This section acts as a centralised repository for company information and resources relating to mobile network operators across the globe. To be listed in this section a mobile network operator must operate a physical 4G or 5G mobile network and frequencies listed depict those which the company holds spectrum licences or access rights to.
Statistics on network and band deployment are calculated by our database live and may change without notice.
Many regions across the globe have self-declared independent states, autonomous governing regions, and other partially recognised territorial claims. Mobile networks also operate and serve communities in illegally occupied territories and conflict zones. In the interest of neutrality the database lists all regions where an operator has constructed a network, regardless of political status, as we believe to omit information about services those areas may put its residents at further disadvantage.
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What is a Mobile Network
A Mobile Network is a system that allows users to communicate wirelessly over large geographical areas by using a series of interconnected base stations. Each base station contains large transmitters and receivers which facilitate communication between user devices. Modern day Mobile Networks can be thought of as enormous wireless internet connections, similar in many ways to a simple WiFi modem but on a much grander scale.
Mobile Network Operators (MNO's) are companies who have built and operate their own network infrastructure. This is contrasted to Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), which are far greater in numbers, who rebrand and sell access to another company's network.
Each MNO operates one or more frequencies called carriers which, not surprisingly, are used 'carry' data through the air. Data are encoded onto a carrier frequency according to a common standard, such as 3G, 4G, or 5G. Each standard details the digital techniques used to encode the data and the antenna techniques used to transmit the carrier, along with detailing how multiple carriers can be operated together to provide greater speed.
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Nova, previously known as WIND, is a major telecommunications provider in Greece. The company was established in 1992 under the name STET Hellas Telecommunications S.A. In 2005, the company underwent a major rebranding and became known as WIND Hellas. WIND was owned by the VimpelCom Group, a significant global telecommunications company based in Amsterdam. VimpelCom acquired WIND from Weather Investments, an investment firm, in 2011. The company was then acquired and merged with NOVA Greece in January 2023.
Wind Tre S.p.A. is an Italian telecommunications company that provides both mobile and fixed telephony services. The company was established on December 31, 2016, following the merger of two Italian telecommunications entities, 3 Italy and Wind Telecomunicazioni. These were previously controlled by CK Hutchison Holdings and VimpelCom respectively. On September 7, 2018, CK Hutchison Holdings became the sole shareholder of Wind Tre after acquiring the remaining 50% stake in the company from VEON, formerly known as VimpelCom. Despite the merger, Wind Tre retained the Wind, 3 Italy, and Infostrada...
WOM is the youngest telecommunications company operating in Chile. The company has been operation in Chile since 2012 previously known as Nextel, and rebranded to WOM in 2015 following its acquisition by London-based Novator Partners LLP in 2015. The firm is based in London and is owned by Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson. WOM has quickly established itself as a key player in the Chilean telecommunications market, offering mobile telephony and internet services.
PT XL Axiata Tbk, also known as XL, is a mobile telecommunications services operator based in Indonesia. It was initially established as PT Grahametropolitan Lestari on October 6, 1989, operating as a trading and general services company. XL transitioned to telecommunications and became the country's first private mobile services operator on October 8, 1996. The company initially provided cellular mobile telephony services using GSM 900 technology, and later expanded to include data communication, broadband Internet, and 3G services over GSM 900 and GSM 1800 networks. In 2009, XL was acquired...
Yemen Mobile is a telecommunications network provider operating in Yemen. Established in 2004 by the Yemen Ministry of Telecommunication, it was the first CDMA network operator in the Middle East. The company's CDMA system is based on HUAWEI Technologies and is fully compatible with IS-95 cellular phones. In 2012, Yemen Mobile expanded its network to incorporate ZTE and LG-Nortel technologies. As the first 3G company in Yemen, Yemen Mobile offers CDMA 20001x and EVDO services to its customers, providing data services and internet access.
By 2007, Yemen Mobile had transitioned into a...
South East Asia Telecom Group Ltd (SEATEL Group) was established in 2014 in Singapore as a mobile telecom and ISP investor in ASEAN region. South East Asia Telecom (Cambodia) Co, Ltd (SEATEL Cambodia), founded in 2014, the subsidiary of SEATELGroup in Cambodia, is a comprehensive telecommunication operator whose business includes mobile telecommunication and Internet services. The company offers mobile services in Cambodia under "Yes 018" branding.
The company was established in September 2000 as a local and international sharing company, to later become the community's first choice as a GSM company under the brand name Spacetel Yemen, which was part of Investcom group. The company became known as MTN Yemen in April 2007.
MTN sold the company to Emerald International Investment (held by Omani Zubair Investment Center) in November 2021, after which the company was rebranded to You.
YouSee (TDC), Denmark's largest quadruple play service provider, was established as a result of a long evolution in the country's telecommunications sector. The company's origins can be traced back to 1963 when Jydsk Telefon, a regional telephone company, first showed interest in cable television. However, it was not until 1985 that the Danish Parliament (Folketing) allowed regional companies to develop a nationwide cable TV infrastructure. In 1990, a new law enabled the creation of a nationwide Danish telecom, Tele Danmark, which became the parent company for existing regional companies. By...
Zain Iraq, a subsidiary of the Kuwaiti mobile telecommunications company Zain, operates within Iraq. The parent company was established in 1983 as MTC (Mobile Telecommunications Company) and underwent a rebranding in 2007 to become Zain. The company's presence in Iraq is part of its broader commercial operations, which extend across seven countries in the Middle East. As of 2019, Zain had 49.5 million active customers. The corporate ownership of Zain is divided, with the Kuwait Investment Authority holding approximately 24.6% and Omantel possessing 21.9%. As a rule, only shareholders owning...