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This is a list of mobile phone network operating companies. For a more comprehensive list (UMTS and GSM operators only), see Mobile Network Code.

World

The world has 2.69 billion subscribers in total, or a 40.15% penetration rate. [1] (December 2006)

Terrestrial

These are the world's largest mobile network operators by number of subscribers (and by proportionate subscribers, if the company has holdings in other operators).

Rank Company Main Markets Technology Subscribers
(proportionate, in millions)		 Subscribers
(total, in millions)
1 China Mobile (China) China (inc. Hong Kong) GSM, GPRS, EDGE 301 [2] (December 2006) 301 [3] (December 2006)
2 Vodafone (United Kingdom) Most of Europe, Australia, USA, New Zealand GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA (CDMA, CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO) 200 [4] (January 2007)
3 China Unicom (China) China (inc. Macau) GSM, GPRS, CDMA，CDMA2000 1x 142.0 [5] (December 2006) 142.0 [6] (December 2006)
4 Telefónica - Movistar - O2 (Spain) Spain, Most of Latin America (Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and more countries), UK, Germany, Czech Republic, Morocco, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA

(CDMA, CDMA2000 1x, D-AMPS)

125.5 (December 2006) 145.1 [7] (December 2006)
5 América Móvil (Mexico) USA, Latin America GSM, GPRS, EDGE

(CDMA, CDMA2000 1x, D-AMPS)

124.8 [8] (December 2006) 124.8 [9] (December 2006)
6 T-Mobile (Germany) Germany, USA, UK, Poland, Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA 99.3 (December 2006) 100.4 [10] (December 2006)
7 France Télécom - Orange (France) France, UK, Poland, Spain, Romania, Slovakia, Netherlands, several African and Caribbean countries GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA 73.2 [11] (March 2005) 97.6 [12] (December 2006)
8 MTS (Russia) Russia, Ukraine, various CIS countries GSM, GPRS 71.2 (November 2006) 72.7 [13] (November 2006)
9 Telenor (Norway) Scandinavia, Eastern Europe,Bangladesh,Pakistan & various Asiatic countries GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS 68 [14] (December, 2006) 115.0 [15] (December 2006)
10 Telecom Italia (Italy) Italy, Brazil GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA (D-AMPS) 61.1 (June 2006) 61.1 (June 2006)
11 AT&T Mobility (United States) United States GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA (D-AMPS) 61 [16] (December 2006) 61 [17] (December 2006)
12 Verizon Wireless (United States) United States CDMA, CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO 59.1 [18] (December 2006) 59.1 [19] (December 2006)
13 VimpelCom (Russia) Russia, various CIS countries GSM, GPRS (D-AMPS) 53.3 (November 2006) 53.3 [20] (November 2006)
14 NTT DoCoMo (Japan) Japan PDC, FOMA, PHS 51.8 [21] (December 2006) 51.8 (December 2006)
15 Sprint Nextel (United States) United States CDMA, CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO, iDEN 53.1 [22] (December 2006) 53.1 [23] (December 2006)
16 SingTel (Singapore) Singapore, Australia, India,Indonesia,Thailand,Philippines,Bangladesh GSM, UMTS, HSDPA 42.1 [24] (December 2006) 112.3 (December 2006)
17 TeliaSonera (Sweden) Scandinavia, Baltic, Russia, Turkey, Eurasia, Spain GSM, UMTS 41.7 (December 2006) 87.0 [25] (December 2006)

Satellite based

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Globalstar 0.256 [26] (September 2006)
2 Thuraya 0.250 [27] (August 2006)
3 Iridium 0.175 [28] (December 2006)
4 ACeS

By region

See also

Sources of information

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