Mobile Network Operators Directory

Active in 26 countries across Europe, Africa & Middle East

Operates in 21+ countries

Active in 12+ European & Latin American markets

Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania

Active in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar. Previously owned dtac in Thailand — merged with True Corp in March 2023, Telenor retains 30.3% stake in the merged entity.

Formerly Avea - rebranded 2016

16 LatAm countries

9 Latin American countries

Active in 19 countries

SA, Tanzania, DRC, Mozambique, Lesotho

M-Pesa mobile money pioneer

Chad, DRC, Gabon, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Congo-B. Most of these were acquired from Zain Africa in June 2010 for $8.97B and rebranded from Zain to Airtel on 23 Nov 2010 — so vendor code sheets may still reference the old Zain name.

Angola, DRC, Sierra Leone, Gambia

Multi-country (Maroc + 9 African subsidiaries)

UAE, Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan + more

Operates in 3 markets. On 19 Dec 2019 the Viva brand in Kuwait (Viva Kuwait) and Bahrain (Viva Bahrain) was replaced with the unified 'stc' brand. Vendor sheets may still use the legacy Viva name for Kuwait/Bahrain.

Second-largest Saudi operator after STC. Founded 14 Dec 2004 and launched mobile services on 5 May 2005, breaking STC's monopoly. Gained 1M subscribers in the first 90 days. Also offers eLife fiber broadband. 5G NR on 3500 MHz C-Band.

Qatar, Algeria, Tunisia, Oman, Kuwait, Maldives, Iraq, Myanmar

Today active in Kuwait (HQ), Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Sudan, South Sudan, Lebanon (managed). Sold its 15-country African portfolio to Bharti Airtel in June 2010 — those ops now run under the Airtel brand (Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Madagascar, DRC, Congo-B, Gabon, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Ghana).

World's largest mobile operator

Flagship Indian operator. Parent of Airtel Africa (14 African countries, mostly ex-Zain). Also operates in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh (historic).

Advanced Info Service - largest Thai operator

Formed on 1 March 2023 from the merger of True Corp and dtac (Total Access Communication). dtac was previously Telenor Thailand. Merged entity retained the True brand and delisted dtac. Largest Thai operator after the merger, overtaking AIS.

Also active in 10 other countries (Peru, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, etc.)

First wireless operator in Afghanistan, first to test 5G