as Director and General Manager... (23.6%) |
| 3 | PCCW Mobile PCCW Mobile PCCW Mobile HK Limited is a subsidiary of PCCW Limited involving 2G and 3G mobile communications service in Hong Kong. It was formerly Sunday Communications Limited . It was acquired by PCCW and renamed PCCW Mobile HK Limited in 2005. PCCW made this acquisition to return to mobile business after... |
GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSPA+ CDMA2000 CDMA2000 CDMA2000 is a family of 3G mobile technology standards, which use CDMA channel access, to send voice, data, and signaling data between mobile phones and cell sites. The set of standards includes: CDMA2000 1X, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A, and CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. B... |
1.484 (December 2010) | PCCW PCCW PCCW Limited is the holding company of HKT Group Holdings Limited, Hong Kong's premier telecommunications provider in the Information and Communications Technologies industry. PCCW also holds a majority interest in Pacific Century Premium Developments Limited... 3 |
| 4 | SmarTone-Vodafone SmarTone-Vodafone SmarTone Mobile Communications Limited is a mobile phone operator in Hong Kong. It provides mobile phone service on GSM-900, GSM-1800 and W-CDMA with the brand SmarTone... |
GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSPA+ |
1.442 (December 2010) | Sun Hung Kai Properties |
| 5 | China Mobile Hong Kong | GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
~1 | China Mobile China Mobile China Mobile Limited is a Chinese state-owned telecommunication company that provides mobile voice and multimedia services through its nationwide mobile telecommunications network, the largest of its kind in the world... |
1. CSL and New World Mobility merged in April 2006 and became CSL New World Mobility Group. The two networks operated separately until 2010 when the network of New World Mobility was merged into the network of CSL.
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% stocks of Sunday held by the two biggest shareholders at HK$0.65 each share. The acquisition has received approval from 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 by possessing Sunday's 2G (GSM 1800) and 3G (UMTS) licences.
India
, IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
has 858.37 million subscribers in total or 71.59% penetration rate.
The country's telcom regulator is the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bharti Airtel Bharti Airtel Bharti Airtel Limited , commonly known as Airtel, is an Indian telecommunications company that operates in 20 countries across South Asia, Africa and the Channel Islands. It operates a GSM network in all countries, providing 2G or 3G services depending upon the country of operation... |
GSM, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... , HSPA High Speed Packet Access High Speed Packet Access is an amalgamation of two mobile telephony protocols, High Speed Downlink Packet Access and High Speed Uplink Packet Access , that extends and improves the performance of existing WCDMA protocols... |
170.7 (July 2011) | Bharti Enterprises Bharti Enterprises Bharti Enterprises is an Indian business conglomerate headquartered in New Delhi, India, operating primarily across India and in some other countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Jersey, Guernsey and Seychelles with expanding operations across Africa in Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo Brazzaville,... (64.76%) Singapore Telecommunications Singapore Telecommunications Singapore Telecommunications Limited , commonly abbreviated as SingTel, is a Singaporean telecommunications company, with a combined mobile subscriber base of 416 million customers from its own operations and regional associates in 25 countries at end of June 2011 increased by 19 percent from a... (32%) Vodafone Vodafone Vodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of... (4.4%) |
| 2 | Reliance Communications Reliance Communications Reliance Communications Ltd. is an Indian broadband and telecommunications company headquartered in Navi Mumbai, India. RCOM is the world's 16th largest mobile phone operator with over 144 million subscribers. Established on 2004, a subsidiary of the Reliance Group... |
CdmaOne, EVDO GSM, HSPA High Speed Packet Access High Speed Packet Access is an amalgamation of two mobile telephony protocols, High Speed Downlink Packet Access and High Speed Uplink Packet Access , that extends and improves the performance of existing WCDMA protocols... WiMAX WiMAX WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations... |
144.79 (July 2011) | Reliance Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group is one of India's largest conglomerates, headquartered in Navi Mumbai, India. The company, which was formed after Dhirubhai Ambani's business empire was divided up, is headed by his younger son Anil Ambani. It has a market capitalization of US$ 15 billion,... (67%) & Public Public In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individuals, and the public is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the Öffentlichkeit or public sphere. The concept of a public has also been defined in political science,... (26%) |
| 3 | Vodafone Essar Vodafone Essar Vodafone Essar, formerly Hutchison Essar, is a cellular operator in India that covers 23 telecom circles in India. It is based in Mumbai. On July 2011, Vodafone Group agreed terms for the buy-out of its partner Essar from its Indian mobile phone business. The UK firm paid $5.46 billion to its... |
GSM, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... , HSDPA |
143.01 (July 2011) | Vodafone Vodafone Vodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of... (74%) & Essar Group Essar Group The Essar Group is a multinational conglomerate corporation in the sectors of Steel, Energy, Power, Communications, Shipping Ports & Logistics as well as Construction head quartered at Mumbai, India... (26%) |
| 4 | Idea Cellular Idea cellular Idea Cellular, usually referred to as Idea, is an Indian wireless telecom company based in Mumbai, India. Idea is the 3rd largest mobile services operator in India, in revenue terms, and recorded of over 98.4 million customers as of August 2011.... |
GSM, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... , HSDPA |
96.11 (July 2011) | Aditya Birla Group Aditya Birla Group The Aditya Birla Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. It operates in 33 countries with more than 133,000 employees worldwide... Axiata Group Berhad Axiata Group Berhad Axiata Group Berhad , DBA Axiata , is one of the leading telecommunication companies in Asia.- The Group :... (19.1%) |
| 5 | BSNL | GSM, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... UMTS, HSDPA CdmaOne, EVDO WiMAX WiMAX WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations... WiFi WIFI WIFI is a radio station broadcasting a brokered format. Licensed to Florence, New Jersey, USA, the station is currently operated by Florence Broadcasting Partners, LLC.This station was previously owned by Real Life Broadcasting... |
95.15 (July 2011) | State-owned) |
| 6 | Tata Teleservices | GSM, HSDPA, CDMA, EVDO WiMAX WiMAX WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations... |
88.32 (July 2011) | Tata Group Tata Group Tata Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Tata Group is one of the largest companies in India by market capitalization and revenue. It has interests in communications and information technology, engineering, materials, services, energy,... |
| 7 | Aircel Aircel Aircel group is a mobile phone service provider in India. It offers both prepaid and postpaid GSM cellular phone coverage throughout India. The Aircel group is a joint venture between Maxis Communications Berhad of Malaysia and Sindya Securities & Investments Private Limited, whose current... |
GSM, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... , HSDPA |
58.59 (July 2011) | Maxis Communications (74%) Apollo Hospital (26%) |
| 8 | Uninor Uninor Uninor is a mobile operator in India. The company holds Unified Access Service licences to offer mobile telephony services in each of India’s 22 telecom circles, and has received spectrum to roll out services in 21 of these... |
GSM, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
27.39 (July 2011) | Telenor Telenor Telenor Group is the incumbent telecommunications company in Norway, with headquarters located at Fornebu, close to Oslo. Today, Telenor Group is mostly an international wireless carrier with operations in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Asia, working predominantly under the Telenor brand... (67.25%) Unitech Group Unitech Group The Unitech Group is India's second largest real estate investment company, and has recently claimed to be the largest real estate builder in the country..... (32.75%) |
| 9 | MTS India | CDMA EVDO | 12.26 (July 2011) | Sistema Sistema AFK Sistema is a large Russian conglomerate company, headed by Vladimir Yevtushenkov. In March 2006, Yevtushenkov controlled 62% of the shares in Sistema.... (73.71%) & Shyam Group (23.79%) |
| 10 | Videocon Videocon Videocon is an industrial conglomerate with interests all over the world, and is a Indian multinational company. The group has 17 manufacturing sites in India and plants in China, Poland, Italy and Mexico. It is also the third largest picture tube manufacturer in the world... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
7.03 (July 2011) | Videocon Videocon Videocon is an industrial conglomerate with interests all over the world, and is a Indian multinational company. The group has 17 manufacturing sites in India and plants in China, Poland, Italy and Mexico. It is also the third largest picture tube manufacturer in the world... |
| 11 | MTNL | GSM HSDPA |
5.52 (July 2011) | State-owned |
| 12 | S Tel S Tel S Tel Private Limited is a GSM based cellular operator in India. It has a unified services access license in Orissa, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, North East, Assam and Jammu & Kashmir... |
GSM, GPRS, HSDPA | 3.50 (July 2011) | Siva Group (51%) Batelco Batelco Bahrain Telecommunications Company - - is the principal telecommunications company of Bahrain. The company is headquartered in Bahrain and is listed on the Bahrain Stock Exchange.-Ownership:... (49%) |
| 13 | Loop Mobile India Loop Mobile India Loop Mobile , usually referred to as LOOP is a mobile phone service provider in India. It offers both prepaid and postpaid GSM cellular phone coverage in Assam, Kolkata, North East, Mumbai, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan after receiving a license to operate across 21 telecom... |
GSM, GPRS | 3.16 (July 2011) | Essar Group Essar Group The Essar Group is a multinational conglomerate corporation in the sectors of Steel, Energy, Power, Communications, Shipping Ports & Logistics as well as Construction head quartered at Mumbai, India... (8.0%) Santa Trading Pvt Ltd (85.75%) |
| 14 | Etisalat DB Telecom | GSM, GPRS | 1.42 (July 2011) | Etisalat Etisalat Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, branded trade name Etisalat is a UAE based telecommunications services provider, currently operating in 18 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa... Dynamix Balwas Group |
| 15 | Ping Mobile | CDMA GSM via brand sharing |
1.41 (July 2011) | HFCL Infotel Limited |
Indonesia
, the penetration rate in IndonesiaIndonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
was estimated at 85.874% over a population estimate of around 245 million.
The country's telecom regulator is BRTI.
| Rank | Operator Brand(s) Used | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telkomsel Telkomsel Telkomsel is a brand name of a GSM and UMTS Mobile phone network operator which is operating in Indonesia. It was found in 1995, and is a subsidiary of Telkom Indonesia.... kartuHALO, simPATI, Kartu As |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... UMTS, HSPA+ |
93.136 (Q3 2010) | State-owned Telkom Telkom (Indonesia) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk , commonly abbreviated as Telkom Indonesia or just Telkom, is the largest telecommunications services company in Indonesia. Telkom is a semi-privatized, majority state owned multi-listed company.... (65%) Singapore Telecommunications Singapore Telecommunications Singapore Telecommunications Limited , commonly abbreviated as SingTel, is a Singaporean telecommunications company, with a combined mobile subscriber base of 416 million customers from its own operations and regional associates in 25 countries at end of June 2011 increased by 19 percent from a... (35%) |
| 2 | Indosat Indosat PT Indosat Tbk., formerly known as PT Indonesian Satellite Corporation Tbk. is a provider of telecommunication services in Indonesia. It is the third largest telecommunication company for mobile services in Indonesia after defeat by XL Axiata... Matrix (GSM Postpaid), Mentari, IM3 (GSM Prepaid), StarOne (CDMA) |
CDMA2000 1x CDMA2000 CDMA2000 is a family of 3G mobile technology standards, which use CDMA channel access, to send voice, data, and signaling data between mobile phones and cell sites. The set of standards includes: CDMA2000 1X, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A, and CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. B... , EV-DO Rev 0 GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... UMTS, HSPA+ |
44.3 (Q4 2010) | Qtel Qtel Qtel used to be the exclusive telecommunications provider in Qatar and is one of the largest public companies in Qatar with about 2000 employees. It was successfully launched on the Doha Securities Market in 1998 and listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1999, the Bahrain Stock Exchange in 2001... (65%) Public (20.71%) State-owned (14.29%) |
| 3 | XL Axiata XL |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... UMTS, HSDPA |
38.463 (Q3 2010) | Axiata Group Berhad Axiata Group Berhad Axiata Group Berhad , DBA Axiata , is one of the leading telecommunication companies in Asia.- The Group :... (66.7%) Etisalat Etisalat Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, branded trade name Etisalat is a UAE based telecommunications services provider, currently operating in 18 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa... (13.3%) Public (20%) |
| 4 | Telkom Telkom (Indonesia) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk , commonly abbreviated as Telkom Indonesia or just Telkom, is the largest telecommunications services company in Indonesia. Telkom is a semi-privatized, majority state owned multi-listed company.... Telkom Flexi |
CDMA2000 1x CDMA2000 CDMA2000 is a family of 3G mobile technology standards, which use CDMA channel access, to send voice, data, and signaling data between mobile phones and cell sites. The set of standards includes: CDMA2000 1X, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A, and CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. B... |
16.756 (Q3 2010) | State-owned (51.82%) Public (48.18%) |
| 5 | Bakrie Telecom esia (telephony), AHA (data/telephony) |
CDMA2000 1x CDMA2000 CDMA2000 is a family of 3G mobile technology standards, which use CDMA channel access, to send voice, data, and signaling data between mobile phones and cell sites. The set of standards includes: CDMA2000 1X, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A, and CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. B... , EV-DO Rev A |
10.6 (Q4 2009) | Bakrie Group |
| 6 | Hutchison Hutchison 3G 3 is a brand name under which several UMTS-based mobile phone networks and Broadband Internet Providers are operated in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Macau, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, and the United Kingdom... 3 |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... UMTS, HSPA High Speed Packet Access High Speed Packet Access is an amalgamation of two mobile telephony protocols, High Speed Downlink Packet Access and High Speed Uplink Packet Access , that extends and improves the performance of existing WCDMA protocols... |
8.529 (Q4 2009) | Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited is a leading global provider of telecommunications services. The Group currently offers mobile and fixed-line telecommunication services in Hong Kong and Israel, and operates mobile telecommunications services in Indonesia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and... (60%) CP Group Indonesia Charoen Pokphand The Charoen Pokphand Group is a transnational conglomerate that consists of three core businesses that operate in the agribusiness and food, retail and distribution, and the telecommunications industries with investment in 15 countries. Founded in 1921, the CP Group currently employs over 280,000... (40%) |
| 7 | Natrindo Natrindo AXIS launched its services in April 2008 and is available in more than 400 cities across all major islands of Indonesia, including Java, Sumatera, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Bali and Lombok. Headquartered in Jakarta, AXIS is the fastest growing GSM and 3G mobile operator in Indonesia with more than 14... Axis |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... UMTS |
3.9 (Q1 2009) | Saudi Telecom Company Saudi Telecom Company Saudi Telecom Group, STC is a Saudi Arabia-based telecommunications company that offers landline, mobile and Internet services.-Background:... (80.1%) Maxis Communications Maxis Communications Maxis Communications Berhad is a Malaysian cellular operator company headquartered at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was started in the year 1993. It uses the dialing pref ix identifier of "012" , "017" and “0142”. Their mobile services are provided over the 900 & 1800 MHz GSM band and as July 2005,... (14.9%) Public (5%) |
| 8 | Mobile-8 Mobile8 Mobile-8 is a cellular operator which was established in December 2002. which responded to the ever increasing need of mobile communication services in Indonesia,The Mobile-8 product called Fren was launched on the 8th December 2003... Smartfren Formerly: Fren (telephony), mobi (data) |
CDMA2000 1x CDMA2000 CDMA2000 is a family of 3G mobile technology standards, which use CDMA channel access, to send voice, data, and signaling data between mobile phones and cell sites. The set of standards includes: CDMA2000 1X, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A, and CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. B... , EV-DO Rev A |
2.872 (Q4 2009) | Jerash Investment Ltd (19.6%) Corporate United Investments Limited (12.7%) Korean Export Insurance Corporation (10.7%) Public (57%) |
| 9 | Smart Telecom Smartfren |
CDMA2000 1x CDMA2000 CDMA2000 is a family of 3G mobile technology standards, which use CDMA channel access, to send voice, data, and signaling data between mobile phones and cell sites. The set of standards includes: CDMA2000 1X, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A, and CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. B... , EV-DO Rev A, EV-DO Rev B |
2.05 (Q1 2009) | Sinar Mas Group Sinar Mas Group Sinar Mas Group is one of the largest conglomerates in Indonesia. It was formed in 1962. It has many subsidiaries including Asia Pulp & Paper and palm oil producer PT SMART.... |
| 10 | Sampoerna Telekom Ceria |
mCDMA2000 1x CDMA2000 CDMA2000 is a family of 3G mobile technology standards, which use CDMA channel access, to send voice, data, and signaling data between mobile phones and cell sites. The set of standards includes: CDMA2000 1X, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A, and CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. B... , EV-DO Rev A |
0.784 (March 2008) | Sampoerna |
Japan
, JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
has 127.28 million subscribers in total, a 99.73% penetration rate.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NTT docomo NTT DoCoMo is the predominant mobile phone operator in Japan. The name is officially an abbreviation of the phrase, "do communications over the mobile network", and is also from a compound word dokomo, meaning "everywhere" in Japanese. Docomo provides phone, video phone , i-mode , and mail services... |
PDC Personal Digital Cellular Personal Digital Cellular is a 2G mobile telecommunications standard developed and used exclusively in Japan.After a peak of nearly 80 million subscribers to PDC, it had 46 million subscribers in December 2005, and is slowly being phased out in favor of 3G technologies like W-CDMA and CDMA2000... , UMTS, HSDPA, LTE 3GPP Long Term Evolution 3GPP Long Term Evolution, usually referred to as LTE, is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals. It is based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies, increasing the capacity and speed using new modulation techniques... |
58.993 (October 2011) | NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone , commonly known as NTT, is a Japanese telecommunications company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Ranked the 31st in Fortune Global 500, NTT is the largest telecommunications company in Asia, and the second-largest in the world in terms of revenue.... (67%) State-owned (33%) |
| 2 | au Au (mobile phone operator) , or au by KDDI, is a mobile phone brand in Japan marketed by KDDI Corporation in the main islands of Japan and Okinawa Cellular in Okinawa.-Naming:... |
CdmaOne CDMA2000 1x CDMA2000 CDMA2000 is a family of 3G mobile technology standards, which use CDMA channel access, to send voice, data, and signaling data between mobile phones and cell sites. The set of standards includes: CDMA2000 1X, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A, and CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. B... , EV-DO Rev.A |
33.659 (October 2011) | KDDI |
| 3 | SoftBank Mobile | UMTS, HSDPA, DC-HSDPA Dual-Cell HSDPA Dual-Cell HSDPA is a wireless broadband standard based on HSPA that is defined in 3GPP UMTS release 8.... |
26.898 (October 2011) | SoftBank SoftBank is a Japanese telecommunications and internet corporation, with operations in broadband, fixed-line telecommunications, e-Commerce, Internet, broadmedia, technology services, finance, media and marketing, and other businesses.... |
| 4 | Willcom Willcom is a Japanese PHS operator, offering flat-rate wireless network data transmission and flat-rate voice calls for its subscribers.The company was formerly known as DDI Pocket, a subsidiary of KDDI. In 2004, the Carlyle Group acquired a majority stake from KDDI and changed the name of the company in... |
PHS Personal Handy-phone System The Personal Handy-phone System , also marketed as the Personal Access System and commercially branded as Xiaolingtong in China, is a mobile network system operating in the 1880–1930 MHz frequency band, used mainly in Japan, China, Taiwan, and some other Asian countries and... |
4.152 (October 2011) | Carlyle Group Carlyle Group The Carlyle Group is an American-based global asset management firm, specializing in private equity, based in Washington, D.C. The Carlyle Group operates in four business areas: corporate private equity, real assets, market strategies and fund-of-funds, through its AlpInvest subsidiary... (60%), Kyocera Kyocera is a multinational manufacturer based in Kyoto, Japan. It was founded as in 1959 by Kazuo Inamori and renamed in 1982. The company has diversified its founding technology in ceramic materials through internal development as well as strategic mergers and acquisitions... (30%), and KDDI (10%) |
| 5 | EMOBILE EMOBILE Limited E Mobile is a cell phone operator in Japan offering 3G/HSPA data services. As they used to offer only data service, they were not widely known, but now after teaming up with NTT docomo to offer voice service, they are becoming more popular. Between March 2007 and March 2008 they expanded their... |
UMTS, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA Dual-Cell HSDPA Dual-Cell HSDPA is a wireless broadband standard based on HSPA that is defined in 3GPP UMTS release 8.... |
3.579 (October 2011) | eAccess EAccess is a Japanese telecommunication company that provides ADSL services to other ISPs. The current CEO of the company is Sachio Semmoto. The company was established on November 1, 1999.... |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operator Mobile virtual network operator A mobile virtual network operator is a company that provides mobile phone services but does not have its own licensed frequency allocation of radio spectrum, nor does it necessarily have all of the infrastructure required to provide mobile telephone service... s |
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| 1 | Disney Mobile Disney Mobile Disney Mobile is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator in the United States which launched in June 2006 and ceased operations on December 31, 2007, but now it's a Mobile Virtual Network Operator in Japan, re-opening on March 1, 2008. In the US, it operated on Sprint's CDMA network. Disney Mobile was... (using Softbank Mobile) |
UMTS, HSDPA | ? | The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into... |
| 2 | b-mobile B-Mobile B-Mobile Communications Sdn. Bhd. is a joint venture company between Telekom Brunei Berhad and QAF Comserve. Granted a 3G license in February 2005, b.mobile is Brunei’s first 3G mobile service provider, utilising the established W-CDMA technology.-External links:*... (using NTT DoCoMo) |
UMTS, HSDPA | ? | Japan Communications Inc (JCI) |
Kazakhstan
, the penetration rate in KazakhstanKazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
was estimated at 111.465% over a population estimate of around 15.5 million.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K-Cell Kcell Kcell is one of the three licensed GSM mobile network operators in Kazakhstan. Beeline and Tele2 are the other license holders. It is operated by GSM Kazakhstan Ltd.-Summary:*MCC MNC: 401 02*Network Name: Kcell*Technology: GSM 900... |
GSM, UMTS | 6.5 (June 2008) | Fintur Holdings B.V.1 51%, KazakhTelecom KazakhTelecom - Shareholders :* 51,00 % - AO Samruk-Kazyna JSC - fund of national wealth * 16,90 % - Bodam B.V. * 14,60 % - Bank of New York* 9,60 % - Deran Services Limited* 3,00 % - Optimus Ltd* 0.70 % - shares traded on KASE... 49% |
| 2 | Beeline | GSM, UMTS | 7.5 (May 2011) | Cronwell Investment 50.01%, VimpelCom 49.99% |
| 3 | Tele2 Tele2 Tele2 AB is a major European telecommunications operator, with about 34 million customers in 11 countries. It serves as a fixed-line telephone operator, cable television provider, mobile phone operator and Internet service provider.- Overview :... |
GSM, UMTS | 0.35 (May 2011) | Tele2 Tele2 Tele2 AB is a major European telecommunications operator, with about 34 million customers in 11 countries. It serves as a fixed-line telephone operator, cable television provider, mobile phone operator and Internet service provider.- Overview :... |
| 4 | Altel | CdmaOne GSM |
0.2 (January 2007) | KazakhTelecom KazakhTelecom - Shareholders :* 51,00 % - AO Samruk-Kazyna JSC - fund of national wealth * 16,90 % - Bodam B.V. * 14,60 % - Bank of New York* 9,60 % - Deran Services Limited* 3,00 % - Optimus Ltd* 0.70 % - shares traded on KASE... 50% |
1. Fintur Holdings B.V. owners are TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera AB is the dominant telephone company and mobile network operator in Sweden and Finland. The company has operations in other countries in Northern, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Spain, with a total of 150 million mobile customers...
58.55% and Turkcell
Turkcell
Turkcell is the leading mobile phone operator of Turkey, based in Istanbul. The company has 34.1 million subscribers as of June 30th, 2011.- Company background :...
41.45%
Kiribati
, KiribatiKiribati
Kiribati , officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. The permanent population exceeds just over 100,000 , and is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres, straddling the...
has 1000 subscribers in total.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TSKL | GSM | Not Yet Available | Telecom Services Kiribati Limited Telecom Services Kiribati Limited Telecom Services Kiribati Limited, often abbreviated as TSKL, is the sole communications provider to the Republic of Kiribati. In addition to traditional telecommunication, TSKL offers such services as telegram and facsimile services... |
Kyrgyzstan
, KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
has 3.2 million subscribers in total, a 60.1% penetration rate.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beeline | GSM | 2.0 (May 2011) | Sky Mobile Ltd. |
| 2 | MegaCom | GSM | 1.2 (2008) | JSC Alpha Telecom |
| 3 | Fonex | CDMA | 0.42 (2008) | Aktel Ltd. |
| 4 | O! | GSM | NUR Telecom Ltd. | |
| 5 | Katel | TDMA Digital AMPS IS-54 and IS-136 are second-generation mobile phone systems, known as Digital AMPS . It was once prevalent throughout the Americas, particularly in the United States and Canada. D-AMPS is considered end-of-life, and existing networks have mostly been replaced by GSM/GPRS or CDMA2000... |
0.1 (2008) | KATEL |
| 6 | Nexi | CDMA | 0.049 (2008) | SoTel |
| 7 | Sapat Mobile | CDMA | 0.011 (2008) | Winline Ltd. |
Laos
, LaosLaos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
has a 10% penetration rate.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao Telecommunications | GSM | Not Yet Available | Lao Telecommunications |
| 2 | Unitel | GSM, GPRS, WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA | 1.2 (June 2010) | Lao Asia Telecommunication State Enterprise (LAT), Viettel Global |
| 3 | ETL MOBILE | GSM | Not Yet Available | Enterprise of Telecommunications Lao (ETL) |
| 4 | Tigo | GSM | 0.254 (March 2009) | MIC Millicom Millicom International Cellular, also known as Tigo, is a mobile phone network provider in America and Africa. Based in Luxembourg, the company provides mobile services in 14 countries. With operations across Central America, South America, South-east Asia, and Africa, using GSM, CDMA and TDMA on... (74.1%) |
| 5 | Skytel & Net |
Macau
, the special administrative region has 0.9 million subscribers in total, a 180% penetration rate.The special administrative region's telcom regulator is DSRT.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CTM CTM (Macau) Companhia de Telecomunicações de Macau S.A.R.L is a GSM mobile phone operator in Macau.... 澳門電訊 |
0.502 (June 2009) | Cable & Wireless Cable & Wireless Cable & Wireless Worldwide PLC is a global telecommunications company headquartered in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Cable & Wireless specialises in providing communication networks and services to large corporates, governments, carrier customers and resellers... , Portugal Telecom Portugal Telecom Portugal Telecom is the largest telecommunications service provider in Portugal. Although it operates mainly in Portugal and Brazil, it has also a significant presence in Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Timor-Leste, Angola, Kenya, the People's Republic of China, and São Tomé and... , CITIC Pacific CITIC Pacific CITIC Pacific is a Hong Kong-based conglomerate holding company headquartered in the CITIC Tower, Admiralty, Hong Kong. It is 58% owned by the state-owned Citic Group in Beijing and has shareholders around the world.-Business areas:... |
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| 2 | 3 | 0.312 (June 2009) | Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited is a leading global provider of telecommunications services. The Group currently offers mobile and fixed-line telecommunication services in Hong Kong and Israel, and operates mobile telecommunications services in Indonesia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and... |
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| 3 | SmarTone 數碼通 | GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA |
0.107 (June 2009) | SmarTone Hong Kong SmarTone-Vodafone SmarTone Mobile Communications Limited is a mobile phone operator in Hong Kong. It provides mobile phone service on GSM-900, GSM-1800 and W-CDMA with the brand SmarTone... |
Malaysia
, the penetration rate in Malaysia was estimated at 117.635% over a population estimate of around 29 million.| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxis Maxis Communications Maxis Communications Berhad is a Malaysian cellular operator company headquartered at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was started in the year 1993. It uses the dialing pref ix identifier of "012" , "017" and “0142”. Their mobile services are provided over the 900 & 1800 MHz GSM band and as July 2005,... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... UMTS, HSPA High Speed Packet Access High Speed Packet Access is an amalgamation of two mobile telephony protocols, High Speed Downlink Packet Access and High Speed Uplink Packet Access , that extends and improves the performance of existing WCDMA protocols... |
14.225 (3Q 2011) | Ananda Krishnan Ananda Krishnan Tatparanandam Ananda Krishnan is a Malaysian businessman and philanthropist of Tamil origin. Nicknamed A-K, he is estimated to have a net worth of US$9.6 billion according to Forbes' latest annual list of wealthiest people, making him the second wealthiest in Southeast Asia behind Robert Kuok,... Saudi Telecom Company Saudi Telecom Company Saudi Telecom Group, STC is a Saudi Arabia-based telecommunications company that offers landline, mobile and Internet services.-Background:... (25%) |
| 2 | Celcom | GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... UMTS, HSDPA |
11.438 (3Q 2011) | Axiata Group Berhad Axiata Group Berhad Axiata Group Berhad , DBA Axiata , is one of the leading telecommunication companies in Asia.- The Group :... |
| 3 | DiGi | GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... UMTS, HSPA High Speed Packet Access High Speed Packet Access is an amalgamation of two mobile telephony protocols, High Speed Downlink Packet Access and High Speed Uplink Packet Access , that extends and improves the performance of existing WCDMA protocols... |
9.6 (September 2011) | Telenor Telenor Telenor Group is the incumbent telecommunications company in Norway, with headquarters located at Fornebu, close to Oslo. Today, Telenor Group is mostly an international wireless carrier with operations in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Asia, working predominantly under the Telenor brand... (49%) |
| 4 | U Mobile U Mobile U Mobile Sdn Bhd is Malaysia’s newest 3G service provider and was founded in 1998 as MiTV Networks Sdn Bhd. U Mobile is a wholly owned subsidiary of U Television Sdn Bhd which was formerly known as U Telecom Media Holdings Sdn Bhd and MiTV Corporation Sdn Bhd.... (uses Celcom 2G) |
UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ Celcom- GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
1 (September 2011) | U TV STT (33%) MPHB (7.72%) |
| 5 | P1 Packet One Networks Packet One Networks is a Malaysian converged telecommunications, broadband and Wimax service provider. The company was founded in 2002 and is a subsidiary of Green Packet Berhad. In March 2007, P1 was one of four companies awarded 2.3 GHz spectrum licenses by the Malaysian Government to deploy... |
WiMAX WiMAX WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations... 802.16e |
0.356 (Q3 2011) | Green Packet Green Packet Green Packet is a technology company first established in Silicon Valley of California, U.S.A. in 2000. On 15 December 2000, Green Packet Berhad was incorporated in Malaysia as a regional research & development and marketing centre to further develop and commercialize the wireless networking... (57.1%) SK Telecom SK Telecom SK Telecom Co., Ltd. or Sunkyoung Telecom is a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator, controlled by the SK Group, one of the country's largest chaebol. As a part of SK Group, SK stands for Sun Kyung.SK Telecom is a provider of mobile service in Korea, with 50.5% of the market share as... (25.8%) Intel Corporation Intel Corporation Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States and the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most... (5%) |
| 6 | Yes 4G Yes 4G Yes is the brand name of YTL Corporation's foray into the telecommunications industry in Malaysia. Yes promises to be the fastest 4G internet with voice and is set for commercial launch on the 19th of November 2010. Yes claims to have speeds of 3 to 5 times faster than current 3G networks and will... |
WiMAX WiMAX WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations... 802.16e |
0.3 (August 2011) | YTL Communications(a unit of YTL Corporation) |
| 7 | Redtone | WiMAX WiMAX WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations... 802.16e |
Redtone international | |
| 8 | Amax | WiMAX WiMAX WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations... 802.16e |
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Asiaspace |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operator Mobile virtual network operator A mobile virtual network operator is a company that provides mobile phone services but does not have its own licensed frequency allocation of radio spectrum, nor does it necessarily have all of the infrastructure required to provide mobile telephone service... s |
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| 1 | TuneTalk TuneTalk Tune Talk is a mobile virtual network operator in the Malaysia, using the Celcom network.Tune Talk Sdn. Bhd., the newest mobile operator in the country, officially launched its commercial service on 19 August 2009.... (uses Celcom) |
2 (May 2011) | Tune Ventures Tune Ventures Tune Ventures Sdn. Bhd is a private investment company based in Malaysia. It is 40% owned by Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes, 30% by Kamarudin Meranun, 25% by Dennis Melka and 5% by Tune Strategic Investments Limited. Many companies have majority shares by Tune Ventures, which most of them uses the Tune... (35.75%) Celcom(38%) |
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| 2 | XOX COM XOX COM XOX COM is a mobile virtual network operator in Malaysia. It uses the Celcom 2G and 3G network and was allocated the mobile number prefix of 010 by the MCMC. XOX aims to serve a niche target market of the Chinese community.-External links:*... (uses Celcom) |
0.391 (March 2011) | ||
| 3 | Merchantrade Merchantrade Merchantrade is a firm that offers money transfer services to 10 million foreign workers in Malaysia. It serves the communications and money transfer needs of foreign workers from countries including Bangladesh, Philippines, Indonesia, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.... (uses Celcom 2G) |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
0.1 (December 2010) | Merchantrade Asia Sdn Bhd |
| 4 | Redtone Mobile (uses Celcom) |
0.15 (December 2010) | Redtone International | |
| 5 | OKTEL (uses Maxis Maxis Communications Maxis Communications Berhad is a Malaysian cellular operator company headquartered at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was started in the year 1993. It uses the dialing pref ix identifier of "012" , "017" and “0142”. Their mobile services are provided over the 900 & 1800 MHz GSM band and as July 2005,... ) |
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| 6 | Salamfone (uses Maxis Maxis Communications Maxis Communications Berhad is a Malaysian cellular operator company headquartered at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was started in the year 1993. It uses the dialing pref ix identifier of "012" , "017" and “0142”. Their mobile services are provided over the 900 & 1800 MHz GSM band and as July 2005,... ) |
Reach Telecom Holding KSCC | ||
| 7 | Happy Prepaid (uses DiGi) |
DiGi | ||
| 8 | Tron (uses DiGi 2G) |
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| 1 | B & E Wireless Mobile (WM) | GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... HSPA High Speed Packet Access High Speed Packet Access is an amalgamation of two mobile telephony protocols, High Speed Downlink Packet Access and High Speed Uplink Packet Access , that extends and improves the performance of existing WCDMA protocols... |
B&E WM | |
Maldives
, the penetration rate in MaldivesMaldives
The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
was estimated at 116.456% over a population estimate of around 0.4 million.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhiraagu Dhiraagu Dhiraagu is the first Maldivian telecommunications company, which was established in 1988. The company remains the nation's largest telecom service provider and No.1 brand. It was the only company licensed to provide internet and GSM services until 2004 and 2005 respectively and continues to be... |
GSM | 0.185 (March 2007) | Dhiraagu Dhiraagu Dhiraagu is the first Maldivian telecommunications company, which was established in 1988. The company remains the nation's largest telecom service provider and No.1 brand. It was the only company licensed to provide internet and GSM services until 2004 and 2005 respectively and continues to be... First service provider |
| 2 | Wataniya Maldives | GSM, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... , HSDPA |
0.102 (Q1 2010) | Wataniya Telecom Wataniya Telecom For the airline go to Wataniya AirwaysWataniya Telecom was commercially launched in 1999 as the first privately owned telecommunications operator in Kuwait... |
Marshall Islands
, Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands , , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...
has 1000 subscribers in total.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
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| 1 | NTA | GSM | 0.0007 (2008) | MINTA |
Micronesia, Federated States of
, Micronesia, Federated States of has 34,000 subscribers in total.| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
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| 1 | FSM Telecom | GSM | 0.0274 (2008) | FSMTC |
Mongolia
, the penetration rate in MongoliaMongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
was estimated at 80.120% over a population estimate of around 3.1 million.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobicom Mobicom Corporation Mobicom Corporation is the largest mobile phone operator in Mongolia.It was established as a joint Mongolian-Japanese venture on 18th March of 1996, to be the first Mongolian cell phone service. It was founded by Newcom Group, Sumitomo, and KDDI... |
GSM, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... , HSDPA |
1.001 (Apr 2010) | KDDI KDDI is a Japanese telecommunications operator formed in October 2000 through the merger of DDI Corp., KDD Corp., and IDO Corp. It has its headquarters in the Garden Air Tower in Iidabashi, Chiyoda, Tokyo.... , Sumitomo Corporation Sumitomo Corporation Sumitomo Corporation is one of the largest worldwide trading company , and is a diversified corporation. Sumitomo is headquartered in the Harumi Island Triton Square Office Tower Y in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan... , Newcom Group |
| 2 | Unitel Unitel (Mongolia) Unitel is a Mongolian Corporate Group of ICT companies. It was founded on December 23, 2005 as BSB consortium as GSM mobile phone operator, and began operations on June 26th of 2006... |
GSM, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... , HSDPA |
0.4 | MCS Group |
| 3 | Skytel | CdmaOne | 0.23 | SK Telecom SK Telecom SK Telecom Co., Ltd. or Sunkyoung Telecom is a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator, controlled by the SK Group, one of the country's largest chaebol. As a part of SK Group, SK stands for Sun Kyung.SK Telecom is a provider of mobile service in Korea, with 50.5% of the market share as... , Taihan Electric, MCS Group, Altai Holdings, Unitelcom |
| 3 | G-Mobile G-Mobile G-Mobile is, , Mongolian's newest mobile phone operator. It is focusing its operations in rural areas. It uses CDMA2000 at 450 MHz and provides internet services with cell phones as modem or proper modem.... |
CdmaOne | 0.02 |
Myanmar
, the penetration rate in MyanmarMyanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
was estimated at 1.574% over a population estimate of over around 54 million.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MPT | GSM, WCDMA, CDMA | 0.18 (2006) | MPT |
Nauru
, the penetration rate in NauruNauru
Nauru , officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, to the east. Nauru is the world's smallest republic, covering just...
was estimated at 42.909% over a population estimate of around 9,000 people.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digicel Digicel Digicel is a mobile phone network provider covering parts of Oceania, Central America, and the Caribbean regions. The company is owned by Irishman Denis O'Brien, is incorporated in Bermuda, and based in Jamaica. It provides mobile services in 26 countries and territories throughout the Caribbean... |
GSM | ? | Digicel Pacific Ltd. |
Nepal
, the penetration rate in NepalNepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
was estimated at 38.127% over a population estimate of around 29 million.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nepal Telecom Nepal Telecom Nepal Telecom or Nepal Telecommunications Corporation is the leading and the largest government owned telecommunication company of Nepal. It is also known as Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited . A former government monopoly, it was converted into a Public Limited Company on April 14, 2004... |
CdmaOne GSM UMTS |
4.876 (August 2010) | Nepal Telecom Nepal Telecom Nepal Telecom or Nepal Telecommunications Corporation is the leading and the largest government owned telecommunication company of Nepal. It is also known as Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited . A former government monopoly, it was converted into a Public Limited Company on April 14, 2004... |
| 2 | Ncell | GSM | 3.428 (August 2010) | TeliaSonera TeliaSonera TeliaSonera AB is the dominant telephone company and mobile network operator in Sweden and Finland. The company has operations in other countries in Northern, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Spain, with a total of 150 million mobile customers... |
New Zealand
, the penetration rate in New ZealandNew Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
was estimated at 124.326% over a population estimate of around 4.3 million.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vodafone Vodafone New Zealand Vodafone New Zealand is a British owned telecommunications company, a subsidiary of Vodafone Plc operating in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's largest mobile phone operator, based in Auckland, New Zealand and was formed in 1998, after Vodafone purchased BellSouth's New Zealand operations... |
GSM, GPRS, UMTS, WCDMA, HSDPA | 2.47 (March 2011) | Vodafone Vodafone Vodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of... |
| 2 | Telecom Telecom New Zealand Telecom New Zealand is a New Zealand-wide communications service provider , providing fixed line telephone services, a mobile network, an internet service provider , a major ICT provider to NZ businesses , and a wholesale network infrastructure provider to other NZ CSPs... |
CdmaOne, UMTS, WCDMA, HSDPA | 2.19 (March 2011) | public company Public company This is not the same as a Government-owned corporation.A public company or publicly traded company is a limited liability company that offers its securities for sale to the general public, typically through a stock exchange, or through market makers operating in over the counter markets... |
| 3 | 2degrees 2degrees 2degrees is a U.S. and British owned mobile phone provider operating in New Zealand with 580,112 customers . They launched on 5 August 2009 after 9 years of planning. 2degrees currently offers prepaid and pay monthly mobile services... |
GSM, GPRS, UMTS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... , WCDMA, HSDPA |
0.58 (March 2011) | Trilogy International Partners and others. |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operator Mobile virtual network operator A mobile virtual network operator is a company that provides mobile phone services but does not have its own licensed frequency allocation of radio spectrum, nor does it necessarily have all of the infrastructure required to provide mobile telephone service... s |
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| 1 | TelstraClear TelstraClear TelstraClear is New Zealand's second-largest telecommunications company and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Telstra Corporation , with around 400,000 customers.... (using Vodafone Vodafone New Zealand Vodafone New Zealand is a British owned telecommunications company, a subsidiary of Vodafone Plc operating in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's largest mobile phone operator, based in Auckland, New Zealand and was formed in 1998, after Vodafone purchased BellSouth's New Zealand operations... ) |
GSM UMTS |
0.03 (March 2011) | Telstra Telstra Telstra Corporation Limited is an Australian telecommunications and media company, building and operating telecommunications networks and marketing voice, mobile, internet access and pay television products and services.... |
| 2 | Black+White (using Vodafone Vodafone New Zealand Vodafone New Zealand is a British owned telecommunications company, a subsidiary of Vodafone Plc operating in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's largest mobile phone operator, based in Auckland, New Zealand and was formed in 1998, after Vodafone purchased BellSouth's New Zealand operations... ) |
GSM UMTS |
? | Black+White |
| 2 | Orcon Orcon Internet Limited Orcon Internet Limited , is a state-owned New Zealand telecommunications company. It is currently New Zealand's fourth largest ISP.-History:... (using Vodafone Vodafone New Zealand Vodafone New Zealand is a British owned telecommunications company, a subsidiary of Vodafone Plc operating in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's largest mobile phone operator, based in Auckland, New Zealand and was formed in 1998, after Vodafone purchased BellSouth's New Zealand operations... ) |
GSM UMTS |
? | Kordia |
Niue
As of 2004, NiueNiue
Niue , is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the "Rock of Polynesia", and inhabitants of the island call it "the Rock" for short. Niue is northeast of New Zealand in a triangle between Tonga to the southwest, the Samoas to the northwest, and the Cook Islands to...
has about 500 subscribers in total, a 6.5% penetration rate.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telecom Niue | AMPS Advanced Mobile Phone System Advanced Mobile Phone System was an analog mobile phone system standard developed by Bell Labs, and officially introduced in the Americas in 1983, Israel in 1986, and Australia in 1987. It was the primary analog mobile phone system in North America through the 1980s and into the 2000s... |
0.0005 (2004) | Telecom Niue |
Norfolk Island
, Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island
Norfolk Island is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. The island is part of the Commonwealth of Australia, but it enjoys a large degree of self-governance...
has 131 subscribers in total, a 6.5% penetration rate.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk Telecom | GSM | 0.000131 (October 2008) | Norfolk Telecom |
North Korea
North KoreaNorth Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
has over 535,000 subscribers in total.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | koryolink Koryolink Koryolink , a joint venture between Egyptian company Orascom Telecom Holding and the state-owned Korea Post and Telecommunications Corporation , is North Korea's only mobile operator. According to Orascom quoted in BusinessWeek, the company had 125,661 subscribers in May 2010. By March 2011, the... |
3G 3G 3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union... |
0.535 (March 2011) | OTH Orascom Telecom Holding Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. is a leading international telecommunications company operating GSM networks in the Middle East, Africa, Canada and Asia. It started its operations in Egypt by launching the first egyptian mobile operator in 1998, .... (75%) and Korea Post & Telecommunications Trading Corporation (KPTC) (25%). |
Pakistan
, PakistanPakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
has 107.9 million subscribers in total, a 64.8% penetration rate. Another estimate, made on June 2011, estimated 58.126% penetration rate over a population estimate of around 187 million.
The country's telecom regulator is PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority).
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobilink Mobilink Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited, better known as Mobilink GSM, is a telecommunication service provider in Pakistan. The company is Pakistan's leading cellular operator with a subscriber base of 31.5m and market share of 31% in October 2010.... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
32.96 (April 2011) | Orascom Telecom |
| 2 | Telenor Telenor (Pakistan) Telenor Pakistan is a Pakistani GSM cellular service provider, and is a subsidiary of Telenor, Norway.-History:Telenor acquired the license for providing GSM services in Pakistan in April 2004, and had launched its services commercially in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Karachi on March 15, 2005, and... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
26.06 (April 2011) | Telenor Telenor Telenor Group is the incumbent telecommunications company in Norway, with headquarters located at Fornebu, close to Oslo. Today, Telenor Group is mostly an international wireless carrier with operations in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Asia, working predominantly under the Telenor brand... |
| 3 | Ufone Ufone Ufone GSM is a Pakistani GSM cellular service provider, It's one of five GSM Mobile companies in Pakistan, and is a subsidiary of Pakistan Telecommunication Company. After the privatization of PTCL, Ufone is now owned by Etisalat. Ufone has a subscriber base of 20.23 million as of September 2010.-... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
20.43 (April 2011) | Etisalat Etisalat Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, branded trade name Etisalat is a UAE based telecommunications services provider, currently operating in 18 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa... |
| 4 | Warid Warid Telecom Warid Telecom International is an Abu Dhabi based mobile telecommunication firm providing telephony services in Congo, Pakistan and Uganda. Warid is expected to launch in the Ivory Coast and Georgia soon.-Pakistan:... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
18.09 (April 2011) | Warid Telecom Warid Telecom Warid Telecom International is an Abu Dhabi based mobile telecommunication firm providing telephony services in Congo, Pakistan and Uganda. Warid is expected to launch in the Ivory Coast and Georgia soon.-Pakistan:... (70%) and SingTel Singapore Telecommunications Singapore Telecommunications Limited , commonly abbreviated as SingTel, is a Singaporean telecommunications company, with a combined mobile subscriber base of 416 million customers from its own operations and regional associates in 25 countries at end of June 2011 increased by 19 percent from a... (30%) |
| 5 | ZONG ZONG ZONG is the first international brand of China Mobile, launched in Pakistan in 2008. The company is often cited as China Mobile .In October 2011, ZONG signed a three-year partnership deal with the English football club Manchester United F.C.... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
10.34 (April 2011) | China Mobile China Mobile China Mobile Limited is a Chinese state-owned telecommunication company that provides mobile voice and multimedia services through its nationwide mobile telecommunications network, the largest of its kind in the world... |
| 6 | Vfone | CdmaOne | 1.31 (April 2011) | Etisalat Etisalat Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, branded trade name Etisalat is a UAE based telecommunications services provider, currently operating in 18 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa... |
| 7 | GO | CdmaOne | 0.72 (April 2011) | TeleCard |
| 8 | WorldCall Wireless | CdmaOne, 3G EvDo | 0.44 (April 2011) | WorldCall Pakistan |
| 9 | SCOM | GSM, GPRS | 0.35 (April 2011) | SCO |
| 10 | Wateen | WiMAX WiMAX WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations... |
0.23 (April 2011) | Wateen Telecom Wateen Telecom Wateen Telecom is a Pakistani telecommunication company based in Lahore, Pakistan and is a sister concern of Warid Telecom.With the collaboration of Motorola, they plan on deploying a WiMax country-wide network across Pakistan.- Overview :... |
Papua New Guinea
, the penetration rate in CambodiaCambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
was estimated at 47.595% over a population estimate of around 6.2 million.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bee Mobile | GSM | Not Yet Available | Pacific Mobile Communications |
| 2 | Digicel Digicel Digicel is a mobile phone network provider covering parts of Oceania, Central America, and the Caribbean regions. The company is owned by Irishman Denis O'Brien, is incorporated in Bermuda, and based in Jamaica. It provides mobile services in 26 countries and territories throughout the Caribbean... |
GSM | Not Yet Available | Digicel Digicel Digicel is a mobile phone network provider covering parts of Oceania, Central America, and the Caribbean regions. The company is owned by Irishman Denis O'Brien, is incorporated in Bermuda, and based in Jamaica. It provides mobile services in 26 countries and territories throughout the Caribbean... |
Republic of the Philippines
, the penetration rate in PhilippinesPhilippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
was estimated at 86.392% over a population estimate of around 102 million.
The country's Telecom Regulator is the NTC (National Telecommunications Commission).
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smart Communications Smart Communications Smart Communications is a wholly owned mobile phone and Internet service subsidiary of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company .On June 30, 2010 the company reported that it had over 45 million cellular subscribers.-Brands:... Talk N' Text and Red Mobile Red Mobile Red Mobile , formerly ümobile and legally as Connectivity Unlimited Resource Enterprise, Inc. , is a wholly owned subsidiary of Smart Communications, the Philippines' largest mobile telecommunications company. When it was initially launched as ümobile, it used the CURE Universal Mobile... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA High Speed Packet Access High Speed Packet Access is an amalgamation of two mobile telephony protocols, High Speed Downlink Packet Access and High Speed Uplink Packet Access , that extends and improves the performance of existing WCDMA protocols... , HSPA+, WiMAX WiMAX WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations... , LTE 3GPP Long Term Evolution 3GPP Long Term Evolution, usually referred to as LTE, is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals. It is based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies, increasing the capacity and speed using new modulation techniques... Talk N' Text GSM |
46.6 (September 2010) | Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company commonly known as PLDT, is the largest telecommunications company in the Philippines. PLDT is also the largest company in the Philippines, ranked 1138th in the April 2009 update, and 1080th in the April 2010 update, of Forbes' Global 2000 list... (100%) |
| 2 | Globe Telecom Globe Telecom Globe Telecom , commonly known as Globe, is a telecommunications company in the Philippines. Globe provides mobile, fixed line, and broadband Internet services.- History :In 1928, Congress passed Act No... (Philippines) Touch Mobile Touch Mobile TM, also known as Touch Mobile and "Republika ng TM", is a cellular service brand of Globe Telecom, the second largest telecommunications company in the Philippines. TM was launched on September 12, 2001 to provide prepaid mobile services to the middle income market. Over the years, TM has evolved... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA High Speed Packet Access High Speed Packet Access is an amalgamation of two mobile telephony protocols, High Speed Downlink Packet Access and High Speed Uplink Packet Access , that extends and improves the performance of existing WCDMA protocols... , HSPA+, WiMAX WiMAX WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations... Touch Mobile GSM |
23.25 (September 2010) | Singapore Telecommunications Singapore Telecommunications Singapore Telecommunications Limited , commonly abbreviated as SingTel, is a Singaporean telecommunications company, with a combined mobile subscriber base of 416 million customers from its own operations and regional associates in 25 countries at end of June 2011 increased by 19 percent from a... (47.3%) Ayala Corporation Ayala Corporation Ayala Corporation is a holding company for the diversified interests of the Ayala Group. Founded in the Philippines by the Spanish and German Ayala, Roxas, and Zobel families during colonial rule, it is the country's oldest and largest conglomerate... (34%) Public Stock (21%) |
| 3 | Sun Cellular Sun Cellular Digitel Mobile Philippines, Inc., is a mobile telecommunication service provider in the Philippines doing business as Sun Cellular. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Digital Telecommunications Philippines, or Digitel. Digitel is in turn owned by the JG Summit Group with a minority stake... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... UMTS, HSDPA |
17.3 (September 2010) | Digital Telecommunications Philippines Digital Telecommunications Philippines Digital Telecommunications Phils., Inc. , commonly known as Digitel, is the second-largest fixed-line and the third-largest mobile telecommunications company in the Philippines... (100%) |
Samoa
, SamoaSamoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
has 85,000 subscribers in total, a 47% penetration rate.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SamoaTel | GSM | Not Yet Available | SamoaTel |
| 2 | Digicel Digicel Digicel is a mobile phone network provider covering parts of Oceania, Central America, and the Caribbean regions. The company is owned by Irishman Denis O'Brien, is incorporated in Bermuda, and based in Jamaica. It provides mobile services in 26 countries and territories throughout the Caribbean... |
GSM | Not Yet Available | Digicel Digicel Digicel is a mobile phone network provider covering parts of Oceania, Central America, and the Caribbean regions. The company is owned by Irishman Denis O'Brien, is incorporated in Bermuda, and based in Jamaica. It provides mobile services in 26 countries and territories throughout the Caribbean... |
Singapore
, the penetration rate in SingaporeSingapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
was estimated at 155.799% over a population estimate of around 4.7 million.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SingTel Mobile SingTel Mobile SingTel Mobile Singapore is a fully owned subsidiary of SingTel Group and offers mobile telecom services in Singapore. Currently the largest mobile operator in the country with about 3.16 million subscribers or 45.7% of the mobile phone market share as of September 2010, it enjoyed a monopoly over... |
GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSPA+ |
3.181 (December 2009) | Singapore Telecommunications Singapore Telecommunications Singapore Telecommunications Limited , commonly abbreviated as SingTel, is a Singaporean telecommunications company, with a combined mobile subscriber base of 416 million customers from its own operations and regional associates in 25 countries at end of June 2011 increased by 19 percent from a... |
| 2 | StarHub StarHub StarHub Limited is a full-fledged telecommunications company providing a full range of services over mobile, internet and fixed platforms in Singapore... Mobile |
GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSPA+ |
2.056 (1H 2010) | StarHub StarHub StarHub Limited is a full-fledged telecommunications company providing a full range of services over mobile, internet and fixed platforms in Singapore... |
| 3 | M1 | GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSPA+ |
1.911 (December 2010) | M1 Limited Axiata Group Berhad Axiata Group Berhad Axiata Group Berhad , DBA Axiata , is one of the leading telecommunication companies in Asia.- The Group :... (29.7%) |
| 4 | Qmax | WiMAX WiMAX WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations... |
Solomon Islands
, Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
has 30,000 subscribers in total.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BREEZE Breeze Breeze or The Breeze can refer to:* Sea breeze, an onshore afternoon wind, caused by warm air rising over the land in sunny weather-Media:* The Breeze , a group of radio stations in New Zealand.... |
GSM | 0.03 (2008) | STKL |
South Korea
, South KoreaSouth Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
has 52.60 million subscribers in total, a 108% penetration rate. Another estimate, made in March 2011, found a penetration rate of 105.354% over a population estimate of around 49 million.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK Telecom SK Telecom SK Telecom Co., Ltd. or Sunkyoung Telecom is a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator, controlled by the SK Group, one of the country's largest chaebol. As a part of SK Group, SK stands for Sun Kyung.SK Telecom is a provider of mobile service in Korea, with 50.5% of the market share as... |
CdmaOne, EVDO CDMA2000 CDMA2000 is a family of 3G mobile technology standards, which use CDMA channel access, to send voice, data, and signaling data between mobile phones and cell sites. The set of standards includes: CDMA2000 1X, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A, and CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. B... UMTS, HSPA High Speed Packet Access High Speed Packet Access is an amalgamation of two mobile telephony protocols, High Speed Downlink Packet Access and High Speed Uplink Packet Access , that extends and improves the performance of existing WCDMA protocols... Mobile WiMAX WiBro WiBro is a wireless broadband Internet technology developed by the South Korean telecoms industry. WiBro is the South Korean service name for IEEE 802.16e international standard... , LTE 3GPP Long Term Evolution 3GPP Long Term Evolution, usually referred to as LTE, is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals. It is based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies, increasing the capacity and speed using new modulation techniques... |
26.46 | SK Corporation |
| 2 | KT Korea Telecom KT Corporation is a South Korean integrated wired/wireless telecommunication service provider. KT has an information & communications business, and has the largest portion of the South Korean local telephone and high-speed Internet business... |
UMTS, HSPA High Speed Packet Access High Speed Packet Access is an amalgamation of two mobile telephony protocols, High Speed Downlink Packet Access and High Speed Uplink Packet Access , that extends and improves the performance of existing WCDMA protocols... Mobile WiMAX WiBro WiBro is a wireless broadband Internet technology developed by the South Korean telecoms industry. WiBro is the South Korean service name for IEEE 802.16e international standard... |
16.91 | KT Korea Telecom KT Corporation is a South Korean integrated wired/wireless telecommunication service provider. KT has an information & communications business, and has the largest portion of the South Korean local telephone and high-speed Internet business... |
| 3 | LG U+ LG Telecom LG U+ is a South Korean telecommunications and Mobile phone operator controlled by the LG Group, one of the country's largest chaebol. It was formerly known as LG Telecom.... |
CdmaOne, EVDO CDMA2000 CDMA2000 is a family of 3G mobile technology standards, which use CDMA channel access, to send voice, data, and signaling data between mobile phones and cell sites. The set of standards includes: CDMA2000 1X, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A, and CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. B... LTE 3GPP Long Term Evolution 3GPP Long Term Evolution, usually referred to as LTE, is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals. It is based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies, increasing the capacity and speed using new modulation techniques... |
9.22 | LG Corporation LG Group LG Corp. is the second-largest South Korean conglomerate company following Samsung, and it is headquartered in the LG Twin Towers in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. LG produces electronics, chemicals, and telecommunications products and operates subsidiaries like LG Electronics, LG Display,... |
Sri Lanka
, the penetration rate in Sri LankaSri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
was estimated at 84.571% over a population estimate of over around 21.3 million.
The country's telcom regulator is the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL).
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dialog Axiata | GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... UMTS, HSDPA |
7 (February 2011) | Axiata Group Berhad Axiata Group Berhad Axiata Group Berhad , DBA Axiata , is one of the leading telecommunication companies in Asia.- The Group :... |
| 2 | Mobitel (Sri Lanka) Mobitel (Sri Lanka) Mobitel Ltd. is a mobile phone network in Sri Lanka. It is wholly owned by Sri Lanka Telecom . The network offers a variety of services and currently operates a GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA network utilising 3.5G technology. Mobitel was the first 3.5G operator in Sri Lanka and South Asia. It covers... |
GSM, GPRS , UMTS, HSDPA | 4.2 (July 2011) | Sri Lanka Telecom Sri Lanka Telecom Sri Lanka Telecom PLC is the premier telecommunications services provider in Sri Lanka and one of the country’s most valuable blue chip companies with an annual turnover in excess of Rs 40 billion... |
| 3 | Etisalat Lanka | GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... UMTS, HSPA+ |
3.5 (May 2011) | Etisalat Etisalat Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, branded trade name Etisalat is a UAE based telecommunications services provider, currently operating in 18 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa... |
| 4 | Airtel Lanka | GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... UMTS, HSDPA |
1.8 (October 2010) | Bharti Airtel Bharti Airtel Bharti Airtel Limited , commonly known as Airtel, is an Indian telecommunications company that operates in 20 countries across South Asia, Africa and the Channel Islands. It operates a GSM network in all countries, providing 2G or 3G services depending upon the country of operation... |
| 5 | Hutch Hutch Sri Lanka Hutch Sri Lanka is a 100% prepaid mobile telecommunications brand under the company Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited that offers a range of GSM services throughout Sri Lanka. Hutchison launched its GSM service in 2004 with the aim of being a nationwide operator in Sri Lanka.-... |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
0.899 (4Q 2011) | Hutchison Whampoa Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited is a leading global provider of telecommunications services. The Group currently offers mobile and fixed-line telecommunication services in Hong Kong and Israel, and operates mobile telecommunications services in Indonesia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and... |
Taiwan
, the penetration rate in TaiwanTaiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
was estimated at 105.354% over a population estimate of around 187 million.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chunghwa Telecom Chunghwa Telecom Chunghwa Telecom is the largest telecommunications company in Taiwan. It has its headquarters in Zhongzheng District, Taipei on the remains of the old Taipei Prison.- History :... |
GSM UMTS |
9.36 (March 2010) | |
| 2 | Taiwan Mobile Taiwan Mobile Taiwan Mobile is a GSM mobile phone operator based in Taiwan.Taiwan Mobile started as part of a strategic divestment from the now defunct Pacific Electric Wire & Cable Co. Ltd... |
GSM UMTS |
6.41 (4Q 2009) | |
| 3 | FarEasTone FarEasTone FarEasTone is a GSM mobile phone operator in Taiwan.-Service launch:Far EasTone was awarded two wireless service licenses in January 1997... |
GSM UMTS WiMAX WiMAX WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations... (South Region only) |
6.263 (June 2010) | Far Eastern Group |
| 4 | APT - Asia Pacific Telecom/A+ | CdmaOne CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev.A |
2.23 (December 2009) | |
| 5 | VIBO VIBO Vibo Telecom Inc. is a 3G mobile network operator in Taiwan. The unit of its major operations is in the capital city of Taiwan, Taipei. Vibo is a subsidiary of the Kinpo group. Vibo's network is UMTS based in the 2.1 GHz band. They were awarded a licence in February 2002, and went live on 1... |
UMTS | 1.52 (Ended 2009) | |
| 6 | FITEL First International Telecom First International Telecom is a mobile phone operator in Taiwan. Launched in April 1997 as a paging company, FITEL expanded in May 2001 by launching a PHS network.-External links:*... |
PHS Personal Handy-phone System The Personal Handy-phone System , also marketed as the Personal Access System and commercially branded as Xiaolingtong in China, is a mobile network system operating in the 1880–1930 MHz frequency band, used mainly in Japan, China, Taiwan, and some other Asian countries and... WiMAX WiMAX WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations... (North Region only) |
1.25 (November 2007) | |
| 7 | Global Mobile Corporation/G1 | WiMAX WiMAX WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations... (North Region only) |
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| 8 | VMAX | WiMAX WiMAX WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations... (North Region only) |
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| 9 | Tatung Infocom | WiMAX WiMAX WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations... (South Region only) |
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| 10 | Vee Telecom | WiMAX WiMAX WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations... (South Region only) |
Tajikistan
, TajikistanTajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
has an estimated 4.5 million subscribers in total, a 42% penetration rate.
The Telecom Regulator is the Communications Regulatory Agency (CRA).
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babilon Mobile | GSM | 0.8 (March 2008) | |
| 2 | Somoncom | GSM UMTS |
0.205 (May 2007) | TeliaSonera TeliaSonera TeliaSonera AB is the dominant telephone company and mobile network operator in Sweden and Finland. The company has operations in other countries in Northern, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Spain, with a total of 150 million mobile customers... (59.45%) |
| 3 | Beeline | GSM | 0.836 (May 2011) | Tacom (100%: VimpelCom (60%)) |
| 4 | Indigo Indigo Indigo is a color named after the purple dye derived from the plant Indigofera tinctoria and related species. The color is placed on the electromagnetic spectrum between about 420 and 450 nm in wavelength, placing it between blue and violet... |
GSM UMTS |
0.172 (May 2007) | TeliaSonera TeliaSonera TeliaSonera AB is the dominant telephone company and mobile network operator in Sweden and Finland. The company has operations in other countries in Northern, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Spain, with a total of 150 million mobile customers... (60%) |
| 5 | MLT | GSM | 0.517 (May 2011) | Megafon MegaFon MegaFon ,previously known as North-West GSM, is the second largest mobile phone operator in Russia. It works in the GSM and UMTS standard. Its main competitors are Bee Line GSM and Mobile TeleSystems .... (75%) |
Thailand
, the penetration rate in ThailandThailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
was estimated at 107.863% over a population estimate of around 66.7 million.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AIS Advanced Info Service Advanced Info Service PCL is Thailand's largest GSM mobile phone operator with 28.8 million customers as of February 2010. Founded in April 1986, AIS started off as a computer rental business... |
GSM, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ |
31.2 (4Q 2010) | INTOUCH Company Shin Corporation Shin Corporation is one of the largest conglomerates in Thailand.- History :It was founded in 1983 as Shinawatra Computer by Thaksin Shinawatra, former Prime Minister of Thailand, and took on its current name in 1999, by using the first four letters of his last name... (42.60%) Singapore Telecommunications Singapore Telecommunications Singapore Telecommunications Limited , commonly abbreviated as SingTel, is a Singaporean telecommunications company, with a combined mobile subscriber base of 416 million customers from its own operations and regional associates in 25 countries at end of June 2011 increased by 19 percent from a... (21.31%) |
| 2 | DTAC DTAC Total Access Communication Public Company Limited is the second largest GSM mobile phone provider in Thailand . Dtac is owned by Telenor both directly and indirectly... |
GSM, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ |
21.62 (4Q 2010) | Telenor Telenor Telenor Group is the incumbent telecommunications company in Norway, with headquarters located at Fornebu, close to Oslo. Today, Telenor Group is mostly an international wireless carrier with operations in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Asia, working predominantly under the Telenor brand... (38.64%) Thai Telco Holdings (25.59%) |
| 3 | True Move | GSM, EDGE Edge - Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :... |
17.1 (4Q 2010) | True Corporation True Corporation True Corporation Public Company Limited is a communication conglomerate in Thailand. True controls Thailand's largest cable TV provider True Visions, its largest ISP True Internet and its third-largest mobile operator True Move.-History:... |
| 4 | GSM 1800 (Digital Phone) | GSM | See also AIS Advanced Info Service Advanced Info Service PCL is Thailand's largest GSM mobile phone operator with 28.8 million customers as of February 2010. Founded in April 1986, AIS started off as a computer rental business... |
Advanced Info Service Advanced Info Service Advanced Info Service PCL is Thailand's largest GSM mobile phone operator with 28.8 million customers as of February 2010. Founded in April 1986, AIS started off as a computer rental business... (98.55%) |
| 5 | True Move H (Hutch Hutch -People:* Ken Hutcherson, former National Football League linebacker, pastor of Antioch Bible Church in Kirkland, Washington* Leslie Hutchinson, a popular singer of the 1930s known as 'Hutch'* Jesse Hutch, actor... ) |
UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev.A |
0.8 (Q4 2010) | True Corporation True Corporation True Corporation Public Company Limited is a communication conglomerate in Thailand. True controls Thailand's largest cable TV provider True Visions, its largest ISP True Internet and its third-largest mobile operator True Move.-History:... |
| 6 | CAT CDMA | CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev.A | Not Yet Available | CAT Telecom CAT Telecom CAT Telecom Public Company Limited is the state-owned company that runs Thailand’s international telecommunications infrastructure, including its international gateways, satellite, and submarine cable networks connections. As of February 2008, it had 5,562 employees.-Services:Until recently, CAT... |
| 7 | WEPCT | PHS Personal Handy-phone System The Personal Handy-phone System , also marketed as the Personal Access System and commercially branded as Xiaolingtong in China, is a mobile network system operating in the 1880–1930 MHz frequency band, used mainly in Japan, China, Taiwan, and some other Asian countries and... |
Not Yet Available | True Corporation True Corporation True Corporation Public Company Limited is a communication conglomerate in Thailand. True controls Thailand's largest cable TV provider True Visions, its largest ISP True Internet and its third-largest mobile operator True Move.-History:... |
| 8 | TOT 3G | UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ | 0.18 (Q4 2010) including MVNOs |
Telephone Organization of Thailand (TOT) TOT (Thailand) TOT Public Company Limited is a Thai state-owned telecommunications company. Originally established in 1954 and corporatized in 2002, TOT used to be known as the Telephone Organization of Thailand and TOT Corporation Public Company Limited. TOT's main line of business is fixed line telephony,... |
| 9 | MY | UMTS, HSPDA, HSPA+ | Not Yet Available | CAT Telecom CAT Telecom CAT Telecom Public Company Limited is the state-owned company that runs Thailand’s international telecommunications infrastructure, including its international gateways, satellite, and submarine cable networks connections. As of February 2008, it had 5,562 employees.-Services:Until recently, CAT... |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operator Mobile virtual network operator A mobile virtual network operator is a company that provides mobile phone services but does not have its own licensed frequency allocation of radio spectrum, nor does it necessarily have all of the infrastructure required to provide mobile telephone service... s |
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| 1 | i-mobile 3GX (uses TOT3G) |
UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ | 0.12 (Q4 2010) | i-mobile plus |
| 2 | 365 3G (uses TOT3G) |
UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ | Not Yet Available | 365 Communication |
| 3 | IEC3G (uses TOT3G) |
UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ | Not Yet Available | IEC International Engineering Public Company Limited The International Engineering Public Company Limited, is one of the leading distribution and engineering companies in Thailand. The headquarters are based in Bangkok.- History :... |
| 4 | mojo3G (uses TOT3G) |
UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ | Not Yet Available | mojo mobile |
| 5 | i-kool Real 3G (uses TOT3G) |
UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ | Not Yet Available | Loxley |
Timor-Leste
, the penetration rate in Timor-Leste was estimated at 46.696% over a population estimate of around 1.2 million.| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timor Telecom Timor Telecom Timor Telecom is a telecommunications company in Timor-Leste .... |
GSM | 0.53 (June 2011) | Timor Telecom Timor Telecom Timor Telecom is a telecommunications company in Timor-Leste .... |
Tonga
, TongaTonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
has 0.03 million subscribers in total.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digicel Tonga | GSM | 0.020 (November 2007) | Digicel Digicel Digicel is a mobile phone network provider covering parts of Oceania, Central America, and the Caribbean regions. The company is owned by Irishman Denis O'Brien, is incorporated in Bermuda, and based in Jamaica. It provides mobile services in 26 countries and territories throughout the Caribbean... Group Ltd |
| 2 | Tonga Communications Corporation | 0.010 (November 2007) | Tonga Government |
Turkmenistan
, TurkmenistanTurkmenistan
Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...
has 1.135 million subscribers in total.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MTS Mobile TeleSystems MTS is the largest mobile operator in Russia and CIS with over 102,4 million subscribers as of 31 December 2009.Having started in the Moscow license zone in 1994, МТS in 1997 received licenses for further areas and began expansion, later entering other countries of the CIS... |
GSM | 2.382 (May 2011) | MTS Mobile TeleSystems MTS is the largest mobile operator in Russia and CIS with over 102,4 million subscribers as of 31 December 2009.Having started in the Moscow license zone in 1994, МТS in 1997 received licenses for further areas and began expansion, later entering other countries of the CIS... |
Tuvalu
, TuvaluTuvalu
Tuvalu , formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia. Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji. It comprises four reef islands and five true atolls...
has 2,000 subscribers in total.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TTC | GSM | 0.002 (2008) | TTC |
Uzbekistan
, the penetration rate in UzbekistanUzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
was estimated at 81.205% over a population estimate of around 28.1 million.
The country's telcom regulator is the Uzbekistan Communications and Information Agency’s Board (CIAUz).
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzdunrobita Uzdunrobita Uzdunrobita is the largest mobile phone operator in Uzbekistan.Uzdunrobita was founded on August 19, 1991, as a joint venture between a group of American investors, the International Communications Group, with a 45% stake; and the government of what was then the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic,... |
GSM | 9.24 (May 2011) | MTS Mobile TeleSystems MTS is the largest mobile operator in Russia and CIS with over 102,4 million subscribers as of 31 December 2009.Having started in the Moscow license zone in 1994, МТS in 1997 received licenses for further areas and began expansion, later entering other countries of the CIS... (74%) |
| 2 | UCell | GSM | 7.19 (November 2010) | TeliaSonera TeliaSonera TeliaSonera AB is the dominant telephone company and mobile network operator in Sweden and Finland. The company has operations in other countries in Northern, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Spain, with a total of 150 million mobile customers... (99.7%) |
| 3 | Beeline | GSM | 5.26 (May 2011) | VimpelCom (100%) |
| 4 | Uzmobile | CdmaOne | Not Yet Available | Uzbektelecom |
| 5 | Perfectum | CdmaOne | Not Yet Available | Perfectum |
Vanuatu
, VanuatuVanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
has 36,000 subscribers in total.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telecom Vanuatu | GSM | 0.01 | Telecom Vanuatu Ltd |
| 2 | Digicel Vanuatu | GSM | 0.01 | Digicel Digicel Digicel is a mobile phone network provider covering parts of Oceania, Central America, and the Caribbean regions. The company is owned by Irishman Denis O'Brien, is incorporated in Bermuda, and based in Jamaica. It provides mobile services in 26 countries and territories throughout the Caribbean... Group Ltd |
Vietnam
, the penetration rate in VietnamVietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
was estimated at 143.347% over a population estimate of around 90.5 million.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MobiFone MobiFone Vietnam Mobile Telecom Services is a Vietnamese major mobile network operator headquartered in Trung Hoa Nhan Chinh, Hanoi, Vietnam... |
GSM, GPRS WCDMA UMTS |
65.7 (May 2010) | VMS (VNPT subsidiary) |
| 2 | Viettel Mobile Viettel Mobile Viettel Group is a Vietnamese major mobile network operator headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is a state-owned enterprise wholly owned and operated by the Ministry of Defence... |
GSM, GPRS WCDMA UMTS |
50.5 (May 2010) | Viettel Corporation |
| 3 | Vinaphone Vinaphone Vinaphone is a Vietnamese major mobile network operator headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam. Founded on June 26, 1996, as a GSM launcher, Vinaphone is the second network and third largest telecommunications provider in Vietnam, contributing 20% to the total mobile communication market Vinaphone is a... |
GSM, GPRS WCDMA UMTS |
27.0 (February 2010) | Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Corporation |
| 4 | S-Fone S-Fone S-Fone is the fourth largest mobile communication operator in Vietnam that uses the CDMA technology. Founded on July 1, 2003, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, S-fone became the third network of Vietnam. It is the trademark of S-Telecom... |
CdmaOne CDMA2000 EVDO | 2.0 (2010) | SPT, SK Telecom SK Telecom SK Telecom Co., Ltd. or Sunkyoung Telecom is a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator, controlled by the SK Group, one of the country's largest chaebol. As a part of SK Group, SK stands for Sun Kyung.SK Telecom is a provider of mobile service in Korea, with 50.5% of the market share as... |
| 5 | Beeline Beeline (telecommunications) Beeline is the trademark of the third largest Russian telecommunication operator, VimpelCom . Its headquarters are located in Moscow. Beeline's brand was designed by Wolff Olins as a re-brand for their old corporate identity, assisted by Marina Willerr.-Activity:... |
GSM |
2 (May 2010) | VimpelCom(40%) GTEL Mobile Joint Stock Company |
| 6 | E-Mobile | UTMS (new), CdmaOne CDMA2000 EVDO | 2.5 | EVN Telecom |
| 7 | Vietnamobile | eGSM | 1.49 | Hanoi Telecom, Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited is a leading global provider of telecommunications services. The Group currently offers mobile and fixed-line telecommunication services in Hong Kong and Israel, and operates mobile telecommunications services in Indonesia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and... |
See also
- List of mobile network operators worldwide