List of mobile network operators of the Americas


Anguilla

RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1FLOWGSM-850
850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ LTE 700 MHz LTE
Not Yet AvailableLiberty Global
2DigicelGSM-1900
850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
Not Yet AvailableDigicel
3WeblinksGSM-850Not Yet AvailableWeblinks

Antigua and Barbuda

The country has a 127% penetration rate = 116.000 mobile subscribers
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1DigicelGSM-900 MHz
2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
700 MHz LTE
0.062 Digicel
2FLOWGSM-850 MHz
UMTS, HSPA+
1700 MHz LTE Band 4
Not Yet AvailableLiberty Global
3APUAGSM-850 MHzNot Yet AvailableAntigua Public Utilities Authority

Argentina

The country has a 147% penetration rate = 61.2m mobile subscribers

Aruba

The country's telecom regulator is the DTZ
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1DigicelCdmaOne
GSM-900/1800
2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
Not Yet AvailableDigicel
2MIOCDMA 2000, EV-DONot Yet AvailableDTH Television and telecommunications N.V.
3SetarNVGSM-900
850/2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
1800 MHz LTE
Not Yet AvailableSetar N.V.

Bahamas

The country has 0.318 million subscribers in total, or an 84% penetration rate.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1BTCGSM-850/1900
850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
700 MHz LTE
0.31 Liberty Global,
2Aliv850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
700/1900/2100 MHz LTE
0.15 Cable Bahamas
Government of the Bahamas

Barbados

The country's telecom regulator is the Telecom Unit, under the Division of Energy and Telecommunications within the Prime Minister's Office.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1FLOWGSM-1900
UMTS, HSPA+
LTE
0.13 Liberty Global
2DigicelCdmaOne
GSM 900/1800 MHz
2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
LTE
Not Yet AvailableDigicel %
3SunbeachCdmaOneNot Yet AvailableTelecom Holdings Ltd.
4Ozone WirelessLTE - 700 MHzNot Yet AvailableOzone Wireless Ltd.

Belize

RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1DigicellGSM-850, 1900
850 , 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
LTE- Band 2, 17
0.120 Belize Telemedia Limited
2SmartCdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO, LTE
0.025 Speednet

Bermuda

RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1Cell OneCdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO
GSM-1900
UMTS, HSPA+ LTE
Not Yet AvailableBermuda Digital Communications Ltd
2DigicelGSM-1900
850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
1900 MHz LTE
Not Yet AvailableDigicel

Bolivia

The country has 10.2 million subscribers in total for a population of 10.56 million, or a 96.3% penetration rate.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1EntelGSM-1900
850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
700 MHz LTE
5.0 Entel SA
2TigoD-AMPS
GSM-850
850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA
LTE
3.371 Millicom
3VivaGSM-1900
850 MHz UMTS
2.2 Trilogy International Partners, Cooperativa Mixta de Telecomunicaciones Cochabamba

Bonaire

RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1Digicel
GSM-900/1800 MHz
UMTS, HSPA+
1800 MHz LTE
Not Yet AvailableDigicel
2CHIPPIEGSM
UMTS, HSDPA
1800 MHz LTE
Not Yet AvailableUnited Telecommunications Services

Brazil

has 231.8 million subscribers in total, or a 110,55% penetration rate.
Anatel regulates the country's telecommunications.
Technologies like AMPS, TDMA, iDEN and CDMA 1x/EV-DO were used in the past by some of those networks and have been phased out in favor of newer systems.

British Virgin Islands

RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1CCTGSM-850/1900
850 MHz UMTS
LTE
Not Yet AvailableCCT Global Communications
2FLOWGSM-850/1900
850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
700/1900 MHz LTE
Not Yet AvailableLiberty Global
3DigicelGSM-1900
1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
700 MHz LTE
Not Yet AvailableDigicel

Canada

The country's telecom regulator is the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. However, it does not regulate most aspects of mobile phone service; prices and service quality are not regulated at all, while spectrum allocation is handled by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
There are numerous mobile virtual network operators, such as Virgin Mobile Canada. These are not presently listed due to difficulty retrieving data for all such operators, and uncertainty as to whether the figures below include MVNOs operating on the applicable networks.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1Rogers
includes Fido and Chatr
GSM-850/1900
850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+
700/1700/2600 MHz LTE, LTE-A
10.708 Rogers Communications
2Bell
includes MTS and Virgin Mobile
UMTS, HSPA, DC-HSPA+
700/850/1900/1700/2600 MHz LTE, LTE-A
9.610 Bell Canada
3Telus
Includes Koodo and Public Mobile
UMTS, HSPA, DC-HSPA+
700/850/1900/1700/2600 MHz LTE, LTE-A
9.700 Telus
4Freedom Mobile1700/2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA, DC-HSPA+, LTE
1700/2100 MHz, 1900/2100 MHz, 2500 MHz LTE,
1.300 Shaw Communications
5Vidéotron1700 MHz UMTS, HSPA, DC-HSPA+
700/1700 MHz LTE
1.05 Quebecor
6SaskTel850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA, DC-HSPA+
1700 MHz LTE
0.618 SaskTel
7TNW Wireless850 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+
850 MHz
N/A

Cayman Islands

The British overseas territory has ? million subscribers in total, or a 5% penetration rate.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1FLOW CaymanGSM-850/1900
850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
700 MHz LTE
Not Yet AvailableLiberty Global
2DigicelCdmaOne
GSM-900
2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
1800 MHz LTE
Not Yet AvailableDigicel

Chile

The country's telecom regulator is Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones, and as of March 2019 has 25.73 million subscribers in total, including prepaid and postpaid customers, and a 135.30% of penetration rate.

Colombia

The country has 66.3 million subscribers in total.
The country's telecom regulator is the CRC.

Costa Rica

The country has 7.1 million subscribers in total; with 4.76 million people there are about 149 mobile lines for every 100 citizens.
Until 2011, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad had a monopoly on wireless communications. In November 2011, after the market was open as required by DR-CAFTA, Claro and Movistar started service.
The country's telecom regulator is SUTEL

Cuba

The country has over 6 million subscribers in total, or a 45% penetration rate as of December 2019.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1CubacelGSM-850/900 MHz GPRS, EDGE
2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA
1800 MHz LTE
Not Yet AvailableETECSA

Curaçao

RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1DigicelGSM-900/1800/1900
UMTS, HSPA+
LTE
Not Yet AvailableDigicel
2CHIPPIEGSM-900
2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA
1800 MHz LTE
Not Yet AvailableUnited Telecommunications Services

Dominica

RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1DigicelGSM-900 MHz
1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
LTE
Not Yet AvailableDigicel
2FLOWGSM-900 MHz
850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
LTE
Not Yet AvailableLiberty Global

Dominican Republic

The country has 8.8 million subscribers as of December 2019.
The country's telecom regulator is Indotel.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1Claro
CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x
GSM-850/1900
850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA
1700 MHz LTE
4.9 América Móvil
2Altice GSM CdmaOne
GSM-1800/1900
CDMA2000 1x
CDMA2000 EV-DO
900 MHz UMTS, DC-HSPA+
1800-1900 MHz LTE
3.3 Altice Hispaniola
3VivaCdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO
GSM-1900
0.6 Trilogy International Partners

Ecuador

The country has 113% penetration rate = 17.5m mobile subscribers
The country's telecom regulator is Suptel.

El Salvador

The country has 8.8 million subscribers in total for a population of 6.1 million, or a 144% penetration rate.
The country's telecom regulator is SIGET.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1TigoD-AMPS
GSM-850/1900
850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
850 MHz LTE
2.4 Millicom
2ClaroGSM-850
850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
1.426 América Móvil
3MovistarCdmaOne
GSM-850
850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA
1900 MHz LTE
0.847 Telefónica, Corporación Multi Inversiones
4Digicel900 MHz GSM
900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+
1.0 Digicel
5REDiDENNot Yet AvailableIntelfon

Falkland Islands

The telecom regulator is Falkland Islands Communications Regulator.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1SureGSM-900Not Yet AvailableBatelco

Greenland

has 0.053 million subscribers in total, or a 93.32% penetration rate.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
OwnershipMCC / MNC
1TELE GreenlandGSM-900
900 MHz UMTS
800 MHz LTE
0.01355 TELE Greenland29001

Grenada

RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1FLOWGSM-850 850/1900 MHz UMTS HSPA+Not Yet AvailableLiberty Global
2DigicelGSM 900/1800
2100 MHz UMTS
Not Yet AvailableDigicel

Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana (Guyane)

As of September 2012, the penetration rate was 153% for Guadeloupe, 148% for Martinique and 127% for French Guiana.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
markets share
Ownership
1Orange CaraïbeGSM-900
UMTS, HSPA+
1800/2600 MHz LTE
Not Yet availableOrange S.A.
2DigicelGSM-900/1800
2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA
Not Yet availableDigicel
3SFR CaraïbeGSM-900/1800
2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA
LTE
15%, 25%, 27%
Numericable

Guatemala

The country has 19,113,800 subscribers in total, or a 115% penetration rate.
The country's telecom regulator is SIT.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1TigoGSM-850
850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
850 MHz LTE
10.6 Millicom
2ClaroCdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO
GSM-900/1900
1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
5.1 América Móvil
3MovistarCdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO
GSM-1900
1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
1900 MHz LTE
4.2 Telefónica, Corporación Multi Inversiones

Guyana

The country has a 66.4% penetration rate. The country's telecom regulator is the Ministry of Public Telecommunications.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1DigicelGSM-900 EDGE UMTS HSPA+
LTE
0.305 Digicel
2Cellink PlusGSM-900 HSPA+0.203 Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company

Haiti

RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1DigicelGSM-900/1800
2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
4.7 Digicel
2Comcel/VoilaGSM-8501.2 Trilogy International Partners
3NATCOMGSM-900
2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA
2100 MHz LTE
0.5 60% owned by Viettel Mobile and 40% by the Haitian State

Honduras

The country has 7.45 million subscribers in total, or a 93.5% penetration rate.
The country's telecom regulator is CONATEL.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1TigoCdmaOne
GSM-850
850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
1700 MHz LTE
4.3 Millicom
2ClaroGSM-1900
1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA
1700 MHz LTE
2.9 América Móvil
3HONDUTELGSM-19000.07 HONDUTEL

Jamaica

The country has 3.5 million subscribers in total, or a 129% penetration rate
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1DigicelCdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO
GSM-900/1800
850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ DC-HSDPA
LTE Band 17
2.2 Digicel
2FLOW JamaicaGSM-850/1900
850 & 1900 MHz UMTS & HSPA+
LTE Band 4
0.93 Liberty Global
3CaricelLTENot Yet AvailableSymbiote Investments Limited

Mexico

The country has 112 million subscribers in total, or a 91.6% penetration rate.
The country's current telecom regulator is IFETEL.

Montserrat

RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1FLOWGSM-850 EDGE UMTS HSPA+Not Yet AvailableLiberty Global
2DigicelGSM EDGE UMTS HSPA+
LTE
Not Yet AvailableDigicel Group

Nicaragua

The country has 6.8 million subscribers in total, or a 115% penetration rate.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1Claro
GSM-1900
850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
1700 MHz LTE
3.67 América Móvil
2MovistarD-AMPS
CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x
GSM-850
Telefónica, Corporación Multi Inversiones

Panama

The country has 4.96 Million subscribers in total, or 123 active mobile phones per 100 inhabitants according to :es:Autoridad de los Servicios Públicos de la República de Panamá|ASEP.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1Cable & WirelessGSM-850
850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+
700 MHz LTE
1.78 Cable & Wireless
2MovistarGSM-850
850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+
700 MHz LTE
0.939 Telefónica, Corporación Multi Inversiones
3ClaroGSM-1900
850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+
700/1900 MHz LTE
AvailableAmérica Móvil
4DigicelGSM-1900
850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+
700 MHz LTE
AvailableDigicel

Paraguay

The country has 7.34 Million subscribers in total, or a 109% penetration rate. The country's telecom regulator is CONATEL.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1TigoGSM-850/1900
850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA
1700 MHz LTE
3.4 Millicom
2PersonalGSM-850
850/1900 MHz UMTS, DC-HSPA+
1900 MHz LTE
2.4 ABC Color and Telecom Argentina
3ClaroGSM-1900
1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
1700 MHz LTE
0.8 América Móvil
4:es:Vox |VOXGSM-850/1900
900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
1700 MHz LTE
0.36 COPACO S.A.

Peru

The country has 37.3 million subscribers in total for a population of 30.4 million, or a 123% penetration rate.
The country's telecom regulator is OSIPTEL.

Puerto Rico & United States Virgin Islands

These U.S. territories have 3 million subscribers in total, or an 84% penetration rate..
The telecom regulator for Puerto Rico and the U.S.V.I. at federal level is the United States' Federal Communications Commission.
The local telecom regulator for Puerto Rico is the Junta Reglamentadora de Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico
  1. Currently unable to determine T-Mobile, and TracFone subscriber numbers without the United States' subscribers.

    Saint Kitts and Nevis

The country has approximately 25,000 subscribers in total.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1FLOWGSM-850/1900
UMTS & HSPA+
700 MHz LTE
Not Yet AvailableLiberty Global
2DigicelGSM 900/1800
2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
Not Yet AvailableDigicel

Saint Lucia

RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1FLOWGSM-850
UMTS, HSPA+
700 MHz LTE
Not Yet AvailableLiberty Global
2DigicelGSM 900/1800
2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
Not Yet AvailableDigicel

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1FLOWGSM-850
UMTS, HSPA+
Not Yet AvailableLiberty Global
2DigicelGSM 900/1800
2100 MHz UMTS
Not Yet AvailableDigicel

Suriname

The country has 0.81 million subscribers in total, or a 146% penetration rate.. The regulator is the Telecommunicatie Authoriteit Suriname.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1TelesurGSM-900/1800 MHz
2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
700/1800 MHz LTE
Not Yet AvailableTelesur
2DigicelGSM-900/1800 MHz
850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
Not Yet AvailableDigicel

Trinidad and Tobago

At the end of 2018, the country has 1.95 million subscribers in total, or a 145% penetration rate. The regulator is Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1DigicelGSM, GPRS, EDGE-850,
UMTS, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+- 850/1900,
LTE, LTE-A-1700/1900
1.35 Digicel
2bmobileGSM, GPRS, EDGE-850,
UMTS, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+-850/1900,
LTE, LTE-A-1900/,
NR-2500
1.2 Cable & Wireless, Government of Trinidad and Tobago

Turks and Caicos Islands

RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1DigicelGSM-900/1800
2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
LTE
Not Yet AvailableDigicel
2FLOW
GSM-850
UMTS
HSPA+
LTE
Not Yet AvailableLiberty Global

United States

Mobile virtual network operators in the United States lease wireless telephone and data service from major carriers such as AT&T Mobility, Sprint Corporation, T-Mobile US, and Verizon Wireless, as well as regional carrier United States Cellular Corporation for resale. The largest operator of MVNOs is TracFone Wireless with over 25 million subscribers.
The country's telecom regulator is the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1AT&T Mobility
•Includes Cricket Wireless and Consumer Cellular
850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, HSPA+
850/700/1700/1900/2300 MHz LTE, LTE-A
850/28000/39000 MHz 5G NR
2G was discontinued as of 31 December 2016.
159.7 AT&T Inc.
2Verizon WirelessCDMA2000 1xRTT EV-DO Rev A
700/850/1700/1900 MHz LTE
28000/39000 MHz 5G NR
155.7 Verizon Communications Inc.
3T-Mobile
•Includes the previous Sprint network
•Includes Metro by T-Mobile
CDMA2000 1xRTT, 1x Advanced, EV-DO Rev A
GSM-1900
1700/1900/700/850/1700/1900 MHz LTE, LTE-A
600/2500/24000/28000/39000 MHz 5G NR
T-Mobile: 86.046
Sprint: 54.5
Deutsche Telekom AG SoftBank Group Corporation
free float
4DISH
•Includes Boost Mobile
600/700/850/1700 MHz 5G NR N/ADISH Network Corporation
5U.S. CellularCdmaOne
CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0, Rev A
700/850/1700/1900 MHz LTE
600 MHz NR
4.957 Telephone and Data Systems Inc.

  1. AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile US numbers include Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands subscribers.

    Uruguay

As of June 2018, Uruguay has 5.3 million mobile subscribers in total, with a penetration rate over 150%. The country's telecom regulator is URSEC.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1Antel1800 MHz GSM
2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
1700 MHz LTE
2.84 State-owned
2Movistar850/1900 MHz GSM
850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
1900 MHz LTE
1.66 Telefónica
3Claro1900 MHz GSM
1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+
1700 MHz LTE
0.83 América Móvil

Venezuela

The country has 20.7 million subscribers in December 2018, a 33% drop versus December 2013.
The country's telecom regulator is CONATEL.
RankOperatorTechnologySubscribers
Ownership
1MovilnetD-AMPS
CdmaOne
CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. 0
GSM-850
1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA
1700/2100 MHz LTE
8.85 CANTV
2MovistarGSM-850
1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+
1700/2100 MHz LTE
8.84 Telefónica
3Digitel GSMGSM-900
900 MHz UMTS HSDPA HSUPA HSPA+,
1800 MHz LTE
3.04 Telvenco