List of Mobile Network Operators of the

Asia Pacific Region

Afghanistan

As of May 2010, Afghanistan has 12.5 million subscribers in total, a 50% penetration rate.^[1] Another estimate, made in September 2010, found a penetration rate of 48.4% over a population estimate of 29.8 million.^[2]
The country's telcom regulator is the Afghanistan Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ATRA).

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Roshan (telco)	900 MHz GSM, GPRS	3.77^[3] (Sept 2010)	Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) 51%, Monaco Telecom International (MTI) 36.75%, TeliaSonera AB 12.25%
2	Etisalat	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+	3.2^[3] (Sept 2010)	Etisalat, UAE
3	AWCC	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE	3.72^[3] (Sept 2010)	Telephone Systems International
4	MTN	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS	3.66^[3] (Sept 2010)	MTN (100%)
5	Wasel	CdmaOne	2.6^{[citation needed]} (September 2008)	Wasel Telecom Afghanistan
6	Afghan Telecom	CDMA2000 1X (Cellular/WLL)	0.084^[3] (Sept 2010)	MCIT, State Owned

American Samoa

As of 2004, American Samoa has 2,200 subscribers in total,^[4] or a 3.39% penetration rate.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Blue Sky Communications	850/1900 MHz GSM	0.0022^[4] (2008)	eLandia International Inc

Australia

As of March 2011, the number of mobile phone subscriptions in Australia was recorded to be 29.28 million which corresponds to a penetration rate of 129.482% over an estimated population of around 21.8 million.^[5][6]
The country's telcom regulator is the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Telstra Mobile	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 850/2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA, DC-HSPA+ 1800 MHz LTE	12.223^[7] (Dec 2011)	Telstra
2	Optus Mobile	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 900/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1800 MHz LTE	9.41^[8] (Feb 2012)	Singapore Telecommunications
3	Vodafone	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 850/900/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA LTE (planned 2013)	7.2^[9] (Jun 2011)	Vodafone (50%) Hutchison Telecom (50%)
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
4	Virgin Mobile	MVNO (using Optus)	0.500^[10] (October 2007)	Optus Mobile
5	TPG	MVNO (using Optus)	0.19^[11]	TPG Telecom Limited
6	Savvytel	MVNO (using Optus)	0.040^[12] (June 2007)	Savvy Direct
7	Crazy John's	MVNO (using Vodafone)		Vodafone
8	Boost Mobile	MVNO (using Optus)
9	Amaysim	MVNO (using Optus)
10	Vivid Wireless	WiMAX		Seven Network Limited
11	Unwired	WiMAX
12	Think Mobile	MVNO (using Vodafone & Telstra)
13	DODO	MVNO (using Optus)
14	Woffle	MVNO (using Optus)
15	Startel	MVNO (using Optus)
16	DEUO	MVNO (using Optus & Telstra)		Deuo Australia Pty Ltd
17	Tru	MVNO (using Optus)
18	Everyday Mobile	MVNO (using Optus 2G)		Woolworths
19	Lebara Mobile	MVNO (using Vodafone)
20	Woolworths Mobile	MVNO (using Optus)		Woolworths
21	PennyTel	----		PennyTel
22	Red Bull MOBILE	MVNO (using Vodafone)
23	Live Connected	MVNO (using Optus)
24	Revolution Telecom	MVNO (using Vodafone)		COMMODITEL (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD
25	Austar Mobile	----		Southern Cross TELCO
26	Southern Cross TELCO	----
27	Vaya	MVNO (using Optus)

Azerbaijan

In December 2005, Azerbaijan had 2 million subscribers in total, a 25% penetration rate.^{[citation needed]}

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	AzerCell	900 MHz GSM	2.99^[13] (March 2008)	Fintur Holdings B.V.¹, Turkcell and State-owned 35.6%
2	BakCell	900 MHz GSM	0.27^{[citation needed]} (December 2005)	GTIB
3	CATEL	CdmaOne	0.005^{[citation needed]}	Caspian American Telecommunications LLC
4	Nar Mobile	1800 MHz GSM	0.001^{[citation needed]} (June 2006)	Siemens, Aztelekom
5	Azerfon-Vodafone	2100 MHz UMTS		Azerfon LLC
6	Aztrank	CDMA2000

1. Fintur Holdings B.V. owners are TeliaSonera 58.55% and Turkcell 41.45%

Bangladesh

As of February 2012, Bangladesh has 87.887 million subscribers in total.^[14] In June 2011 the penetration rate was estimated at 48.199% over a population estimate of 158 million.^[15]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Grameenphone	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	37.351^[14] (February 2012)	Telenor (55%) and Grameen Telecom (45%)
2	Banglalink	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	24.168^[14] (February 2012)	Orascom Telecom (48.3%) and VimpelCom (51.7%)
3	Robi	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	17.087^[14] (February 2012)	Axiata Group Berhad (70%) and NTT DoCoMo (30%)
4	Airtel	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	6.231^[14] (February 2012)	Bharti Airtel (70%) and Warid Telecom (30%)
5	Citycell	CDMA2000 1x RTT, EV-DO Rev.A	1.791^[14] (February 2012)	Pacific Group & Far East Telecom Limited (95%) and SingTel (5%)
6	Teletalk	GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA	1.257^[14] (February 2012)	State-owned (100%)
7	Banglalion	WiMAX 802.16e		Banglalion Communications Ltd.^[16] (100%)
8	Qubee	WiMAX 802.16e		Augere Holdings Netherlands B.V. (100%)
9	Ollo	WiMAX 802.16d		Multinet Group^[17] (100%)

Bhutan

As of June 2011, the penetration rate in Bhutan was estimated at 57.169% over a population estimate of over 700,000.^[18]

Brunei Darussalam

As of June 2011, the penetration rate in Brunei Darussalam was estimated at 109.483% over a population estimate of over 400,000.^[19]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	B-Mobile	2100 MHz UMTS		Telekom Brunei Berhad and QAF Comserve
2	DSTCom	900 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA		DST Group

Cambodia

As of June 2011, the penetration rate in Cambodia was estimated at 69.318% over a population estimate of over 14.7 million.^[20]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	MobiTel	900 MHz GSM 2100 MHz UMTS	2.172^[21] (March 2009)	Royal Group,^[22] Brand "Cell Card"
2	Mfone	1800 MHz GSM 2100 MHz UMTS	1.000^[23] (February 2011)	Cambodia Shinawatra Co. Ltd. by Shin Satellite and Asia Mobile Holding^[24]
3	Hello	900 MHz GSM 2100 MHz UMTS	0.77^[25] (December 2009)	Axiata Group Berhad
4	Star Cell	1800 MHz GSM	0.14^{[citation needed]}	Applifone by TeliaSonera
5	qb	UMTS	0.05^{[citation needed]}	Cambodia Advance Communications
6	EXCELL	CDMA 2000 1x-EVDO	0.004^{[citation needed]}	GT-TELL
7	Metfone	900/1800 MHz GSM UMTS LTE (trial)	7.3	Viettel Cambodia
8	Smart Mobile	1800 MHz GSM	Not Yet Available	Latelz and Timeturns Holding
9	Beeline	900/1800 MHz GSM		VimpelCom(90%) Sotelco

China

As of July 2011, China has 916.53 million subscribers in total.^[26] Another estimate made in March 2011 found a penetration rate of 65.506% over a population estimate of over 1.3 billion.^[27]
The country's telcom regulator is MIIT.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	China Mobile	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE TD-SCDMA, TD-HSDPA TD-LTE	621.85^[26] (July 2011)	State-owned
2	China Unicom	PHS 900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA	183.74^[26] (July 2011)	State-owned Telefonica (9.7%)
3	China Telecom	PHS CDMA, CDMA2000, EVDO	110.94^[26] (July 2011)	State-owned

Cook Islands

As of 2008, Cook Islands has 6,700 subscribers in total.^[28]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Telecom	900 MHz GSM	Not Yet Available	Telecom New Zealand

Fiji

As of March 2011, the penetration rate in Fiji was estimated at 79.957% over a population estimate of around 0.9 million.^[29]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Vodafone Fiji	900 MHz GSM, GPRS 2100 MHz UMTS	0.6^{[citation needed]}	Vodafone 49%, ATH 51%
2	Digicel	900 MHz GPRS, EDGE		Digicel 100%
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
1	Inkk Mobile (using Vodafone)	??	0.2^{[citation needed]}	Vodafone FJ 100%

French Polynesia

As of March 2011, the penetration rate in French Polynesia was estimated at 98.764% over a population estimate of around 0.3 million.^[30]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	VINI	900 MHz GSM 2100 MHz UMTS	0.25	Tikiphone SA
2	Pacific Mobile Telecom (PMT)	GSM UMTS	licensed in 2010	partnership of Vodafone
3	Mara Telecom	GSM 2100 MHz UMTS	licensed in 2009	partnership of Orange
4	Viti	Wimax
	Digicel Tahiti	GSM	left the licence	Digicel

Georgia

As of 2008, Georgia has 2.755 million subscribers in total.^[31]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Geocell	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA	Not Yet Available	Fintur Holdings B.V.¹
2	Magti GSM	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA	Not Yet Available	Telcell Wireless, ITC
3	Beeline	1800 MHz GSM	0.146^[32] (March 2008)	VimpelCom & GMC Group
4	Warid	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE WiMAX	Not Yet Available	Warid Telecom

_{1. Fintur Holdings
B.V. owners are TeliaSonera 58.55% and Turkcell
41.45%}

Guam & Northern Mariana Islands

As of 2004, Guam has 98,000^[33] and the Northern Mariana Islands have 20,500^[34] subscribers in total.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Docomo Pacific	CdmaOne 1900 MHz GSM, GPRS 850 MHz UMTS	Not Yet Available	NTT DoCoMo
2	IT&E	CdmaOne 1900 MHz GSM 1900 MHz UMTS	Not Yet Available	IT&E Overseas, Inc
3	MPULSE	850/1900 MHz GSM, GPRS	Not Yet Available	TeleGuam Holdings LLC
4	iConnect Buddy	1900 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE	Not Yet Available	Wave Runner LLC
5	PTI	GSM	Not Yet Available	Micronesian Telecommunications Corporation

Hong Kong

As of December 2011, the penetration rate in Hong Kong was estimated at 210% over a population estimate of over 7.1 million.^[35]
The special administrative region's telcom regulator is the Office of the Telecommunications Authority.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	3	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA 1800/2600 MHz FD-LTE, 2300 MHz TD-LTE	3.51^[36] (June 2011)	Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited
2	CSL¹ (1010, one2free and New World Mobility)	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA 1800/2600 MHz LTE	2.993^{[37][citation needed]}	Telstra (76.4%) and New World Development (23.6%)
3	PCCW Mobile	CDMA2000 1800 MHz GSM, GPRS 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA 1800/2600 MHz LTE	1.506^[38] (June 2011)	PCCW³
4	SmarTone	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA 1800 MHz LTE	1.620^[39] (December 2011)	Sun Hung Kai Properties
5	China Mobile Hong Kong	1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2600 MHz FD-LTE, 2300 MHz TD-LTE	~1^{[citation needed]}	China Mobile

_{1. CSL and New World
Mobility merged in April 2006 and became CSL New World Mobility Group. The two
networks operated separately until 2010 when the network of New World Mobility
was merged into the network of CSL.

2. New World Mobility (NWM) is made up of Telecom Digital Limited and CSL.

3. July 2005: PCCW, former owner of CSL, has agreed in June to buy the 59.9%
stocks of Sunday held by the two biggest shareholders at HK$0.65 each share.
The acquisition has received approval from Office of the Telecommunications
Authority, and has progressed to a mandatory unconditional cash offer to buy
the remaining stock at HK$0.65 per share. Total cost to PCCW will be approx
HK$1.942bn, allowing its reentry into the wireless market by possessing
Sunday's 2G (GSM 1800) and 3G (UMTS) licences.}

India

Main article: List of mobile network operators of India

As of July 2012, India has 919.17 million subscribers in total or 76% penetration rate.^[40]
The country's telcom regulator is the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Bharti Airtel	900/1800 MHz GSM, EDGE HSPA 2300 MHz TD-LTE	188.80^[40] (July 2012)	Bharti Enterprises (64.76%) SingTel (32%)
2	Vodafone India	900/1800 MHz GSM, EDGE 2100 MHz HSPA EVDO (Using MTS' network)	154.91^[40] (July 2012)	Vodafone (100%)
3	Reliance Communications	CdmaOne, CDMA 1xRTT DCN, EVDO 900/1800 MHz GSM HSPA WiMAX	135.37^[40] (July 2012)	Reliance (67%) & Public (26%)
4	Idea Cellular	900/1800 MHz GSM, EDGE HSPA	117.62^[40] (July 2012)	Aditya Birla Group Axiata Group Berhad (19.1%)
5	BSNL	900/1800 MHz GSM, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA CdmaOne, EVDO WiMAX WiFi	94.67^[40] (July 2012)	State-owned (100%)
6	TATA DOCOMO	1800 MHz GSM HSPA CDMA, EVDO WiMAX	79.27^[40] (July 2012)	Tata Group (74%) NTT docomo JAPAN (26%)
7	Aircel	900/1800 MHz GSM, EDGE HSPA	65.15^[40] (July 2012)	Maxis Communications (74%) Apollo Hospital (26%)
8	Uninor	GSM, EDGE	44.49^[40] (July 2012)	Telenor (67.25%) Unitech Group (32.75%)
9	MTS India	CDMA, EVDO	16.76^[40] (July 2012)	Sistema (73.71%) & Shyam Group (23.79%)
10	Videocon	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	5.16^[40] (July 2012)	Videocon
11	MTNL	GSM HSDPA CDMAone	5.22^[40] (July 2012)	State-owned
12	Loop Mobile India	GSM, GPRS	2.99^[40] (July 2012)	Essar Group (8.0%) Santa Trading Pvt Ltd (85.75%)
13	Ping Mobile	CDMA GSM via brand sharing	1.72^[40] (July 2012)	HFCL Infotel Limited

Indonesia

As of June 2011, the number of mobile phone subscriptions in Indonesia was recorded to be 220 million which corresponds to a penetration rate of 92% over an estimated population of around 237.6 million.^[41]
The country's telcom regulator is the Badan Regulasi Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Indonesian Communications and Media Authority).

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Telkomsel kartuHALO, simPATI, Kartu As	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA	100^[42] (Q2 2011)	State-owned Telkom (65%) Singapore Telecommunications (35%)
2	Indosat Matrix (GSM Postpaid), Mentari, IM3 (GSM Prepaid), StarOne (CDMA)	CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO Rev 0 900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA 1800 MHz LTE (planned)	44.3^[43] (Q4 2010)	Qtel (65%) Public (20.71%) State-owned (14.29%)
3	XL Axiata XL	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA	45.853^[44] (Q2 2012)	Axiata Group Berhad (66.7%) Etisalat (13.3%) Public (20%)
4	Axis	1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS	17^[45] (Feb 2012)	Saudi Telecom Company (80.1%) Maxis Communications (14.9%) Public (5%)
5	Telkom Telkom Flexi	CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Rev A^[46]	16.756^[42] (Q3 2010)	State-owned (51.82%) Public (48.18%)
6	Bakrie Telecom esia (telephony), AHA (data/telephony)	CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO Rev A	13.0^[47] (Q4 2010)	Bakrie Group
7	Hutchison 3	1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA	8.529^[48] (Q4 2009)	Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (60%) CP Group Indonesia (40%)
8	Mobile-8 Smartfren Formerly: Fren (telephony), mobi (data)	CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO Rev A	2.872^[49] (Q4 2009)	Jerash Investment Ltd (19.6%) Corporate United Investments Limited (12.7%) Korean Export Insurance Corporation (10.7%) Public (57%)
9	Smart Telecom Smartfren	CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO Rev B^[50]	2.05^[51] (Q1 2009)	Sinar Mas Group
10	Ceria Mobile	mCDMA2000 1x, EV-DO Rev A	0.784^[52] (Mar 2008)	Sampoerna

Japan

As of September 2012, Japan has 136,309,900 subscribers in total,^[53][54] or a 106.89% penetration rate.^[55]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers	Ownership
1	NTT docomo	800(band 19)/1700(9)/2100(1)MHz UMTS, HSPA 700(planned)/ 800(19)/ 1500(21)/ 2100(1)MHz LTE	60,786,600^[53] (September 2012)	NTT (67%) State-owned (33%)
2	au	800(BC0)/ 2100(BC6) MHz CDMA2000 1x, EV-DO　Rev.A(MC) 700(planned)/ 800(18)/ 1500(11)/ 2100(1)MHz LTE 2500MHz WiMAX(MVNO of UQ)	36,110,400^[53] (September 2012)	KDDI (100%)
3	SoftBank Mobile	900(8)/ 1500(11)/ 2100(1) MHz UMTS, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+ 900(8,planned)/ 2100(1) MHz LTE 2500(41)MHz TD-LTE(AXGP) (MVNO of WCP)	30,461,200^[53] (September 2012)	SoftBank (100%)
4	Willcom	PHS	4,813,700^[53] (September 2012)	SoftBank (100%)
5	EMOBILE	1700(9)MHz UMTS, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+ 700(planned)/1800(3)MHz LTE	4,138,000^[54] (June 2012)	eAccess (100%)
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
1	Disney Mobile (using SoftBank Mobile)	UMTS, HSPA	N/A	SoftBank / The Walt Disney Company

Kazakhstan

As of March 2011, the penetration rate in Kazakhstan was estimated at 111.465% over a population estimate of around 15.5 million.^[56]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	K-Cell	900 MHz GSM 2100 MHz UMTS	6.5^[57] (June 2008)	Fintur Holdings B.V.¹ 51%, KazakhTelecom 49%
2	Beeline	900 MHz GSM 2100 MHz UMTS	7.5^[58] (May 2011)	Cronwell Investment 50.01%, VimpelCom 49.99%
3	Tele2	GSM UMTS	0.35^[58] (May 2011)	Tele2
4	Altel	CdmaOne GSM	0.2^[59] (January 2007)	KazakhTelecom 50%^[59]

1. Fintur Holdings B.V. owners are TeliaSonera 58.55% and Turkcell 41.45%

Kiribati

As of 2008, Kiribati has 1000 subscribers in total.^[60]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	TSKL	900 MHz GSM	Not Yet Available	Telecom Services Kiribati Limited

Kyrgyzstan

As of 2008, Kyrgyzstan has 3.2 million subscribers in total, a 60.1% penetration rate.^[61]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Beeline	900/1800 MHz GSM	2.0^[58] (May 2011)	Sky Mobile Ltd.
2	MegaCom	900/1800 MHz GSM	1.2^[61] (2008)	JSC Alpha Telecom
3	Fonex	CDMA	0.42^[61] (2008)	Aktel Ltd.
4	O!	900/1800 MHz GSM		NUR Telecom Ltd.
5	Katel	TDMA	0.1^[61] (2008)	KATEL
6	Nexi	CDMA	0.049^[61] (2008)	SoTel
7	Sapat Mobile	CDMA	0.011^[61] (2008)	Winline Ltd.

Laos

As of 2009, Laos mobile penetration in Laos is about 49.9% with 3.235 millions subscribers. However, there is no official report from the authorities that can validate this number and it is not clear how a subscriber is defined in this calculation.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership	Website
1	LaoTelecom	900 MHz GSM 2100 MHz UMTS (14.4 Mbit/s)	1.5^{[citation needed]}	Government of Lao P.D.R. (51%), Shennington Investments (Thaicom) (49%)^[62]	laotel
2	Unitel	900/1800 MHz GSM UMTS (7 Mbit/s)	1.2^{[citation needed]}	Lao Asia Telecommunication State Enterprise (LAT) (51%), Viettel Global (49%)^[63]	unitel
3	Beeline	GSM UMTS, HSPA+ (21 Mbit/s) 4G WiMAX	0.6^{[citation needed]}	VimpelCom (78%), Government of Lao P.D.R. (22%)^[64]	Beeline
4	ETL Mobile	900 MHz GSM UMTS (7 Mbit/s)	0.4^{[citation needed]}	Enterprise of Telecommunications Lao (Public, 100%)	ETL
5	Sky Telecom

Macau

As of December 2008, the special administrative region has 0.9 million subscribers in total, a 180% penetration rate.^[65]
The special administrative region's telcom regulator is DSRT.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	CTM 澳門電訊	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA	0.502^{[citation needed]} (June 2009)	Cable & Wireless, Portugal Telecom, CITIC Pacific
2	3	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA	0.312^{[citation needed]} (June 2009)	Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited
3	SmarTone 數碼通	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA	0.107^{[citation needed]} (June 2009)	SmarTone Hong Kong

Malaysia

As of March 2011, the penetration rate in Malaysia was estimated at 117.635% over a population estimate of around 29 million.^[66]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Maxis	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA	14.0^[67] (Annual Report 2011)	Ananda Krishnan Saudi Telecom Company(25%)
2	Celcom	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA	12.031^[68] (2Q 2012)	Axiata Group Berhad
3	DiGi	1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA	10.229^[69] (2Q 2012)	Telenor (49%)
4	U Mobile	(uses Maxis) UMTS, HSPA	2^[70] (May 2012)	U TV STT (33%) MPHB (7.72%)
5	P1	2300 MHz WiMAX	0.401^[71] (1Q 2012)	Green Packet(57.1%) SK Telecom (25.8%) Intel Corporation (5%)
6	Yes 4G	2300 MHz WiMAX	0.3^[72] (August 2011)	YTL Communications(a unit of YTL Corporation)
7	Redtone	2300 MHz WiMAX		Redtone international
8	Amax	2300 MHz WiMAX	<service suspended>	Asiaspace
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
1	TuneTalk (uses Celcom)		2^[73] (May 2011)	Tune Ventures(35.75%) Celcom(38%)
2	XOX COM (uses Celcom)		0.391^[74] (March 2011)
3	Merchantrade (uses Celcom 2G)	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	0.3^[75] (3Q 2012)	Merchantrade Asia Sdn Bhd
4	Redtone Mobile (uses Celcom)		0.15^[76] (December 2010)	Redtone International
5	OKTEL (uses Maxis)
6	Salamfone (uses Maxis)			Reach Telecom Holding KSCC
7	Happy Prepaid (uses DiGi)			DiGi
8	Tron (uses DiGi)			Talk Focus Sdn Bhd ^[77]
9	SpeakOut Wireless (uses DiGi)			7-Eleven Malaysia
10	Clixster
11	MY evolution (uses DiGi)

Maldives

As of March 2011, the penetration rate in Maldives was estimated at 116.456% over a population estimate of around 0.4 million.^[78]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Dhiraagu	900 MHz GSM	0.185^[79] (March 2007)	Dhiraagu First service provider
2	Wataniya Maldives	900 MHz GSM, EDGE 2100 MHz HSDPA	0.102^[80] (Q1 2010)	Wataniya Telecom

Marshall Islands

As of 2008, Marshall Islands has 1000 subscribers in total.^[81]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	NTA	GSM	0.0007^[81] (2008)	MINTA

Micronesia, Federated States of

As of 2008, Micronesia, Federated States of has 34,000 subscribers in total.^[82]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	FSM Telecom	900 MHz GSM	0.0274^[82] (2008)	FSMTC

Mongolia

As of March 2011, the penetration rate in Mongolia was estimated at 80.120% over a population estimate of around 3.1 million.^[83]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Mobicom	900/1800 MHz GSM, EDGE 2100 MHz HSDPA	1.001^[84] (Apr 2010)	KDDI, Sumitomo Corporation, Newcom Group
2	Unitel	900 MHz GSM, EDGE 2100 MHz HSDPA	0.4^{[citation needed][when?]}	MCS Group
3	Skytel	CdmaOne	0.23^{[citation needed][when?]}	SK Telecom, Taihan Electric, MCS Group, Altai Holdings, Unitelcom
3	G-Mobile	CdmaOne	0.02^{[citation needed][when?]}

Myanmar

As of June 2011, the penetration rate in Myanmar was estimated at 1.574% over a population estimate of over around 54 million.^[85]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	MPT	900 MHz GSM, UMTS<be> CDMA	0.18^{[citation needed]} (2006)	MPT

Nauru

As of March 2011, the penetration rate in Nauru was estimated at 42.909% over a population estimate of around 9,000 people.^[86]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Digicel	900 MHz GSM	?	Digicel Pacific Ltd.

Nepal

As of March 2012, the penetration rate in Nepal was estimated at 49.02% over a population estimate of around 29 million.^[87]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Ncell	900/1800 MHz GSM	7.463^[87] (April 2012)	TeliaSonera
2	Nepal Telecom	CDMA, EV-DO 900 MHz GSM, GPRS 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA	6.751^[87] (April 2012)	Nepal Telecom
3	Smartcell	900/1800 MHz GSM	^[87] (April 2012)	...

New Caledonia

As of 2008, New Caledonia has 196,500 subscribers in total.^[88]

New Zealand

As of March 2011, the penetration rate in New Zealand was estimated at 124.326% over a population estimate of around 4.3 million.^[89]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Vodafone	900/ 1800 MHz GSM, GPRS 900/ 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+	2.37 (August 2012)^[90]	Vodafone
2	Telecom New Zealand	850/ 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA	1.6 (August 2012)^[91] (February 2012)	Public Company
3	2degrees	900/ 1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 900/ 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA	1 (August 2012)^[92]	Trilogy International Partners and others.
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
2	Black+White (using Vodafone)	GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSPA	?	Black+White
2	Orcon (using Vodafone)	GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSPA	?	Kordia
2	Slingshot (using Telecom XT)	UMTS, HSPA	?	Slingshot (ISP)
1	TelstraClear (using Vodafone)	GSM, GPRS UMTS, HSPA	0.05 (August 2012)^[93]	Telstra
1	Skinny (using Telecom XT)	UMTS, HSPA	?	Telecom (Public Company)

Niue

As of 2004, Niue has about 500 subscribers in total, a 6.5% penetration rate.^[94]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Telecom Niue	AMPS	0.0005^[94] (2004)	Telecom Niue

Norfolk Island

As of October 2008, Norfolk Island has 131 subscribers in total, a 6.5% penetration rate.^[95]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Norfolk Telecom	GSM	0.000131^[95] (October 2008)	Norfolk Telecom

North Korea

As of March 2011 North Korea has over 535,000 subscribers in total.^[96]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	koryolink	2100 MHz UMTS	0.535^[96] (March 2011)	OTH (75%) and Korea Post & Telecommunications Trading Corporation (KPTC) (25%).

Pakistan

As of February 2012, Pakistan has 116 million subscribers in total, a 62% penetration rate.^[97] Another estimate, made on June 2011, estimated 58.126% penetration rate over a population estimate of around 187 million.^[98]
The country's telecom regulator is PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority).

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Mobilink	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS WiMAX	35.2^[97] (Feb, 2012)	Vimpelcom
2	Telenor	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS	28.8^[97] (Feb, 2012)	Telenor
3	Ufone	900 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS	22.4^[97] (Feb, 2012)	Etisalat(26%) and Government of Pakistan
4	Warid	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS	14.5^[97] (Feb, 2012)	Warid Telecom(70%) and SingTel(30%)
5	Zong	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS	15^[97] (Feb, 2012)	China Mobile

Palau

As of 2008, Palau has 12,000 subscribers in total.^[99]

Papua New Guinea

As of March 2011, the penetration rate in Papua New Guinea was estimated at 47.595% over a population estimate of around 6.2 million.^[100]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Digicel	900 MHz GSM	Not Yet Available	Digicel
2	Bee Mobile	900 MHz GSM	Not Yet Available	Pacific Mobile Communications

Philippines

As of December 2011, the number of subscribers in the Philippines was estimated at 90 million, a 96% penetration rate.
The country's telecom regulator is the NTC (National Telecommunications Commission).

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Smart Communications Talk 'N Text, Red Mobile and Sun Cellular	GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+ WiMAX 850/1800/2100 MHz LTE Talk 'N Text: GSM, GPRS Red Mobile: 2100 MHz UMTS Sun Cellular: 1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA	65^{[citation needed]} (December 2011)	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (100%)
2	Globe Telecom (Philippines) Touch Mobile	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+ WiMAX Touch Mobile: GSM, GPRS	25^{[citation needed]} (December 2011)	Singapore Telecommunications (47.3%) Ayala Corporation (34%) Public Stock (21%)

Samoa

As of November 2007, Samoa has 85,000 subscribers in total, a 47% penetration rate.^[101]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	SamoaTel	900 MHz GSM	Not Yet Available	SamoaTel
2	Digicel	900 MHz GSM 2100 MHz UMTS	Not Yet Available	Digicel

Singapore

As of March 2011, the penetration rate in Singapore was estimated at 155.799% over a population estimate of around 4.7 million.^[102]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	SingTel Mobile	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA 1800 MHz LTE	3.5^[103] (December 2011)	Singapore Telecommunications
2	StarHub	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+ 1800 LTE	2.192^[104] (2H 2011)	StarHub
3	M1	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA 1800/2600 MHz LTE	2.02^[105] (December 2011)	M1 Limited Axiata Group Berhad(29.7%)
4	Qmax	WiMAX

Solomon Islands

As of 2008, Solomon Islands has 30,000 subscribers in total.^[106]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	BREEZE	GSM	0.03^[106] (2008)	STKL

South Korea

As of August 2011, South Korea has 52.60 million subscribers in total, a 108% penetration rate.^[107] Another estimate, made in March 2011, found a penetration rate of 105.354% over a population estimate of around 49 million.^[108]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	SK Telecom	CdmaOne, EVDO 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA, Mobile WiMAX 850/1800 MHz LTE ^[109]	26.46^[107]	SK Corporation
2	KT	2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA, Mobile WiMAX 1800/900 MHz LTE ^[109]	16.91^[107]	KT Corporation
3	LG U+	CdmaOne, EVDO, 850/2100 MHz LTE ^[110]	9.22^[107]	LG Corporation

Sri Lanka

As of March 2012, the penetration rate in Sri Lanka was estimated at 91.3% over a population estimate of over around 21.3 million.^[111]
The country's telecom regulator is the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL).

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Dialog	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA 1800 MHz LTE (Testing)	7^[112] (February 2011)	Axiata Group Berhad
2	Mobitel	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA 1800 MHz LTE (Testing)	4.2^[113] (July 2011)	Sri Lanka Telecom
3	Etisalat	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+ 1800 MHz LTE (Planned)	4.0^[114] (Feb 2012)	Etisalat U.A.E.
4	Airtel	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+	2.5^[115] (September 2011)	Bharti Airtel
5	Hutch	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA	0.899^[48] (4Q 2009)	Hutchison Whampoa

Taiwan

As of June 2011, the penetration rate in Taiwan was estimated at 105.354% over a population estimate of around 23 million.^[116]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Chunghwa Telecom	900/1800 MHz GSM 2100 MHz UMTS	10.172^[117] (August 2012)
2	Taiwan Mobile	900/1800 MHz GSM 2100 MHz UMTS	6.821^[118] (2Q 2012)
3	FarEasTone	900/1800 MHz GSM 2100 MHz UMTS WiMAX(South Region only)	6.851^[119] (August 2012)	Far Eastern Group
4	APT – Asia Pacific Telecom/A+	CdmaOne CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev.A	3.05^[120](June 2012)
5	VIBO	2100 MHz UMTS	2.3 (Q3 2011)^[121]
6	FITEL	PHS WiMAX(North Region only)	1.25^{[citation needed]} (November 2007)
7	Global Mobile Corporation/G1	WiMAX(North Region only)
8	VMAX	WiMAX(North Region only)
9	Tatung Infocom	WiMAX(South Region only)
10	Vee Telecom	WiMAX(South Region only)

Tajikistan

As of 2010, Tajikistan has an estimated 4.5 million subscribers in total, a 42% penetration rate.^[122]
The Telecom Regulator is the Communications Regulatory Agency (CRA).

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Babilon Mobile	900 MHz GSM 2100 MHz UMTS	0.8^[123] (March 2008)
2	Somoncom	900/1800 MHz GSM 2100 MHz UMTS	0.205^[124] (May 2007)	TeliaSonera (59.45%)
3	Beeline	900/1800 MHz GSM 2100 MHz UMTS	0.836^[58] (May 2011)	Tacom (100%: VimpelCom (60%))
4	Indigo	GSM UMTS	0.172^[124] (May 2007)	TeliaSonera (60%)
5	MLT	900/1800 MHz GSM 2100 MHz UMTS	0.517^[58] (May 2011)	Megafon (75%)

Thailand

As of March 2011, the penetration rate in Thailand was estimated at 107.863% over a population estimate of around 66.7 million.^[125]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	AIS	900 MHz GSM, EDGE, EDGE+, UMTS, HSPA 1800 MHz FD-LTE 2300 MHz TD-LTE^[126]	31.2^[127] (Q4 2010)	INTOUCH Company (42.60%) Singapore Telecommunications (21.31%)
2	DTAC	1800 MHz GSM, EDGE 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+	21.62^[128] (Q4 2010)	Telenor (38.64%) Thai Telco Holdings (25.59%)
3	True Move	1800 MHz GSM, EDGE 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA	17.1^[129] (Q4 2010)	True Corporation
4	GSM 1800 (Digital Phone)	1800 MHz GSM, EDGE	See also AIS	Advanced Info Service (98.55%)
5	True Move H (Hutch)	850 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+ 800 MHz CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev.A	0.8^[130] (Q4 2010)	True Corporation
6	CAT CDMA	800 MHz CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev.A	Not Yet Available	CAT Telecom
7	WEPCT	1900 MHz PHS	Not Yet Available	True Corporation
8	TOT3G	2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA	0.18^[131] (Q4 2010) including MVNOs	Telephone Organization of Thailand (TOT)
9	my	850 MHz UMTS, HSPA	Not Yet Available	CAT Telecom
Mobile Virtual Network Operators
1	i-mobile 3GX (uses TOT3G)	2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA	0.12^[131] (Q4 2010)	i-mobile plus
2	365 3G (uses TOT3G)	2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA	Not Yet Available	365 Communication
3	IEC3G (uses TOT3G)	2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA	Not Yet Available	IEC
4	mojo3G (uses TOT3G)	2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA	Not Yet Available	mojo mobile
5	i-kool Real 3G (uses TOT3G)	2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA	Not Yet Available	Loxley

Timor-Leste

As of June 2011, the penetration rate in Timor-Leste was estimated at 46.696% over a population estimate of around 1.2 million.^[132]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Timor Telecom	900 MHz GSM	0.53^[132] (June 2011)	Timor Telecom

Tonga

As of November 2007, Tonga has 0.03 million subscribers in total.^[133]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Digicel Tonga	900 MHz GSM	0.020^[133] (November 2007)	Digicel Group Ltd
2	Tonga Communications Corporation	900 MHz GSM	0.010^[133] (November 2007)	Tonga Government

Turkmenistan

As of 2008, Turkmenistan has 1.135 million subscribers in total.^[134]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	MTS	900/1800 MHz GSM	2.382^[58] (May 2011)	MTS
2	TM CELL (Altyn Asyr)	900/1800 MHz GSM	??	TM CELL

Tuvalu

As of 2008, Tuvalu has 2,000 subscribers in total.^[135]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	TTC	GSM	0.002^[135] (2008)	TTC

Uzbekistan

As of March 2011, the penetration rate in Uzbekistan was estimated at 81.205% over a population estimate of around 28.1 million.^[136]
The country's telcom regulator is the Uzbekistan Communications and Information Agency’s Board (CIAUz).

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Uzdunrobita	900/1800 MHz GSM 2100 MHz UMTS 700/2600 MHz	9.24^[58] (May 2011)	MTS (74%)
2	UCell	900/1800 MHz GSM 2100 MHz UMTS 700/2600 MHz LTE	7.19^[137] (November 2010)	TeliaSonera (99.7%)
3	Beeline	900/1800 MHz GSM 2100 MHz UMTS	5.26^[58] (May 2011)	VimpelCom (100%)
4	Uzmobile	CdmaOne	Not Yet Available	Uzbektelecom
5	Perfectum	CdmaOne	Not Yet Available	Perfectum

Vanuatu

As of 2008, Vanuatu has 36,000 subscribers in total.^[138]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Telecom Vanuatu	900 MHz GSM	0.01^{[citation needed][when?]}	Telecom Vanuatu Ltd
2	Digicel Vanuatu	900 MHz GSM	0.01^{[citation needed][when?]}	Digicel Group Ltd

Vietnam

As of May 2012, the penetration rate in Vietnam was estimated at 120% over a population estimate of around 91 million.^[139]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Viettel Mobile	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS 1900/2100 MHz UMTS	36.72^[139] (May 2012)	Viettel Corporation
2	MobiFone	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS UMTS	29.11^[139] (May 2012)	VMS (VNPT subsidiary)
3	Vinaphone	900/1800 MHz GSM, GPRS 2100 MHz UMTS	28.71^[139] (May 2012)	GPC (VNPT subsidiary)
4	Vietnamobile	eGSM, GPRS UMTS	10.0^[140] (May 2012)	Hanoi Telecom, Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited
5	Beeline	1800 MHz GSM	2^[141] (May 2010)	VimpelCom(40%) GTEL Mobile Joint Stock Company
6	S-Fone	CdmaOne, CDMA2000 EVDO	2.0^[142] (2010)	SPT, SK Telecom

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