Largest Mobile Network Operators in Europe
From the Statistics, most of the people use Mobile Phones in European countries and the Mobile Network operators within huge competition on extended services. The Countries in Europe has Modern Mobil technology facility, Russia has 239 million subscribers in total and is the top country by total Mobile Phone Subscribers, and United Kingdom, Ukraine, Poland, Italy, France and Germany are the major Mobile users Countries. 54 Countries in Europe with mobile networks, MTS is the largest Mobile network provider in Europe with 73 million subscribers, MegaFon and Beeline are the next largest Mobile Network Operators with 66 and 58 million subscribers respectively, the top 3 Mobile Network Operators providing services in the Russian federation.
| Operator | Technology | Subscribers (In Millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTS (Russia) | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE)900/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ 800/2600 MHz LTE | 73.14 (3Q 2013) | Sistema (55.2%) |
| MegaFon (Russia) | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE)900/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ 800/2600 MHz LTE | 66.32 (3Q 2013) | TeliaSonera (25.2%), Garsdale Services (50.1%) |
| Beeline (Russia) | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE)900/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ 800/2600 MHz LTE | 58.10 (3Q 2013) | VimpelCom (100%: Telenor (42.95%), Alfa Group (47,8517%), 9,1983% in minoritaries) |
| Telekom (Germany) | GSM-900/1800 (EDGE)2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+ 800/1800/2600 MHz LTE | 37.492 (August 2013) | Deutsche Telekom |
| Turkcell (Turkey) | GSM 900 MHz (GPRS, EDGE)2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, HSPA +, DC-HSPA+ 800/1800/2600 MHz LTE, LTE-A (Trials) 2,5 MHz WİMAX (Trials) | 34.660 (Q2 2013) | TeliaSonera (37.09%), Cukurova Group (13.81%), Alfa Group (13.22%), 35.88% in minoritaries |
| Vodafone | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE)2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+ 800/2600 MHz LTE | 33.890 (May 2013) | Vodafone |
| TIM (Italy) | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE)2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA 1800 MHz LTE | 32.12 (3T 2012) | Telecom Italia |
| EE (UK) | GSM-1800 (GPRS, EDGE)2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA 1800 MHz LTE & 800/2600 MHz LTE | 26.1 (Dec 2012) | Deutsche Telekom (50%), Orange S.A. (50%) |
| Kyivstar (Ukraine) | 900/1800 MHz GSM (GPRS, EDGE) | 25.62 (2Q 2013) | Vimpelcom (100%) |
| E-Plus | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE)2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+ 1800 MHz LTE (planned March 2014) | 23.947 (May 2013) | KPN |
| Tele2 Russia (Russia) | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) | 23.60 (3Q 2013) | VTB Capital (50%), Bank Rossiya (50%) |
| O2-UK (UK) | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE)900/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA 800 MHz LTE | 22.9 (Dec 2012) | Telefonica |
| Movistar (Spain) | 900/1800 MHz GSM (GPRS, EDGE)900/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+ | 22.515 (Dec 2011) | Telefonica |
| Vodafone (Italy) | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS)2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA 1800 MHz LTE | 22.587 (May 2013) | Vodafone (76.86%), Verizon (23.14%) |
| MTS (Ukraine) | 900/1800 MHz GSM (GPRS, EDGE)CDMA2000, CDMA2000 EV-DO | 21.58 (2Q 2013) | MTS (100%) |
| 3 Wind (Italy) | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE)2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | 21.46 (3T 2012) | Vimpelcom |
| O2 (Germany) | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE)2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+ 800/2600 MHz LTE | 19.577 (Okt 2013) | Telefonica |
| Vodafone (UK) | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE)900/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA 800/2600 MHz LTE | 19.544 (May 2013) | Vodafone |
| Vodafone (Turkey) | GSM 900 MHz (GPRS, EDGE)2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, HSPA +, DC-HSPA+ 800/1800/2600 MHz LTE, LTE-A (Trials) 2,5 MHz WİMAX (Trials) | 19.470 (Q2 2013) | Vodafone (100%) |
