قائمة بشبكات الهاتف المحمول

قائمة بشبكات الهاتف المحمول

هذه هي قائمة بشركات إدارة شبكات المحمول.

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العالم

شبكات أرضية

هذه هي أكبر شبكات المحمول في العالم طبقًا لعدد المشتركين (وللعدد النسبي للمشتركين، إن كان للشركة نسبة في شبكات أخرى).

الترتيب الشركة الأسواق الرئيسية التكنولوچيا المشتركين
(نسبيًا، بالملايين)
المشتركين
(إجماليًا / غير محدد، بالملايين)
1 تشاينا موبايل (الصين) الصين، هونج كونج GSM، GPRS، EDGE 273.8 [1] (يونيو 2006) 273.8 (يونيو 2006)
2 فودافون (المملكة المتحدة) المملكة المتحدة، ألمانيا، إيطاليا، إسپانيا، فرنسا، الولايات المتحدة GSM، GPRS، UMTS، HSDPA،

CDMA، CDMA2000 1x، EV-DO

186.8 (يونيو 2006) 553.0 (يونيو 2006)
3 تشاينا يونيكوم (الصين) الصين GSM، CDMA 135.1 [2] (يونيو 2006) 135.1 (يونيو 2006)
4 تليفونيكا (إسپانيا) إسپانيا، المملكة المتحدة، ألمانيا، أمريكا اللاتينية GSM، GPRS، EDGE، UMTS، HSDPA،

CDMA، CDMA2000 1x (TDMA)

109.7 (يونيو 2006) 134.6 (يونيو 2006)
5 أميريكا موفيل (المكسيك) أمريكا اللاتينية GSM، GPRS، EDGE

(CDMA، CDMA2000 1x، TDMA)

104.6 [3] (يونيو 2006) 107.8 (يونيو 2006)
6 T-Mobile (ألمانيا) ألمانيا، الولايات المتحدة، المملكة المتحدة، پولندا GSM، GPRS، EDGE، UMTS، HSDPA 94.1 (يونيو 2006) 101.2 (يونيو 2006)
7 أورانچ (فرنسا) فرنسا، المملكة المتحدة، إسپانيا، پولندا، رومانيا GSM، GPRS، EDGE، UMTS، HSDPA 71.5 (ديسمبر 2005) 88.7 [4] (يونيو 2006)
8 MTS (روسيا) روسيا، أوكرانيا، العديد من بلدان كومنولث الدول المستقلة GSM، GPRS 65.4 (يونيو 2006) 66.7 [5] (يونيو 2006)
9 Telecom Italia (إيطاليا) إيطاليا، البرازيل GSM، GPRS، EDGE، UMTS، HSDPA (TDMA) 61.1 (يونيو 2006) 61.1 (يونيو 2006)
10 Cingular (الولايات المتحدة) الولايات المتحدة GSM، GPRS، EDGE، UMTS، HSDPA (TDMA) 57.3 (يونيو 2006) 57.3 (يونيو 2006)
11 Telenor (النرويج) إسكاندينافيا، أوروپا الشرقية، دول أخرى GSM، GPRS، EDGE، UMTS 56.5 (7 سپتمبر 2006) 100.0 [6](7 سپتمبر 2006)
12 Verizon Wireless (الولايات المتحدة) الولايات المتحدة CDMA، CDMA2000 1x، EV-DO 54.8 (يونيو 2006) 54.8 (يونيو 2006)
13 NTT DoCoMo (الياپان) الياپان PDC، FOMA، PHS 52.0 [7] (أغسطس 2006) 52.0 (أغسطس 2006)
14 Sprint Nextel (الولايات المتحدة) الولايات المتحدة CDMA، CDMA2000 1x، EV-DO، iDEN 51.7 (يونيو 2006) 51.7 (يونيو 2006)
15 VimpelCom (روسيا) روسيا، دول أخرى GSM، GPRS (D-AMPS) 50.8 (يونيو 2006) 50.8 [8] (يونيو 2006)
16 TeliaSonera (السويد) إسكاندينافيا، المنطقة البالطية، روسيا، تركيا، أوراسيا GSM، UMTS 38.5 (يونيو 2006) 79.3 (يونيو 2006)
17 SingTel (سنغافورة) سنغافورة، أستراليا، الهند GSM، UMTS 35.6 [9] (يونيو 2006) 92.4 (يونيو 2006)

شبكات فضائية

الترتيب الشركة التكنولوچيا المشتركين
(بالملايين)
المالك
1 الثريا 0.250 [10] (أغسطس 2006)
2 Globalstar 0.200 [11] (مارس 2006)
3 Iridium 0.159 [12] (يونيو 2006)
4 ACeS

Americas

Anguilla

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 bmobile GSM Not available yet Cable & Wireless

Antigua and Barbuda

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 APUA GSM Not available yet Antigua Public Utilities Authority
2 bmobile GSM Not available yet Cable & Wireless

Argentina

The country has 25.9 million subscribers in total, or a 64.9% penetration rate. [13] (June 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Movistar GSM, CDMA 9.5 [14] (June 2006) Telefónica
2 CTI Móvil EDGE, GPRS, GSM, CDMA 8.0 [15] (June 2006) América Móvil (100%)
3 Personal GSM 6.9 [16] (June 2006) Telecom Argentina
4 NEXTEL iDEN 0.567 [17] (June 2006) NII Holdings


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Aruba

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Digicel GSM Not available yet New Millennium Telecom Services
2 SETAR GSM Not available yet Servicio di Telecomunicacion di Aruba

Bahamas

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Btc GSM Not available yet The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd

Barbados

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 bmobile GSM Not available yet Cable & Wireless
3 Digicel GSM Not available yet Digicel
4 Sunbeach CDMA Not available yet Telecom Holdings Ltd.

Belize

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Digicel GSM 0.119 [18] (March 2006) Belize Telecommunications Ltd
2 Smart CDMA 0.025 [19] (December 2005) Smart

Bermuda

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 M3 GSM Not available yet M3 Wireless Ltd
2 Digicel[20] GSM, CDMA Not available yet Telecommunications Ltd

Bolivia

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Entel GSM 1.4 Entel SA
2 Tigo GSM 0.766 [21] (June 2006) MIC (100%)
3 Nuevatel GSM 0.190 [22] (December 2003) Nuevatel PCS De Bolivia SA

Brazil

The country has 94.9 million subscribers in total, or a 50.46% penetration rate. [23] (August 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Vivo CDMA, TDMA, GSM 28.5 [24] (June 2006) Telefónica (50%) and Portugal Telecom (50%)
2 TIM GSM, TDMA 22.3 [25] (June 2006) Telecom Italia
3 Claro EDGE, GPRS, GSM, TDMA 20.9 [26] (June 2006) América Móvil (98.9%)
4 Oi GSM 12 [27] (June 2006) Telemar
5 Telemig Celular/Amazônia Celular [28] GSM, TDMA 4.65 [29] (June 2006) Telpart
6 Brasil Telecom GSM 2.8 [30] (June 2006) Brasil Telecom
7 NEXTEL iDEN 0.757 [31] (June 2006) NII Holdings
8 CTBC [32] GSM, TDMA 0.36 Algar
9 Sercomtel Celular [33] GSM, TDMA 0.09 Londrina city (Paraná)State-owned Sercomtel


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British Virgin Islands

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 CCT GSM Not available yet Caribbean Cellular Telephone
2 Cable & Wireless Cable & Wireless

Canada

The country has 17.35 million subscribers in total, or a 52.4% penetration rate. [34] (June 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Rogers Wireless EDGE, GPRS, GSM 6.347 [35] (June 2006) Rogers Communications
2 Bell Mobility CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, CDMA2000 1x, CDMA 5.59 [36] (June 2006) Bell Canada
3 TELUS Mobility
includes Telus Network and Mike Network
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, CDMA2000 1x, CDMA (Telus), WiDEN, iDEN (Mike) 4.74 [37] (June 2006) TELUS
4 SaskTel Mobility CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, CDMA2000 1x, CDMA 0.363 [38] (June 2006) SaskTel
5 MTS Mobility CDMA 0.332 [39] (June 2006) MTS
6 Virgin Mobile CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, CDMA2000 1x, CDMA 0.25 [40] (June 2006) Virgin Mobile Canada

Cayman Islands

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 5% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 bmobile GSM Not available yet Cable & Wireless
2 Digicel GSM Not available yet Digicel

Chile

The country has 12 million subscribers in total, or a 74% penetration rate. [41] (June 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 movistar GSM, CDMA, TDMA 5.5 [42] (June 2006) Telefónica
2 Entel GSM 4.5 [43] (June 2006) Hurtado Vicuña
3 Claro GSM, CDMA 2.0 [44] (June 2006) América Móvil (100%)

Colombia

The country has 25 million subscribers in total, or a 54% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Comcel EDGE, GPRS, GSM, TDMA 18.0 [45] (June 2006) América Móvil (99.2%)
2 movistar GSM, CDMA, TDMA 7.5 [46] (June 2006) Telefónica
3 Ola GSM 2.3 [47] (June 2006) Empresas Públicas de Medellín and Empresa de Teléfonos de Bogotá

Costa Rica

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Grupo Ice[48] GSM 11.33 I.C.E.

Cuba

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Cubacel[49] [[AMPS, GSM Not available yet Empresa de Telecommunicaciones de Cuba, SA
2 C-COM GSM Not available yet Empresa de Telecommunicaciones de Cuba, SA

Dominican Republic

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Orange GSM 1.01 (December 2005) 2005) France Telecom
2 Verizon Dominicana Not available yet' Verizon (100%) to be sold to América Móvil

Ecuador

The country has 7.73 million subscribers in total, or a 57.1% penetration rate. [50] (July 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Porta EDGE, GPRS, GSM, TDMA 4.92 [51] (July 2006) América Móvil (100%)
2 movistar GSM, CDMA, TDMA 2.53 [52] (July 2006) Telefónica
3 Alegro PCS CDMA2000 1x, CDMA 0.278 [53] (July 2006) TELECSA

El Salvador

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Personal GPRS, GSM 1.06 [54] (June 2006) América Móvil (95.8%)
2 Tigo GSM, TDMA, 0.963 [55] (June 2006) MIC (100%)
3 movistar GSM, CDMA 0.695 [56] (June 2006) Telefónica
4 DIGICEL GSM 0.2 [57] (March 2006) CTI Holdings

Falkland Islands

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Touch GSM Not available yet Cable & Wireless

Grenada

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 bmobile GSM Not available yet Cable & Wireless
2 Digicel GSM Not available yet Digicel
3 Cingular Wireless GSM Not available yet Grenada Wireless Holdings Ltd

Guatemala

The country has 3.95 million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 PCS GPRS, GSM, CDMA 2.2 [58] (June 2006) América Móvil (99.3%)
2 Tigo GSM, TDMA 1.6 [59] (June 2006) MIC (55%)
3 movistar GSM, CDMA 1x EV-DO 1.3 [60] (June 2006) Telefónica

Guyana

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 CelStar GSM Not available yet Cel*Star Guyana Inc
2 Cellink Plus[61] GSM Not available yet Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Co
3 Digicel[62] GSM Not available yet Digicel

Haiti

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Comcel[63] GSM Not available yet Communication Cellulaire d'Haiti SA

Honduras

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Tigo GSM 1.10 [64] (June 2006) MIC (66.7%)
2 ALÓ GPRS, GSM 0.569 [65] (June 2006) América Móvil (100%)
3 HONDUTEL GSM Not available yet Empresa Hondurena de Telecomunicaciones HONDUTEL

Jamaica

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Digicel 1.5 [66] (April 2006) Digicel
2 bmobile Cable & Wireless
3 MiPhone

Mexico

The country has 50.7 million subscribers in total, or a 70 penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Telcel EDGE, GPRS, GSM, TDMA 39.2 [67] (June 2006) América Móvil (100%)
2 movistar GSM, CDMA 6.9 [68] (June 2006) Telefónica
3 Iusacell pending merger with Unefón CDMA 2.0 [69] (June 2006) Grupo Salinas
4 NEXTEL iDEN 1.3 [70] (June 2006) NII Holdings
5 Unefón pending merger with Iusacell CDMA 1.3 [71] (June 2006) Moisés Saba and TV Azteca

Nicaragua

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 ENITEL includes ALÓ PCS GPRS, GSM 0.988 [72] (June 2006) América Móvil (99.3%)
2 movistar GSM, CDMA, 0.46 [73] (June 2006) Telefónica

Panama

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Cable & Wireless GSM Not available yet Cable & Wireless
2 movistar GSM, CDMA 0.89 [74] (June 2006) Telefónica

Paraguay

The country has 1.5 million subscribers in total, or a 49% penetration rate. [75] (September 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Tigo GSM, TDMA 0.949 [76] (June 2006) MIC (96%)
2 Personal (Núcleo SA) GSM, TDMA 0.6 Telecom Italia and Telecom Argentina
3 VOX GSM 0.3 KDDI Corporation
4 CTI Móvil GSM 0.296 [77] (June 2006) América Móvil (100%)

Peru

The country has 6.5 million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 movistar CDMA, TDMA 4.0 [78] (June 2006) Telefónica
2 Claro EDGE, GPRS, GSM 2.48 [79] (June 2006) América Móvil (100%)
3 NEXTEL iDEN 0.297 [80] (June 2006) NII Holdings

Puerto Rico

The country has 1.9 million subscribers in total, or a 50% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Verizon Wireless CDMA 0.503 [81] (March 2006) Verizon Wireless (52%), Puerto Rican Government (28%), Banco Popular (13%) to all be sold to América Móvil pending an Anti-Monopoly Verdict, Employees (7%)
2 Cingular [82] GSM -- Cingular
3 Centennial CDMA -- Centennial Communications Corp
4 Suncom [83] GSM -- SunCom
5 MoviStar [84] CDMA 0.19 (Dec 2001) MoviStar Puerto Rico
6 Sprint CDMA -- Sprint Nextel

Suriname

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Telesur GSM Not available yet Telesur
2 Digicel[85] GSM Not available yet Digicel Suriname
3 Intelsur GSM Not available yet Intelsur

Trinidad and Tobago

The country has 1.2 million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 bmobile TDMA, GSM 1.0 [86] (September 2006) Cable & Wireless
2 Digicel GSM not available yet Digicel
3 Laqtel CDMA not available yet Telcom Holdings Ltd.

United States

The country has 207.9 million subscribers in total, or a 69% penetration rate. [87] (December 2005)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Cingular HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM, TDMA 57.3 [88] (June 2006) AT&T (60%) and BellSouth (40%, to be acquired by AT&T)
2 Verizon Wireless CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, CDMA2000 1x, CDMA 54.8 [89] (June 2006) Verizon Communications (55%), Vodafone Group plc (45%)
3 Sprint Nextel
Includes Sprint Network, Nextel Network, and Boost Mobile Prepaid
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, CDMA2000 1x, CDMA (Sprint PCS), WiDEN, iDEN (Nextel) 51.7 [90] (June 2006) Sprint Nextel Corporation
4 T-Mobile UMA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM 23.34 [91] (June 2006) Deutsche Telekom
5 Alltel CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, CDMA2000 1x, CDMA, AMPS 11.1 [92] (June 2006) Alltel Corporation
6 TracFone Includes NET10 GSM, CDMA, TDMA 7.0 [93] (June 2006) América Móvil (98.2%)
7 U.S. Cellular CDMA2000 1x, CDMA, TDMA 5.7 [94] (June 2006) Telephone and Data Systems (82%)
8 Virgin Mobile CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, CDMA2000 1x, CDMA 4.0 [95] (June 2006) Virgin Group (50%), Sprint Nextel Corporation (50%)
9 MetroPCS CDMA 2.0 [96] (February 2006) MetroPCS, Inc.
10 Cricket Includes Jump Mobile CDMA 1.84 [97] (June 2006) Leap Wireless
11 Dobson Cellular/Cellular One GSM, TDMA 1.56 [98] (June 2006) Dobson Communications Corporation

Uruguay

The country has 0.93 million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Ancel GSM 0.811 [99] (August 2006) Antel
2 movistar GSM 0.58 [100] (June 2006) Telefónica
3 CTI Móvil GPRS, GSM 0.269 [101] (June 2006) América Móvil (100%)

Venezuela

The country has 15 million subscribers in total, or a 58% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
National operators
1 movistar CDMA 7.8 [102] (June 2006) Telefónica
2 Movilnet CDMA, TDMA 6.57 [103] (June 2006) CANTV, Verizon (29%) (sale to América Móvil pending)
3 Digitel GSM 2.3 [104] (June 2006) Telvenco (merged regional operators Infonet, Digitel TIM, and Digicel in May 2006)

Asia Pacific

Afghanistan

(as of September 2005) The country had 1.5 million subscribers in total, or a 4% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Telsysint GSM 0.700 [105] (August 2006) Afghan Wireless Communication Company
2 ROSHAN GSM Not available yet Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) 51.0%, Monaco Telecom International (MTI) 36.75%, MCT 12.25%

Armenia

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Sik Cell GSM L-chin تركيا
2 Amciq Cell[106] AZERBAIJAN Alex_753-2 L-chin

Australia

(as of June 2005) The country had 18,094,000 subscribers in total, or a 88.7% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Telstra Mobile UMTS, GSM, CDMA 8.49 [107] (June 2006) Telstra (~50% State-owned)
2 Optus Mobile UMTS, GSM, CDMA 6.56 [108] (June 2006) Singapore Telecommunications
3 Vodafone UMTS, GSM 3.144 [109] (June 2006) Vodafone (100%)
4 3 UMTS 1.131 [110] (June 2006) Hutchison Whampoa
5 Virgin Mobile GSM 0.521 [111] Optus Mobile (100%) [112]

Azerbaijan

(as of December 2005) The country had in December 2005 2,000,000 subscribers in total, or a 25% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 AzerCell GSM 1.97 (June 2006) Fintur1, Turkcell and State-owned 35.6%
2 BakCell GSM 0.27 (December 2005) GTIB
3 Catel CDMA About 5000 subscribers Caspian American Telecommunications, LLC

1. Fintur owners are TeliaSonera 58.55% and Turkcell 41.45%

  1. 1 AZERCELL
  2. 2 Bakcell
  3. 3 Azerfon

Bangladesh

The country has 14 million subscribers in total, or a 10% penetration rate. [113] (July 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 GrameenPhone GSM EDGE GPRS 8.5 [114] (July 2006) Telenor and Grameen Telecom
2 Aktel GSM GPRS 3.900 [115] (June 2006) AK Khan & Company and Telekom Malaysia
3 Banglalink GSM 2.13 [116] (June 2006) Orascom Telecom
4 CityCell CDMA 0.686 [117] (June 2006) Singapore Telecommunications, PBTL and Far East Telecom
5 TeleTalk GSM 0.26 State-owned
6 Warid Telecom planned planned

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Cambodia

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Mobitel GSM 0.912 [118] (June 2006) MIC (58.4%)
2 Hello GSM GSM Not available yet Telekom Malaysia 51%, Samart Corporation Public Company Limited 49%
3 CAMSHIN GSM 0.25 (December 2005) Cambodia Shinawatra Co. Ltd
4 Casacom GSM 0.188 [119] (June 2006) Telekom Malaysia

China, People's Republic of

The country has 430 million subscribers in total, or a 32.73% penetration rate. [120] (August 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 China Mobile GSM 278.26 [121] (July 2006) State-owned
2 China Unicom GSM, CDMA 135.1 [122] (June 2006) State-owned

See below for Hong Kong and Macau.

Cook Islands

The country had in September 2005 ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Telecom GSM Not available yet Telecom New Zealand

Fiji

The country had in September 2005 ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Vodafone GSM 0.19 (December 2005) Vodafone 49%

French Polynesia

The country had in September 2005 ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 VINI[123] GSM Not available yet Tikiphone SA

Georgia

(as of December 2005) The country had in September 2005 ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Geocell GSM 0.84 (June 2006) Fintur1
2 MagtiGSM GSM Not available yet Telcell Wireless, ITC
3 Megafon2 GSM Not available yet Megafon

1. Fintur owners are TeliaSonera 58.55% and Turkcell 41.45%
2. Operating in Abkhasia

Guam

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Hafatel [124] GSM Not available yet GUAM WIRELESS TELEPHONE COMPANY, L.L.C
2 IT&E [125] GSM Not available yet IT&E Overseas, Inc
3 GTA [126] GSM Not available yet Pulse Mobile LLC
4 i CAN GSM Not available yet Wave Runner LLC

Hong Kong

The administrative region had in July 2005 8,428,531 subscribers in total, or a 121.40% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 CSL1 (CSL, 1O1O and One2Free) HSDPA, UMTS, GSM, GPRS, EDGE Telstra and New World Development
2 32 HSDPA, UMTS, GSM, GPRS, CDMA 2.065 (Includes Macau) [127] (June 2006) Hutchison Whampoa
3 SmarTone-Vodafone HSDPA, UMTS, GSM, GPRS Sun Hung Kai and BT
4 Sunday3 UMTS, GSM, GPRS PCCW
5 PCCW3 UMTS PCCW
6 Peoples GSM, GPRS, EDGE China Mobile
7 New World Mobility1 GSM, GPRS, EDGE Telstra and New World Development

1. CSL and New World Mobility merged in April 2006 and became CSL New World Mobility Group, but the two networks are still operated separately.
2. Previously Orange Hong Kong, Xin Gan Xian, Everyday PCS.
3. July 2005: PCCW former owner of CSL has agreed in June to buy the 59.9% of shares held by the two biggest shareholders at HK$0.65 each share. The acquisition has received approval from Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority, and has progressed to a mandatory unconditional cash offer to buy the remaining stock at HK$0.65 per share. Total cost to PCCW will be approx HK$1.942bn, allowing its reentry into the wireless market and access to Sunday's 3G (UMTS) licence.

India

The country has 123.44 million subscribers in total, or a 11.27% penetration rate. [128] (August 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Airtel GSM, EDGE 23.07 [129] (June 2006) Bharti Tele-Ventures, Singapore Telecommunications (30.84%) and Vodafone
2 RIM GSM, CDMA 22.52 [130] (June 2006) Reliance Industries Limited
3 BSNL GSM 20.06 [131] (August 2006) State-owned
4 Hutch GSM, EDGE 17.5 [132] (June 2006) Hutchison Whampoa & ESSAR Group
5 !DEA GSM 8.5 [133] (June 2006) Birla
6 BPL MOBILE - Mumbai GSM & GPRS 3.61 ESSAR Group
7 TATA MOBILE GSM, CDMA 3.61 Tata group
8 Aircel GSM 2.4 Maxis Telecom
9 MTNL GSM 2.17 [134] (June 2006) State-owned
10 Spice GSM 1.52 Spicecorp and DISTACOM
11 Fascel GSM 1.51 HFCL, Shinawatra, Bezeq and Kotak Mahindra

Indonesia

(as of June 2005) The country had in December 2004 30,000,000 subscribers in total, or a 13.48% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Telkomsel GSM ، UMTS 23.48 (September 2005) State-owned Telkom and Singapore Telecommunications
2 Indosat GSM, CDMA 12.90 Singapore Technologies Telemedia
3 Excelcom GSM 8.388 [135] (June 2006) Telekom Malaysia
4 Mobile8 CDMA 2.3 (Jan 2006) Mobile8
5 Esia CDMA Bakrie Telecom
6 TelkomFlexi CDMA Telkom
7 Hutchison CP Telecommunications GSM ، GPRS ، UMTS Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (60%) and CP Group Indonesia (40%)
8 LippoTel GSM Maxis Telecom

Iran

(as of December 2006) The country had 10,000,000 subscribers in total, or a 13% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
National Operators
1 MCCI GSM 8.54 Mobile Communications Company of Iran
2 Taliya GSM 0.46 Rafsanjan Industrial Complex
5 IranCell (MTN) GSM Will start on August 2006 IranCell Communications Services Company
Regional Operators
3 MTCE GSM 0.03 Mobile Telecommunications Company of Esfahan
4 KFZO GSM 0.006 Kish Free Zone Organization

Japan

The country has 93.5 million subscribers in total, or a 73.4% penetration rate. [136] (August 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 NTT DoCoMo PDC, FOMA, PHS 51.977 [137] (August 2006) NTT (~50% State-owned)
2 au CDMA 24.174 [138] (August 2006) KDDI
3 Vodafone Japan
to be remaned SoftBank Mobile 1 أكتوبر, 2006
UMTS, PDC 15.284 [139] (August 2006) SoftBank
4 Willcom PHS 3.8 [140] (March 2006) Carlyle Group, Kyocera and KDDI
5 TU-KA PDC 3.44 KDDI
6 Astel PHS 0.05

Kazakhstan

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 K-Cell GSM 3.36 (June 2006) Fintur1 51%, Kazahtelekom 49%
2 Kar-Tel GSM 2.50 (March 2006) Cronwell Investment 50.01%, Vimpelcom 49,99%
3 Altel CDMA, GSM Not available yet

1. Fintur owners are TeliaSonera 58.55% and Turkcell 41.45%

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

(as of November 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 SUN NET GSM Not available yet Korea Posts and Telecommunications Corporation

Korea, Republic of

(as of November 2005) The country had 38,218,000 subscribers in total, or a 78.90% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 SK Telecom UMTS, CDMA 19.48 SK Corporation
2 KTF UMTS, CDMA 12.33 KT
3 LG Telecom CDMA 6.42 LG Corporation and BT

Kyrgyzstan

(as of November 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 BiMoCom GSM Not available yet BiMoCom Ltd
2 BITEL GSM Not available yet Bitel Ltd

Laos

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Millicom Lao Co Ltd GSM 0.083 [141] (June 2006) MIC (74.1%)
2 ETL MOBILE GSM Not available yet Enterprise of Telecommunications Lao (ETL)
3 LAOTEL GSM Not available yet Lao Asia Telecommunication State Enterprise (LAT)
4 Lao Telecommunications GSM Not available yet Lao Telecommunications

Macau

The country had in September 2005 ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Smartone
2 CTM
3 Hutchison Telecom 2.065 (Includes Hong Kong) [142] (June 2006)

Malaysia

(as of June 2005) The country had 17,551,000 subscribers in total, or a 63.30% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Maxis Berhad HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GSM 8.47 [143] (June 2006) Maxis Communications
2 Celcom UMTS, GSM 7.6 [144] (June2006) Telekom Malaysia
3 Digi EDGE, GSM 4.80 (December 2005) Telenor
4 TTdotcom UMTS Time dot com
5 Mi3G UMTS MiTV

Maldives

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Wataniya Maldives GSM 0.01 (September 2005) Wataniya Telecom
2 Dhiraagu GSM Not available yet Dhiraagu

Myanmar

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 MPT GSM Not available yet Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications

New Zealand

The country had in September 2005 ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Vodafone UMTS, GSM 2.100 [145] (June 2006) Vodafone (100%)
2 Telecom AMPS, TDMA, CDMA 1.7 [146] (June 2006) public company
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
3 TelstraClear (using Vodafone) Telstra
4 Boost Mobile (using Telecom) Telecom

Pakistan

The country has 36,778,462 subscribers in total, or a 23.67% penetration rate. [147] (July 30, 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Mobilink GSM 18.32 [148] (July 2006) Orascom Telecom
2 Ufone GSM, CDMA 7.88 [149] (July 2006) Etisalat
3 Warid Telecom GSM 5.25 [150] (July 2006) Abu Dhabi Group
4 Telenor GSM 3.88 [151] (July 2006) Telenor
5 Paktel GSM, TDMA, AMPS 1.467 [152] (September 2006) MIC (88.9%), Arfeen Group (10%)
6 Instaphone TDMA, AMPS 0.316 [153] (July 2006) Arfeen Group

Philippines

(as of December 2004) The country had in March 2005 34,800,000 subscribers in total, or a 41.10% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Smart Communications¹ GSM Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
2 Globe Telecom² HSDPA, GSM 12.41 (September 2005) Ayala Corporation and
Singapore Telecommunications
3 Sun Cellular GSM 1.20 Digital Telecommunications Philippines
4 Next Mobile iDEN 0.03
5 Extelcom CDMA 0.01
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
1 Talk 'N Text (using Smart) GSM 4.61 Smart Communications
2 Addict Mobile (using Smart) GSM Smart Communications
3 Touch Mobile (using Globe) GSM Globe Telecom

1. UMTS service for Smart is in the trial launch stage.
2. UMTS service for Globe is in the trial launch stage and is planned for full launch by at least 2007.

Singapore

The country has million subscribers in total, or a % penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 SingTel Mobile UMTS, GSM 1.62 [154] Singapore Telecommunications
2 StarHub Mobile UMTS, GSM 1.29 (Sept 2005)[155] StarHub
3 MobileOne UMTS, GSM 1.228 [156] (June 2006) MobileOne

Sri Lanka

edited by shiranmotha(as of June 2006) The country has currently 4 million subscribers in total, or a 25% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Dialog GSM 2.562 [157] (June 2006) Telekom Malaysia
2 Celtel GSM 0.713 [158] (June 2006) MIC (100%)
3 Hutch GSM Not available yet Hutch
4 Mobitel GSM 1 Mobitel (Pvt) Limited

Taiwan

(as of July 2006) The country had 22,870,329 subscribers in total, or a 100.20% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Chunghwa Telecom UMTS, GSM 7.86
2 Taiwan Mobile UMTS, GSM 4.37
3 Far EasTone UMTS, GSM 3.75
4 KG Telecom GSM 1.97
5 FITEL PHS 1.25
6 TransAsia GSM 0.88
7 APBW CDMA 0.85
8 MobiTai GSM 0.40
9 VIBO UMTS 0.1

Thailand

(as of June 2005) The country had in March 2006 32,400,000 subscribers in total, or a 51% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Advance Info Service (AIS) GSM 16.72 (March 2006) Shin Corporation and Singapore Telecommunications
2 DTAC GSM 9.82 (March 2006) Telenor
3 true move GSM 4.9 (March 2006) True Corporation
4 Hutch CDMA 0.738 [159] (June 2006) CAT telecom and Hutchison Whampoa
5 Thai Mobile UMTS, GSM TOT

Uzbekistan

The country has 1.75 million subscribers in total, or a 6.4% penetration rate. (June 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Uzdunrobita GSM 0.82 [160] (June 2006) MTS (74%)
2 Unitel GSM 0.36 [161] (December 2006) VimpelCom
3 Coscom GSM MCT (86%)
4 Buztel
to be combined with Unitel
GSM VimpelCom
5
6

Vietnam

The country had in May 2006 13,000,000 subscribers in total, or a 15.4% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Viettel Mobile GSM 4.0 (July 2006) Viettel Corporation
2 Mobifone GSM 5.0 (May 2006) Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (VNPT)
3 Vinaphone GSM 4.2 (June 2006) Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (VNPT)
4 S-Fone CDMA 0.5 Saigon Posts and Telecommunications Service Corporation (SPT)
5 E-Mobile CDMA 0.1 EVN Telecommunications
6 Hanoi Telecom CDMA Hanoi Telecom

Europe

Albania

(as of June 2006) The country had 1,500,000 subscribers in total, or a 48% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 AMC GSM 0.8 Cosmote
2 vodafone GSM 0.7 vodafone

Andorra

(as of December 2005) The country had 70,900 subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 MOBILAND GSM Not available yet Servei De Tele. DAndorra

Austria

(as of December 2005) The country had 8,400,000 subscribers in total, or a 104% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 mobilkom UMTS, HSDPA, GSM 3.47 [162] (June 2006) Mobilkom Austria
2 T-Mobile (incl. tele.ring) UMTS, HSDPA, GSM 3.15 Deutsche Telekom
3 One UMTS, HSDPA, GSM 1.5 [163] (September 2005) E.ON, Telenor, Orange (17.45%), TDC
4 3 UMTS, HSDPA 0.35 Hutchison Whampoa
5 YESSS! (MVNO) GSM 0.4 One
6 Tele2 (MVNO) GSM 0.18 Tele2

Belarus

(as of October 2005) The country had 3,743,000 mobile subscribers in total, or a 36% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 MTS GSM 2.58 [164] (June 2006) RUP Mezhdugorodnaya Svyaz (51%), MTS (49%)
2 VELCOM GSM 1.71 SB Telecom (69.9%), Beltekhexport (30%), Beltelekom (0.1%)
3 DIALLOG NMT, CDMA 0.10 CIB B.V. (50%), RUP MGTS (29.7%), Infobank (17%)

Belgium

(as of December 2005) The country had 9,000,000 subscribers in total, or an 87% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Proximus UMTS, GSM 4.21 Belgacom
2 Mobistar UMTS, GSM 2.91 (December 2005) France Télécom (50.6%)
3 BASE GSM 1.85 KPN

Bosnia & Herzegovina

(as of December 2005) The country had 1,950,000 subscribers in total, or a 47% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 BH Telecom GSM, GPRS 1.0 BH Telecom
2 Mobi's GSM, GPRS 0.7 Telecom Srpske
3 Eronet GSM, GPRS, EDGE (testing) 0.25 Eronet

Bulgaria

(as of September 2006) The country had 6.600,000 subscribers in total, or a 82.8% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 M-Tel GSM, UMTS, HSDPA 4 (September 2006) Mobilkom Austria
2 GloBul GSM, UMTS, HSDPA 2.5[165] Cosmote
3 Vivatel GSM, UMTS, HSDPA 0.5 Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC)

Croatia

(as of December 2005) The country had 3,300,000 subscribers in total, or a 74% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 T-Mobile GSM, GPRS 2.1 (June 2006) 51% Deutsche Telekom, 49% Hrvatski Telekom
2 VIPnet GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA 1.733 [166] (June 2006) Mobilkom Austria
3 Tele2 GSM 0.20 (as of June 2006) Tele2
4 Tomato GSM (launched on June 20, 2006) VIPnet

Czech Republic

(as of December 2005) The country had 11,530,000 subscribers in total, or a 112.8% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 O2 UMTS, GSM 4.68[167] (December 2005) Telefónica
2 T-Mobile GSM, UMTS 4.64 (March 2006) [168] Deutsche Telekom
3 Vodafone GSM 2.263 [169] (June 2006) Vodafone (100%)

Cyprus

(as of September 2005) The country had 869,900 subscribers in total, or a 109.5% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Areeba UMTS, GSM 0.065 [170] (December 2005) Investcom
2 Cytamobile-Vodafone GSM Not available yet Cyprus Telecommunications Auth

Denmark

(as of December 2005) The country had 5,208,059 subscribers in total, or a 96.20% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 TDC UMTS, GSM 2.35 (December 2005) TDC
2 Sonofon GSM 1.28 (December 2005) Telenor
3 Telia DK UMTS, GSM 1.13 [171] (June 2006) TeliaSonera
4 debitel1 GSM 0.27
5 3 UMTS 0.12 Hutchison Whampoa
6 DLG Tele GSM 0.04

1 Virtual Mobile Network Operator, using TDC and Sonofon networks.

Estonia

(as of December 2005) The country had 1,400,000 subscribers in total, or a 106% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 EMT UMTS, GSM 0.69 (June 2006) TeliaSonera(53,7%)
2 Elisa GSM 0.27 (December 2005) Elisa
3 Tele2 GSM Not available yet Tele2

Faroe Islands

(as of December 2005) The country had in September 2005 ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Føroya Tele[172] GSM Faroese Telecom
2 KALL[173] GSM Kall P/F

Finland

(as of December 2005) The country had 5,400,000 subscribers in total, or a 105% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Sonera UMTS, GSM 2.49 [174] (June 2006) TeliaSonera
2 Elisa (formerly Radiolinja) UMTS, GSM 1.48 (December 2005) Elisa
3 DNA Finland UMTS, GSM 0.81 (December 2005) Finnet
4 GSM Åland GSM Not available yet Mariehamns Telefon and Ålands Telefonandelslag
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
1 Saunalahti UMTS, GSM 0.48 (December 2005) Elisa
2 Cubio GSM 0.08

France

(as of June 2006) (Metropolitan France only) The country had 49,070,000 subscribers in total, or a 81.3% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Orange UMTS, GSM 22.43 (December 2005) France Télécom (99%)
2 SFR UMTS, GSM 16.6 (end 2005) Vivendi (56%) and Vodafone (44%)
3 Bouygues Telecom UMTS, GSM 7.9 (end 2005) Bouygues group

Germany

(as of December 2005) The country had 79,182,000 subscribers in total, or a 96% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 T-Mobile UMTS, GSM 29.500 Deutsche Telekom
2 Vodafone UMTS, GSM 29.444 [175] (June 2006) Vodafone (100%)
3 E-Plus UMTS, GSM 10.748 KPN
4 O2 UMTS, GSM 10.3 (June 2006) Telefónica

Gibraltar

(as of December 2005) The country had 21,600 subscribers in total, or an 89% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 GIBTEL GSM Not available yet Gibraltar Telecommunications Int. Ltd.


Greenland

(as of December 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 TELE Greenland GSM Not available yet TELE Greenland A/S

Guernsey

(as of December 2005) The country had 54,700 subscribers in total, or a 2% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Cable & Wireless GSM Not available yet Cable & Wireless
2 WAve [176] UMTS, GSM Not available yet Wave Telecom

Hungary

(as of December 2005) The country had 9,102,933 subscribers in total, or a 90.30% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 T-Mobile GSM 4.2 (December 2005) Deutsche Telekom
2 Pannon GSM GSM 2.93 (December 2005) Telenor
3 Vodafone GSM 2.024 [177] (June 2006) Vodafone (100%)

Iceland

(as of December 2005) The country had 273,600 subscribers in total, or a 99% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Viking wireless GSM Not available yet IMC Island ehf
2 Og Vodafone GSM Not available yet Dagsbrún hf.
3 Siminn GSM Not available yet Siminn hf

Ireland, Republic of

(as of December 2005) The country had 4,100,000 subscribers in total, or a 104% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
Ownership
1 Vodafone UMTS, GSM 2.090 [178] (June 2006) Vodafone (100%)
2 O2 UMTS, GSM 1.5 (38%) Telefónica
3 Meteor GSM 13.4% eircom
4 3 UMTS Negligible Hutchison Whampoa

Isle of Man

(as of December 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
Ownership
1 Manx Telecom [179] GSM Not available yet O2 (Telefónica)

Italy

(as of June 2006) The country had 75,346,000 subscribers in total, or a 121% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 TIM UMTS, GSM 30.4 (June 2006) Telecom Italia
2 Vodafone UMTS, GSM 24.146 [180] (June 2006) Vodafone (76.86%), Verizon (23.14%)
3 Wind UMTS, GSM 14.3 (June 2006) Orascom Telecom
4 3 UMTS 6.500 (March 2006) Hutchison Whampoa

Jersey

(as of December 2005) The country had 88,000 subscribers in total, or a 98% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 JT-Wave GSM Not available yet Jersey Telecom

Latvia

(as of December 2005) The country had 1,800,000 subscribers in total, or a 79% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
Ownership
1 Latvijas Mobilais Telefons UMTS, GSM 882,123 (June 2006)[181] Lattelekom, Government of Latvia, TeliaSonera, Digital Latvian Radio and Television Centre
2 Tele2 UMTS, GSM 1,000,000 (21.07.2006)[182] Tele2
3 BITE Latvija UMTS, GSM 81,100[183] TDC
4 Triatel CDMA Not available yet Telekom Baltija

Liechtenstein

(as of December 2005) The country had 31,700 subscribers in total, or an 87% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 mobilkom liechtenstein GSM 0.005 [184] (June 2006) Mobilkom Austria
2 Orange GSM Not available yet France Telecom
3 swisscom-mobile GSM Not available yet Swisscom Mobile Ltd
4 Tele 2 GSM Not available yet Tele 2

Lithuania

(as of March 2006) The country had 4,810,000 subscribers in total, and a 140% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Omnitel GSM 2.00 (June 2006) TeliaSonera
2 Bite GSM 1.85 [185] TDC
3 Tele2 GSM 1.00 [186] Tele2

Luxembourg

(as of December 2005) The country had 759,300 subscribers in total, and a 164% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 LuxGSM GSM Not available yet P & T Luxembourg
2 Tango UMTS, GSM Not available yet Tango SA
3 VOX Mobile UMTS, GSM Not available yet VOXmobile S.A.

Republic of Macedonia

(as of March 2006) The country had 1,256,678 subscribers in total, or a 62.13% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 T-Mobile GSM 0.84 (March 2006) Deutsche Telekom
2 Cosmofon GSM 0.41 (March 2006) OTE

Malta

(as of December 2005) The country had 332,400 subscribers in total, and a 84% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 GO MOBILE GSM Not available yet Mobisle Communications Limited
2 Vodafone GSM 0.177 [187] (June 2006) Vodafone (100%)

Moldova

(as of June 2006) The country had 1,100,000 subscribers in total, or a 26% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Voxtel GSM 0.70 (June 2006) France Telecom 61%, Moldovian Mobile Telephone 30%, IFC 5% and MobilRom 4%
2 Moldcell GSM 0.41 (June 2006) Fintur1

1. Fintur owners are TeliaSonera 58.55% and Turkcell 41.45%

Note: For Transnistrian (the Dniester area of Moldova) mobile phone companies, see here

Monaco

(as of December 2005) The country had 16,100 subscribers in total, and a 21% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Monaco-telecom GSM Not available yet Monaco Telecom SAM

Montenegro

(as of June 2006) The country had 609,000 subscribers in total, and a 94% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 ProMonte GSM 0.35 [188] Telenor
2 T-Mobile GSM 0.23 [189] T-Com Montenegro

Netherlands

(as of December 2005) The country had 16,660,000 subscribers in total, or a 101% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 KPN GSM 5.5 KPN
2 Vodafone GSM 3,98 (December 2005) Vodafone
3 Telfort GSM 2.4 KPN
4 T-Mobile GSM 2.3 (December 2005) Deutsche Telekom
5 Orange GSM 1.91 (December 2005) France Télécom (100%)
6 Simyo GSM - KPN
7 LowCall GSM - Telfort

Norway

(as of December 2005) The country had in December 2004 4,800,000 subscribers in total, or a 106% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Telenor 2.73 (December 2005) Telenor
2 NetCom 1.64 [190] (June 2006) TeliaSonera

Poland

(as of August 2006) The country had 33,000,000 subscribers in total, or a 86.5% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Orange UMTS, GSM, GPRS, EDGE 11.1 (June 2006) 100% TPSA owned partially by France Télécom
2 Era UMTS, GSM, GPRS, EDGE 11.0 (May 2006) Deutsche Telekom
3 Plus GSM UMTS, GSM, GPRS, EDGE 10.9 [191] (August 2006) Vodafone, TDC, KGHM, PKN Orlen, PSE
4 P4 (Netia Mobile)1 UMTS1 - Novator (70%) and Netia (30%)

Portugal

(as of December 2005) The country had 11,600,000 subscribers in total, or a 111% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 TMN GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA 5.22 (September 2006) Portugal Telecom
2 Vodafone GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA 4.36 [192] (June 2006) Vodafone (100%)
3 Optimus GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA 2.02 (September 2006) SonaeCom

Romania

(as of June 2006) The country had 14,870,000 subscribers in total, or a 68.59% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Orange UMTS, GSM 7.2 [193] France Télécom
2 Vodafone UMTS, GSM 6.74 [194] Vodafone (100%)
3 Cosmote GSM 0.53[195] OTE
4 Zapp Mobile CDMA 0.4 Oger Telecom

Russian Federation

(as of December 2005) The country had 123,600,000 subscribers in total, or an 85% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Mobile TeleSystems - MTS GSM 49.59 [196] (August 2006) AFK Sistema
2 VimpelCom - Bee Line GSM GSM 46.91 (June 2006) Telenor and Alfa Group
3 MegaFon EDGE, GSM 26.02 [197] (June 2006) TeliaSonera 43.8%, Telecominvest and IPOC International Growth Fund
4 Tele2 Russia GSM 4.64 (June 2006) Tele2
5 Uralsvyazinform GSM 4.05 (June 2006)
6 SMARTS GSM 3.29 (June 2006)
7 Sibirtelecom GSM 2.49 June 2006
8 Nizhni Novgorod Telecom GSM 1.18 (June 2006)
9 Sotovaja Svjaz MOTIV (Jekatrinburg) GSM 0.95 (June 2006)
10 New Telephone Company GSM 0.63 (June 2006)

Serbia

(as of December 2005) The country had 6,100,000 subscribers in total, or a 81% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Telekom Srbija GSM, UMTS 3.6 Government of Serbia 80%, OTE 20%
2 Telenor GSM, UMTS 2.5 Telenor

Slovakia

(as of December 2005) The country had 4,300,000 mobile phone subscribers, and a 82% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Orange GSM, UMTS, HSDPA 2.52 (December 2005) [198] France Télécom
2 T-Mobile GSM, UMTS, HSDPA 2.0 (December 2005) Deutsche Telekom
- O2 ? Operator coming soon Telefónica

Slovenia

(as of December 2005) The country had 2,000,000 subscribers in total, or a 104% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Mobitel UMTS, GSM 1.37 [199] Mobitel
2 SI.Mobil GSM 0.393 [200] (June 2006) Mobilkom Austria

Spain

(as of December 2005) The country had 43,100,000 subscribers in total, or a 106% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 movistar UMTS, GSM 20.7 (June 2006) Telefónica
2 Vodafone UMTS, GSM 13.949 [201] (June 2006) Vodafone
3 Orange UMTS, GSM 10.30 (end 2005) France Télécom
4 Xfera UMTS Not available yet Teliasonera

Sweden

(as of December 2005) The country had 10,000,000 subscribers in total, or a 112% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Telia UMTS, GSM 4.44 [202] (June 2006) TeliaSonera
2 Tele2Comviq UMTS, GSM 3.55 (December 2005)
3 Telenor UMTS, GSM 1.52
4 3 UMTS
5 Spring Mobil GSM

Switzerland

(as of December 2005) The country had 6,700,000 subscribers in total, or a 92% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Swisscom UMTS, GSM 4.469 (June 2006) State-owned Swisscom and Vodafone
2 Sunrise GSM 1.289 (June 2006) TDC
3 Orange GSM 1.285 (June 2006) France Télécom
4 Tele2 GSM not available yet Tele2
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
5 Migros (using Swisscom Mobile) GSM not available yet Migros
6 Coop (using Orange) GSM not available yet Coop

Transnistria

(as of December 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
2 Interdnestrcom CDMA Not available yet Interdnestrcom

Note: Moldovan mobile phone companies can be used in Transnistria.

Turkey

(as of December 2005) The country had 42,700,000 subscribers in total, or a 58% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Turkcell GSM 28.74 [203] (June 2006) TeliaSonera 37.09% Cukurova Group 27.05% and Alfa Group 13.22%
2 Telsim GSM 12.046 [204] (June 2006) Vodafone (100%)
3 Avea GSM 7.00 Turkish Telecom (80%) and Türkiye İş Bankası (20%)

Ukraine

(as of August 2006) The country had over 38 million mobile subscribers in total, or a 81% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Kyivstar GSM 17.2 Telenor (56.52%), Alfa Group (43.48%)
2 Ukrainian Mobile Communications GSM, NMT 15.9 MTS (100%)
3 Astelit life:) GSM 4.7 Turkcell (54.2%), SCM Holdings (45.8%)
4 WellCom GSM 0.78 VimpelCom (100%)
5 DCC TDMA 0.07 Turkcell (54.2%), SCM Holdings (45.8%)
6 Golden Telecom GSM 0.05 Golden Telecom (GLDN)
- CDMA operators CDMA 0.135 ITC Ukraine, Velton, etc.

United Kingdom

(as of December 2005) The country had 67,908,546 subscribers in total, or a 113.4% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership MNC
1 T-Mobile HSDPA, UMTS, GPRS, GSM 17.2 Deutsche Telekom 30
2 Vodafone HSDPA, UMTS, GSM, GPRS 16.185 [205] (June 2006) Vodafone (100%) 15
3 O2 UMTS, GSM 16.814 (June 2006) Telefónica 10
4 Orange UMTS, GSM 14.86 France Télécom 33
5 Virgin Mobile HSDPA, UMTS, GPRS, GSM 4.35 [206] (December 2006) NTL Incorporated
6 3 UMTS 3.59 (estimate) Hutchison Whampoa 20

There are also a number of Virtual Mobile Network Operators, including Virgin Mobile, Tesco Mobile, and easyMobile.

Middle East & Africa

Algeria

(as of September 2005) The country had 11,067,000 subscribers in total, or a 33.95% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Djezzy GSM 9.48 [207] (June 2006) Orascom Telecom
2 Mobilis GSM 4.8 [208] (December 2005) State-owned Algérie Télécom
3 Nedjma GSM 1.67 [209] (March 2006) Wataniya Telecom

Bahrain

The country has 0.850 million subscribers in total, or a 121.67% penetration rate. [210] (June 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 BATELCO GSM 0.580 [211] (March 2006) Bahrain Telecommunications Company
2 MTC Vodafone UMTS, GSM 0.252 [212] (June 2006) MTC 60%

Benin

(as of December 2004) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a 5.8% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 BBcom GSM Not available yet Bell Benin Communications
2 Benin telecoms GSM Not available yet Office des Postes et Telecommunications du Benin
3 Areeba GSM 0.267 [213] (December 2005) Investcom 75%
4 TELECEL GSM Not available yet Telecel Benin Ltd

Botswana

The country has 0.823 million subscribers in total, or a 50.2% penetration rate. [214] (March 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 MASCOM GSM 0.531 [215] (June 2006) Mascom Wireless (Pty) Limited , MTN 44%
2 Orange GSM 0.327 [216] (March 2006) France Telecom 51.0%

Burkina Faso

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Celtel GSM 0.383 [217] (June 2006) MTC 96%
2 TelMob GSM Not available yet Onatel
3 Telecel GSM Not available yet Telecel Faso SA

Burundi

The country has 0.150 million subscribers in total, or a 1.9% penetration rate. [218] (December 2005)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Safaris GSM Not available yet Africell PLC Company
2 ONATEL GSM Not available yet ONATEL
3 Spacetel GSM Not available yet Spacetel - Burundi
4 Telecel GSM Not available yet Telecel-Burundi Company

Cameroon

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 MTN GSM 1.53 [219] (June 2006) MTN
2 Orange GSM 0.97 [220] (December 2005) France Telecom

Cape Verde

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 CVMOVEL GSM Not available yet Cabo Verde Telecom

Central African Republic

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Centrafrique Telecom Plus GSM Not available yet Centrafrique Telecom Plus
2 TELECEL GSM Not available yet TELECEL CENTRAFRIQUE

Chad

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Celtel GSM 0.278 [221] (June 2006) MTC
2 Tigo GSM 0.134 [222] (June 2006) MIC (87.5%)

Comoros

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 comorestelecom HURI[223] GSM Not available yet Societe Nationale des Telecommunications (Comores Telecom)

Congo

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Celtel GSM 0.462 [224] (June 2006) MTC
2 Libertis GSM 0.229 [225] (June 2006) MTN

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a 3.9% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Vodacom GSM 1.8 [226] (June 2006) Telkom
2 Celtel GSM 1.444 [227] (June 2006) MTC
3 SAIT Telecom GSM Not available yet SAIT Telecom SPRL
4 Supercell GSM Not available yet Supercell Sprl

Côte d'Ivoire

(as of September 2005) The country had 1,900,000 subscribers in total, or a 11% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Orange GSM 1.27 (December 2005) France Telecom
2 MTN GSM 1.11 [228] (June 2006) MTN

Djibouti

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Evatis GSM Not available yet Djibouti Telecom SA

Egypt

(as of October 2005) The country had 13,064,821 subscribers in total, or a 18.50% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Mobinil GSM 7.23 [229] (June 2006) Orascom Telecom
2 Vodafone Egypt GSM 7.1 [230] (June 2006) Vodafone (50.1%), Telecom Egypt (25.5%), Free Float (16%), Alkan Group (5%), Banque du Caire (3.4%)

Equatorial Guinea

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 GETESA GSM Not available yet GETESA

Eritrea

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Eritel GSM Not available yet Eritrea Telecommunications Services Corporation

Ethiopia

(as of September 2005) The country had 970,000 subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 ETHMTN GSM Not available yet Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation

Gabon

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Celtel GSM 0.435 [231] (June 2006) MTC 84%
2 Libertis GSM Not available yet Libertis S.A. 84%

Gambia

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Africell GSM 0.08 Africell Gambia LTD
2 Gamtel GSM 0.05 Gambia Telecommunications Cellular Company Ltd

Ghana

(as of January 2006) The country had 3,035,245 subscribers in total, or a 20,00% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Areeba [232] GSM 1.82 [233] (December 2005) Investcom 97.7%
2 OneTouch [234] GSM, AMPS 1.01 State-owned Ghana Telecom
3 Tigo [235] GSM, ETACS, AMPS 0.738 [236] (June 2006) MIC (100%)
3 Kasapa [237] CDMA EV-DO, AMPS 0.03 (October 2003) HWL (100%)

Guinea

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Sotelgui Guinea GSM 0.16 Telekom Malaysia
2 Spacetel GSM Not available yet Spacetel Guinee
3 Telecel GSM Not available yet Telecel Guinee SARL

Guinea-Bissau

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a 2.7% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Guinetel GSM Not available yet Guinetel
2 Areeba GSM 0.044 [238] (December 2005) Investcom

Iraq

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a 10% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 IRAQNA GSM 2.33 [239] (June 2006) Orascom Telecom
2 MTC Atheer GSM 2.082 [240] (June 2006) MTC 30%
3 Asia Cell GSM 1.11 (September 2005) Wataniya Telecom
4 Korek GSM Not available yet Korek Telecom Ltd.
5 SanaTel GSM Not available yet SanaTel

Israel

(as of September 2005) The country had 8,870,000 subscribers in total, or a 120% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Orange [241] UMTS, GSM 2.48 (March 2005) Partner Communications Company Ltd
2 Pelephone CDMA 2.0 Israel Telecommunication Corporation Ltd
3 Cellcom UMTS, GSM 2.5 Cellcom Israel Ltd
4 MiRS iDEN .33 Motorola Israel Ltd.

Jordan

(as of January 2006) The country had in September 2005 ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Fastlink GSM 2.168 [242] (June 2006) MTC
2 MobileCom GSM 1.4 Jordan Telecom
3 XPress iDEN 0.1 Private shareholders
4 Umniah GSM 0.5 Batelco

Kenya

As of June 2005 the country had 4,611,970 subscribers in total [243], or a 13.63% penetration rate.[244]

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership Operator Code
1 Safaricom [245] GSM 3.49 (December 2005) State-owned Telkom Kenya and Vodafone 639-02
2 Celtel [246] GSM 2.115 [247] (June 2006) MTC 60% 639-03

Kiribati

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

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

Kuwait

The country had a population of approx 2,418,393 (July 2005 estimate) with an approximated 83% mobile penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership Operator Code
1 MTC Vodafone GSM 1.515 [248] (June 2006) MTC 419-02
2 Wataniya [249] HSDPA, UMTS, GSM 0.93 (September 2005) Wataniya Telecom

Lebanon

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a 25% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 MTCtouch GSM 0.532 [250] (June 2006) MTC
2 Alfa GSM Not available yet Fal Dete Telecommunications1

1. Fal Dete Telecommunications owners are Detecon Int, GmbH 51%, FAL Holding Arabia Co. ltd 45%

Lesotho

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a 11,2% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Vodacom GSM 0.17 (September 2005) Telkom
2 Econet Ezi-Cel GSM Not available yet Econet Ezi Cel Lesotho (Pty)

Liberia

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a 3.1% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Lonesta GSM 0.109 [251] (December 2005) Investcom
2 LIBERCELL GSM Not available yet Atlantic Wireless
3 Celcom GSM Not available yet Celcom Telecommunications
4 Comium GSM Not available yet Comium Services BVI

Madagascar

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Orange GSM 0.31 (December 2005) France Telecom 40,01%
2 Celtel GSM 0.260 [252] (June 2006) MTC

Malawi

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 TNL GSM 0.14 (September 2005) Malawi Telecommunications Limited, Telekom Malaysia
2 Celtel GSM 0.285 [253] (June 2006) MTC

Mali

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Ikatel GSM 0.58 (December 2005) France Telecom 42.3%
2 MALITEL GSM Not available yet Malitel SA

Mauritania

(as of June 2005) The country had in December 2004 622,565 subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 MATTEL [254] GSM Not available yet MATTEL
2 MAURITEL MOBILES[255] GSM MAURITEL MOBILES

Mauritius

(as of June 2005) The country had in December 2004 622,565 subscribers in total, or a 51% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Cellplus GSM 0.43 (December 2005) Mauritius Telecom group and France Télécom
2 Emtel UMTS, GSM 0.237 [256] (June 2006) MIC (50%)

Morocco

(as of September 2005) The country had 11,977,000 subscribers in total, or a 40.06% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 IAM (Itissalat al-Maghrib) [257] GSM 8.04 Maroc Telecom
2 Méditel [258] GSM 4.18 (May 2006) Telefónica Móviles and Portugal Telecom

Mozambique

(as of September 2005) The country had 1,292,900 subscribers in total, or a 7.00% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 mCel GSM Not available yet Partially state-owned
2 Vodacom GSM 0.34 Telkom, Vodafone and VenFin

Niger

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Celtel GSM 0.302 [259] (June 2006) MTC 70%
2 Sonitel GSM Not available yet Sahel-Com
3 Telecel GSM Not available yet Telecel Niger

Nigeria

The country has 25 million subscribers in total, or a 19% penetration rate. [260] (August 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 MTN GSM 9.64 [261] (June 2006) MTN
2 Glo Mobile GSM 9.0 [262] (September 2006) Globacom
3 Celtel GSM 5.535 [263] (June 2006) MTC
4 Mtel GSM 4.2 State-owned Nitel

Qatar

The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Q-Tel GSM ? Q-Tel


Rwanda

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 MTN GSM 0.311 [264] (June 2006) MTN 40%
Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Terracom (ex-rwandatel) CDMA terracom 99%

Saudi Arabia

(as of February 2006)

Rank Operator technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Al Jawal GSM Not available yet State-owned Saudi Telecom
2 Mobily GSM Not available yet Etisalat
3 Bravo iDEN 0.02 Nasco, Wataniya International, Ali A. Tamimi Co. & Mr. Sultan Najr Al Otaibi]

Senegal

The country has 1.7 million subscribers in total, or a 14.4% penetration rate. [265] (December 2005)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Sonatel(Alize) GSM 1.05 (December 2005) France Telecom 42,3%
2 Tigo GSM 0.752 [266] (June 2006) MIC (100%)

Sierra Leone

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Celtel GSM 0.195 [267] (June 2006) MTC
2 Africell GSM Not available yet Lintel Limited
3 Tigo GSM 0.029 [268] (June 2006) MIC (100%)

South Africa

(as of 31 December 2005) The country had 27,444,000 subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Vodacom [269] UMTS, GSM 20.12 (December 2005) Telkom and Vodafone
2 MTN UMTS, GSM 10.44 [270] (June 2006) MTN
3 Cell C [271] GSM not available at time (2.71 last recorded) Oger Telecom

Sudan

(as of December 2004) The country had 1,048,600 subscribers in total, or a 3.04% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Mobitel GSM 2.2 [272] (June 2006) MTC (100%)
2 Areeba GSM 0.269 [273] (December 2005) Investcom 55%
2 SudaTel CDMA2000 Unknown Unknown
2 Canar CDMA450 Unknown Unknown

Swaziland

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 MTN GSM 0.236 [274] (June 2006) MTN 30%

Syria

(as of September 2005) The country had ? subscribers in total, or a 11.4% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Syriatel GSM 1.40 SYRIATEL
2 Areeba GSM 1.49 [275] (December 2005) Investcom 75%

Tanzania

The country has 3.88 million subscribers in total, or a 10.4% penetration rate. [276] (March 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Vodacom GSM 2.08 [277] (March 2006) Telkom
2 Celtel GSM 1.164[278] (June 2006) MTC 60%
3 Tigo GSM 0.752 [279] (June 006) MIC (100%)
4 ZANTEL GSM 0.23 [280] (March 2006) Zanzibar Telecom Ltd

Tunisia

(as of June 2005) The country had in December 2004 3,575,700 subscribers in total, or a 37.59% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Tuntel GSM Not available yet State-owned Tunisie Télécom
2 Tunisiana GSM 2.54 [281] (June 2006) Wataniya Telecom and Orascom Telecom

Uganda

(as of January 2006) The country had in September 2005 ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 MTN GSM 1.236 [282] (June 2006) MTN
2 Celtel GSM 0.334 [283] (June 2006) MTC
3 UT Mobile GSM Not available yet Uganda Telecom Ltd

United Arab Emirates

The country had in September 2005 ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Etisalat 4.31 1 du

Yemen

The country has 2.3 million subscribers in total, or a 10.7% penetration rate. [284] (May 2006)

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Spacetel Yemen GSM 0.824 [285] (December 2005) Investcom 45.3%
2 Sabafon GSM Not available yet Yemen Mobile Phone Company

Zambia

(as of January 2006) The country had in September 2005 ? subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)
Ownership
1 Celtel GSM 0.965 [286] (June 2006) MTC 88%
2 MTN GSM 0.119 [287] (June 2006) MTN
3 ZAMTEL GSM Not available yet Zambia Telecommunications Company Ltd

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