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| Rank | Company | Main Markets | Technology | Subscribers (proportionate, in millions) | Subscribers (total, in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China Mobile (China) | China (inc. Hong Kong) | GSM, GPRS, EDGE | 337.9 [1] (July 2007) | 337.9 [2] (July 2007) |
| 2 | Vodafone (United Kingdom) | Most of Europe, Australia, USA, New Zealand, South Africa, Egypt, India,Turkey | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA (CDMA, CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO) | 206 [3] (March 2007) | |
| 3 | Telefónica / Movistar / O2 (Spain) | Spain, Most of Latin America (Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and more countries), UK, Germany, Czech Republic, Morocco, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA(CDMA, CDMA2000 1x, D-AMPS) | 154.8 [4] (June 2007) | 154.8 [5] (June 2007) |
| 4 | China Unicom (China) | China (inc. Macau) | GSM, GPRS, CDMA，CDMA2000 1x | 153.1 [6] (July 2007) | 153.1 [7] (July 2007) |
| 5 | América Móvil (Mexico) | USA, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Dominican Republic, | GSM, GPRS, EDGE(CDMA, CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO, D-AMPS) | 137.2 [8] (June 2007) | 137.2 [9] (June 2007) |
| 6 | T-Mobile (Germany) | Germany, USA, UK, Poland, Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | 111.8 [10] (June 2007) | 111.8 [11] (June 2007) |
| 7 | MTS (Russia) | Russia, Ukraine, various CIS countries | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS | 74.67 [12] (June 2007) | 74.67 [13] (June 2007) |
| 8 | Orange / France Télécom (France) | France, UK, Poland, Spain, Israel, Romania, Moldova, Slovakia, Netherlands, several African and Caribbean countries | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | 73.2 [14] (March 2005) | 97.6 [15] (December 2006) |
| 9 | Telenor (Norway) | Scandinavia, Serbia, Eastern Europe, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and various Asiatic countries | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS | 68 [16] (December, 2006) | 115.0 [17] (December 2006) |
| 10 | AT&T Mobility (United States) | United States | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA (D-AMPS) | 63.7 [18] (June 2007) | 63.7 [19] (June 2007) |
| 11 | Verizon Wireless (United States) | United States | CDMA, CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO | 62.1 [20] (June 2007) | 62.1 [21] (June 2007) |
| 12 | Telecom Italia / TIM (Italy) | Italy, Brazil | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA (D-AMPS) | 61.1 (June 2006) | 61.1 (June 2006) |
| 13 | Sprint Nextel (United States) | United States | CDMA, CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO, iDEN | 54.0 [22] (June 2007) | 54.0 [23] (June 2007) |
| 14 | VimpelCom (Russia) | Russia, various CIS countries | GSM, GPRS (D-AMPS) | 53.3 (November 2006) | 53.3 [24] (November 2006) |
| 15 | NTT DoCoMo (Japan) | Japan | PDC, FOMA, PHS | 52.904 [25] (August 2007) | 52.904 [26] (August 2007) |
| 16 | SingTel (Singapore) | Singapore, Australia, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Bangladesh | GSM, UMTS, HSDPA | 50.01 [27] (August 2007) | 136.35 (August 2007) |
| 17 | Bharti Airtel (India) | India, Seychelles, Jersey | GSM | 44.76 (July 2007) | 44.76 [28] (July 2007) |
| 18 | Telkomsel (Indonesia) | Indonesia | GSM,UMTS | 42.81 (June 2007) | 42.81 [29] (June 2007) |
| 19 | TeliaSonera (Sweden and Finland) | Scandinavia, Baltic, Russia, Turkey, Eurasia, Spain | GSM, UMTS, HSDPA [30] | 41.7 (December 2006) | 100.2 [31] (March 2007) |
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Globalstar | 0.278 [32] (June 2007) | ||
| 2 | Thuraya | 0.250 [33] (August 2006) | ||
| 3 | Iridium | 0.203 [34] (June 2007) | ||
| 4 | ACeS |
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