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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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Bmobile Solomon Islands is a telecommunications company that operates within the Solomon Islands. The company, established in August 2010, provides a range of communication services including mobile and internet services. A partnership deal was struck between Bmobile and Vodafone in July 2014 to expand the network's products and services, however the partnership ended in August 2019 and the company was rebranded from Bmobile-Vodafone to simply Bmobile.
BTC Bahamas, also known as the Bahamas Telecommunications Company, is the primary telecommunications provider in the Bahamas, offering telephone, internet and wireless services. It was incorporated in 1966 as a quasi-governmental corporation, initially known as Batelco, and transitioned to the initialism BTC in 2002. The company is partly owned by the Government of the Bahamas and Cable & Wireless Communications, with a share structure of 49% economic shares/49% voting shares and 49% economic shares/51% voting shares respectively. The remaining 2% economic shares are held in a national trust...
Cable & Wireless Panama is a telecommunications company operating in Panama. Its origins trace back to 1852 with the establishment of the English and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company. Over time, this company amalgamated with numerous other telegraph, radio, and telecommunications companies, eventually forming Cable & Wireless Communications. In 1997, Cable & Wireless acquired a 50% share of the Panamanian Instituto Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (INTEL), leading to the formation of Cable & Wireless Panama. The company underwent several ownership changes, most notably its acquisition by Liberty...
CamTel, also known as Cameroon Telecommunications, is a national telecommunications and internet service provider based in Cameroon. Founded in 1998, it holds a monopoly over the nation's fixed-line network, providing a range of services including telephony, internet, and CDMA network access. The company has been instrumental in the digitisation of the country's telephone exchanges, with a total of 47 exchanges currently in its system. CamTel is wholly owned by the Cameroonian government, embedding its status as a national provider. Its infrastructure includes optical fibre networks along key...
Caricel is a Jamaican telecommunications company that commenced operations in March 2014. It is owned and operated by Symbiote Investments Limited. The company's inception followed Symbiote's application for a Carrier and Service Provider licence from the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) in Jamaica. In May 2016, despite a change in government administration, Caricel was granted a Spectrum licence by the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM), thus solidifying its status as a licensed mobile network operator in the country.
Caribbean Cellular Telephone Ltd (CCT) was founded in 1986 as CCT Boatphone. Back then CCT was known for providing tourists with radio boat phones. Later rebranding to CCT Global Communications and expanding to mobile telecommunications, the company wouldn’t become 100% locally owned until April 21, 2013.
Cell C is a mobile telecommunications company operating in South Africa. Established in 2001, it is a privately held company with its headquarters located in Sandton, South Africa. As of 2024, Cell C is the fourth largest mobile network operator in South Africa, with 8.5 million subscribers. The company offers a range of services including voice, data, messaging, and mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services. It provides various prepaid and postpaid packages, as well as home internet services. Cell C was the first and remains the leading network provider of MVNO services in South Africa...
Cellcom Guinea is a telecommunications company that operates within the Republic of Guinea. The company was launched in 2004 with the mission to offer innovative and affordable telecommunication services to the Guinean population. Cellcom Guinea is a subsidiary of Cellcom Telecommunications Ltd., a multinational telecommunications corporation based in Liberia. The company changed hands in early 2023 to be locally owned by Guinean billionaire Mohamed Diallo.