List of mobile network operators in Asia and Oceania

This is a list of all mobile phone carriers in the Asia Pacific Region and their respective number of subscribers.
The country's telecom regulator is the Afghanistan Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ATRA).
As of 2004, American Samoa has 32,000 subscribers in total, or an 85% penetration rate.
The country's telecom regulator is the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). Australia is covered by three mobile network operators and multiple Mobile Virtual Network Operators which use netwrork infrastructure of the three mobile network operators.
The total number of Mobile Phone subscriptions in Bangladesh has reached 190.81 million at the end of December 2023.
As of December 2014, the penetration rate in Brunei was 114%, over a population estimate of over 400,000.
As of June 2013, the penetration rate in Cambodia was estimated at 69.318% over a population estimate of over 14.7 million.
China (mainland)'s telecom regulator is the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
As of 2019, Cook Islands has 6,000 subscribers in total.
As of March 2011, the penetration rate in Fiji was estimated at 79.957% over a population estimate of around 0.9 million.
As of March 2011, the penetration rate in French Polynesia was estimated at 98.7% over a population estimate of around 268.000.
As of 2012, Guam has 185,000 subscribers in total.
As of March 2023, the penetration rate in Hong Kong was estimated at 282% over a population estimate of over 7.473 million, with 21.61 million public mobile subscriptions. Hong Kong's telecom regulator is the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA).
As of March 2024, there were 24 registered Mobile Virtual Network Operators, apart from the 4 licensed mobile network operators in Hong Kong.
Indonesia has 254.792 million subscribers in total (April 2018), or a 142% penetration rate (January 2017). The regulatory authority for telecommunication in Indonesia is the Ministry of Communication and Informatics, having taking over the roles from the Badan Regulasi Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Indonesia Telecommunication Regulatory Agency), which was dissolved in November 2021.
As of May 2020, Japan has 182.15 million subscribers in total, or a 144.61% penetration rate.
As of September 2022, the penetration rate in Kazakhstan was estimated at 128.85% over a population estimate of around 19.635 million, with 25.3 million mobile subscriptions.
As of 2008, Kyrgyzstan has 6.6 million subscribers in total, a 120% penetration rate.
As of 2012, Laos mobile penetration was 70.86% with 4.841 millions subscriptions.
As of December 2016, Macau has about 1.969 million subscribers in total. Macau's telecom regulator is Direcção dos Serviços de Correios e Telecomunicações (DSRT).
CTM is the only carrier to offer eSIM. 3 Macau is the only carrier to offer VoWiFi. SmarTone MAC is the only carrier not yet to offer VoLTE, till its operation ceased.
As of March 2014, the penetration rate in Malaysia was estimated at 144.2%.
The country's telecom regulator is the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission.
As of March 2011, the penetration rate in Maldives was estimated at 116.456% over a population estimate of around 0.4 million.
As of 2008, Marshall Islands has 1000 subscribers in total.
As of 2008, Federated States of Micronesia has 34,000 subscribers in total.
As of March 2011, the penetration rate in Mongolia was estimated at 80.120% over a population estimate of around 3.1 million.
As of January 2019, the penetration rate in Myanmar was estimated at 105% over a population estimate of around 54 million.
As of March 2011, the penetration rate in Nauru was estimated at 42.909% over a population estimate of around 9,000 people. The World Factbook shows 6,700 subscribers in 2011.
As of August 2017, the penetration rate in Nepal was estimated at 130.24% over a population estimate of around 26.5 million.
As of March 2011, the penetration rate in New Zealand was estimated at 124.326% over a population estimate of around 4.3 million.
As of 2008, Niue has about 385 subscribers in total, a 25% penetration rate.
As of October 2008, Norfolk Island has 131 subscribers in total, a 6.5% penetration rate.
As of March 2011 North Korea has over a million subscribers in total.
As of 2004, the Northern Mariana Islands have 20,500 subscribers in total.
As of February 2025, Pakistan has 196.01 million subscribers in total with a mobile density of 79.82%.
The country's telecom regulator is the PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority).
As of 2016, Palau has 23,743 subscribers in total.
As of March 2011, the penetration rate in Papua New Guinea was estimated at 47.595% over a population estimate of around 6.2 million.
As of 1 August 2023, the total number of subscribers in the Philippines was estimated at 113.97 million, a stark contrast from the 167.9 million before the mandatory sim card registration in the country.
The country's telecom regulator is the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).
As of January 2021, Samoa had 146,300 subscribers in total, a 73.4% penetration rate.
As of December 2024, the mobile penetration rate in Singapore was estimated at 165.0% over a population estimate of around 6.04 million, with a total of 9,960,700 mobile subscriptions.
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As of 2008, Solomon Islands has 30,000 subscribers in total.
As of October 2023, South Korea has 82.2 million subscribers in total or a 158.9% penetration rate.
Sri Lanka has 28.8 million subscribers in total, or a 131.5% penetration rate. (December 2024)
The country's telecom regulator is Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL).
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As of June 2011, the penetration rate in Taiwan was estimated at 105.354% over a population estimate of around 23 million.
• All Taiwan's mobile network operators shut down 2G network in June 2017• All Taiwan's mobile network operators shut down 3G network in June 2024
Tajikistan has an estimated 4.5 million subscribers in total, a 42% penetration rate.
As of December 2020, the mobile penetration rate in Thailand was 135% over a population of around 69.71 million.
Mobile subscribers reach 1.54m at End-2017
As of November 2007, Tonga has 0.03 million subscribers in total.
As of 2012, Turkmenistan has 4.44 million subscribers in total or 88.8% penetration rate.
As of 2008, Tuvalu has 2,000 subscribers in total.
As of March 2011, the penetration rate in Uzbekistan was estimated at 81.205% over a population estimate of around 28.1 million.
The country's telecom regulator is the Uzbekistan Communications and Information Agency's Board (CIAUz).
As of 2022, Vanuatu has 327,000 subscribers in total.
As of 2019, Vietnam had around 126 million mobile phone subscriptions. 2G coverage was shutdown nationally in October 2024 freeing the resources for 4G and 5G.