# List of mobile network operators of the Americas

This is a list of mobile network operators of the Americas.

## Anguilla

| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Digicel | 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE | Not Yet Available | Digicel |
| 2 | FLOW | 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE | Not Yet Available | |

## Antigua and Barbuda

The country has a 127% penetration rate.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Digicel | GSM, GPRS, EDGE-900 UMTS, HSPA+-1900(2)/850(5) LTE-700(17) | 0.062 (Sep 2015) | Digicel |
| 2 | FLOW | GSM, GPRS, EDGE-850 UMTS, HSPA+-1900(2)/850(5) LTE-1900(2)/1700(4) | Not Yet Available | Liberty Latin America |
| 3 | APUA (inet) | LTE 1900 MHz (?) | Not Yet Available | Antigua Public Utilities Authority |

## Argentina

The country has a 147% penetration rate = 61.2m mobile subscribers (February 2014)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Claro | GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700(B4) / 700(B28) MHz LTE | 21.3 (October 2020) | América Móvil (100%) |
| 2 | Movistar | GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE | 20.8 (Dec 2016) | Telefónica (100%) |
| 3 | Personal | GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 2600(B7) / 1700(B4) / 700(B28) MHz LTE | 18.8 (May 2020) | Telecom Argentina |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operators |||||
| 4 | Tuenti (using Movistar network) | | 0.040 (Nov 2014) | Telefónica (100%) |
| 5 | Nuestro (using Personal network) | | | FECOSUR |

## Aruba

The country's telecom regulator is the DTZ
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Digicel | CdmaOne GSM-900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ | Not Yet Available | Digicel |
| 2 | SetarNV | GSM-900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1800 MHz LTE | Not Yet Available | Setar N.V. |

## Bahamas

The country has 0.318 million subscribers in total, or an 84% penetration rate. (September 2015)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | BTC | GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE | 0.31 (March 2017) | Liberty Latin America (49% of ownership, 51% of voting rights), |
| 2 | Aliv | 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700/1900/1700 MHz LTE | 0.15 (June 2019) | 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.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | FLOW | GSM-1900 UMTS, HSPA+-1900(2)/850(5) LTE-1900(2)/850(5) | 0.13 (March 2017) | Liberty Latin America (81%) |
| 2 | Digicel | GSM-900/1800 UMTS, HSPA+-2100(1)/900(8) LTE-1900(2)/700(12/17) | Not Yet Available | Digicel (75)% |

## Belize

| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Digi | GSM-850, 1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 , 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ LTE- Band 2(1900), 17(700) | 0.120 (June 2007) | Belize Telemedia Limited |
| 2 | Smart | CdmaOne CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO, LTE | 0.025 (Dec 2005) | Speednet |

## Bermuda

| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | One | CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO GSM-1900 UMTS, HSPA+ LTE | Not Yet Available | Bermuda Digital Communications Ltd |
| 2 | Digicel | GSM-1900 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE | Not Yet Available | Digicel |

## Bolivia

The country has 10.2 million subscribers in total for a population of 10.56 million, or a 96.3% penetration rate. (December 2015)
The country's telecom regulator is ATT.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Entel | GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE | 5.0 (Dec 2015) | Ministry of Public Works, Services and Housing (97.4671%) and 1200 other shareholders (2.5329%) |
| 2 | Tigo | GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA LTE | 3.945 (December 2024) | Millicom (100%)(Atlas Investissement (Iliad S.A.) 40.4%) |
| 3 | Viva | GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS | 2.2 (Dec 2016) | Trilogy International Partners (71.5%) and Cooperativa de Telecomunicaciones Cochabamba R.L. (28.5%) |

## Bonaire

| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Digicel (formerly TELBO) | GSM-900/1800 MHz (GPRS, EDGE) UMTS, HSPA+ 1800 MHz LTE | Not Yet Available | Digicel |
| 2 | FLOW | GSM UMTS, HSDPA 1800 MHz LTE | Not Yet Available | Liberty Latin America (100%) |

## Brazil

The country has 258 million subscribers in total, or a 125.7% penetration rate. (Q1 2024)
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.
On 20 April 2022, Oi’s mobile network operations were sold to the country's three largest carriers, Vivo, Claro and TIM. Over the following twelve months, customers were migrated to one of the other three carriers based on their area codes.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Vivo | GSM-850/900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 700/1800/2100/2300/2600 MHz LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro 450 MHz LTE-M 2300/3500 MHz SA-NSA 5G NR | 99.66 (Q1 2024) | Telefónica (75.3%) |
| 2 | Claro | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 700/1800/2100/2600 MHz LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro 2300/3500 MHz 5G NR | 87.65 (Q1 2024) | América Móvil |
| 3 | TIM | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/900/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 700/850/1800/2100/2600 MHz LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro 3500 MHz 5G NR | 61.42 (Q1 2024) | Telecom Italia (67%) |
| 4 | Algar Telecom • Only in some areas of GO, MG, MS and SP states | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 700/1800 MHz LTE 2300 MHz 5G NR (roams on Surf where there's no Algar coverage) | 4.12 (Q1 2024) | Grupo Algar |
| 5 | Surf • Only in city of São Paulo • Operates nationally as MVNE using TIM networks | 2600 MHz TDD-LTE | 0.977 (Aug 2022) | Surf Telecom S.A. |

## British Virgin Islands

| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | CCT | GSM-850/1900 850 MHz UMTS LTE | Not Yet Available | CCT Global Communications |
| 2 | FLOW | GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700/1900 MHz LTE | Not Yet Available | Liberty Latin America |
| 3 | Digicel | GSM-1900 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE | Not Yet Available | Digicel (85%) |

## Canada

The country's telecom regulator is the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). 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.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Rogers Includes Fido and Chatr | GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+ 600(71)/700(12-13-17)/850(5)/1700(4)/1900(2)/2600(7) MHz LTE, LTE-A 600(n71)/1700(n66)/2600(n38/n41) MHz 5G NR | 11.609 (Q4 2023) | Rogers Communications |
| 2 | Bell Includes MTS and Virgin Mobile | UMTS, HSPA, DC-HSPA+ 700(12-13-17-29)/850(5)/1900(2)/1700(4)/2600(7) MHz LTE, LTE-A 1700(n66)/3500(n78) MHz 5G NR | 10.287 (Q4 2023) | Bell Canada |
| 3 | Telus Includes Koodo and Public Mobile | UMTS, HSPA, DC-HSPA+ 600(71)/700(12-13-17-29)/850(5)/1900(2)/1700(4)/2600(7) MHz LTE, LTE-A 1700(n66) MHz 5G NR | 9.801 (Q4 2023) | Telus Communications |
| 4 | Vidéotron Includes Freedom Mobile | 1700 MHz UMTS, HSPA, DC-HSPA+ 700/1700 MHz LTE | 3.764 (Q4 2023) | Quebecor |
| 5 | SaskTel | 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA, DC-HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE | 0.667 (Q4 2023) | SaskTel |

## Cayman Islands

The British overseas territory has ? million subscribers in total, or a 5% penetration rate.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | FLOW Cayman | GSM-850/1900 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE | Not Yet Available | Liberty Latin America |
| 2 | Digicel | CdmaOne GSM-900 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1800 MHz LTE | Not Yet Available | Digicel (96.875%) |

## Chile

The country's telecom regulator is Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones (Subtel). Chile, as of March 2024, has 26.65 million subscribers in total, including prepaid and postpaid customers, and a 132.92% penetration rate.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Entel (formerly, Entel PCS) | 1900MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 900/1900MHz UMTS 700/1900/2600MHz LTE-FDD, LTE-A 2600/3500MHz 5G NR NSA VoLTE, VoWiFi, eSIM | 8.23 (March 2024) | Almendral Group (100%) |
| 2 | Movistar (formerly, Telefónica Móvil and BellSouth) | 850/1900MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 850/1900MHz UMTS 700/1900/2600MHz LTE-FDD, LTE-A 3500MHz 5G NR NSA VoLTE, eSIM | 7.44 (March 2024) | Telefónica (100%) |
| 3 | WOM (formerly, Nextel) | AWS (1700/2100MHz) UMTS 700MHz/AWS LTE-FDD, LTE-A 700/AWS/3500MHz 5G NR NSA VoLTE, VoWiFi, eSIM WOM also roams on Claro using 2G, 3G, and 4G technologies only. | 5.66 (March 2024) | Novator Partners (100%) |
| 4 | Claro (formerly, Smartcom) | 850/1900MHz GSM, GPRS, EDGE 850/AWS/1900MHz UMTS 700/AWS/1900/2600MHz LTE-FDD, LTE-A 2600/3500MHz 5G NR NSA VoLTE, VoWiFi Claro also roams on WOM using 3G and 4G technologies only. | 4.78 (March 2024) | ClaroVTR (50% América Móvil, 50% Liberty Latin America) |
| Mobile virtual network operators |||||
| 5 | VTR Móvil (using Claro) | VTR Móvil roams on Claro using 2G, 3G, and 4G technologies only. It also roams on WOM using 3G and 4G technologies only. | 0.322 (March 2024) | ClaroVTR (50% América Móvil, 50% Liberty Latin America) |
| 6 | Mundo Móvil (using Movistar) | Mundo Móvil roams on Movistar using 2G, 3G, and 4G technologies only. | 0.150 (March 2024) | DigitalBridge (100%) |
| 7 | Virgin Mobile (using Movistar) | Virgin Mobile has access to Movistar's 5G network since August 2024. | 0.046 (March 2024) | Virgin Mobile Latin America (Beyond ONE, Virgin Group) |
| 8 | Suma Móvil/Smobi (using Movistar) | Suma Móvil and Smobi roam on Movistar using 2G, 3G, and 4G technologies only. | 0.006 (March 2024) | Suma Móvil (100%) |

## Colombia

The country has 83.3 million subscribers in total. (Second Trimester 2023)
The country's telecom regulator is the CRC (Comisión de Regulación de Comunicaciones).
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Claro | 1900(2) MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 2600(7) MHz, 1900(2) MHz, 700(28) MHz LTE 3500(n78) MHz 5G NR | 38.4 (June 2023) | América Móvil (99.4%) |
| 2 | Movistar | 850(5) MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700(4) MHz, 1900(2) MHz, 850(5) MHz, 2600(38) MHz LTE 3500(n78) MHz 5G NR | 21.1 (June 2023) | Telefónica (67.5%), Colombian Government (32.5%) |
| 3 | Tigo | 1900(2) MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700(4) MHz, 700(28) MHz, 1900(2) MHz LTE 3500(n78) MHz 5G NR | 15.2 (June 2023) | Millicom (Atlas Investissement (iliad) 40.2%) (50% + 1 Share), EPM and ETB |
| 4 | WOM | 1700(4) MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700(4) MHz, 2600(7) MHz, 700(28) MHz LTE 3500(n78) MHz 5G NR | 3.6 (June 2023) | Novator Partners (majority stake) |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operators |||||
| 5 | Virgin Mobile (using Movistar) | 850(5) MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700(4) MHz, 1900(2) MHz, 850(5) MHz, 2600(38) MHz LTE 3500(n78) MHz 5G NR | 2.8 (June 2023) | Virgin Mobile |
| 6 | Móvil Éxito (using Tigo) | 1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700(4) MHz, 700(28) MHz, 1900(2) MHz LTE 3500(n78) MHz 5G NR | 1.7 (June 2023) | Grupo Éxito |
| 7 | ETB (using Tigo) | 1900(2) MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700(4) MHz, 700(28) MHz, 1900(2) MHz LTE | 0.3 (June 2023) | ETB |
| 8 | Flash Móvil (using Tigo) | 1900(2) MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700(4) MHz, 700(28) MHz, 1900(2) MHz LTE | 0.1 (June 2023) | |
| 9 | Suma Móvil (using Tigo) | 1900(2) MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700(4) MHz, 700(28) MHz, 1900(2) MHz LTE | 0.03 (June 2023) | |

## 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 (149% penetration rate).
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 (Spanish)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Kölbi | GSM-1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1800 (3)/2600 (7) MHz LTE | 4.33 | Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad |
| 2 | Liberty | GSM-1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1800 (3)/2100 (1) MHz LTE | 1.42 | Liberty Latin America |
| 3 | Claro | GSM-1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1800 (3)/2100 (1) MHz LTE | 1.13 | América Móvil |
| Mobile virtual network operators |||||
| 4 | Tuyo Móvil (using Kölbi) | GSM (GPRS, EDGE) UMTS, HSDPA | 0.14 | Televisora de Costa Rica S.A. |
| 5 | Fullmóvil (using Kölbi) | GSM (GPRS, EDGE) UMTS, HSDPA | 0.03 | Virtualis |

## Cuba

The country has over 6 million subscribers in total, or a 45% penetration rate as of December 2019.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Cubacel | GSM-850/900 MHz GPRS, EDGE 2100 MHz (1), 900 MHz (8) UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA 1800 MHz (3), 2100 MHz (1), 900 MHz (8), 700 MHz (28) LTE | Not Yet Available | ETECSA |

## Curaçao

| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Digicel | GSM-900/1800/1900 UMTS, HSPA+ LTE | Not Yet Available | Digicel |
| 2 | FLOW | GSM-900 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1800 MHz LTE | Not Yet Available | Liberty Latin America (100%) |

## Dominica

| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Digicel | GSM-1800/900 UMTS, HSPA+-2100(1)/900(8) LTE-1900(2)/700(12/17) | Not Yet Available | Digicel |
| 2 | FLOW | GSM-1900/850 UMTS, HSPA+-1900(2)/850(5) LTE-1900(2)/700(13) | Not Yet Available | Liberty Latin America |

## Dominican Republic

The country has 9.73 million subscribers as of December 2021.
The country's telecom regulator is Indotel.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Claro (formerly CODETEL) | CdmaOne CDMA2000 1x GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1700 MHz LTE | 5.98 (Dec 2021) | América Móvil (100%) |
| 2 | altice (formerly Orange and Tricom) | CdmaOne GSM-1800/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) CDMA2000 1x CDMA2000 EV-DO 900 MHz UMTS, DC-HSPA+ 1800-1900 MHz LTE | 3.25 (Dec 2021) | Altice Hispaniola |
| 3 | Viva | CdmaOne CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) | 0.49 (Dec 2021) | Trilogy International Partners |

## Ecuador

The country has 113% penetration rate = 17.5m mobile subscribers (February 2014)
The country's telecom regulator is Arcotel.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Claro | GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE | 7.822 (October 2020) | América Móvil (100%) |
| 2 | Movistar | GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE | 4.54 (December 2016) | Telefónica (100%) |
| 3 | Cnt | 450 MHz CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 EV-DO GSM-1900 UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE | 0.723 (Q1 2015) | Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicaciones, CNT EP |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operators |||||
| 4 | Tuenti (using Movistar network) | | | Tuenti Ecuador |

## El Salvador

The country has 8.8 million subscribers in total for a population of 6.1 million, or a 144% penetration rate. (Dec 2015)
The country's telecom regulator is SIGET.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Tigo | GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 850 MHz LTE | 2.4 (June 2017) | Millicom (100%)(Altas Investissement (NJJ) 29.1%) |
| 2 | Claro | GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ | 1.426 (June 2007) | América Móvil (95.8%) |
| 3 | Movistar | GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1900 MHz LTE | 0.847 (Dec 2006) | Telefónica (59.58%), Corporación Multi Inversiones (40%) |
| 4 | Digicel | 900 MHz GSM (GPRS, EDGE) 900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ | 1.0 (June 2015) | Digicel |
| 5 | RED | iDEN | Not Yet Available | Intelfon |

## Falkland Islands

The telecom regulator is Falkland Islands Communications Regulator (FICR).
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Sure | GSM-900 | Not Yet Available | Batelco |

## France (Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon)

The telecom regulator is the Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques, des Postes et de la Distribution de la Presse.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership | MCC / MNC |
| 1 | SPM Telecom | GSM-900/800/1800 MHz | Not Yet Available | Orange S.A. (70%), Landry (30%) | 30801 |
| 2 | Globatel | | Not Yet Available | | |

## Greenland

Greenland has 0.053 million subscribers in total, or a 93.32% penetration rate. (December 2009)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership | MCC / MNC |
| 1 | tusass (formerly TELE Greenland) | GSM-900 900 MHz UMTS 800 MHz LTE | 0.01355 (2011) | TELE Greenland | 29001 |

## Grenada

| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | FLOW | GSM, GPRS, EDGE-900/1800 UMTS, HSPA+-850(5) LTE-700(13) | Not Yet Available | Liberty Latin America |
| 2 | Digicel | GSM, GPRS, EDGE- 900/1800 UMTS, HSPA+-1900(2) LTE-700(17) | Not Yet Available | Digicel (100%) |

## Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana (Guyane)

As of September 2012, the penetration rate was 153% for Guadeloupe (0.449 million inhabitants), 148% for Martinique (0.396 m.inh.) and 127% for French Guiana (0.236 m.inh.).
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) markets share (%) | Ownership |
| 1 | Orange Caraïbe | GSM-900 (GPRS, EDGE) UMTS, HSPA+ 1800/2600 MHz LTE | Not Yet Available | Orange S.A. |
| 2 | Digicel | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1800/2600 MHz LTE | Not Yet Available | Digicel (100%) |
| 3 | SFR Caraïbe | GSM-900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA LTE | 15%, 25%, 27% (Q2 2012) | Numericable (Altice) |
| 4 | Outremer Telecom | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1800/2600 MHz LTE | Not Yet Available | Outremer Telecom (100%) |
| 5 | IEC Telecom | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1800/2600 MHz LTE | Not Yet Available | IEC Telecom (100%) |

## Guatemala

The country has 19,113,800 subscribers in total, or a 115% penetration rate. (June 2017)
The country's telecom regulator is SIT.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Tigo | GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 850 MHz LTE | 10.6 (June 2017) | Millicom (Altas Investissement (NJJ) 29.1%)(55%) |
| 2 | Claro | GSM-900/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ | 9.3 (June 2017) | América Móvil (99.3%) |

## Guyana

The country has a 66.4% penetration rate (2016).
The country's telecom regulator is the Guyana Telecommunications Agency.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Digicel | GSM-900 EDGE UMTS HSPA+ LTE | 0.305 (June 2015) | Digicel |
| 2 | gtt | GSM-900 HSPA+ | 0.203 (June 2015) | Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company |

## Haiti

| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Digicel | GSM-900/1800 (EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ | 4.7 (June 2015) | Digicel |
| 2 | NATCOM | GSM-900 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA 1700 MHz (AWS-1) LTE | 0.5 (Jan 2012) | 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. (2018)
The country's telecom regulator is CONATEL.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Tigo | CdmaOne GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE | 4.3 (Jun 2017) | Millicom (Altas Investissement (NJJ) 29.1%)(66.7%) |
| 2 | Claro | GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1700 MHz LTE | 2.9 (April 2016) | América Móvil (100%) |
| 3 | HONDUTEL | GSM-1900 | 0.07 (April 2016) | HONDUTEL |

## Jamaica

The country has 3.5 million subscribers in total, or a 129% penetration rate (September 2015). The country's telecom regulator is the Spectrum Management Authority.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Digicel | GSM-900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ DC-HSDPA 700 MHz (Band 17), 700 MHz (Band 12), 850 MHz (Band 5), 1700 MHz (Band 4), 1900 MHz (Band 2) LTE | 2.2 (June 2015) | Digicel |
| 2 | FLOW | 850 & 1900 MHz UMTS & HSPA+ 700 MHz (Band 12), 1700 MHz (Band 4), 1900 MHz (Band 2) LTE | 0.93 (March 2017) | Liberty Latin America (82%) |

## Mexico

The country has 112 million subscribers in total, or a 91.6% penetration rate. (March 2017)
The country's current telecom regulator is IFETEL (IFT).
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Telcel | GSM-1900 MHz (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE 3500 MHz NR | 83.2 (June 2023) | América Móvil (100%) |
| 2 | Movistar | 1700 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 850, 1700, 1900, 2600 MHz LTE | 25.8 (March 2017) | Telefónica (100%) |
| 3 | AT&T Mexico (Includes Unefón) | 850/1700/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 850, 1700, 1900, 2600 MHz LTE 2600 MHz NR | 21.6 (December 2022) | AT&T Inc. |
| 4 | Red Compartida (Shared network available for MVNOs) | 700 MHz LTE | 5 (December 2021) | ALTÁN Redes |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operators |||||
| 5 | Virgin Mobile (using Movistar) | GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE | 0.802 (March 2017) | Virgin Mobile |
| 6 | QBO Cel (using Movistar) | GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ | 0.132 (March 2017) | Canaliza Software |
| 7 | weex (using Movistar) | GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE | 0.150 (March 2017) | Truu Innovation |
| 8 | Cierto (using Movistar) | GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ | 0.015 (March 2017) | Teligentia |
| 9 | Maz Tiempo (using Movistar) | GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ | 0.010 (March 2017) | Maz Tiempo |
| 10 | Oui Móvil (using Telcel) | GSM-1900 MHz (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE | 0.030 (March 2017) | Telecomunicaciones 360 |
| 11 | Flash Mobile (using Movistar) | GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE | 0.064 (March 2017) | Logística ACN México |

## Montserrat

| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | FLOW | GSM-850 EDGE UMTS HSPA+ | Not Yet Available | Liberty Latin America |
| 2 | Digicel | GSM EDGE UMTS HSPA+ LTE | Not Yet Available | Digicel Group |

## Nicaragua

The country has 6.8 million subscribers in total, or a 115% penetration rate. (2013)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Claro (formerly Enitel) | GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE | 3.67 (Dec 2013) | América Móvil (99.6%) |
| 2 | Tigo | CdmaOne, CDMA2000 1x GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1900 MHz LTE | 3.14 (Dec 2013) | Millicom (Altas Investissement (NJJ) 29.1%) |

## Panama

The country has 4.96 Million subscribers in total, or 123 active mobile phones per 100 inhabitants according to ASEP. (December 2016)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | +móvil | GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 700/1900 MHz LTE (Band 28/Band 2) | 1.78 (March 2017) | Cable & Wireless (49%) |
| 2 | Tigo | GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE (Band 28) | 0.939 (Dec 2006) | Millicom (Altas Investissement (iliad) 40.2%) |

## Paraguay

The country has 7.34 Million subscribers in total, or a 109% penetration rate. The country's telecom regulator is CONATEL. (Nov 2015)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Tigo | GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1700 MHz LTE | 3.4 (Jun 2017) | Millicom (Atlas Investissement (iliad S.A.) 29.1%)(100%) |
| 2 | Personal | GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, DC-HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE | 2.4 (Nov 2015) | ABC Color and Telecom Argentina |
| 3 | Claro | GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE | 0.8 (Nov 2015) | América Móvil (100%) |
| 4 | VOX | GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE | 0.36 (Nov 2015) | 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. (Mar. 2017)
The country's telecom regulator is OSIPTEL.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Movistar | GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE | 15.0 (Mar 2017) | Telefónica (99.3%) |
| 2 | Claro (Formerly TIM) | GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE | 10.552 (October 2020) | América Móvil (100%) |
| 3 | Entel (Formerly Nextel) | iDEN 1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1700 MHz LTE | 5.9 (Mar 2017) | Entel (Chile) |
| 4 | Bitel (Formerly Viettel Peru S.A.C.) | 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 900 MHz LTE | 4.6 (Mar 2017) | Viettel Mobile |
| 5 | ASU MOBILE (Formerly TIM) | GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE | 10.552 (October 2020) | UNION TELECOMl (100%) |
| 6 | UNION TELECOM (Formerly TIM) | GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE | 10.552 (October 2020) | UNION TELECOM (100%) |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operators |||||
| 5 | Cuy Móvil (using Claro) | | | Cuy Móvil |

## Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands

These U.S. territories have 3 million subscribers in total, or an 84% penetration rate. (June 2012).
The telecom regulator for Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands at federal level is the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
The local telecom regulator for Puerto Rico is the Junta Reglamentadora de Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico (JRTPR) The local telecom regulator for USVI is the USVI Public Services Commission (USVIPSC)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Liberty (formerly AT&T) | 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, HSPA+ 850(5)/700(12-14-17-29)/1700(4-66)/1900(2)/2300(30) MHz LTE, LTE-A 850(5) MHz 5G NR 2G was discontinued as of 31 December 2016. | 1.1 (Nov 2020) | Liberty Latin America |
| 2 | Claro | GSM-850/1900 (GPRS, EDGE) 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, HSPA+ 700 1700AWS MHz LTE | 1.4 | América Móvil (100%) |
| 3 | T-Mobile •Includes Metro by T-Mobile •Includes the previous Sprint network Includes the next Orange by T Mobile CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO Rev 0, Rev A GSM-1900 (GPRS, EDGE) AWS UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, HSPA+ 600/700(12-13)/1700/1900 MHz LTE, LTE-A 600/2500 MHz 5G NR | ? | ? | Deutsche Telekom AG (43%) SoftBank Group Corporation (24%) free float (33%) |
| Mobile virtual network operators |||||
| 4 | TracFone Wireless | CdmaOne CDMA2000 1xRTT GSM (GPRS) | ? | Verizon (100%) |
* 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.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | FLOW | GSM-850/1900 UMTSHSPA+ 700 MHz LTE | Not Yet Available | Liberty Latin America |
| 2 | Digicel | GSM 900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS HSPA+ | Not Yet Available | Digicel |

## Saint Lucia

| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | FLOW | GSM-850 UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE | Not Yet Available | Liberty Global |
| 2 | Digicel | GSM 900/1800 (EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ | Not Yet Available | Digicel (91.02%) |
| 3 | NTRC | GSM-850 UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE | Not Yet Available | |
| 4 | SLICTA | GSM-850 UMTS, HSPA+ 700 MHz LTE | Not Yet Available | |

## Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | FLOW | GSM-850 (GPRS) UMTS, HSPA+ | Not Yet Available | Liberty Latin America |
| 2 | Digicel | GSM 900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS | Not Yet Available | Digicel |
| 3 | Bouygues | GSM 1000/1400 2100 MHz UMTS | Not Yet Available | Bouygues |

## Suriname

The country has 0.81 million subscribers in total, or a 146% penetration rate. (2016). The regulator is the Telecommunicatie Authoriteit Suriname (TAS).
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Telesur | GSM-900/1800 MHz (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 700/1800 MHz LTE | Not Yet Available | Telesur |
| 2 | Digicel | GSM-900/1800 MHz (GPRS, EDGE) 850 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ | Not Yet Available | Digicel (87.7%) |

## Trinidad and Tobago

At the end of 2021, the country has 2.00 million subscribers in total, or a 146% penetration rate. The regulator is Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT)
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Digicel | GSM, GPRS, EDGE-850, UMTS, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+- 850(5)/1900(2), LTE, LTE-A-700(28)/1700(4)/1900(2) | 1.35 (2016) | Digicel (100%) |
| 2 | bmobile | GSM, GPRS, EDGE-850, UMTS, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+-850(5)/1900(2), LTE, LTE-A-700(28)/1700(4)/1900(2)/(2500(41) for FWB), NR-2500 (FWB) | 1.2 (2016) | Cable & Wireless Communications(49%) Government of Trinidad and Tobago (51%) |

## Turks and Caicos Islands

| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Digicel | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ LTE | Not Yet Available | Digicel (51%) |
| 2 | FLOW (which acquired the assets of Islandcom Wireless) | GSM-850 UMTS HSPA+ LTE | Not Yet Available | Liberty Latin America |

## United States

Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in the United States lease wireless telephone and data service from major carriers such as AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile US, or 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 United States Federal Communications Commission.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Verizon Includes TracFone Wireless and Visible by Verizon | LTE 700 (13), 850 (5), 1700 (4-66), 1900 (2), 3500 (48) MHz 5G NR 850 (n5 via DSS), 1900 (n2 via DSS), 3700 (n77), 28000 (n261), 39000 (n260) MHz | 146 (Q4 2024) | Verizon Communications Inc. |
| 2 | T-Mobile Includes Assurance Wireless and Metro by T-Mobile | GSM 1900 MHz (GPRS, EDGE) LTE, LTE-A 600 MHz (71), 700 MHz (12), 850 MHz (5), 1700/2100 MHz (4,66), 1900 MHz (2,25), 2500 MHz (41) 5G NR 600 MHz (n71), 1900 MHz (n25), 1700/2100 MHz (n66), 2.5 GHz (n41), 26 GHz (n258), 39 GHz (n260), 28 GHz (n261) | 130 (Q4 2024) | Deutsche Telekom AG (51.4%) SoftBank Group Corporation (8.5%) free float (39.4%) |
| 3 | AT&T Includes Cricket Wireless and FirstNet | LTE, LTE-A 850 (5), 700 (12-14-17-29), 1700 (4-66), 1900 (2), 2300 (30) MHz 5G NR 850 (n5), 1900 (n2 via DSS), 1700/2100 (n66 via DSS), 3700 (n77), 28000 (n261), 39000 (n260) MHz | 117.9 (Q4 2024) | AT&T Inc. |
| 4 | Boost Mobile Includes Gen Mobile and Ting Mobile | 5G NR 600 (n71), 700(n29), 1700/2100 (n66-70) MHz (in construction; primarily roaming on the AT&T and T-Mobile networks) | 7 (Q4 2024) | EchoStar Corporation |
| 5 | U.S. Cellular | LTE, LTE-A 600 (71), 700 (12), 850 (5), 1700 (4-66), 1900 (2), 2500 (41) MHz 5G NR 600 (n71), 26000 (n258), 39000 (n260) MHz | 4.4 (Q4 2024) | Telephone and Data Systems Inc. (84%) and will be sold to T-Mobile |
* T-Mobile and AT&T US numbers include Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands subscribers.
* T-Mobile uses the GCI network in Alaska.

## Uruguay

As of June 2020, Uruguay has 5.3 million mobile subscribers in total. The country's telecom regulator is URSEC.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Antel | 1800 MHz GSM 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE | 2.75 (June 2020) | State-owned |
| 2 | Movistar | 850/1900 MHz GSM 850/1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1900 MHz LTE | 1.63 (June 2020) | Telefónica (100%) |
| 3 | Claro | 1900 MHz GSM 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA+ 1700 MHz LTE | 0.96 (June 2020) | América Móvil (100%) |

## Venezuela

The country has 20.7 million subscribers in December 2018, a 33% drop versus December 2013.
The country's telecom regulator is CONATEL.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
| 1 | Movilnet | GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 1900 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1700/2100 MHz LTE (Jan. 2017) | 8.85 (Dec 2018) | CANTV |
| 2 | Movistar | GSM-850 (GPRS, EDGE) 1900 MHz UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+ 1700/2100 MHz LTE | 8.84 (Dec 2018) | Telefónica (100%) |
| 3 | Digitel GSM | GSM-900 (GPRS, EDGE) 900 MHz UMTS HSDPA HSUPA HSPA+, 1800 MHz LTE | 3.04 (Dec 2018) | Telvenco |