This
is the digital age ladies and gentleman and with this age we saw the
advent of mobile technology. Of course the production of mobiles and all
those different smart phones is one thing but what actually make them
work are the telecommunication companies all over the world. This
particular list discusses the top ten mobile operators and they have
been ranked according to the number of subscribers each has. Let it be
known that this is a global list and not limited to any one specific
country. What operators do you use? Let us know in the comments and
enjoy the read.
10. AXIATA GROUP BERHAD
Over 200 million subscribers.
Axiata group happens to be one of the leading telecommunication companies in all of Asia. The group was founded on the 12th
June of 1992 and is currently headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
They are primarily into investment holding and telecommunication
services. They were originally known as TM International Bhd but that
was later changed along with the tagline. They have interests in mobile
operators in Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Cambodia.
They also happen to operate in India, Singapore and Iran.
9. VIMPELCOM LTD.
209 million subscribers.
They are a global provider of telecommunication services. Most of
their revenues come from Russia and Italy. VimpelCom Ltd. is based in
Amsterdam. They operate many different brands including Beeline,
Kyivstar, Wind, Djezzy, Mobilink, Banglalink and many others. They
operate in over 20 different countries. VimpelCom was founded in the
year 1992 in Moscow, Russia by Dmitry Zimin. It also happens to be one
of the first mobile carriers in Russia and in the year 1996 this company
became the first to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
8. CHINA UNICOM
212.75 million subscribers.
China United Netcom (Hong Kong) Ltd. is a state-owned
telecommunications operator in China. The company was founded in 1994
and is currently headquartered in Beijing, China. They primarily serve
the Mainland China. They started of with wireless paging and GSM Mobile
Operator. In the year 2009, this particular company was provided with
the WCDMA license so they could expand their business to 3G
telecommunication. They have joint investment ties with Telefonica
(discussed below).
7. ORANGE
226.3 million subscribers.
This happens to be a French telecommunications company and their
flagship brand is the France Telecom that provides services for mobile,
landline and internet. They are one of the world’s leading service
providers in this industry. The brand was started in United Kingdom
originally but later it was acquired by France Telecom in 2000. The
company was founded in 1994 and is currently headquartered in Paris,
France. They offer services for mobile, internet, landline and IP
telephony and TV. Orange was originally founded in the year 1990 in
United Kingdom.
6. TELEFONICA
231.87 million subscribers.
This is a Spanish brand for telecommunications and broadband. They
provide services all over Europe, the United States and Latin America.
The company was founded on the 19th April of 1924 and is
currently headquartered in Madrid, Spain. Cesar Alierta is the Chairman
and CEO of the said company and they provide services for fixed line and
mobile telephony, internet and digital television. They support the
Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV. I am sure you are familiar with the
concept.
5. AIRTEL
245.337 million subscribers.
It is also known as Bharti Airtel Limited and the company comes from
India. It operates in 20 different countries across South Asia, Africa
and some islands. It provides GSM network in all those countries with
2G, 3G and 4G services. They happen to be the largest service provider
in all of India. The company was founded on the 7th July of
1995 by Sunil Bharti Mittal and is currently headquartered in New Delhi,
India. They provide services for fixedline telephony, mobile telephony,
broadband internet, digital television and IT. They are a parent to
Airetel Africa, Airtel Digital TV, Airtel Sri Lanka and Airtel Bangla
and a subsidiary to Bharti Enterprises, SingTel and Vodafone.
4. AMERICA MOVIL
246.00 million subscribers.
This happens to be a Mexican telecommunication company. The owner of
this company is one of the richest persons in the world. You must
remember him from the list we compiled regarding the ten richest people
in the world. This company also happens to be one of the Fortune 500.
They currently operate in around 18 different countries. America Movil
was founded in the year 2000 and is currently headquartered in Mexico
City, Mexico. They provide services for fixed-line and mobile telephony,
broadband, fixed-line internet services, digital television, IT and
network. It is a parent to Telmex, Claro, Telcel and TracFone Wireless.
3. TELENOR
326.00 million subscribers.
This particular company comes from Norway. They have operations in
Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Asia and they operate under the Telenor
brand. The company was originally founded in 1855 and is currently
headquartered in Fornebu, Norway. They offer services for fixed line and
mobile telephony, internet, digital television, IT and IPTV. They have
extensive broadband and TV distribution in most Nordic countries.
2. VODAFONE
439.601 million subscribers.
Vodafone Group Plc happens to come from Britain. They are a
multinational telecommunications company. They trade on both NASDAQ and
LSE. They were originally known as Racal Telecom from 1983 to 1991. It
was 1991 when Vodafone was founded and it is currently headquartered in
London, United Kingdom with services for fixed line and mobile
telephony, internet and digital television. They have direct networks in
over 30 countries and partner networks in over 40 different countries.
They own around 45% of Verizon Wireless which happens to be the largest
telecommunication companies in United States with regard to the number
of subscribers.
1. CHINA MOBILE
667.20 million subscribers.
At the first spot we have the China Mobile which is a Chinese
state-owned telecommunications company. It provides mobile and
multimedia services. It is listed on NYSE and the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange. They service Mainland China, Hong Kong and Pakistan and it was
originally founded in the year 1997 with services for fixed line and
mobile telephony, internet and digital television. The company is owned
by China Mobile Communications Corporation.
source : http://www.smashinglists.com/top-mobile-operators/
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