News by Europe Mobile Carriers:
Mobile Network Operators of Europe
Albania
Albania has 2.577 million subscribers in total, or a 71.57% penetration rate. [1] (December 2008)
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Albania is the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (AKEP).
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMC | GSM | 1.25 [2] (March 2008) | Cosmote |
| 2 | Vodafone | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 1.127 [3] (April 2008) | Vodafone |
| 3 | Eagle Mobile | GSM | 0.200 [4] (December 2008) | Albtelecom |
Andorra
Andorra has 0.071 million subscribers in total, or a 100% penetration rate. (September 2007)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MòbilAnd | GSM | 0.071 [5] (September 2007) | STA |
Austria
Austria has 9.974 million subscribers in total, or a 119.9% penetration rate RTR Telecom Monitor (2nd quarter 2007).
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Austria is the Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications (RTR).
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A1 | GSM UMTS, HSDPA |
4.4 [6] (September 2008) | mobilkom Austria |
| 2 | T-Mobile | GSM UMTS, HSDPA |
3.3 [7] (September 2007) | Deutsche Telekom (100%) |
| 3 | Orange | GSM UMTS, HSDPA |
1.8 [8] (December 2006) | Mid Europa Partners (65%), France Telecom (35%) |
| 4 | 3 | UMTS, HSDPA | 0.474 [9] (22 August 2007) | Hutchison Whampoa |
Belarus
Belarus has 7.808 million subscribers in total, or a 80.58% penetration rate. (December 2007)
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Belarus is the Ministry of Communications and Informatization
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MTS | GSM | 4.03 [10] (June 2008) | RUP Mezhdugorodnaya Svyaz (51%), MTS (49%) |
| 2 | Velcom | GSM | 3.5 [11] (September 2008) | SB Telecom (100%)/(owned by mobilkom Austria ) |
| 3 | Best | GSM | 0.178 [12] (December 2007) | NII SA (75%), Beltelecom (25%) |
| 4 | DIALLOG | CdmaOne | 0.10 [13] (December 2007) | CIB B.V. (50%), RUP MGTS (29.7%), Infobank (17%) |
Belgium
Belgium has 10.979 million subscribers in total, or a 102.9% penetration rate. (September 2008)
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Belgium is the Belgian Institute for Postal services and Telecommunications (BIPT)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proximus | GSM, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA |
4.82 [14] (September 2008) | Belgacom |
| 2 | Mobistar | GSM, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA |
3.359 [15] (December 2007) | France Telecom (50.6%) |
| 3 | BASE | GSM, EDGE UMTS |
2.8 [16] (December 2007) | KPN |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina has 3.62 million subscribers in total, or a 79.5% penetration rate. (December 2006)
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the Communications Regulatory Agency (RAK)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BH Mobile | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA | 1.8 () | BH Telecom |
| 2 | m:tel BH | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 1.2 () | Telekom Srpske (Telekom Srbija 65%, Government of Republika Srpska 35%) |
| 3 | HT-ERONET | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 0.62 () | HT Mostar |
Bulgaria
Bulgaria has 10.3 million subscribers in total, or a 134.8% penetration rate. [17] (September 2007)
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Bulgaria is the Communications Regulation Commission (CRC)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M-Tel | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA |
5.2 [18] (September 2008) | mobilkom Austria |
| 2 | GLOBUL | GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
4.1 [19] (March 2008) | Cosmote |
| 3 | vivatel | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA |
1.0 [20] (November 2007) | BTC |
| Planned Mobile Phone Network Operators | ||||
| 4 | planned | GSM | planned in 2009 | |
| 5 | planned | GSM | planned in 2009 | |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operators | ||||
| 6 | Loop (using M-Tel) |
GSM | Not Yet Available | Mobilkom Austria |
| 7 | Frog Mobile (using GLOBUL) |
GSM | Not Yet Available | Cosmote |
| 8 | Petrol Mobile (using M-Tel) |
GSM |
Not Yet Available | Petrol AD |
| 9 | NEWS Mobile (using M-Tel) |
GSM |
Not Yet Available | Dneven Trud, 24 Chasa |
Croatia
Croatia has 5.627 million subscribers in total, or a 126.4% penetration rate. (September 2008)
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Croatia is the Hrvatske agencije za telekomunikacije (website only available in local language)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-Mobile | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA |
2.6 [21] (September 2008) | T-Hrvatski Telekom 100% (51% Deutsche Telekom, 49% Croatian Government) |
| 2 | VIPnet | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA |
2.4 [22] (September 2008) | mobilkom Austria |
| 3 | Tele2 | GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA |
0.627 [23] (October 2008) | Tele2 |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operators | ||||
| 4 | Tomato | MVNO using VIPnet | Not Yet Available | Mobilkom Austria |
Czech Republic
Czech Republic has 13.259 million subscribers in total, or a 127.2% penetration rate. (September 2008)
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in the Czech Republic is the Cesky Telekomunikacni Urad
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-Mobile | GSM EDGE UMTS-TDD |
5.4 [24] (September 2008) | Deutsche Telekom |
| 2 | O2 | GSM, UMTS HSDPA, HSUPA CDMA EV-DO |
5.159 [25] (March 2008) | Telefónica |
| 3 | Vodafone | GSM EDGE |
2.7 [26] (March 2008) | Vodafone |
| 4 | U:fon | CDMA2000, Revision A | U:fon |
Cyprus
Cyprus has 0.8699 million subscribers in total, or a 109.5% penetration rate. (September 2005)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cytamobile-Vodafone | GSM | 0.670 [27] (December 2005) | Cyprus Telecommunications Authority |
| 2 | Areeba | GSM UMTS |
0.141 [ [28] (September 2008) | MTN Group (100%) |
Denmark
Denmark has 7.604 million subscribers in total, or a 138.87% penetration rate. (December 2007)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TDC | GSM UMTS |
4.475 [29] (December 2007) | TDC |
| 2 | Sonofon | GSM | 1.680 [30] (December 2007) | Telenor (100%) |
| 3 | Telia | GSM UMTS |
1.449 [31] (December 2007) | TeliaSonera |
| 4 | debitel1 | GSM | 0.3 () | TeliaSonera (78%), Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab, Fleggaard Holding |
| 5 | 3 | UMTS | 0.12 () | Hutchison Whampoa (60%), Investor AB (40%) |
| 6 | DLG Tele | GSM | 0.04 () | ? |
1 Virtual Mobile Network Operator, using TDC and Sonofon networks.
Estonia
Estonia has 1.5878 million subscribers in total, or a 120.7% penetration rate. (December 2007)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EMT | GSM, EDGE UMTS, HSPA |
0.755 [32] (June 2008) | TeliaSonera (53.7%) |
| 2 | Elisa | GSM, EDGE UMTS, HSPA |
0.3228 [33] (December 2007) | Elisa |
| 3 | Tele2 | GSM, EDGE UMTS, HSPA |
0.5 [34] () | Tele2 |
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands have 0,052 million subscribers in total, or a 107,7% penetration rate. [35] (December 2007)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Føroya Tele | GSM | Not Yet Available | Faroese Telecom |
| 2 | Kall | GSM | Not Yet Available | Kall P/F |
Finland
Finland has 5.854 million subscribers in total, or a 110.2% penetration rate. (December 2007)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonera | GSM UMTS |
2.449 [36] (December 2007) | TeliaSonera |
| 2 | Elisa | GSM, EDGE UMTS, HSPA |
2.34 [37] (December 2007) | Elisa |
| 3 | DNA | GSM UMTS |
1.245 [38] (December 2007) | Local former telephone companies, 3i Group |
| 4 | GSM Aland | GSM | Not Yet Available | Mariehamns Telefon, Alands Telefonandelslag |
France
France has 55.731 million subscribers in total, or a 90.01% penetration rate. [39] (March 2008)
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in France is ARCEP.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange | GSM UMTS |
24.524 [40] (September 2008) | France Telecom (99%) |
| 2 | SFR | GSM UMTS |
18.8 [41] (December 2007) | Vivendi (56%), Vodafone (44%) |
| 3 | Bouygues Télécom | GSM UMTS |
8.923 [42] (September 2007) | Bouygues group |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operators | ||||
| 4 | Virgin Mobile (MVNO, uses Orange) | GSM UMTS |
Not Yet Available | Virgin Group (50%), The Carphone Warehouse (50%) |
| 5 | NRJ Mobile (MVNO, uses Orange) | GSM UMTS |
Not Yet Available | Crédit Mutuel (90%), NRJ Group (10%) |
Germany
Germany has 101.22 million subscribers in total, or a 123.1% penetration rate. (September 2008)
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Germany is FNA.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-Mobile | GSM, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA |
38.8 [43] (September 2008) | Deutsche Telekom |
| 2 | Vodafone | GSM UMTS, HSDPA |
34.412 [44] (December 2007) | Vodafone |
| 3 | E-Plus | GSM UMTS |
15.0 [45] (June 2007) | KPN |
| 4 | O2 | GSM UMTS, HSDPA |
13.008 [46] (March 2008) | Telefónica |
Gibraltar
The British overseas territory has 0.022 million subscribers in total, or a 89% penetration rate. (December 2005)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIBTEL | GSM | 0.022 () | Gibraltar Telecommunications Int. Ltd. |
Greece
Greece has 15.447 million subscribers in total, or a 138.3% penetration rate. (September 2007)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cosmote | GSM UMTS |
5.94 [47] (September 2007) | OTE (77.97%) |
| 2 | Vodafone | GSM UMTS |
5.346 [48] (September 2007) | Vodafone |
| 3 | Wind | GSM UMTS |
4.161 [49] (May 2007) | Weather Investments |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operators | ||||
| 4 | Q-Telecom (using Wind) | GSM | Not Yet Available | Weather Investments |
| 5 | Frog Mobile (using Cosmote) | GSM | Not Yet Available | Cosmote |
Greenland
Greenland has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TELE Greenland | GSM | Not Yet Available | TELE Greenland A/S |
Guernsey
The British Crown dependency has 0.055 million subscribers in total, or a 95% penetration rate. (December 2005)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cable & Wireless | GSM | Not Yet Available | Cable & Wireless |
| 2 | Wave | GSM UMTS |
Not Yet Available | Wave Telecom |
| 3 | Airtel-Vodafone | GSM UMTS |
Not Yet Available | Bharti Airtel |
Hungary
Hungary has 11,232,000 subscribers in total, or a 111.8% penetration rate. [50] (March 2008)
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Hungary is NHH.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-Mobile | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
5.2 [51] (September 2008) | Magyar Telekom (Subsidiary of Deutsche Telecom) |
| 2 | Pannon | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA |
3.415 [52] (June 2008) | Telenor (100%) |
| 3 | Vodafone | GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
2.447[53] (November 2008) | Vodafone (100%) |
| Candidates for the GSM/UMTS mobile license (NHH Mobile Tender 2008) [54] | ||||
| 4r1 | Dream-Com Project Company |
GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS-TDD |
planned September 2009 | Externet: 30% Telekom 4 project: 70% |
| 4r2 | Mobinet Tavkozlesi Projekt Project Company |
GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS-TDD |
planned July 2009 | Zsigmond Bodnar |
| 4r3 | Invitel | GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS-TDD Planned to use Vodafone's network where own is not available |
planned March 2010 | TDC |
| 4r4 | RCS&RDS Digi.Mobil | GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS-TDD |
planned April 2009 | Digi Kft (Subsidiary of RCS&RDS |
| Candidates for the CDMA mobile license (NHH Mobile Tender 2008) [55] | ||||
| 5a | RCS&RDS Digi.Mobil | CDMA | candidate | Digi Kft (Subsidiary of RCS&RDS) |
| 5b | Mobile Wireless Broadband Hungary | CDMA | candidate | |
Iceland
Iceland has 0.274 million subscribers in total, or a 99% penetration rate. (December 2005)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siminn | GSM, UMTS | 0,312 [56] (December 2007) | Siminn hf |
| 2 | Vodafone Iceland | GSM | 0,187 [57] (December 2007) | Dagsbrún hf. |
| 3 | Nova | UMTS, HSDPA | 0,001 [58] (December 2007) | Nova ehf. |
| 4 | IceCell | GSM | Not Yet Available | IceCell ehf. |
Ireland
Ireland has 5,273,251 subscribers in total, or a 121.5% penetration rate. [59] (Q3 2008)
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Ireland is ComReg.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Percent of total market (Q3 2008) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vodafone | GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA |
42.5% | Vodafone |
| 2 | O2 | GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA |
32.7% | Telefónica |
| 3 | Meteor | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS (planned), HSDPA (planned) |
19.1% | eircom |
| 4 | 3 | UMTS, HSDPA (roams on Vodafone's GSM/GPRS networks where no UMTS) | 5.8% | Hutchison Whampoa |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operators | ||||
| 5 | eircom Mobile (using Meteor) | Not Yet Available | eircom | |
| 6 | Tesco Mobile (using O2) | Not Yet Available | Tesco Ireland | |
Isle of Man
The British Crown dependency has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manx Telecom | GSM UMTS |
Not Yet Available | Telefónica O2 |
| 2 | Sure | GSM UMTS |
Not Yet Available | Cable & Wireless |
Italy
Italy has 87.351 million subscribers in total, or a 146.1% penetration rate. (September 2007)
The country's telcom regulator is AGCOM.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIM | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA |
36 [60] (December 2007) | Telecom Italia |
| 2 | Vodafone | GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA |
23.068 [61] (December 2007) | Vodafone (76.86%), Verizon (23.14%) |
| 3 | Wind | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA |
15.3 [62] (September 2007) | Orascom Telecom |
| 4 | 3 | UMTS, HSDPA | 7.677 [63] (22 August 2007) | Hutchison Whampoa |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operators | ||||
| 5 | Coop Voce (using TIM) | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA |
137,140 (December 2007)[64] | Coop (Italy) |
| 6 | UNO Mobile (using Vodafone) | GSM, UMTS | Not Yet Available | Carrefour |
| 7 | Poste Mobile (using Vodafone) | GSM UMTS |
Not Yet Available | Poste Italiane |
| 7 | A-Mobile (using Wind) | GSM UMTS |
Not Yet Available | Auchan |
| 10 | Insim (using Vodafone) | GSM UMTS |
Not Yet Available | Conad |
| 10 | MTV Mobile (using Tim) | GSM UMTS |
Not Yet Available | Telecom Italia |
| Planned Mobile Virtual Network Operators | ||||
| 8 | Autostrade per l'Italia (using Wind) | GSM UMTS |
Not Yet Available | Autostrade per l'Italia |
| 9 | FASTWEB (using 3) | GSM UMTS |
Not Yet Available | Swisscom (82%) |
| 11 | Tiscali (using TIM) | GSM UMTS |
Not Yet Available | Tiscali |
| 12 | 50&Più Fenacom (using 3) | GSM UMTS |
Not Yet Available | 50&Più Fenacom |
Jersey
The British Crown dependency has 0.088 million subscribers in total, or a 98% penetration rate. (December 2005)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jersey Telecom | GSM | Not Yet Available | Jersey Telecom |
| 2 | Sure Mobile | GSM UMTS |
Not Yet Available | Cable & Wireless |
| 3 | Airtel-Vodafone | GSM UMTS |
Not Yet Available | Bharti Airtel |
Kosovo
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vala 900 | GSM, GPRS, EDGE |
0.7 [65] (2008.) | PTK, Telecom-Monaco |
| 2 | IPKO | GSM, GPRS, EDGE |
Not Available | Mobitel (Slovenia), Ipko |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operators | ||||
| 3 | D3 Mobile (using IPKO) | GSM, GPRS | Not Available | Dukagjini Telecommunication (100%) |
Latvia
Latvia has 2.236 million subscribers in total, or a 98.47% penetration rate. (December 2006)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvijas Mobilais Telefons | GSM UMTS |
1.014 [66] (January 2008) | Lattelecom, Government of Latvia, TeliaSonera, Digital Latvian Radio and Television Centre |
| 2 | Tele2 | GSM UMTS |
1.0 [67] (July 2006) | Tele2 |
| 3 | BITE Latvija | GSM UMTS |
0.222 [68] (March 2007) | Mid Europa Partners |
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein has 0.032 million subscribers in total, or a 87% penetration rate. (December 2005)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobilkom liechtenstein | GSM | 0.0052 [69] (September 2007) | mobilkom austria |
| 2 | Orange | GSM | Not Yet Available | France Telecom |
| 3 | swisscom-mobile | GSM | Not Yet Available | Swisscom Mobile Ltd |
| 4 | Tango | GSM | Not Yet Available | Belgacom |
Lithuania
Lithuania has 5.01 million subscribers in total, or a 148% penetration rate. [70] (September 2008)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omnitel | GSM, EDGE UMTS |
2.012 [71] (December 2007) | TeliaSonera |
| 2 | Tele2 | GSM, EDGE UMTS |
1.9 [72] () | Tele2 |
| 3 | BITE. | GSM | 1.3 [73] (December 2006) | Mid Europa Partners |
Luxembourg
Luxembourg has 0.759 million subscribers in total, or a 164% penetration rate. (December 2005)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LuxGSM | GSM UMTS, HSDPA |
Not Yet Available | P & T Luxembourg |
| 2 | Tango | GSM UMTS, HSDPA |
Not Yet Available | Belgacom |
| 3 | VOX Mobile | GSM, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA |
0.076 [74] (September 2007) | France Telecom |
Macedonia
Macedonia has 2.215 million subscribers in total, or a 107.46% penetration rate. (September 2008)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-Mobile | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 1.213 [75] (December 2007) | Magyar Telekom (Subsidiary of Deutsche Telecom) |
| 2 | Cosmofon | GSM, GPRS, UMTS | 0.752 [76] (September 2007) | OTE |
| 3 | VIP Operator | GSM, GPRS | 0.25 [77] (September 2008) | Mobilkom Austria |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operators | ||||
| 4 | Frog Mobile | GSM | Not Yet Available | Cosmofon |
Malta
Malta has 0.357 million subscribers in total, or a 88.8% penetration rate. (September 2007)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vodafone | GSM, GPRS UMTS |
0.197 [78] (September 2007) | |
| 2 | GO | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA |
0.16 () |
Moldova
Moldova has 2.169 900 million subscribers in total, or a 63.37% penetration rate. [1](September 2008)
The country's telcom regulator is ANRCETI.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | 1.3495 [79] (April 2007) | France Telecom 94.3% [80] |
| 2 | Moldcell | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA | 0.6601 [81] (April 2007) | Fintur Holdings B.V. 100% [82] 1 |
| 3 | Interdnestrcom operating in Transnistria region only | CdmaOne | 0.150 [83] (December 2007) | It has close links to Sheriff |
| 3 | Eventis | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 0.0125 [84] (December 2007) | Eventis Telecom (51%) |
| 4 | Unité | CdmaOne, EVDO | 0.0665 [85] (December 2007) | Moldtelecom 100% |
1. Fintur Holdings B.V. owners are TeliaSonera 58.55% and Turkcell 41.45%
Monaco
Monaco has 0.016 million subscribers in total, or a 21% penetration rate. (December 2005)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco-telecom | GSM UMTS |
0.036 [86] (March 2007) | Cable and Wireless 49%, Société Nationale de Financement 45% |
Montenegro
Montenegro has 1,310,928 subscribers in total, or a 211.39% penetration rate. [87] (July 2008)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ProMonte | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS |
0.555 (42.37%) [88] (July 2008) | Telenor (100%) |
| 2 | T-Mobile | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS |
0.416 (31.72%) [89] July 2008 | 100% Crnogorski Telekom (76.53% Magyar Telekom (30.1% Deutsche Telekom), 23.47% publicly traded) |
| 3 | m:tel | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS |
0.340 (25.92%) [90] (July 2008) | 51% Telekom Srbija, 49% Ogalar |
Netherlands
Netherlands has 18.352 million subscribers in total, or a 111.6% penetration rate. (December 2007)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KPN •Includes the previous Telfort network. |
GSM, GPRS UMTS , HSDPA, HSUPA |
8.8 [91] (June 2007) | KPN |
| 2 | T-Mobile •Includes the previous Orange network. |
GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA |
5.3 [92] (September 2008) | Deutsche Telekom |
| 3 | Vodafone | GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA |
4.252 [93] (December 2007) | Vodafone |
The Telfort radio network was switched off in Q2 2007. The Orange network was sold in Q4 2007.
Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus has 0.113 million subscribers in total, or a 85.5% penetration rate.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuzey Kibris Turkcell | GSM UMTS |
0.062 [94] | Turkcell(100%) |
| 2 | KKTC Telsim | GSM UMTS |
0.051 [95] | Vodafone (100%) |
Norway
Norway has 5.2 million subscribers in total, or a 111% penetration rate. [96] (June 2007)
The regulatory authority for telecommunication in Norway is the Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telenor | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA |
2.856 [97] (December 2007) | Telenor (100%) |
| 2 | NetCom | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA |
1.577 [98] (December 2007) | TeliaSonera |
| 3 | Mobile Norway | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | Not Yet Available | |
| 4 | MTU T3 Lisens | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | Not Yet Available |
Poland
Poland has 41.5 million subscribers in total, or a 108.88 % penetration rate. (December 2007)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange Polska | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS |
13.9 [99] (June 2008) | TPSA (France Telecom is a key investor (47,50%) in TPSA) |
| 2 | Plus GSM | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS |
13.000 (July 2007) | Vodafone, TDC, KGHM, PKN Orlen, PSE |
| 3 | Era | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS |
12.998 [100] (December 2007) | Deutsche Telekom (97%) |
| 4 | Play | UMTS | 1.000 (January 2008) | Novator, Tollerton |
Portugal
Portugal has 14.266 million subscribers in total, or a 134.8% penetration rate. (December 2007)
The country's telecom regulator is ANACOM.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TMN | GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
6.261 [101] (December 2007) | Portugal Telecom |
| 2 | Vodafone Portugal | GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
5.111 [102] (December 2007) | Vodafone |
| 3 | Optimus | GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
2.894 [103] (December 2007) | SonaeCom |
Romania
Romania has 27.054 million subscribers in total [104], or a 124.78% penetration rate. (September 2008)
The country's telcom regulator is ANRCTI.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
10.208 [105] (September 2008) | France Telecom |
| 2 | Vodafone | GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA |
9.256 [106] (June 2008) | Vodafone |
| 3 | Cosmote | GSM | 5.24 [107] (September 2008) | OTE, Romtelecom |
| 4 | Zapp | CDMA2000, HSDPA | 1.250 [108] (June 2008) | Inquam |
| 5 | RCS&RDS DigiMobil | UMTS | 1.100 [109] (June 2008) | RCS&RDS |
Russian Federation
Russian Federation has 163.73 million subscribers in total, or a 111.8% penetration rate. [110] (August 2007)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MTS | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 61.38 [111] (June 2008) | Sistema |
| 2 | Beeline | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 41.80 [112] (September 2007) | VimpelCom (100%: Alfa Group (44%), Telenor (29.9%)) |
| 3 | MegaFon | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA (testing) |
36.97 [113] (March 2008) | TeliaSonera 43.8%, Telecominvest and IPOC International Growth Fund |
| 4 | Tele2 Russia | GSM | 7.996 [114] (September 2007) | Tele2 |
| 5 | Uralsvyazinform | GSM | 4.619 [115] (June 2007) | ? |
| 6 | SMARTS | GSM | 3.75 [116] (March 2007) | ? |
| 7 | Sibirtelecom | GSM | 3.7 [117] (June 2007) | Svyazinvest Holding Company |
| 8 | Nizhni Novgorod Telecom | GSM | 1.18 (June 2006) | ? |
| 9 | Sotovaja Svjaz MOTIV (Jekatrinburg) | GSM | 0.95 (June 2006) | ? |
| 10 | New Telephone Company | GSM | 0.63 (June 2006) | KT |
| 11 | SkyLink | CdmaOne CDMA2000 EV-DO |
0.440 [118] (December 2006) | Sistema |
San Marino
San Marino has 0.025 subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [119] (December 2007)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prima | GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA |
0.001 [120] (December 2007) | San Marino Telecom |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operator | ||||
| 2 | TMS (using TIM) | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS |
0.024 [121] (December 2007) | Telefonia Mobile Sammarinese SpA |
Serbia
Serbia has 9.34 million subscribers in total, or a 124.6% penetration rate (excluding Kosovo). (September 2008)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mt:s | GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA |
5.55 [122] (Jun 2008) | Telekom Srbija (80% Pošta Srbije, 20% OTE) |
| 2 | Telenor | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA |
3.04 [123] (July 2008) | Telenor |
| 3 | VIP Mobile | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS |
0.75 [124] (September 2008) | mobilkom austria |
Slovakia
Slovakia has 5.342 million subscribers in total, or a 97.5% penetration rate. (June 2008)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange | GSM UMTS, HSDPA |
2.7 [125] () | France Telecom |
| 2 | T-Mobile | GSM UMTS, HSDPA |
2.367 [126] (December 2007) | Deutsche Telekom |
| 3 | O2 | GSM | 0.275 [127] (June 2008) | Telefónica |
Slovenia
Slovenia has 2.06 million subscribers in total, or a 102.7% penetration rate. [128] (December 2008)
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Slovenia is APEK (Agencija za pošto in elektronske komunikacije)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Percent of total market Q3 2008 (Q3 2008 - Q2 2008) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobitel | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
60.6% (-1.4%) | Telekom Slovenije (100%) |
| 2 | Si.mobil | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA |
27.4% (+0.5%) (Si.mobil + Mmobil) | Mobilkom Austria (100%) |
| 3 | Tušmobil | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
4.4% (+1.0%) | Tuš Holding (100%) |
| 4 | T-2 | GSM (using Mobitel) UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
0.1% (0.0 %) | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor (77%) |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operators | ||||
| 5 | Debitel (using Mobitel) | GSM, GPRS UMTS |
5.0% (-0.2%) | ACH (88%) |
| 6 | Izimobil (using Mobitel) | GSM, GPRS | 2.5% (0.0%) | PCX INVEST |
| 7 | Mmobil (using Si.Mobil) | GSM, GPRS | / | Si.mobil |
Spain
Spain has 50.7 million subscribers in total, or a 111% penetration rate. [129] (December 2007)
The Regulatory Authority for telecommunication in Spain is CMT (Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Movistar | GSM UMTS, HSDPA |
23.008 [130] (March 2008) | Telefónica |
| 2 | Vodafone | GSM UMTS, HSDPA |
16.039 [131] (December 2007) | Vodafone |
| 3 | Orange | GSM UMTS, HSDPA |
11.091 [132] (December 2007) | France Telecom |
| 4 | Yoigo | UMTS | 0.427 [133] (December 2007) | TeliaSonera |
| 5 | Simyo | GSM UMTS |
not available | KPN |
| 6 | Euskaltel | GSM UMTS |
not available | Euskaltel |
Virtual Mobile Network Operators:
-- Full MVNOs (with own HLR):
Movistar network --> io (Ono)
Vodafone network --> Euskaltel, R, TeleCable, British Telecom
Orange network --> Simyo (KPN), Jazztel Móvil
Yoigo network --> N/A
-- Service Providers:
Movistar network --> Sweno (not yet in operation)
Vodafone network --> Lebara, Eroski Móvil, PepePhone, Nukkii, Hits Mobile, FlipaMovil (not yet in operation)
Orange network --> Carrefour Móvil, Dia Móvil, Happy Móvil, MÁSmovil:
Orange network (operated by the MVNE Simyo (KPN)) --> Bankinter, Euphony, Talkout, MundiMóvil, XL MOVIL
Yoigo network --> N/A
Sweden
Sweden has 10.212 million subscribers in total, or a 110.8% penetration rate. (December 2007)
The country's telcom regulator is PTS.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telia | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA |
4.807 [134] (December 2007) | TeliaSonera |
| 2 | Tele2 | GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA |
3.55 (December 2005) | Tele2 |
| 3 | Telenor | GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA |
1.855 [135] (December 2007) | Telenor (100%) |
| 4 | 3 | UMTS, HSDPA | 0.945 [136] (March 2008) | Hutchison Whampoa (60%), Investor AB (40%) |
Switzerland
Switzerland has a 104.2% penetration rate. [137] (July 2008)
The country's telecom regulator is OFCOM.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swisscom | GSM UMTS |
5.007 [138] (June 2007) | State-owned Swisscom |
| 2 | Orange | GSM UMTS |
1.527 [2] (June 2008) | France Telecom |
| 3 | Sunrise | GSM UMTS |
1.289 (June 2006) | TDC A/S |
| 4 | Tele2 | GSM | Not Yet Available | Tele2 |
| 5 | In&Phone | GSM | Not Yet Available | In&Phone |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operators | ||||
| 6 | M-Budget Mobile (using Swisscom) | GSM UMTS |
Not Yet Available | Migros |
| 7 | Coop Mobile (using Orange) | GSM | Not Yet Available | Coop (Switzerland) |
| 8 | OrangeClick (using Orange) | GSM UMTS |
Not Yet Available | Orange SA |
| 9 | Yallo (using Sunrise) | GSM | Not Yet Available | TDC A/S |
| 10 | Cablecom (using Sunrise) | GSM | Not Yet Available | Cablecom |
| 11 | mobilzone net (using Orange) | GSM UMTS |
Not Yet Available | MobilZone net |
| 12 | Salut!-mobile (using Sunrise) | GSM | Not Yet Available | TDC A/S |
Turkey
Turkey has 62.335 million subscribers in total, or an 88.31% penetration rate. (December 2007)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkcell | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 35.4 [139] (December 2007) | TeliaSonera (37.09%), Cukurova Group (27.05%), Alfa Group (13.22%) |
| 2 | Vodafone | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 16.935 [140] (December 2007) | Vodafone (100%) |
| 3 | Avea | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 10.0 [141] (December 2007) | Turkish Telecom (81%), Turkiye I.s, Bankas? (19%) |
Ukraine
Ukraine has 55.34 million subscribers in total, or a 119.3% penetration rate. [142] (January 2008)
The country's telecom regulator is NKRZ.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyivstar | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 23.872 (January 2008) | Telenor (56.52%), Alfa Group (43.48%) |
| 2 | MTS | CDMA2000, CDMA2000 EV-DO GSM, GPRS, EDGE |
19.13 [143] (June 2008) | MTS (100%) |
| 3 | life:) | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 9.045 (January 2008) | Turkcell (54.2%), SCM Holdings (45.8%) |
| 4 | Beeline | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 1.968 (January 2008) | VimpelCom (100%) |
| 5 | Velton Telecom | CdmaOne | 0.120 (February 2008) | |
| 6 | ITC | CdmaOne | 0.115 214 [144] (December 2007) | |
| 7 | Intertelecom | CdmaOne | 0.114 (January 2008) | |
| 8 | PEOPLEnet | CDMA2000, CDMA2000 EV-DO | 0.103 (January 2008) | Telesystemy Ukrainy |
| 9 | Golden Telecom | GSM | 0.042 (January 2008) | VimpelCom (100%) |
| 10 | CST Invest | CdmaOne | 0.026 (January 2008) | |
| 11 | Utel | UMTS, HSDPA | 0.01 (January 2008) | Ukrtelecom (100%) |
United Kingdom
United Kingdom has 74.311 million subscribers in total, or a 121.9% penetration rate. (September 2008)
The country's telecom regulator is Ofcom.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O2 | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA |
19.079 [145] (September 2008) | Telefónica |
| 2 | Vodafone | GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA |
18.717 [146] (September 2008) | Vodafone |
| 3 | T-Mobile | GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA |
16.800 [147] (September 2008) | Deutsche Telekom |
| 4 | Orange | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA |
15.815 [148] (September 2008) | France Telecom |
| 5 | 3 | UMTS, HSDPA (Orange's GSM/GPRS network where the UMTS network is unavailable) | 3.90 [149] (March 2007) | Hutchison Whampoa |
| 6 | UK01 | GSM (broadcasts from Spectrum Interactive kiosks) | Not Yet Available | Mapesbury Communications Ltd |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operators | ||||
| 7 | Virgin Mobile (uses T-Mobile) |
GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA |
4.52 [150] (December 2006) | Virgin Media |
| 8 | Tesco Mobile (uses O2) |
GSM, GPRS | 1.5 (July 2007) | Tesco |
| 9 | Blyk (uses Orange) |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS |
0.1 (April 2008) [151] | Sofinnova Partners and other private investors |
| 10 | MobileWorld (uses T-Mobile) |
GSM, GPRS | Not Yet Available | The Carphone Warehouse |
| 11 | Fresh Mobile (uses T-Mobile) |
GSM, GPRS | Not Yet Available | The Carphone Warehouse |
| 12 | BT Mobile (uses Vodafone) |
GSM, GPRS | Not Yet Available | British Telecom |
| 13 | Dot Mobile (acquired by Vodafone) |
GSM, GPRS | 0.018 | jvtv Ltd |
| 14 | ASDA Mobile (uses Vodafone) |
GSM, GPRS | Not Yet Available | ASDA |
| 15 | Talkmobile (uses Vodafone) |
GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA |
Not Yet Available | The Carphone Warehouse |
| 16 | abica (uses 3, T-Mobile and Orange) |
GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSDPA |
Not Yet Available | Privately owned |
| 17 | Family Mobile (uses T-Mobile) |
GSM, GPRS | Not Yet Available | IKEA |