List of mobile network operators of the Americas
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Anguilla
The British overseas territory has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. []| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIME | GSM | Not Yet Available | Cable & Wireless |
| 2 | Digicel | 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... |
| 3 | Weblinks | GSM | - | Weblinks |
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 Yet Available | Antigua Public Utilities Authority |
| 2 | LIME | GSM | Not Yet Available | Cable & Wireless |
| 3 | Digicel | 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... |
Argentina
The country has 38.7 million subscribers in total, or a 96.03% penetration rate. http://www.cellular-news.com/story/28354.php (November 2007)| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | movistar Movistar Movistar is a major Spanish mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. It operates in Spain and in many Latin American countries. It is the largest carrier in Spain with 22 million customers and 41.58% of market share. Its principal competitor in Latin America is America Movil... |
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 |
16.4 (Sept 2010) |
Telefónica 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... |
| 2 | Claro Claro (mobile phone network) Claro is the largest mobile phone network in the Americas. It is part of the Mexican telecom group América Móvil which is one of the four largest mobile phone network operators in the world, with more than 200 million customers... |
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 |
14.64 http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=26678 (September 2008) | América Móvil América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company... (100%) |
| 3 | Personal | 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 |
15.988 (Sept 2010) |
Telecom Argentina Telecom Argentina Telecom Argentina is the major local telephone company for the northern part of Argentina, including the whole of the city of Buenos Aires... |
| 4 | NEXTEL | iDEN Integrated Digital Enhanced Network Integrated Digital Enhanced Network is a mobile telecommunications technology, developed by Motorola, which provides its users the benefits of a trunked radio and a cellular telephone... |
1.1 (Sept 2010) |
NII Holdings NII Holdings NII Holdings Inc. , a publicly held company based in Reston, Va., provides mobile communications for business customers in Latin America. NII, which operates under the Nextel brand, has operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru and offers fully integrated wireless communications... |
Aruba
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. []| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digicel | CdmaOne 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... |
| 2 | SETAR | GSM UMTS, HSDPA |
Not Yet Available | Setar N.V. |
Bahamas
The country has 0.260 million subscribers in total, or a 122.6% penetration rate. http://www.cellular-news.com/story/27432.php (November 2007)| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BTC | GSM | 0.260 http://www.cellular-news.com/story/27432.php (November 2007) | The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd BaTelCo (Bahamas) BaTelCo is the primary telecommunications provider for the Bahamas. It is fully government owned and offers telephone, internet and wireless services.BaTelCo is an acronym for the Bahamas Telecommunications Company, now simply referred to as BTC... |
Barbados
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. []| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIME | GSM | 0.159 http://www.cw.com/docs/about_us/investor_relations/Finals_Press_Release_200607.pdf (March 2007) | Cable & Wireless |
| 2 | Digicel | CdmaOne 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... |
| 3 | Sunbeach Sunbeach Sunbeach Communications Inc. is the leading Internet Service Provider, Internet webhosting provider and mobile/wireless phone company located in Barbados. Since the mid-1990s Sunbeach has been one of the chief competitors to the incumbent telecommunications company Cable and Wireless in providing... |
CdmaOne | Not Yet Available | Telecom Holdings Ltd. |
Belize
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. []| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digicell | GSM | 0.120 http://www.cellular-news.com/story/27011.php (June 2007) | Belize Telemedia Limited Belize Telemedia Belize Telemedia Limited , formerly Belize Telecommunications Limited, is a telecommunications company in Belize. Established in 1972 as the Telecommunications Authority, it rapidly became Belize's leading telecommunication provider in the 1980s and 90s. Today, it enjoys the most subscribers to... |
| 2 | Smart Smart Smart is another word for intelligence.Smart or SMART may also refer to:People:*Christopher Smart, English poet*Amy Smart, American actress and former fashion model*Elizabeth Smart:... |
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... , CDMA2000 EV-DO |
0.025 http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=11488 (December 2005) | Speednet |
Bermuda
The British overseas territory has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. []| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M3 M3 M3, M-3 or M03 may refer to:* M3 , a measure of the money supply* Metribolone* M3, a metric screw size- Science :* Cubic meter , a unit of volume* Messier 3 , a globular cluster in the constellation Canes Venatici... |
GSM | Not Yet Available | M3 Wireless Ltd |
| 2 | Digicel | CdmaOne 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... |
Bolivia
The country has 3.33 million subscribers in total, or a 35% penetration rate. http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/nuevatel-viva-customers-in-bolivia,380099.shtml (May 2008)| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Entel Entel Bolivia Entel was founded on 22 December 1965 as CompanyMixed anonymous official state representationBolivia, in order to "develop thetelecommunications in all its forms and shapesthe national territory "... |
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 :... |
2 http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=26647 (December 2008) | Entel SA |
| 2 | Tigo | D-AMPS 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 :... |
1.602 http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/MICC/621272466x0x288449/fe5b8662-7234-45a1-a022-701a1ae8cc2b/Conference_call_presentation_Q109.pdf (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... (100%) |
| 3 | NuevaTel PCS | 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 :... |
1.63 http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=31383 (September 2009) | Trilogy International Partners Trilogy International Partners Trilogy International Partners, LLC is an american privately held wireless telecommunications company based out of Bellevue, Washington. Trilogy's international subsidiaries are NuevaTel Bolivia, Comcel Haiti, 2degrees and Viva República Dominicana... |
Bonaire
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. []| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digicel | 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... |
| 2 | CHIPPIE | GSM | Not Yet Available | United Telecommunications Services |
Brazil
The countryBrazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
has 220,400,000 subscribers in total. (August 2011)
Anatel regulates the country's telecommunications.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vivo | CDMA2000 1xRTT 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... In phaseout, 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+ |
65.02 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-24/america-movil-cedes-second-place-to-tim-in-brazil-wireless-1-.html (August 2011) | Telefónica 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... (100%) |
| 2 | TIM Telecom Italia Mobile TIM is Telecom Italia's mobile phone brand, and runs a GSM, EDGE, UMTS and HSDPA network in Italy and Brazil.In Europe, TIM is part of the FreeMove alliance.TIM Peru was sold to América Móvil and rebranded Claro... |
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+ |
56.86 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-24/america-movil-cedes-second-place-to-tim-in-brazil-wireless-1-.html (August 2011) | Telecom Italia Telecom Italia Telecom Italia is the largest Italian telecommunications company, also active in the media and manufacturing industries. Now a private concern listed on the Borsa Italiana, it was founded in 1994 by the merger of several state-owned telecommunications companies, the most important of which was... (100%) |
| 3 | Claro Claro (mobile phone network) Claro is the largest mobile phone network in the Americas. It is part of the Mexican telecom group América Móvil which is one of the four largest mobile phone network operators in the world, with more than 200 million customers... |
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 |
56.20 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-24/america-movil-cedes-second-place-to-tim-in-brazil-wireless-1-.html (August 2011) | América Móvil América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company... (100%) |
| 4 | Oi |
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 |
36.05 http://www.anatel.gov.br/Portal/exibirPortalNoticias.do?acao=carregaNoticia&codigo=19546 (December 2009) | Oi (60%), PT 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... (20%), BNDES BNDES The Brazilian Development Bank is a federal public company associated with the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. Its goal is to provide long-term financing for endeavors that contribute to the country's development... (20%) |
| 5 | NEXTEL | iDEN Integrated Digital Enhanced Network Integrated Digital Enhanced Network is a mobile telecommunications technology, developed by Motorola, which provides its users the benefits of a trunked radio and a cellular telephone... , UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ Deploying |
1.9389 http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=137178&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1279705&highlight= (March 2009) | NII Holdings NII Holdings NII Holdings Inc. , a publicly held company based in Reston, Va., provides mobile communications for business customers in Latin America. NII, which operates under the Nextel brand, has operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru and offers fully integrated wireless communications... |
| 6 | CTBC http://www.ctbc.com.br/ | 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 |
0.54 http://www.anatel.gov.br/Portal/exibirPortalNoticias.do?acao=carregaNoticia&codigo=19546 (December 2009) | Algar Algar -Monuments:*Iglesia Parroquial de Santa María de Guadalupe.*Plaza de Toros de Algar.*Puerta de Alcalá.-Economy:*Agriculture*Animal husbandry*Fur trade*Wood*Rural tourism- External links :** - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía... |
| 7 | Sercomtel Celular http://www.sercomtelcelular.com.br/ | GSM UMTS, HSDPA |
0.09 http://www.anatel.gov.br/Portal/exibirPortalNoticias.do?acao=carregaNoticia&codigo=19546 (December 2009) | Londrina Londrina Londrina is a city located in the northern region of the state of Paraná, Brazil, and is 369 km away from the capital, Curitiba. Londrina was originally founded by British settlers. The city exerts great influence on Paraná and Brazil's south region... city (Paraná Paraná (state) Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the South of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay,... ) State-owned Sercomtel Sercomtel Sercomtel is a local phone and internet service provider in the state of Paraná, Brazil. Its phone service ranges includes landline service, mobile and long distance, and broadband internet service.-Served areas:... |
British Virgin Islands
The British overseas territory has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. []| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CCT | GSM | Not Yet Available | CCT Global Communications |
| 2 | LIME | Not Yet Available | Cable & Wireless | |
| 3 | 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... |
Canada
The country has 24.04 million subscribers in total, or a 71.78% penetration rate.http://www.cwta.ca/CWTASite/english/facts_figures_downloads/SubscribersStats_en_2010_Q3.pdf (September 2010)The country's telecom regulator is the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). However, it does not regulate most aspects of mobile phone service; prices and service quality are not regulated at all, while spectrum allocation is handled by Industry Canada
Industry Canada
Industry Canada is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for regional economic development, investment, and innovation/research and development. The department employs 6104 FTEs across Canada....
.
There are numerous 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, such as Virgin Mobile Canada
Virgin Mobile Canada
Virgin Mobile Canada is a cellular telephone company that was launched on March 1, 2005 as a joint venture between Virgin Group and Bell Canada. Since May 7, 2009, it is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Bell Mobility. - Pre-launch :...
. These are not presently listed due to difficulty retrieving data for all such operators, and uncertainty as to whether the figures below include MVNOs operating on the applicable networks.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers Wireless Rogers Wireless Rogers Wireless is a wireless telecommunications provider offering mobile phone and data services throughout Canada using Global System for Mobile Communications and Universal Mobile Telecommunications System technology. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications... includes Fido Fido Solutions Fido Solutions is a Canadian cellular telephone service provider currently owned by Rogers Communications. It was formerly owned by Microcell Telecommunications. Fido does, however, remain a separate entity from Rogers... and Chatr Chatr Chatr is a Canadian wireless service provider targeting price-conscious customers It is the third wireless service network owned by Rogers Communications, after Rogers Wireless and Fido Solutions. The provider launched their network in Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and now Montreal ... |
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... , 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... |
9.29 http://www.rogers.com/web/Rogers.portal?_nfpb=true&_windowLabel=investor_1_1&investor_1_1_actionOverride=%2Fportlets%2Fconsumer%2Finvestor%2FshowFinancialReportAction&_pageLabel=IR_LANDING (September 2011) | Rogers Communications Rogers Communications Rogers Communications Inc. is one of Canada's largest communications companies, particularly in the field of wireless communications, cable television, home phone and internet with additional telecommunications and mass media assets... |
| 2 | Bell Mobility Bell Mobility Bell Mobility is a CDMA and HSPA+ based wireless network and the division of Bell Canada which sells wireless services in Canada... includes Solo Solo Mobile Solo Mobile is a mobile brand in Canada started by Bell Mobility in 2000. Solo is considered a discount wireless brand, offering low price monthly plans with some unlimited options in certain cities... and Virgin Mobile Virgin Mobile Canada Virgin Mobile Canada is a cellular telephone company that was launched on March 1, 2005 as a joint venture between Virgin Group and Bell Canada. Since May 7, 2009, it is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Bell Mobility. - Pre-launch :... |
CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT 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, Rev A 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... , 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... |
7.37 http://www.bce.ca/data/documents/reports/en/2011/q3/2011q3-sr-en.pdf (September 2011) | Bell Canada Bell Canada Bell Canada is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Including its subsidiaries such as Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for telephone and DSL Internet services in most of Canada east of Manitoba and in the northern territories,... |
| 3 | Telus Mobility Telus Mobility Telus Mobility is a division of Telus Communications which sells wireless services in Canada on its numerous networks. They currently have three different networks based on three different technologies: CDMA and HSPA+ on its mainstream networks, plus iDEN via its Mike division... Includes Mike Mike (cellular network) Mike is a Canadian mobile phone and push-to-talk network, launched in 1996 using the proprietary iDEN platform from Motorola. The network was initially launched by Clearnet in the Windsor to Québec corridor, while its roll-out in western Canada followed in 1997... , Clearnet Clearnet (Telus Mobility) Clearnet is a division of Telus Mobility launched in April 2011 which sells landline and mobile phone bundles in Western Canada. It is a revival of the Clearnet Communications brand name, an independent cellular provider that was merged into Telus Mobility in 2000... and Koodo Koodo Mobile Koodo Mobile is a mobile brand in Canada started by Telus in 2008. Koodo differs from its parent Telus by not requiring a fixed term contract. Koodo offers all its services on a month by month basis. Koodo uses the concept of a Tab which allows customers to build credit towards new phones... |
Telus Network CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT 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, Rev A 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... , 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... (Planned) Mike Network iDEN Integrated Digital Enhanced Network Integrated Digital Enhanced Network is a mobile telecommunications technology, developed by Motorola, which provides its users the benefits of a trunked radio and a cellular telephone... , WiDEN WiDEN Wideband Integrated Digital Enhanced Network, or WiDEN, is a software upgrade developed by Motorola for its iDEN enhanced specialized mobile radio wireless telephony protocol. WiDEN allows compatible subscriber units to communicate across four 25 kHz channels combined, for up to 100 kbit/s... |
7.20 http://about.telus.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadBody/2527-102-1-2519/Q3%202011%20Quarterly%20Report.pdf (September 2011) | Telus TELUS Telus is a national telecommunications company in Canada that provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services including internet access, voice, entertainment, video, and satellite television. The company is based in Burnaby, British Columbia, part of Greater Vancouver... |
| 4 | SaskTel Mobility | CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT 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, Rev A 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... , HSPA+ |
0.57 http://www.sasktel.com/about-us/company-information/financial-reports/attachments/10-annual-report.pdf (December 2010) | SaskTel SaskTel Saskatchewan Telecommunications is a provincial Crown Corporation operating under the authority of the Saskatchewan Telecommunications Act. It is the only remaining Crown Corporation in the Canadian telecommunications industry.... |
| 5 | MTS Mobility | CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT 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, Rev A 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... , HSPA+ |
0.49 http://newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/05/c8510.html (June 2011) | MTS Manitoba Telecom Services Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. , or MTS , formerly Manitoba Telephone System, is the primary telecommunications carrier in the Canadian province of Manitoba and the fourth largest telecommunications provider in Canada with 7000 employees... |
| 6 | Wind Mobile Wind Mobile Wind Mobile is a Canadian wireless telecommunications provider operated by Globalive Communications Corporation. The company initially launched mobile data and voice services in Toronto on December 16, 2009 and two days later in Calgary... |
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... |
0.36 http://www.orascomtelecom.com/files/financial/1890774344_Earnings%20Release%20Third%20Quarter%202011.pdf (September 2011) | Globalive Globalive Globalive Communications Corporation is a Canadian telecommunications provider based in Toronto. Originally founded in 1998 by offering services over pre-established telephone networks, it is best known for its "Yak" and "LooneyCall" long-distance plans.... |
| 7 | Videotron Cellulaire | 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... |
0.26 http://corpo.videotron.com/site/press-room/press-release/577 (September 2011) | Videotron Vidéotron Vidéotron GP is a Canadian integrated telecommunications company active in cable television, interactive multimedia development, video on demand, cable telephony, wireless communication and Internet access services. Currently, the company primarily serves Quebec, as well as the francophone... |
| 8 | Mobilicity Mobilicity Mobilicity is a Canadian wireless telecommunications provider. Its name is a portmanteau of the words "mobility" and "simplicity".-History:... |
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... |
0.053 http://mobilicity.ca/news/68/294/Mobilicity-exceeds-50-000-subscriber-additions-in-Q4-with-peak-holiday-sales-still-to-come/ (August 2010) | Mobilicity Mobilicity Mobilicity is a Canadian wireless telecommunications provider. Its name is a portmanteau of the words "mobility" and "simplicity".-History:... |
| 9 | Public Mobile Public Mobile Public Mobile is a Canadian mobile phone company, operating in the Greater Toronto Area and Greater Montreal. It is one of several new cellphone providers which launched in 2010 in Canada. Public Mobile operates a CDMA network, and has partnered with Bell Mobility and Telus Mobility to provide... |
CDMA2000 1xRTT 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... |
0.003 http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/article/wind-mobile-leads-the-charge-of-new-entrants-in-canada (August 2010) | Public Mobile Public Mobile Public Mobile is a Canadian mobile phone company, operating in the Greater Toronto Area and Greater Montreal. It is one of several new cellphone providers which launched in 2010 in Canada. Public Mobile operates a CDMA network, and has partnered with Bell Mobility and Telus Mobility to provide... |
Cayman Islands
The British overseas territory has ? million subscribers in total, or a 5% penetration rate.| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIME | GSM | Not Yet Available | Cable & Wireless |
| 2 | Digicel | CdmaOne 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... |
Chile
The country has 19,3 million subscribers in total, or a 113% penetration rate.The country's telcom regulator is SUBTEL.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Movistar Movistar Movistar is a major Spanish mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. It operates in Spain and in many Latin American countries. It is the largest carrier in Spain with 22 million customers and 41.58% of market share. Its principal competitor in Latin America is America Movil... |
D-AMPS 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 :... |
6.9 http://info.telefonica.es/accionistaseinversores/ing/pdf/rdos08t3-eng.pdf (January 2010) | Telefónica 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... |
| 2 | Entel | 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+ |
6.5 http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=22865 (March 2008) | Almendral Group |
| 3 | Claro Claro (mobile phone network) Claro is the largest mobile phone network in the Americas. It is part of the Mexican telecom group América Móvil which is one of the four largest mobile phone network operators in the world, with more than 200 million customers... |
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... , CDMA2000 EV-DO GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA |
3.3 http://www.americamovil.com/docs/reportes/eng/2007_2.pdf (December 2008) | América Móvil América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company... (100%) |
| 4 | Nextel | iDEN Integrated Digital Enhanced Network Integrated Digital Enhanced Network is a mobile telecommunications technology, developed by Motorola, which provides its users the benefits of a trunked radio and a cellular telephone... |
--- | NII Holdings NII Holdings NII Holdings Inc. , a publicly held company based in Reston, Va., provides mobile communications for business customers in Latin America. NII, which operates under the Nextel brand, has operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru and offers fully integrated wireless communications... |
Colombia
The country has 46.1 million subscribers in total, and a mobile service penetration of 100.2 lines per 100 inhabitants. http://www.telecompaper.com/news/colombian-mobile-internet-subs-base-jumps-119-in-q2 (June 2011)| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comcel Comcel Colombia Comunicaciones Celulares is a Colombian mobile phone operator, owned by Mexican Group América Móvil. Comcel is the largest mobile phone company in the country, with 27,024,134 subscribers .-External links:... |
D-AMPS 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 |
30.65 http://www.telecompaper.com/news/colombian-mobile-internet-subs-base-jumps-119-in-q2 (June 2011) | América Móvil América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company... (99.4%) |
| 2 | movistar Movistar Movistar is a major Spanish mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. It operates in Spain and in many Latin American countries. It is the largest carrier in Spain with 22 million customers and 41.58% of market share. Its principal competitor in Latin America is America Movil... |
D-AMPS 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... GSM, GPRS |
9.94 http://www.telecompaper.com/news/colombian-mobile-internet-subs-base-jumps-119-in-q2 (June 2011) | Telefónica 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... |
| 3 | Tigo Colombia Móvil Colombia Móvil S.A., marketed under tigo trademark , is the third largest mobile phone company in Colombia. It is headquartered in Bogotá, D.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 :... HSDPA |
5.51 http://www.telecompaper.com/news/colombian-mobile-internet-subs-base-jumps-119-in-q2 (June 2011) | 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... (50% + 1 Share), Empresas Públicas de Medellín Empresas Públicas de Medellín Empresas Públicas de Medellín was established 55 years ago as a residential public utilities company which, initially, only served the inhabitants of Medellin, its hometown... and ETB ETB (company) ETB , formally known as Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogotá S.A. , is the second largest telecommunications company in Colombia. It is headquartered in Bogotá, D.C..-Company history:... |
| 4 | UFF! | [---] | It was launch in November 2010 (News) | Organización Ardila Lülle |
| 5 | UNE | [---] | It was launch in August 2011 (News) | Empresas Públicas de Medellín Empresas Públicas de Medellín Empresas Públicas de Medellín was established 55 years ago as a residential public utilities company which, initially, only served the inhabitants of Medellin, its hometown... |
| 6 | Avantel | iDEN Integrated Digital Enhanced Network Integrated Digital Enhanced Network is a mobile telecommunications technology, developed by Motorola, which provides its users the benefits of a trunked radio and a cellular telephone... |
--- | Avantel Avantel Avantel is a telecommunications company based in Mexico City.Avantel was founded in October 1994 by Mexican investors partnered with Banamex and MCI after the deregulation of the communications industry in Mexico... |
Costa Rica
The country has 1.7 million 2G subscribers in total of http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2009/febrero/11/economia1871326.html (February 2009) and 950,000 3.5G (HDSPA 850 MHz) subscribers http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2009/octubre/30/pais2141426.html (November 2009) and (with 4.5 million people) there are 2.6 mobile lines for every 4.5 citizens. ( possible 64% penetration rate)Until 2011, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad is the Costa Rican government-run electricity and telecommunications services provider.-External links:...
had a monopoly on wireless communications. In november, 2011, after the market was open as required by DR-CAFTA, Claro and Movistar started service. http://www.nacion.com/2011-11-08/ElPais/Movistar-abre-hoy-con-ofertas-para-competir-en-pospago.aspx http://www.nacion.com/2011-11-11/ElPais/Claro-se--estrena-con---ofertas-en-llamadas-al-Istmo-y-EE--UU.aspx
The country's telcom regulator is SUTEL
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kölbi http://www.kolbi.cr | 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 |
1.7 http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2009/febrero/11/economia1871326.html | Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad is the Costa Rican government-run electricity and telecommunications services provider.-External links:... |
| movistar Movistar Movistar is a major Spanish mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. It operates in Spain and in many Latin American countries. It is the largest carrier in Spain with 22 million customers and 41.58% of market share. Its principal competitor in Latin America is America Movil... http://www.movistar.cr |
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 |
Not Yet Available | Telefónica 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... |
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| Clarohttp://www.claro.cr | 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 |
Not Yet Available | América Móvil América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company... |
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| Tuyo Móvil http://www.tuyomovil.com •MVNO 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... using Kölbi |
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 |
Not Yet Available | Televisora de Costa Rica S.A. | |
| Fullmóvil http://www.fullmovil.cr/ •MVNO 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... using Kölbi |
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 |
Not Yet Available | Virtualis http://www.fullmovil.cr/quien_es_fullmovil.htm# |
Cuba
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. []| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cubacelhttp://www.cubacel.com/ | D-AMPS GSM |
Not Yet Available | Empresa de Telecommunicaciones de Cuba, SA ETECSA Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A. is the government owned full telecommunications service provider for the island of Cuba. The company is 27% owned by Telecom Italia with the remainder owned by the Ministry of Information and Communication. The services provided by ETECSA includes... |
| 2 | C-COM | GSM | Not Yet Available | Empresa de Telecommunicaciones de Cuba, SA ETECSA Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A. is the government owned full telecommunications service provider for the island of Cuba. The company is 27% owned by Telecom Italia with the remainder owned by the Ministry of Information and Communication. The services provided by ETECSA includes... |
Curaçao
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. []| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digicel | 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... |
| 2 | CHIPPIE | GSM | Not Yet Available | United Telecommunications Services |
Dominica
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. []| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digicel | 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... |
| 2 | LIME | GSM | Not Yet Available | Cable & Wireless |
Dominican Republic
The country has 8.836 million subscribers in total, or a 90.69% penetration rate.http://www.indotel.gob.do/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_download/gid,2861/Itemid,757/ (July 2010)
The country's telcom regulator is Indotel.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claro | 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... 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 |
4.5 :es:Claro#República Dominicana (July 2009) | América Móvil América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company... (100%) |
| 2 | Orange Orange SA Orange is the brand used by France Télécom for its mobile network operator and Internet service provider subsidiaries. It is the fifth largest telecom operator in the world, with 210 million customers . The brand was created in 1994 for Hutchison Telecom's UK mobile phone network, which was... |
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 |
2.845 http://www.orange.com/en_EN/finance/invest-analysts/cons-results/att00015101/PR_FT_3Q_2010_EN.pdf (September 2010) | France Télécom 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... (100%) |
| 3 | Viva Viva Vive, Viva and can refer to:-Arts and entertainment:*Viva , a Warhol "superstar"*Viva La Vida, an iconic artwork by Frida Kahlo, the title meaning... |
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... , CDMA2000 EV-DO 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 :... |
0.500 (December 2006) | Trilogy International Partners Trilogy International Partners Trilogy International Partners, LLC is an american privately held wireless telecommunications company based out of Bellevue, Washington. Trilogy's international subsidiaries are NuevaTel Bolivia, Comcel Haiti, 2degrees and Viva República Dominicana... (100%) |
| 4 | Tricom Tricom, S.A - Background :In 1988, Zona Franca de San Isidro spawned San Isidro Teleport, which was later renamed Tricom. In 1990, the company had reached an agreement with the Dominican Republic to provide communications services nationwide.... |
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... , CDMA2000 EV-DO |
Not Yet Available | Tricom Tricom, S.A - Background :In 1988, Zona Franca de San Isidro spawned San Isidro Teleport, which was later renamed Tricom. In 1990, the company had reached an agreement with the Dominican Republic to provide communications services nationwide.... (100%) |
Ecuador
The country has 11.5 million subscribers in total, or a 82.57% penetration rate. http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=27178 (December 2008)The country's telcom regulator is Suptel.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claro | 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... |
8.304 http://www.americamovil.com/docs/reportes/eng/2007_2.pdf (December 2008) | América Móvil América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company... (100%) |
| 2 | movistar Movistar Movistar is a major Spanish mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. It operates in Spain and in many Latin American countries. It is the largest carrier in Spain with 22 million customers and 41.58% of market share. Its principal competitor in Latin America is America Movil... |
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... |
4.043 http://info.telefonica.es/accionistaseinversores/ing/pdf/rdos08t3-eng.pdf (September 2008) | Telefónica 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... |
| 3 | Alegro | 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... , CDMA2000 EV-DO GSM |
0.303 http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=27178 (December 2008) | Telecsa |
El Salvador
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 57% penetration rate. http://www.millicom.com/investor_relations/downloads/071019Q307InvestorpresentationFinal.pdf (September 2007)The country's telcom regulator is SIGET.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tigo Tigo El Salvador TIGO El Salvador is a mobile phone service provider company owned by the international mobile phone company Millicom International Cellular or just MIC... |
D-AMPS 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 :... |
2.593 http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/MICC/621272466x0x288449/fe5b8662-7234-45a1-a022-701a1ae8cc2b/Conference_call_presentation_Q109.pdf (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... (100%) |
| 2 | Claro Claro (mobile phone network) Claro is the largest mobile phone network in the Americas. It is part of the Mexican telecom group América Móvil which is one of the four largest mobile phone network operators in the world, with more than 200 million customers... |
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 |
1.426 http://www.americamovil.com/docs/reportes/eng/2007_2.pdf (June 2007) | América Móvil América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company... (95.8%) |
| 3 | movistar Movistar Movistar is a major Spanish mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. It operates in Spain and in many Latin American countries. It is the largest carrier in Spain with 22 million customers and 41.58% of market share. Its principal competitor in Latin America is America Movil... |
CdmaOne 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 :... (planned) |
0.847 http://www.telefonica.es/accionistaseinversores/ing/pdf/rdos06t4-eng.pdf (December 2006) | Telefónica 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... |
| 4 | Digicel | 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 :... |
0.2 http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=12924 (March 2006) | 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... |
| 5 | RED Red Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye... |
iDEN Iden For other uses of the word, see Iden The Iden was an English automobile manufactured from 1904 until 1907. Designed by George Iden, formerly of Daimler, they were four-cylinder 10/17 hp and 25/35 hp shaft-driven cars; each came with "Idens's frictionless radial gearbox".... |
Not Yet Available | Intelfon |
Falkland Islands
The British overseas territory has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. []| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Touch | GSM | Not Yet Available | 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... |
Grenada
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. []| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIME | 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 :... |
Not Yet Available | Cable & Wireless |
| 2 | Digicel | 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 :... |
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... |
Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana (Guyane)
The French oversees departments have ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. []| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange Caraïbe | GSM | Not Yet Available | Orange Orange SA Orange is the brand used by France Télécom for its mobile network operator and Internet service provider subsidiaries. It is the fifth largest telecom operator in the world, with 210 million customers . The brand was created in 1994 for Hutchison Telecom's UK mobile phone network, which was... |
| 2 | Digicel | 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... |
| 3 | Only | GSM | Not Yet Available | Outremer télécom |
Guatemala
The country has 18,528,667 subscribers in total, or a 139.56% penetration rate. http://en.centralamericadata.com/en/article/home/Guatemala_185_million_Cellular_Lines (August 2011)The country's telcom regulator is SIT.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tigo | 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 |
7.967 http://en.centralamericadata.com/en/article/home/Guatemala_185_million_Cellular_Lines (August 2011) | 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... (55%) |
| 2 | Claro Claro (mobile phone network) Claro is the largest mobile phone network in the Americas. It is part of the Mexican telecom group América Móvil which is one of the four largest mobile phone network operators in the world, with more than 200 million customers... |
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... , CDMA2000 EV-DO 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 |
6.299 http://en.centralamericadata.com/en/article/home/Guatemala_185_million_Cellular_Lines (August 2011) | América Móvil América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company... (99.2%) |
| 3 | movistar Movistar Movistar is a major Spanish mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. It operates in Spain and in many Latin American countries. It is the largest carrier in Spain with 22 million customers and 41.58% of market share. Its principal competitor in Latin America is America Movil... |
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... , CDMA2000 EV-DO 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 |
4.280 http://en.centralamericadata.com/en/article/home/Guatemala_185_million_Cellular_Lines (August 2011) | Telefónica 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... (100%) |
| 4 | 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, 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 :... (Planned) |
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... |
| 5 | Infonet Infonet Infonet was a Malaysian teletext service. It was formerly known as Beriteks . The teletext system was launched in late 1985 by TV3... |
iDEN Iden For other uses of the word, see Iden The Iden was an English automobile manufactured from 1904 until 1907. Designed by George Iden, formerly of Daimler, they were four-cylinder 10/17 hp and 25/35 hp shaft-driven cars; each came with "Idens's frictionless radial gearbox".... |
Not Yet Available | Intelfon |
Guyana
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. []| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CelStar | GSM | Not Yet Available | Cel* Star Guyana Inc |
| 2 | Cellink Plushttp://www.cellinkgy.com/ | GSM | 0.305 http://www.cellular-news.com/story/25202.php (June 2007) | Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company |
| 3 | Digicel | 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... |
Haiti
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. []| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digicel | GSM | 2.5 http://lenouvelliste.com/article.php?PubID=&ArticleID=87479 (February 2011) | 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... |
| 2 | Comcel/Voila Comcel Haiti Communication Cellulaire d'Haiti, S.A. or ', now known as Voilà, is a telephone company in Haiti which primarily deals in mobile phone service. It is a subsidiary of US-based Trilogy International Partners.-History:... |
GSM | 1.2 http://lenouvelliste.com/article.php?PubID=1&ArticleID=89123 (February 2011) | Trilogy International Partners Trilogy International Partners Trilogy International Partners, LLC is an american privately held wireless telecommunications company based out of Bellevue, Washington. Trilogy's international subsidiaries are NuevaTel Bolivia, Comcel Haiti, 2degrees and Viva República Dominicana... |
| 3 | Haitel Haitel Haiti Telecommunication International, S.A. or Haitel is a Haitian mobile and wireless phone and Internet service provider using CDMA technology.-History:... |
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... |
0.07 http://lenouvelliste.com/article.php?PubID=1&ArticleID=89123 (February 2011) | |
| 4 | My Haiti Mobile | 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... |
0.1 http://www.myhaitimobile.com (January 2011) | My Country Mobile Pvt Ltd |
Honduras
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 35% penetration rate. http://www.millicom.com/investor_relations/downloads/071019Q307InvestorpresentationFinal.pdf (September 2007)The country's telcom regulator is CONATEL.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tigo | CdmaOne 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 |
4.263 http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/MICC/621272466x0x288449/fe5b8662-7234-45a1-a022-701a1ae8cc2b/Conference_call_presentation_Q109.pdf (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... (66.7%) |
| 2 | Claro Claro (mobile phone network) Claro is the largest mobile phone network in the Americas. It is part of the Mexican telecom group América Móvil which is one of the four largest mobile phone network operators in the world, with more than 200 million customers... |
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 |
0.927 http://www.americamovil.com/docs/reportes/eng/2007_2.pdf (June 2007) | América Móvil América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company... (100%) |
| 3 | Tegucel Sulacel Ceibacel | GSM | Not Yet Available | HONDUTEL Hondutel Hondutel , is Honduras' government owned telecommunications company.It has a monopoly on international calls... (100%) |
| 4 | 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... |
Jamaica
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 115% penetration rate. http://www.von.com/news/latin-america-mobile-penetration-reaches-80.html (2009)| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digicel | 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... , CDMA2000 EV-DO GSM |
1.8 http://www.cellular-news.com/story/28424.php (September 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... |
| 2 | LIME | D-AMPS GSM |
1.2 http://www.cellular-news.com/story/28424.php (September 2007) | Cable & Wireless |
| 3 | Claro | 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... , CDMA2000 EV-DO GSM UMTS, HSDPA |
0.162 http://www.cellular-news.com/story/28424.php (September 2007) | América Móvil América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company... (100%) |
Mexico
The country has 86.5 million subscribers in total, or a 79% penetration rate. http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100517-715138.html (March 2010)The country's telcom regulator is COFETEL.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telcel Telcel Telcel is Mexico's largest mobile phone carrier, owned by América Móvil. Founded in 1989 and based in Mexico City, Telcel is the leading provider of wireless communications services in Mexico. As of December 31, 2006, Telcel's cellular network covered more than 63% of the geographical area of... |
D-AMPS 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 |
61.239 http://eleconomista.com.mx/columnas/columna-invitada-empresas/2010/08/17/segmento-movil-segundo-trimestre-2010 (July 2010) | América Móvil América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company... (100%) |
| 2 | Movistar Movistar Movistar is a major Spanish mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. It operates in Spain and in many Latin American countries. It is the largest carrier in Spain with 22 million customers and 41.58% of market share. Its principal competitor in Latin America is America Movil... |
CdmaOne 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 |
18.257 http://eleconomista.com.mx/columnas/columna-invitada-empresas/2010/08/17/segmento-movil-segundo-trimestre-2010 (July 2010) | Telefónica 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... |
| 3 | Iusacell Iusacell Grupo Iusacell is Mexico's #3 mobile operator.-Services:The company provides cellular services reaching about 90% of Mexico's population, including Mexico City and received more licenses to cover the remaining regions in early 2005. It has more than 3.5 million subscribers... |
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... , CDMA2000 EV-DO 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+ |
3.789 http://eleconomista.com.mx/columnas/columna-invitada-empresas/2010/08/17/segmento-movil-segundo-trimestre-2010 (July 2010) | Grupo Salinas Grupo Salinas Grupo Salinas is a Group formed by several companies focused on many different sectors. Grupo Salinas started as a retail store, but since Ricardo Salinas Pliego, its current President took over the company, Grupo Salinas began to diversify.... (76%), Publicly Traded (23%) |
| 4 | NEXTEL | iDEN Integrated Digital Enhanced Network Integrated Digital Enhanced Network is a mobile telecommunications technology, developed by Motorola, which provides its users the benefits of a trunked radio and a cellular telephone... |
3.185 http://eleconomista.com.mx/columnas/columna-invitada-empresas/2010/08/17/segmento-movil-segundo-trimestre-2010 (July 2010) | NII Holdings NII Holdings NII Holdings Inc. , a publicly held company based in Reston, Va., provides mobile communications for business customers in Latin America. NII, which operates under the Nextel brand, has operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru and offers fully integrated wireless communications... |
Montserrat
The British overseas territory has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. []| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIME | Not Yet Available | Cable & Wireless |
Nicaragua
The country has 4.2 million subscribers in total, or a 71% penetration rate. http://www.nextwirelesslatam.com/index.php/6-cross-wireless/nicaragua-recorded-42-million-mobile-subscribers/ (2010)| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claro Claro (mobile phone network) Claro is the largest mobile phone network in the Americas. It is part of the Mexican telecom group América Móvil which is one of the four largest mobile phone network operators in the world, with more than 200 million customers... |
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 |
2.52 http://www.nextwirelesslatam.com/index.php/6-cross-wireless/nicaragua-recorded-42-million-mobile-subscribers/ (Dec 2010) | América Móvil América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company... (99.3%) |
| 2 | movistar Movistar Movistar is a major Spanish mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. It operates in Spain and in many Latin American countries. It is the largest carrier in Spain with 22 million customers and 41.58% of market share. Its principal competitor in Latin America is America Movil... |
D-AMPS 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... 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 :... (planned) |
1.68 http://www.nextwirelesslatam.com/index.php/6-cross-wireless/nicaragua-recorded-42-million-mobile-subscribers/ (Dec 2010) | Telefónica 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... |
Panama
The country has 2.414 million subscribers in total, or a 71% penetration rate. http://www.anguillalife.com/news/stories/regional/3088.php (November 2008)| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Móvil | 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 |
1.091 http://www.cw.com/docs/about_us/investor_relations/Finals_Press_Release_200607.pdf (March 2007) | Cable & Wireless |
| 2 | movistar Movistar Movistar is a major Spanish mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. It operates in Spain and in many Latin American countries. It is the largest carrier in Spain with 22 million customers and 41.58% of market share. Its principal competitor in Latin America is America Movil... |
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 |
0.939 http://www.telefonica.es/accionistaseinversores/ing/pdf/rdos06t4-eng.pdf (December 2006) | Telefónica 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... |
| 3 | Claro Claro (mobile phone network) Claro is the largest mobile phone network in the Americas. It is part of the Mexican telecom group América Móvil which is one of the four largest mobile phone network operators in the world, with more than 200 million customers... |
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 |
Not Yet Available | América Móvil América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company... |
| 4 | 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, 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 | 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... |
Paraguay
The country has 5.954.388 subscribers in total, or a 96% penetration rate. http://archivo.abc.com.py/2009-05-18/articulos/522712/hay-tantos-celulares-como-habitantes (May 2009)| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tigo | D-AMPS GSM |
2.801 http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/MICC/621272466x0x288449/fe5b8662-7234-45a1-a022-701a1ae8cc2b/Conference_call_presentation_Q109.pdf (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... (100%) |
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| 2 | Personal | D-AMPS GSM UMTS, HSDPA |
1.75 http://www.cellular-news.com/story/33043.php(June 2008) | Telecom Italia Telecom Italia Telecom Italia is the largest Italian telecommunications company, also active in the media and manufacturing industries. Now a private concern listed on the Borsa Italiana, it was founded in 1994 by the merger of several state-owned telecommunications companies, the most important of which was... and Telecom Argentina Telecom Argentina Telecom Argentina is the major local telephone company for the northern part of Argentina, including the whole of the city of Buenos Aires... >-|align=right|3 |
Claro Claro (mobile phone network) Claro is the largest mobile phone network in the Americas. It is part of the Mexican telecom group América Móvil which is one of the four largest mobile phone network operators in the world, with more than 200 million customers... |
GSM UMTS, HSDPA |
0.450 http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=20513(September 2007) | América Móvil América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company... (100%)>-|align=right|4 |
VOX | GSM | 0.3 | KDDI Corporation |
Peru
The country has 29.26 million subscribers in total, or approximately 99% penetration rate. http://www.budde.com.au/Research/Peru-Telecoms-Mobile-Broadband-and-Forecasts.html (2010)The country's telcom regulator is OSIPTEL http://www.osiptel.gob.pe/.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | movistar Movistar Movistar is a major Spanish mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. It operates in Spain and in many Latin American countries. It is the largest carrier in Spain with 22 million customers and 41.58% of market share. Its principal competitor in Latin America is America Movil... |
D-AMPS 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... , CDMA2000 EV-DO 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 :... |
12.9 http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/08/25/movistar-may-pay-usd830-for-licence-renewal/ (June 2011) | Telefónica 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... |
| 2 | Claro Claro (mobile phone network) Claro is the largest mobile phone network in the Americas. It is part of the Mexican telecom group América Móvil which is one of the four largest mobile phone network operators in the world, with more than 200 million customers... (Formerly TIM) |
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 |
7.178 http://www.americamovil.com/docs/reportes/eng/2007_2.pdf (December 2008) | América Móvil América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company... (100%) |
| 3 | NEXTEL | iDEN Integrated Digital Enhanced Network Integrated Digital Enhanced Network is a mobile telecommunications technology, developed by Motorola, which provides its users the benefits of a trunked radio and a cellular telephone... |
0.7039 http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=137178&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1279705&highlight= (March 2009) | NII Holdings NII Holdings NII Holdings Inc. , a publicly held company based in Reston, Va., provides mobile communications for business customers in Latin America. NII, which operates under the Nextel brand, has operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru and offers fully integrated wireless communications... |
Puerto Rico & United States Virgin Islands
The United States unincorporated territories have 2.45 million subscribers in total, or a 71.5% penetration rate.http://www.jrtpr.gobierno.pr/documentos/estadisticas/2008/PrimerSemestre/ENERO-JUNIO%20(Mercado%20de%20Voz-P.R.).pdf (June 2008).The telecom regulator for the territories is the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AT&T Mobility http://www.wireless.att.com/puertorico/ •Includes Centennial Communications Centennial Communications Centennial Communications and its subsidiaries provide wireless and broadband telecommunications services to wireless telephone subscribers in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands... |
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, HSUPA 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... (Planned) |
1.1 http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=32473 (March 2010) | AT&T AT&T AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services... |
| 2 | Claro Claro (mobile phone network) Claro is the largest mobile phone network in the Americas. It is part of the Mexican telecom group América Móvil which is one of the four largest mobile phone network operators in the world, with more than 200 million customers... http://www.claropr.com/ |
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... , CDMA2000 EV-DO 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 |
0.574 http://www.americamovil.com/docs/reportes/eng/2007_2.pdf (June 2007) | América Móvil América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company... (100%) |
| 4 | T-Mobile USA T-Mobile USA T-Mobile USA, Inc. is an American mobile-network operator, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, that provides wireless voice, messaging and data services in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The company is the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the U.S. market with 33.73... |
UMA Generic Access Network Generic Access Network or GAN is a telecommunication system that extends mobile voice, data and IP Multimedia Subsystem/Session Initiation Protocol applications over IP networks... 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, HSUPA, 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+ |
33.6201 http://www.telekom.com/dtag/cms/content/dt/en/897762 (June 2010) | Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom AG is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Europe.... |
| 4 | Sprint Nextel Sprint Nextel Sprint Nextel Corporation is an American telecommunications company based in Overland Park, Kansas. The company owns and operates Sprint, the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, with 53.4 million customers, behind Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility... |
CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT 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, Rev A |
--1 | Sprint Nextel Sprint Nextel Sprint Nextel Corporation is an American telecommunications company based in Overland Park, Kansas. The company owns and operates Sprint, the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, with 53.4 million customers, behind Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility... |
| 5 | Open Mobile Open Mobile PRWireless is a mobile network operator offering mobile phone services exclusively in Puerto Rico. The company was established on June 12, 2007 as a relaunch of NewComm Wireless Services... http://www.openmobilepr.com/ |
CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT][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... |
0.265 http://www.elnuevodia.com/agresivabatalladeofertas-652525.html (December 2009) | M/C Venture Partners M/C Venture Partners M/C Partners is a private equity firm focused on venture capital investments in emerging companies in the media and communications industries. M/C invests in early, mid, and late stage companies as well as turnarounds and buyouts in its sectors of focus... and Columbia Capital |
| 6 | TracFone TracFone Wireless TracFone Wireless or TracFone is a prepaid mobile phone provider and is a subsidiary of Mexican América Móvil, it provides service in the United States, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.- History :... http://www.tracfone.com/ •Includes Net10 Net10 NET10 is a Mobile virtual network operator which offers prepaid mobile phones , and a flat rate unlimited plan . NET10 is a brand of TracFone Wireless.NET10 uses GSM phones which support voicemail and text messaging at a minimum... |
CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT 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... GSM, GPRS |
--1 | América Móvil América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company... (98.2%) |
| 7 | Clearwire Clearwire Clearwire Corporation is a wireless internet service provider serving markets in the United States, Belgium, and Spain... |
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... |
--1 | Sprint Nextel Corporation (51%) |
| 8 | Proxtel | IDEN Iden For other uses of the word, see Iden The Iden was an English automobile manufactured from 1904 until 1907. Designed by George Iden, formerly of Daimler, they were four-cylinder 10/17 hp and 25/35 hp shaft-driven cars; each came with "Idens's frictionless radial gearbox".... |
-- | North Sight Communications, Inc. |
- Currently unable to determine Sprint, Tracfone, and Clearwire subscriber numbers without the United States.
St. Kitts & Nevis
The country has approximately 25,000 subscribers in total. []| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIME | GSM | Not Yet Available | Cable & Wireless |
| 2 | Digicel | 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... |
| 3 | Chippie | GSM | Not Yet Available | UTS UTS -Computing and Science:* Tensile strength, also known as Ultimate Tensile Strength, the stress at which a material breaks* Time-sharing, known as Unix Time-sharing System when abbreviated in the source code of many Unix-like operating systems... |
St. Lucia
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. []| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIME | GSM | Not Yet Available | Cable & Wireless |
| 2 | Digicel | 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 :... |
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... |
St. Vincent & Grenadines
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. []| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIME | GSM | Not Yet Available | Cable & Wireless |
| 2 | Digicel | 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... |
Suriname
The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 40% penetration rate. http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=17446 (April 2007)| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telesur Telesur (Suriname) The Telecommunications Company Suriname is the government owned full telecommunications service provider for the South American nation of Suriname. The services provided by Telesur include telephone, internet and wireless GSM, CDMA services... |
GSM | Not Yet Available | Telesur Telesur (Suriname) The Telecommunications Company Suriname is the government owned full telecommunications service provider for the South American nation of Suriname. The services provided by Telesur include telephone, internet and wireless GSM, CDMA services... |
| 2 | Digicel | 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... |
| 3 | UNIQA | GSM | Not Yet Available | Intelsur/UTS |
Trinidad and Tobago
The country has 1.2 million subscribers in total, or a 95% penetration rate.| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bMobile | 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 :... |
1.005 http://www.cw.com/docs/about_us/investor_relations/Finals_Press_Release_200607.pdf (March 2007) | TSTT Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited is the largest telephone and Internet service provider in Trinidad and Tobago... , Cable & Wireless (49%), Government of Trinidad and Tobago (51%) |
| 2 | Digicel | 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 :... |
0.5 http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=18824 (March 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... |
Turks & Caicos
The British overseas territory has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. []| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digicel | 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... |
| 2 | LIME | GSM | Not Yet Available | Cable & Wireless |
United States
The country has 292.8 million subscribers in total, or a 93.0% penetration rate. http://www.ctia.org/consumer_info/index.cfm/AID/10323 (June 2010)The country's telecom regulator is the FCC.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Wireless Verizon Wireless Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is one of the largest mobile network operators in the United States. The network has 107.7 million subscribers as of 2011, making it the largest wireless service provider in America.... |
CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT 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, Rev A 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... |
107.7 (September 2011) |
Verizon Communications Verizon Communications Verizon Communications Inc. is a global broadband and telecommunications company and a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average... (55%) Vodafone Group plc 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... (45%) |
| 2 | AT&T Mobility •Trying to acquire T-Mobile USA T-Mobile USA T-Mobile USA, Inc. is an American mobile-network operator, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, that provides wireless voice, messaging and data services in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The company is the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the U.S. market with 33.73... |
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, HSUPA, 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+ 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... |
100.71 (September 2011) |
AT&T AT&T AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services... |
| 3 | Sprint Nextel Sprint Nextel Sprint Nextel Corporation is an American telecommunications company based in Overland Park, Kansas. The company owns and operates Sprint, the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, with 53.4 million customers, behind Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility... •Includes Sprint Network, Nextel Network, Boost Mobile Boost Mobile Boost Mobile is a brand of wireless prepay service run by Sprint Nextel, operating within the Sprint Prepaid Group along with Virgin Mobile USA, Assurance Wireless, and payLo by Virgin Mobile. Boost Mobile uses GSMand iDEN networks... , Virgin Mobile USA Virgin Mobile USA Virgin Mobile USA, Inc. is a wireless communications services provider based in Warren, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 2001 as a mobile virtual network operator, Virgin Mobile USA, Inc. commenced operations under the Virgin Mobile brand in June, 2002... , and Assurance Wireless. |
Sprint Network CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT 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, Rev A 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... (Planned) Nextel Network iDEN Integrated Digital Enhanced Network Integrated Digital Enhanced Network is a mobile telecommunications technology, developed by Motorola, which provides its users the benefits of a trunked radio and a cellular telephone... , WiDEN WiDEN Wideband Integrated Digital Enhanced Network, or WiDEN, is a software upgrade developed by Motorola for its iDEN enhanced specialized mobile radio wireless telephony protocol. WiDEN allows compatible subscriber units to communicate across four 25 kHz channels combined, for up to 100 kbit/s... |
51.11 (February 2011) | Sprint Nextel Corporation |
| 4 | T-Mobile USA T-Mobile USA T-Mobile USA, Inc. is an American mobile-network operator, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, that provides wireless voice, messaging and data services in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The company is the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the U.S. market with 33.73... •Trying to be acquired by AT&T Mobility |
UMA Generic Access Network Generic Access Network or GAN is a telecommunication system that extends mobile voice, data and IP Multimedia Subsystem/Session Initiation Protocol applications over IP networks... 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, HSUPA, 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+ |
33.731 (June 2010) | Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom AG is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Europe.... |
| 5 | TracFone Wireless TracFone Wireless TracFone Wireless or TracFone is a prepaid mobile phone provider and is a subsidiary of Mexican América Móvil, it provides service in the United States, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.- History :... •Includes NET10 Net10 NET10 is a Mobile virtual network operator which offers prepaid mobile phones , and a flat rate unlimited plan . NET10 is a brand of TracFone Wireless.NET10 uses GSM phones which support voicemail and text messaging at a minimum... , Straight Talk TracFone Wireless TracFone Wireless or TracFone is a prepaid mobile phone provider and is a subsidiary of Mexican América Móvil, it provides service in the United States, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.- History :... , SafeLink Wireless TracFone Wireless TracFone Wireless or TracFone is a prepaid mobile phone provider and is a subsidiary of Mexican América Móvil, it provides service in the United States, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.- History :... |
CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT 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... GSM, GPRS |
17.751 (March 2011) | América Móvil América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company... (98.2%) |
| 6 | MetroPCS MetroPCS MetroPCS Communications, Inc. , formerly known as General Wireless, Inc., is an American mobile phone service provider. It operates the fifth largest mobile telecommunications network in the US, with 8.9 million subscribers as of May 2011... |
CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT 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, Rev A 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... |
39.1 (March 2011) | MetroPCS, Inc. MetroPCS MetroPCS Communications, Inc. , formerly known as General Wireless, Inc., is an American mobile phone service provider. It operates the fifth largest mobile telecommunications network in the US, with 8.9 million subscribers as of May 2011... |
| 7 | Clearwire Clearwire Clearwire Corporation is a wireless internet service provider serving markets in the United States, Belgium, and Spain... •Includes CLEAR. |
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... (Trials) |
9.5411 http://corporate.clearwire.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=620322 (September 2011) | Sprint Nextel Corporation (51%) Comcast Comcast Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the... (9%) |
| 8 | U.S. Cellular U.S. Cellular United States Cellular Corporation, d.b.a. U.S. Cellular , owns and operates the sixth largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, behind Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA, and Metro PCS. , they serve about 6.1 million customers in 126 markets in... |
CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT 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, Rev A 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... (Planned) |
6.072(March 2011) | Telephone and Data Systems Telephone and Data Systems Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. is a Chicago-based telecommunications service company providing wireless, telephone and broadband services to more than 7 million customers in 36 states through its business units TDS Telecom and U.S. Cellular , the sixth-largest wireless service provider in the U.S... (82%) |
| 9 | Cricket Cricket Communications Cricket Communications, Inc. founded in 1999, also known as Cricket Wireless, provides wireless services to 7 million customers in the United States. The company is a subsidiary of Leap Wireless, utilizing its CDMA 1X and 1xEV-DO networks... |
CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT 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, Rev A 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... (Planned) |
5.755 http://www.usa.canon.com/cpr/pdf/Brochures/copier_ir3530_2830_2230_spec_sheet_july2006.pdf (September 2011) | Leap Wireless Leap Wireless Leap Wireless International, Inc. is an American public telecommunications company that provides wireless services through its subsidiary, Cricket Communications... |
| 10 | Qwest Wireless Qwest Wireless Owned by Qwest Communications, Qwest Wireless LLC is a cellular phone service offered in the United States. Qwest Wireless is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator that currently operates on Verizon Wireless' CDMA network. While Qwest originally owned its own wireless network, it discontinued that... |
CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT 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, Rev A |
0.982 http://investor.qwest.com/file.php/462/2Q2010+Earnings+Release+Final.pdf (June 2010) | Qwest Communications |
| 11 | C Spire Wireless Cellular South Cellular South Inc., doing business as C Spire Wireless, headquartered in Ridgeland, Mississippi, is the eighth largest wireless provider in the United States. C Spire has approximately 900,000 customers in Mississippi, the Memphis Metropolitan Area, the Florida Panhandle, parts of Alabama... |
CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT 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, Rev A 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... (Planned) |
0.800 http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=5401 (January 2010) | Cellular South Cellular South Cellular South Inc., doing business as C Spire Wireless, headquartered in Ridgeland, Mississippi, is the eighth largest wireless provider in the United States. C Spire has approximately 900,000 customers in Mississippi, the Memphis Metropolitan Area, the Florida Panhandle, parts of Alabama... |
| 12 | Alltel Alltel Alltel Corporation is a wireless service provider, primarily based in the United States. Before an acquisition by Verizon Wireless, it served 34 states. After the merger, Alltel continues to serve six states, mostly in rural areas... |
CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT 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, Rev A |
0.767 http://ir.atni.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=524549 (September 2010) | Atlantic Tele-Network Atlantic Tele-Network Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. is a publicly traded telecommunications company that is headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts. It operates digital wireless, wireline, and both terrestrial and submarine fiber optic networks, serving markets that are geographically separated and technically... |
| 13 | Cincinnati Bell Wireless | 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 :... |
0.4873 http://investor.cincinnatibell.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=111332&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1593144&highlight= (June 2011) | Cincinnati Bell, Inc. Cincinnati Bell Cincinnati Bell is the dominant telephone company for Cincinnati, Ohio, and its nearby suburbs in the U.S. states of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. The parent company is named Cincinnati Bell Inc. Its incumbent local exchange carrier subsidiary uses the name Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company LLC,... (100%) |
| 14 | nTelos NTelos nTelos is a wireless telecommunications company based in Waynesboro, Virginia, United States. nTelos is a provider of PCS services to customers.- Wireless services :... •Includes Frawg |
CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT 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, Rev A |
0.4393 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ntelos-holdings-corp-reports-second-quarter-2010-operating-results-2010-08-05?reflink=MW_news_stmp (June 2010) | nTelos Holdings Corp. NTelos nTelos is a wireless telecommunications company based in Waynesboro, Virginia, United States. nTelos is a provider of PCS services to customers.- Wireless services :... |
| 15 | SouthernLINC SouthernLINC Wireless SouthernLINC Wireless is a regional iDEN carrier providing coverage in areas of the south east United States including southeast Mississippi, all Alabama, all Georgia, and the Florida panhandle... |
iDEN Integrated Digital Enhanced Network Integrated Digital Enhanced Network is a mobile telecommunications technology, developed by Motorola, which provides its users the benefits of a trunked radio and a cellular telephone... , WiDEN WiDEN Wideband Integrated Digital Enhanced Network, or WiDEN, is a software upgrade developed by Motorola for its iDEN enhanced specialized mobile radio wireless telephony protocol. WiDEN allows compatible subscriber units to communicate across four 25 kHz channels combined, for up to 100 kbit/s... |
0.275 http://www.pocket.com/index.php/news/article/10 (April 2008) | Southern Company Southern Company Southern Company is a public utility holding company of primarily electric utilities in the southern United States. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with executive offices also located in Birmingham, Alabama. The company is currently the 16th largest utility company in the world and the... |
| 16 | Movida Wireless Movida Wireless Movida is an MVNO that is meant to directly target the U.S. Hispanic population. Movida uses the Sprint PCS network for voice and data. Movida is headquartered in Miami, Florida. The service is pre-paid and you can either choose from 10 cents a minute or unlimited which includes unlimited night... |
CdmaOne | 0.217 http://www.rcrnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080402/FREE/784760312/1018/rss01 (March 2008) | Movida Communications, Inc. |
| 17 | GCI Wireless •Includes GCI Network, and Alaska DigiTel Network |
GCI Network 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, HSUPA, 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+ Alaska DigiTel Network CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT 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, Rev A |
0.1312 http://www.gci.com/about/gciq22010.pdf (June 2010) | General Communication |
| 18 | Bluegrass Cellular | CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT 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, Rev A 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... (Planned) |
0.130 http://www.wirelessweek.com/article.aspx?id=104202&terms=bluegrass%20cellular (May 2005) | Bluegrass Cellular, Inc, |
| 19 | Alaska Communications Systems Alaska Communications Systems Alaska Communications is a telecommunications corporation headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. It was the first telecommunications provider in the state of Alaska to maintain a third-generation wireless network and the only provider in Alaska that owns fully incorporated infrastructure for the... |
CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT 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, Rev A 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... (Planned) |
0.1268 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/alaska-communications-systems-reports-second-quarter-2010-results-2010-07-29?reflink=MW_news_stmp (June 2010) | Alaska Communications Systems Alaska Communications Systems Alaska Communications is a telecommunications corporation headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. It was the first telecommunications provider in the state of Alaska to maintain a third-generation wireless network and the only provider in Alaska that owns fully incorporated infrastructure for the... |
- AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile USA, Tracfone, and Clearwire numbers include Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands subscribers.
- Number of retail customers (postpaid and prepaid) + reseller customers.
Uruguay
The country has 3.2 million subscribers in total, or a 92.47% penetration rate. http://www.cellular-news.com/story/28379.php (November 2007)| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | movistar Movistar Movistar is a major Spanish mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. It operates in Spain and in many Latin American countries. It is the largest carrier in Spain with 22 million customers and 41.58% of market share. Its principal competitor in Latin America is America Movil... |
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... 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 |
1.361 http://info.telefonica.es/accionistaseinversores/ing/pdf/rdos08t3-eng.pdf (September 2008) | Telefónica 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... |
| 2 | Ancel Ancel Antel is a brand under which Uruguayan government-owned telecommunications company Antel provides mobile phone services since 1 September 1994.... |
D-AMPS (Being shutdown Dec. 2009) 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 |
1.5 http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=28483 (May 2009) | Antel ANTEL ANTEL is Uruguay's government-owned telecommunications company, founded in 1974. The company has a monopoly of landline telephony and data services in the country... |
| 3 | Claro Claro (mobile phone network) Claro is the largest mobile phone network in the Americas. It is part of the Mexican telecom group América Móvil which is one of the four largest mobile phone network operators in the world, with more than 200 million customers... |
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 |
0.650 http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=22105 (September 2007) | América Móvil América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company... (100%) |
Venezuela
The country has 26.673 million subscribers in total, or a 96.0% penetration rate. http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=26453 (September 2008)The country's telcom regulator is CONATEL.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Movilnet | D-AMPS 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... , CDMA2000 EV-DO 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 |
13.047 http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=22122 (March 2008) | CANTV CANTV CANTV is one of the first telephone service enterprises in Venezuela, founded in 1930. The company was re-nationalized in 2007.As of May 9, 2008, Cantv’s customer base numbered 10.1 million mobile subscribers, 5.2 million fixed telephony subscribers and 1,000,000 broadband subscribers.- Origins... |
| 2 | movistar Movistar Movistar is a major Spanish mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. It operates in Spain and in many Latin American countries. It is the largest carrier in Spain with 22 million customers and 41.58% of market share. Its principal competitor in Latin America is America Movil... |
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... , CDMA2000 EV-DO 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 HSUPA HSPA+(Planned) |
11.562 http://info.telefonica.es/accionistaseinversores/ing/pdf/rdos08t3-eng.pdf (September 2008) | Telefónica 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... |
| 3 | Digitel GSM, DIGITEL | 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 |
5.0 http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=22122 (December 2007) | Telvenco |
See also
- List of mobile network operators worldwide